Agent News
June 2014
Accident Fund has built an industry-leading training program that provides dynamic opportunities for our partner agencies, including:
- Certified Authority in Workers’ Compensation (CAWC) Designation Program
- Continuing education (CE) opportunities
- Live and recorded webinars
- Customized training services
Click below to watch a short promotional video about the training opportunities available to you. You can also visitAccidentFundTraining.com for more information.
Now that the school year is over, many teens will be starting summer jobs and entering the workplace for the first time. Because of their unfamiliarity with workplace settings, young workers can often get injured on the job for many reasons, including:
- Unsafe equipment
- Inadequate safety training
- Limited supervision
- Dangerous work that is illegal or inappropriate for youth under 18
- Pressure to work faster
- Stressful conditions
If you have a policyholder that hires teen workers on a temporary or full-time basis, now is a good time to remind them of the possible workplace hazards with younger workers:
- Construction and Industry Work: Slips and falls, machines and tools, hazardous materials, confined space, electricity, noise, moving equipment, heat, hazardous chemicals
- Food Service/Fast Food: Sharp objects, hot cooking equipment, slips and falls, electricity, heavy lifting, violent crime
- Janitorial/Maintenance: Hazardous cleaning chemicals, slips and falls, heavy lifting, blood on discarded needles, electricity, vehicles
- Office/Clerical: Repetitive hand motion, back and neck strain, stress
- Outdoor Work: Sun exposure, heat, landscaping, pesticides and chemicals, machinery and vehicles, electricity, heavy lifting, noise
- Retail/Grocery/Convenience Stores: Equipment and machinery, heavy lifting, violent crime, repetitive hand motion, slips and falls
For more information on the use of teen workers, visit OSHA’s Young Worker Safety and Health site at Osha.gov/youngworkers.
We’ve rolled out our new Hiring for Safety campaign. Please encourage your Accident Fund policyholders to visit the site today.
The Roy Westran Memorial Insurance Industry Scholarship Golf Outing celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and we want you to be a part! Taking place Friday, Aug. 1, at Hawk Hollow Golf Course in Bath, Mich., the annual event gathers agents from across the country to help Accident Fund raise scholarship funds for students pursuing insurance-related degrees.
At the same time, the event recognizes the work of the late Roy Westran, an individual committed to the advancement of our profession. Established in 1990, the Westran Memorial Scholarship has awarded more than $775,000 to more than 460 students and helped to ensure the growth of our industry.
We have plenty of room on the green as well as several sponsorship opportunities available. The four-person scramble will begin at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast, followed by a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Lunch and an awards reception will follow in the afternoon. For more information, visit WestranScholarship.org or contact Janelle Manolakoudis.
Accident Fund’s Group Programs help businesses keep their employees safe while saving them money and reducing losses. We were pleased to present the Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce program members with an 8% dividend, and the Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce with an 8% dividend, totaling more than $112,000.
Accident Fund Group Program members can expect the following benefits:
- 5% up-front savings on their premium (except in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin)
- Opportunity for dividend payments based upon the entire group’s loss history
- Access to safety materials through our WorkSafe Toolbox™
- Convenient billing options
For more information about Groups, visit AccidentFund.com/groups or contactTheresa Ross or Beth Goodman.
