Welcome, new staff members!
Please join us in welcoming our wonderful new Lovell Safety Management staff people:
Dawn Ardolino, Executive Assistant/Underwriting Analyst
From the FBI to Lovell Safety Management, New Yorker Dawn Ardolino has over 15 years of experience running modern offices. As a top-level executive assistant, human resources coordinator, or office manager, Dawn is a skillful and resourceful organizer and excellent problem solver. She brings streamlined efficiency and improved communications to her workplace, and creates and maintains simplified, yet secure, access to critical information in our fast-paced office. Dawn is the Executive Assistant to Martin Vulpis, Executive VP.
Jennifer Johnson-Love, Certificates Processor
Jennifer Johnson-Love brings years of careful attention to document detail from her experience in the medical field, first helping patients with protocol, prescriptions, medical equipment, and clinical procedures, and then managing medical records databases. She has ensured correct adherence to all FDAC, CDC, and OSHA regulations, and is skilled at assisting management in efficient communications of complicated issues.
Lori Knowles, CPCU, AIM, Underwriter
New Yorker Lori Knowles has worked on behalf of her clients’ success mainly as TRIA Underwriter, handling all procedures, training, and compliance issues, staying current on all underwriting criteria. She is an authority on Workers’ Compensation, and is skilled and knowledgeable in Property & Casualty, as well as helping educate brokers in coverage and compliance. Lori is an expert in correct analysis and interpretation, auditing, and is an excellent manager, helping to streamline workflow for improved efficiency. Lori’s knowledge enables her to answer client’s questions concerning classifications and experience ratings.
Michael Cordova, Administrative Clerk
Michael Cordova helps our office run smoothly and efficiently with friendly, professional communications and excellent problem-solving ability. An outstanding researcher, Michael also troubleshoots office equipment, helps with scheduling, and organizes databases. A native New Yorker, Michael is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Michael Cordova helps our office run smoothly and efficiently with friendly, professional communications and excellent problem-solving ability. An outstanding researcher, Michael also troubleshoots office equipment, helps with scheduling, and organizes databases. A native New Yorker, Michael is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Lovell is offering our clients OSHA 10 hour class in Rensselaer and Long Island
To aid in our clients’ compliance with the various Federal, State, and City regulations requiring this training, the LSM safety department is once again offering the OSHA 10 Hour Course. The course is provided by our OSHA certified instructors. Each employee who successfully completes the program will receive a certification card from OSHA.
Residential Roofing Fall Protection Seminar
OSHA has withdrawn a directive that allowed residential builders to bypass fall protection requirements. Residential construction will now be held to the same fall protection requirements as commercial construction (6’ rule).
The Lovell Safety Department has arranged for Mr. Ron Williams of OSHA to share with our group members the current OSHA requirements for residential fall protection. Please click on the image below for details.
Diversity insulates asbestos remover
Journalist Cara Trager in Crain’s New York Business has a wonderful article about a diversified workload saving a small business — in the unlikely field of asbestos removal:
Ms. Grando would often hear her spouse-who owned a duct and pipe insulation firm in Woodside, Queens-turn down customers requesting asbestos removal. Those frequent calls persuaded her to go into the asbestos-removal field herself.
“I thought, ‘I can do this,’ ” recalled Ms. Grando, now 53, who had retired from Citibank’s credit card division in order to stay home with her children.
She wasn’t fazed by her lack of hands-on experience in the construction trades. She believed that her accounting degree from Hofstra University, her employment history and her willingness to learn the ropes would stand her in good stead.
Ms. Grando enrolled in a training program to earn the requisite city and state licenses, and formed her company in 1987. International Asbestos Removal Inc. was housed in a 1,000-square-foot space at a building she and her husband owned, also home to his insulation business. The couple later purchased two buildings adjoining that property, creating an 8,000-square-foot site that the firms still share.
Read the whole thing here.
Lovell Safety Groups Earn Dividends
Lovell Safety Management Co., LLC, announced the 2009 – 2010 dividend earnings of five of its Safety Groups:
- Launders and Cleaners, Safety Group #34
- Hospital Compensation, Safety Group #275
- Building Metal Trades, Safety Group #420
- Association of Governments, Safety Group #496
- Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Safety Group #531
Safety Group #34 returned to members a 30 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 20 percent.
Safety Group #275 returned to members a 5 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 15 percent.
Safety Group #420 paid a 25 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 20 percent.
Safety Group #496 paid a 20 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 25 percent.
Safety Group #531 paid a 17.5 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 25 percent.
Lovell Safety Groups are fully insured, non-profit entities that return any underwriting profit to group members. Any extra premium dollars collected-not used to pay losses or expenses-can be returned to members in the form of a dividend. Lovell Safety Groups provide businesses with the benefits of a guaranteed cost premium with additional savings earned through dividends.
Happy holidays!
Best wishes for a healthy, safe, and joyous holiday season from all of us at Lovell Safety Management!
Tough times don’t last – tough people do. We all work better when we work together – here’s to a prosperous new year!
Lovell Safety Groups Earn Dividends
Lovell Safety Management Co., LLC, announced the 2007 – 2008 dividend earnings of two of its Safety Groups:
- New York Electrical Manufacturers, Safety Group #140
- New York State Movers and Warehousemen’s Association, Safety Group #251
Safety Group #140 paid a 25 percent dividend, or 35.6 percent of premium. Qualifying members received an advanced discount of 20 percent.
Group #251 returned to members a 25 percent dividend, or 32.5 percent of premium. Qualifying members received an advanced discount of 25 percent.
Lovell Safety groups are fully insured, non-profit entities that return any underwriting profit to group members. Any extra premium dollars collected-not used to pay losses or expenses-can be returned to members in the form of a dividend. Lovell Safety Groups provide businesses with the benefits of a guaranteed cost premium with additional savings earned through dividends.