On June 22, 1984, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard which set a limit on worker exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) averaged over an either hour day to protect about 68,000 workers exposed to the substance. The standard was amended April 6, 1988, to further reduce the health risk associated with EtO by requiring control of short-term exposure to EtO as well. Workers primarily employed by hospitals and medical products manufacturers will benefit most from the 1988 amendment.

As your agency grows, you will probably recognize the need for the services of a public relations (PR) advisor to help you get media exposure.
To choose the appropriate PR advisor, you should have a good idea of what to expect in the way of services, what you need (or more accurately, want to accomplish), where to look for an advisor, and how to select one. Not an easy task, but it's a lot more manageable if you plan ahead.

FINDING AGENCY PERSONNEL by John Caswell 'Good help is hard to find.' That old adage has never seemed more true, given the increasing difficulty employers are experiencing when looking to fill an ...

We've all heard of the wondrous salesperson who can sell sand in Arabia or refrigerators in Antarctica. But actually finding one for your business can be as hard to do as-well, selling sand in Arabia or refrigerators in Antarctica!

The insurance industry continues to evolve rapidly, with customer expectations rising and regulatory requirements becoming more complex. Insurance firms that embrace intelligent management systems position themselves to meet these challenges effectively. Companies that delay insurance management system implementation risk falling behind competitors who can process claims faster, assess risks more accurately, and respond to market changes quickly.

Finding out if someone is truthful is an art, not a science. The best truth-detecting machine on the market, the polygraph, is illegal in the hiring process. Imagine if there were an invention that could detect the truth with 100% accuracy, as predicted by futurist James Halperin in The Truth Machine.

It really does not matter much what you got your degree in: anyone can go on to work in insurance. So, if you spent years studying psychology and then decide it isn’t for you, switching to insurance is a good move. Plus, your degree shows that you can commit to your education, which employers will value and be likely to invest back into your career. The reality is that insurance is everywhere, and your degree will always be relevant in one way or another.

In addition to working in the business, more and more agency principals and managers are working on the business by focusing on technology and workflow improvements. The latest Future One agency survey confirms this trend ― 72% of the agents surveyed responded that core management issues for them are to make their internal operations more efficient and to use technology to conduct business with carriers more efficiently. Jeff Yates shows you how to improve agency workflows with technology.

ITS TIME TO HIRE PRODUCERS! by Preston Diamond With so many people unemployed and others hanging on to jobs with which theyre dissatisfied, it should be easy to find new su...

Today, the Long-Term Care insurance (LTCI) industry is maturing from its infancy and growing into a more stable product. In this document, Gary Katelman examines the changes that are occurring in Long-Term Care insurance.