CLICK HERE TO APPLY California Fire Foundation currently has grant funding opportunities available up to $15,000. Any CA-based fire department, firefighter association, fire safe councils, and community-based organizations (CERT/NERT or safety focused organizations) are welcome to apply. Funding can be used for: Personal Protective Equipment Specialized Firefighting Equipment Mitigation & [...]
At their May 12, 2021 meeting the Board analyzed GSRMA’s 21/22 Actuarial studies for both the Liability and WC programs. They then applied the current funding levels of the pool against the Capitol Target Reserve policy to determine if there were funds available for a dividend. Based on the Board [...]
Property Schedules, like many facets of insurance, are an important, though often overlooked, component of an insurance policy. Property schedules are the insurance company’s record of all items an entity owns and wants insured. Property schedules include things such as: structures (including fencing), personal property, automobiles, heavy equipment, machinery, computers, electronics, [...]
After 13 long months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in full swing, we are beginning to see light on the horizon. Case numbers are on the decline, vaccinations are ramping up, and not one county in California remains in the Purple "Widespread" tier. With over 80% of California in the Orange [...]
Target Solutions, our online video training platform, has undergone a merger and will now be known as Vector Solutions. Vector purchased Target Solutions in 2020 and has been working on this name change for the last year. Vector offers a full in-house suite of a safety products, and the addition of [...]
As of today, March 30th 2021, a new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave bill is in effect, SB 95. SB 95 expands the requirements to provide sick leave and now includes smaller employers (25 or more employees). Some of the main points of AB 95 are: 1.It greatly expands the [...]
This week, the CDC has released new public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people. This is their first set of guidance and will continue to be updated as more people are vaccinated and the spread of COVID-19 slows. People are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their final dose of [...]
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released new guidelines for outdoor activities as well as guidance on recreational sporting. Please see below for more infomation. Youth and Recreational Sports In efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the CDPH has classified sports by their risk profile, which are Low-Contact, [...]
Recently, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and Labor & Workforce Development Agency(LWDA) have pooled resources to produce Safer at Work, a website providing employees and employers information on how to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. This website has sections dedicated to employees, employers, as well as an outreach [...]
GSRMA will be conducting a survey of our membership. This survey is aimed at overall member satisfaction, and we want to use the responses as a tool to help improve the services we are currently providing our members. This survey will be conducted via SurveyMonkey and will be coming from [...]