The Aaron Iacino Show

This episode is all about EMR: what it is and why you should be aware of it. We are joined with IBC's Chris Hoak. Chris is our Vice President of Sales and also works with companies on Workers Compensation. Tune in to hear the knowledge and expertise Chris has on this subject.  Experience Modifier Rate is a number that is assigned to your business. 1.0 is the baseline and if you have a 1.0 you...

We are joined with our Preventive Health Manager at IBC, Sarah Rol. Wellness and safety go hand in hand. Making sure your health is top-notch also helps to increase your overall safety. If your BMI is lower, usually your health bills are lower as well. This is mostly due to your average recovery time. Tune in to hear all of the wellness services we offer and how they can help your company.  Learn...

Fred Radunzel works for Quad City Safety and is the Director of Sales and Marketing! The top PPE people are buying is hand protection.  Learn more about the different hand protection options and other PPE.  Learn more about our risk management department here -- https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call 712-277-2424.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-man...

Mr. Ron Snyder, MEd., CSP, CET, CIT, serves as the Director for Environmental Health and Safety Training for the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE). Recognized as an expert in emergency response and environmental health and safety, Mr. Snyder designs, coordinates and delivers programs across the nation to state and local governments, military Civil Support Teams, as...

We're joined with Braeden Banzhaf on this episode to discuss the beginning of a safety career. He brings the knowledge of a field employee into his new safety role.  He's in the works of creating a safety committee to ensure all of his employees are safe within his company. Check out all the safety tips and tricks Braeden brought to this episode when first becoming a safety director! Lea...

We are joined with Dave Wantland. He has 18 years of construction experience for both residential and commercial. He is also OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 certified.  Construction is different than the general industry for many reasons. Safety culture is also different between companies based on their goals and values.  Some of the most common construction injuries are eye, slips and trips, and cuts. Having...

We are joined with Amy Roosa on this episode. Amy has worked the last 18 years in the field of safety, ranging from construction to general industry, and currently works with Amerigas as their Regional Safety Manager. She has worked with organizations such as the National Safety Council, helping create the Government and Public Sector Division, and has worked with the ASSP Hawkeye Chapter, most re...

We are excited to dive into this episode and to have Ross Weatherford join us. Ross is an expert on military safety and has an abundance of knowledge to share on this topic.  Learn more about our Risk Management department here - https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call 712-277-2424.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ Like us on Facebook --&g...

We are so excited that James Henderson joins us on this episode. We dive into all things welding safety. James has been welding for many years and brings all kinds of expertise and knowledge on this subject.  Learn about some of the most common hazards that employees are doing in the field and how to protect yourself from these hazards.  Learn more about our Risk Management Department here -- http...

Some airborne contaminants are lead, epistasis, silica, hex crome, chemical vapors, etc. OSHA has access to multi employee citations. This means if you are on the job site and it wasn't you who created the  contaminate, but you were on the jobsite you can still get cited for the hazard. We have so many classes and checklists to ensure that you and your employees are protected from airborne co...

Learn all about the many safety job titles and responsibilities for each. Learn more about our Risk Management department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call 712-277-2424.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ Like us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/IBCInsuranceSiouxCity/ Follow us on LinkedIn --> https://www.link...

You have to be okay with not being liked. Keeping people safe is your job. Whether they like it or not.  Learn more about our Risk Management department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call 712-277-2424.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ Like us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/IBCInsuranceSiouxCity/ Follow us on L...

Learn about the knowledge and wisdom that's required for a safety professional.  Learn more about our Risk Management department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call 712-277-2424.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ Like us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/IBCInsuranceSiouxCity/ Follow us on LinkedIn --> http...

Health and Safety Plan development is important for the protection of all employees. Here are some tips to putting together the health and safety plan: Start with the absolute need to knows on the OSHA regulations Discover the applicable rules  Change the verbiage so its relevant  Learn more about our Risk Management Department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or by emailing aaron.i...

Putting together a safety orientation is a critical part of the onboarding program. A simple checklist would be all of the safety policies you have in place currently. If necessary, most of this can be completed online. Contact our risk management department to learn more by emailing aaron.iacino@ibcins.biz or by filling out this form online --> https://ibcins.biz/contact/. Learn more about our...

We cover both construction and general industry fire prevention rules. You need to inspect your fire prevention safety methods every month, especially the fire extinguisher. When inspecting the fire extinguisher first check the pin and the gauge, then make sure the handle is in tack and the hose is in proper condition, and finally make sure there are no dents or white powder around the extinguishe...

If it's recordable, it's reportable.  You should be able to pull all the required documents and reports if needed. When filling out the report make sure you do it in detail and in full. Record everything that is legitimate: all the hours of everyone involved and all of your employees total. Make sure a higher executive signs the 300A with the correct date. The 300A has to be posted betwe...

Don't just assume that your equipment is OSHA approved from the manufacturer. Make sure you do your own inspection.  Learn more about our Risk Management department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ and check out our event calendar to see all of the courses taught by Aaron and AJ and to sign up for a course --> https://ibcins.biz/class-calendar/ We look forward to working wit...

Taking an active killer course is a must for the protection of yourself and your employees. A policy is important to have in place for all companies.  Learn more about our risk management department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ and check out our course calendar to see all of the courses taught by Aaron and AJ and to sign up for a course --> https://ibcins.biz/class-calendar/...

Safety training tips and tricks to keep your employees safe. As safety instructors, it's important to have some sort of emotions to the course and make it real. Our goal is to make employees safe for years to come.  OSHA fatal fact sheets are influential to the courses, due to the real statistics and information. Videos/pictures are beneficial for the class to actually see the results of poor...

New hire safety orientation is crucial for the safety of each employee. Make sure you are trained on everything you do on a daily basis so you're covered from an OSHA citation. If OSHA comes make sure you have all the correct paperwork and everyone has taken the proper training for their job.  Tune in next week for all the tips and tricks for training.  To learn more about our risk management...

Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) The best form of rescue is self rescue. Find out more about our safety services here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ or call Aaron at 712-277-2424. Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/ Like us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/IBCInsuranceSiouxCity/ Follow us on LinkedIn --> https://www...

Respiratory protection ensures that you are safe from airborne hazards. Hazards include vapors and gases, oxygen deficiency, and airborne particles. This has been a huge topic lately so make sure to tune in to learn the ins and outs of respiratory protection.  It's crucial that employees get fully trained on various aspects of their respirator and the hazards that are present in their work en...

HazCom is all about identifying chemical hazards in the workplace and communicating these hazards to ensure that everyone is working in a healthy and safe environment. Being aware of the use, handling, and disposal is very important with HazCom.  Illnesses can be avoided when the proper use and handling is followed.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-manage...

This episode goes into detail about the top 10 categories in serious violations. These violations are where there is a substantial probably that death could result, and the employee should have known of the hazard. Serious violations are the most common ones that we see. The number one citation is fall protection in construction.  Learn more about our safety department here --> https://ibcins.b...