risk management

Safe and efficient movement of traffic through a work zone is a primary concern for municipal public works agencies. As traffic continues to increase across New Hampshire, worker safety during road improvement projects is a top priority. The need for standardized control is especially critical when the abnormal conditions of a temporary traffic control zone make travel hazardous for the motoring public and pedestrians.

Looking for new ways to improve your public works department operational efficiency? Take a trip to Gunstock Mountain on May 23, 2013 to attend the Mountain of Demonstrations, hosted by the New Hampshire Road Agents Association.

Summer is still a few months off. But it’s not too early for aquatic facilities directors to start thinking about how to keep pool and beach patrons safe.

Your first order of business should be the warning sign.

On a fairly regular basis you can read a newspaper article or watch a television news report documenting an account of misappropriation of a private employer's money by one of his or her own employees. Sometimes these accounts involve small amounts of money. At other times, they involve significant amounts used by employees to take expensive trips or to purchase luxurious vacation homes, all on the employer's dime. This also happens in the public sector, but probably less frequently.

By Butch Burbank

Consider the following scenario:

By Kerry Horne

The pools are all drained, the lakes are frozen and most of us are longing for the warm, lazy days of summer. If you are a recreation director or a pool or water front supervisor, you are probably knee deep in updating your aquatic policies, rules and regulations as well as hiring lifeguards to gear up for another busy swimming season.

By Ron Davies

New Hampshire Local Government Center (LGC) Property-Liability Trust's Workers' Compensation Program completed nine months of handling claims in-house in September. Since taking over claims administration from our previous Third Party Administrator (TPA), the following has been accomplished:

The U.S. Department of Labor defines ergonomics as the science of "fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population." Effective and successful fits assure high productivity, avoidance of illness and injury risks and increased satisfaction among the workforce.

The goal of a successful ergonomics program is to decrease injuries by reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Common examples of musculoskeletal disorders include muscle strains along with back, shoulder, leg, arm and hand injuries.