Keeping workers safe

Workers are the backbone of any organization—and on the front lines of production. They also face the greatest risks, no matter what the industry.

And while the risks vary, years of expertise by Hanover Risk Solutions’ experts can address both the basics and the specific risks your industry’s workers face with guidance that can help workers use equipment safely and protect themselves while they work.

Whether they’re sitting in a computer chair or operating heavy equipment, we can help.

Ergonomics interactive toolkit

Any working position requires the right combination of conditions to prevent injury and keep employees on the job. Evaluating the job and finding solutions to prevent ergonomic injuries is easier with this interactive online tool, which can help your business identify ergonomic risks and create a plan to help prevent them.

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Sample slip, trip and fall prevention program

Slips and falls are among the most common injuries in almost any industry, for a variety of reasons. Keeping an eye on conditions that might cause slips and falls is key, and a comprehensive plan can help prevent many of these incidents and keep workers and patrons safer from injury.

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Meeting the Coronavirus challenge

Taking measures to train workers and supervisors to keep your workplace as safe as possible from viral infections has never been more important. This course for Hanover policyholders can help with general measures to help prevent virus transmission and strategies specific to COVID-19 as well. Sign in to our Hanover Worker Safety Advantage Program for more information.

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Resources

Ergonomics National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ergonomic guideline for manual material handling National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ergonomic solutions for retailers OSHA advisory on sit-stand computer workstations
Material handling equipment Forklift hazard control checklist Powered industrial trucks Powered industrial trucks – daily checklist – combustion engine Powered industrial trucks – daily checklist – electric
Personal protective equipment Sample personal protective equipment policy Sample personal protective equipment hazard assessment certification form
Slip/trip/fall Elements of an effective fall management program Preventing restaurant employee slips and falls Preventing slips, trips and falls in winter weather Sidewalk inspection checklist Snow and ice control record

Claim management Employee fact sheet How to find transitional duties for your injured workers Rapid reporting cuts workers' compensation claim costs Supervisor fact sheet Sample return-to-work program
Worker health Flu: reducing the risk of exposure in the workplace Heat stress Lyme disease OSHA safety and health topic: bloodborne pathogens and needlestick prevention Preventing staph/MRSA infections Protecting yourself from stinging insects West Nile virus
Worker safety Basics of machine safeguarding Concrete product manufacturing—worker safety issues Electric arc flash protective clothing Electrical self-inspection checklist Fixed ladder safety checklist Machine guarding checklist Machine shop safety checklist Mississippi safety program OSHA workplace violence advisory Parking lot safety Restaurant kitchen equipment safety Sample energy control (lockout/tagout) checklist Sample lockout/tagout policy Using temporary electricity safely Workplace violence checklist

Risk Solutions Partners

Hanover has partnered with other expert safety professionals to provide our customers with discounted solutions to costly problems. Among the offerings you may find these especially helpful.

Sign in or register to take advantage of these Partners’ resources:

ALICE ALICE Training, Inc., a national provider of online active shooter response training, helps organizations with a proactive response to active shooter events, and helps companies assess response strategies as well as providing training for staff to respond in a dangerous situation. Learn more

Driver’s Alert Driver’s Alert is not just your resource for online training for driver safety, but for employee health and safety, food safety and employment practices liability. Many courses are also available in Spanish. More than 400 online training courses are available to Hanover insureds at a discount. Learn more

Education & training

The Hanover Worker Safety Advantage

Offers worker safety training courses addressing the some of the most common situations that result in injuries for workers. Hanover Policyholders can sign in or register to take advantage of this program. Access now

The Hanover Driver Safety Advantage

Offers driver safety training courses addressing the challenges most commonly encountered by company drivers. Hanover Policyholders can sign in or register to take advantage of this program. Access now

Safe Driving Decisions

The Hanover Safe Driving Decisions Series presents three modules with real-life scenarios to help those who are responsible for the safe transport of others to reflect on their driving decisions and how they affect those they transport, the families of those passengers, their co-workers, the organization and management. Access now

Several of our Hanover Risk Solutions Partners also provide education videos and safety training. Visit Hanover Risk Solutions Partners to register as a policyholder and access information on this discounted service.

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Keeping workers safe

Ergonomics interactive toolkit

Sample slip, trip and fall prevention program

Meeting the Coronavirus challenge