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Promote Worker Safety & Save Money with our
Workplace Safety Program
Participating employers can save up to 19% on the Delaware portion of their workers’ compensation insurance premiums each year they choose to participate. Over the last five fiscal years alone, Delaware employers have saved over $45 million in workers’ compensation insurance premiums by participating in the program.
When businesses are trying to decide where to locate, the cost of workers’ compensation insurance is often a top consideration. Initiatives such as these provide not only an opportunity for businesses to save dollars, but to incentivize and foster safe and healthy environments for employees.
“We recently enrolled in the Workplace Safety Program... with the cooperation of our staff, we found ourselves actively looking for things that could present an issue and we have found that we all have developed a new awareness of what is needed to have a safe workplace at the offices and shop as well as safe jobsites,vehiclesandequipment. Wearelookingforwardto seeing a significant savings on our insurance premiums this fall!” Mary Thresa Allen
President, Nanticoke Fence, LLC
“We joined the workplace safety program a little over a year ago and have already realized significant savings in ourinsurancepremiums. Theinspectorwhocamewas verynice,respectfulandthorough. Healsoofferedmany resourcesforlearningaboutsafety. Iwouldrecommend the program to any business, especially independent stores who would not necessarily have these resources.” Jinn Cha, General Manager
Super G Enterprises, Inc.
MohawkPresidentScottWelchshowed formerRepresentative
Harvey Kenton and Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro safetymeasuresinplaceatMohawkElectricalSystems duringthe celebration of their 30 years in the Workplace Safety Program .
In FY 2018 the Delaware Workplace Safety Program has helped over 1,500 businesses save over $9.8 million on their workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The savings are a result of the businesses’ successful completion of workplace safety inspections. Average workers compensation insurance rates are down 16% in Delaware over the past two years.
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro
Delaware Department of Insurance 302-674-7377 insurance.delaware.gov