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POST WILDFIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES

Cory Handley, CSP Risk Management Consultant Recent wildfires throughout California have deposited large amounts of ash on indoor and outdoor surfaces in areas near the fires. The ash deposited by forest fires is relatively nontoxic and similar to ash that might be found in your fireplace. However, any ash will contain small amounts of cancer-causing…

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INTERWEST ANNOUNCES THOMAS G. WILLIAMS CHAIRMAN’S AWARD WINNERS

Each year, InterWest recognizes broker performance excellence with our Thomas G. Williams Chairman’s Award. Tom Williams provided the visionary leadership of the formation of InterWest in 1992. We proudly congratulate our 2018 recipients. Brandon Muskopf Brett Faulknor Brian Seamans Cain Medina Cari Zieske Chip Arenchild Craig Houck Dave Dias Derek Parsons Eric Isaacson Garrett Yates…

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FEDERAL ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING STANDARD – CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER UPDATE

The new Federal OSHA recordkeeping standard effective January 1, 2017, required that qualified employers covered by State Plans under their regulation, submit Log 300 injury and illness records electronically by December, 2017. Employers in State Plans without electronic reporting regulations were allowed extra time to adopt the new standard. However, on April 30, 2018, Fed…

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