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Helpful tips for ladder safety
National Ladder Safety Month 2023 Every March, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) presents National Ladder Safety Month to promote safe ladder use in the workplace and at home. Every year over one hundred people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. Please join the American Ladder Institute by participating in National Ladder Safety Month in March. This important month
What You Can Do to Prevent Cyber Attacks
With cyber crime at an all-time high, and many organizations experiencing severe cyber attacks, it’s important to know ways to prevent cyber attacks and keep your organization’s information safe. According to Blueprint, protecting your systems is not as complicated as it may sound. Use these tips and tools to help protect your organization’s valuable assets. Educate and train employees on
PRU and Preferred have earned a GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust, managed by PRU, has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 12th consecutive year for its 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Preferred is the first public entity risk pool in Florida recognized as having earned the Certificate of Achievement and is one of about
Tips for effective workplace policies and procedures
When was the last time you reviewed workplace policies and procedures? Even in the best of times, policies and similar documentation are often written off as a “one and done” event. Policies are drafted, approved, published…and oftentimes, forgotten. Substantial changes can happen very rapidly, which can render your current documentation outdated at best, obsolete at worst. Without a consistent review
Start the New Year with an updated natural disaster emergency response plan
It’s a new year and a fresh start. A great way to stay on the track for success in the new year is to make sure you have a natural disaster emergency response plan in place for your organization. While maybe not the most exciting New Year’s resolution, it is important for management to spend time considering this topic in
5 Ways HR Can Support Employees’ Mental Health
An employee’s mental health includes how they think, feel and act, and includes their emotional and social well-being. While mental health includes mental illness, the two aren’t interchangeable. An employee can go through a period of poor mental health but not necessarily have a clear, diagnosable mental illness. Additionally, an employee’s mental health can change over time, depending on factors
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