Newsletters
IPRF produces a Bi-monthly Newsletter containing helpful and educational loss control and safety information. Visit our Newsletter section to download and view the latest edition of IPRF’s newsletter or to browse past editions.
2019
January 2019
Feature Story:
Announcing the new IPRF Website!
Inside:
- IPRF Announces New Website
- $5 Million in Grant Funds for Safety Products
- Member Spotlight – Holiday Photos
- IPRF Member Savings
- Doctrine of Res Judicata
- Loss Control Employee Spotlight, Jeff Swanson
- IPRF Conferences & Conventions
- IPRF Announcements
- IPRF Claims & Loss Control Directory
2018
July 2018
Feature Story:
How Does IPRF Stack Up?
Inside:
- Illinois Legislature Takes Backward Step
- Member of the Year: Prospect Heights FPD
- Locasto v. City of Chicago
- Sparkler Safety
March 2018
Feature Story:
IPRF: How It All Began
Inside:
- IPRF Interactive Online Training
- IPRF Community Forum
- Drug/Alcohol Testing & Workers’ Comp
- Traveling Employee & Employer Liability
January 2018
Feature Story:
IPRF Grant Program/Grant Plus Program
Inside:
- Johnston v. Illinois Workers’ Comp
- Conferences and Conventions
- IPRF Community Forum
- New IPRF Website Launch
2017
November 2017
Feature Story:
What’s New with IPRF
Inside:
- IPRF In-House Nurse, Susan Duteau
- IPRF Introduces PDA Technology
- IPRF on the Road
September 2017
Feature Story:
First Report of Injury – Form 45
Inside:
- IPRF + CIRSA = Award Winning Videos
- IPRF Accomplishments
- Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention
July 2017
Feature Story:
NEW – IPRF Member Forum Portal
Inside:
- Drones Reduce Risks For Employees
- Wellness programs & Worker’s Comp
- Fire Extinguisher Safety
May 2017
Feature Story:
Workers’ Comp Proposals The Same
Inside:
- Defining Maximum Medical Improvement
- Summer Heat and Heat Illness
- Circle of Safety – Vehicle Check
March 2017
Feature Story:
IPRF Members Receive SHARP Status
Inside:
- Workers’ Compensation Waiting Period
- Aerial Lift Training Available
- IPRF “No Cost” Training
January 2017
Feature Story:
Winter Safety – At Work & Home
Inside:
- New Faces & IPRF Promotions
- OSHA 300A Summary Lo Posting Period
- 2017 IPRF Grant Program Now Open
2016
November 2016
Feature Story:
IPRF Leads the Way in Worker’ Compensation
Inside:
- Blood Drive for Firefighter Education & Training
- IPRF Member Interactive Online Training
- The Aging Workforce & Workers’ Compensation
September 2016
Feature Story:
The Importance of Safety Programs & Safety Training
Inside:
- IPRF Q&A Corner – What are Indemnity Benefits?
- IPRF New School District Members Welcome
- Warrenville Fire Protection District
- No Benefits for off-Duty Officer
July 2016
Feature Story:
Illinois Worker’s Compensation Form 45
Inside:
- Online Training Network
- IPRF 4th Annual Loss Control Awards
- OSHA Summer Heat Safety
- IPRF Success Team
May 2016
Feature Story:
Workers Compensation Fraud
Inside:
- IPRF Loss Control Awards
- Zika Virus – What It Is
- Safety Seminar – Beyond The Cones
- Heat Related Illness & Injury
March 2016
Feature Story:
Reporting Workers’ Compensation Claims
Inside:
- Modified Duty Work
- Free IPRF Member Training Simulators
- 3rd Annual IPRF Loss Control Awards
- IPRF APP Now Available
January 2016
Feature Story:
2016 IPRF Safety Grant Program
Inside:
- Team Member Spotlight, Haley Zierman
- Halloween 2015 at IPRF
- Avoiding Slips, Trips and Falls
- NEW IPRF Loss Control App!
2015
November 2015
Feature Story:
Go Green with ACH Payments
Inside:
- Employee’s Reporting Responsibilities
- Jacks, Lifts and Hoist Safety
- IPRF Rate Stability
- IPRF Legislative Update
September 2015
Feature Story:
Workers Compensation Reform
Inside:
- Welcome Robert Brummell
- IPRF Summit Training Update
- Late Claim Reporting
- IPRF Drive Simulator Training
July 2015
Feature Story:
Matching Employees Capabilities to the Physical Demand of the Job
Inside:
- IPRF Member of the Year Recipients
- OSHA – Preventing Heat Illness
- Slips, Trips and Falls in the Workplace
May 2015
Feature Story:
Risk Management – Hiring The Seasonal Workforce
Inside:
- Hands-Free Driving Is Not Risk-Free Driving
- Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Violations
- Safety In The Office
March 2015
Feature Story:
FEMA Offers Safety Tips for Continued Bitterly Cold Temperatures
Inside:
- Can we make a difference Legislatively? | Free Safety Training
- Free Safety Training to IPRF Members continued
- OSHA Injury and Loss Report Reminder
January 2015
Feature Story:
Welcome to Summit Training!
Inside:
- Chicago Police Body Cams * Frostbit & Hypothermia
- OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements * Winter Safety
- New Laws for Illinois, effective January 1, 2015
