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disaster recovery

Disaster Recovery Checklist for Businesses

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJuly 7, 2021

If a natural disaster were to strike, would your company be ready? Has your management team hardened the business to continue operating in case of a disaster? With natural catastrophes growing in number and severity, businesses more than ever need to have in place plans for a quick recovery for the sake of their investors,…

business continuity

As Risks Rise Business Continuity Plans Are Vital

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 29, 2021

The last five years have seen the rise of new and unforeseen risks, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid increase of natural catastrophes and supply chain upheavals of unprecedented proportions. In today’s business climate, the key to success and survival will be your ability to navigate during times of uncertainty and new challenges that can…

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The Option When No Licensed Insurers Will Cover Your Business

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 24, 2021

More businesses are finding fewer insurers willing to write their policies for certain types of coverage that are seeing rapidly escalating claims costs, particularly in some liability lines as well as property insurance in areas with exposure to natural catastrophes. When no insurers that are licensed in your state are willing to write a policy,…

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New Cal/OSHA Rules: No Masks, Distancing for Vaccinated Workers

Uncategorized, BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 23, 2021

Last week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board finally approved changes to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard that greatly loosen workplace restrictions that were implemented last year to protect California workers. The biggest news in the changes is that workers who have been fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear face masks as protection, regardless…

COVID-19 Vaccination

EEOC Issues New Guidance on Vaccinating Employees

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 18, 2021

As more Americans get inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine, employers are wondering where they stand legally on requiring workers to get vaccinated, asking them whether they have been vaccinated and providing incentives for employees to get inoculated. On May 28, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 vaccination guidance to help employers navigate this…

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Cal/OSHA to Vote on Relaxed COVID-19 Standards with No Masks for Vaccinated Workers

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 16, 2021

After it canceled changes that were planned for its COVID-19 emergency standard last week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has introduced new, more relaxed revisions that it will vote on at its June 17 meeting. The Standards Board decided to cancel the revisions in response to the California Department of Public Health’s new guidance that vaccinated…

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Cal/OSHA Withdraws New Changes to COVID-19 Emergency Standard

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 11, 2021

After Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board on June 3 approved revisions to the COVID-19 emergency standard, it voted a week later to withdraw those changes after a swift backlash to the rules. The current emergency standard took effect in November 2020. The vote was held during a special meeting the board held on June 9 to consider…

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The Risks for Businesses As We Emerge from Pandemic

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 9, 2021

As the economy starts waking up from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and more companies rehire workers or bring them back to the workplace, businesses will be faced with a number of risks that they may not have had to contend with in the past. That’s the conclusion of a new report, “New Emerging…

workplace safety inspection

In-House Inspections Crucial to a Safe Workplace

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesJune 2, 2021

When was the last time you or the person responsible for safety walked around your facility, warehouse, office or workplace and did an inspection? Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program states that the owner, supervisor or person with authority and responsibility shall conduct periodic workplace safety inspections. To maintain a safe and healthful workplace, OSHA…

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As Workplace Violence Increases, a New Policy Covers Associated Costs

BlogBy InterWest Insurance ServicesMay 28, 2021

As violence and mass shootings in American workplaces increasingly make the news, more and more businesses are taking added precautions to prevent acts of violence at their facilities, but they also face substantial costs if violence does erupt. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports nearly 2 million people suffer from workplace violence every year,…

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