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In The Winery

to protect your employees while still keeping your
premiums as low as possible. There are many chal-
lenges to address. Avoiding accidents is a sure way SOFTWARE
to not only protect your employees but also keep
your premium costs down. Where do you start? FOR EVERY SIZE WINERY
What should you focus on? A good way for you to
begin is to identify areas that warrant your initial
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safety efforts by asking a few basic questions: VinNOW is a complete, integrat-
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• How frequently do safety incidents arise? program using one database.
• How will our management deal with them?
• Who is responsible for mitigation efforts? VinNOW ® lives on your computer
• What costs are associated with each event? not in the cloud.
• What costs are associated with initiatives to
mitigate them?
• What safety and legal regulations are applicable Unlimited FREE Live
to our organization?
• What are the training and recordkeeping Support & Training
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You might also ask your insurance agent to help Easy to Use Features:
you answer some of the questions above so you
can determine your safety risks and in turn start
putting together a safety program to specifically • Wine Club
address your winery’s risks. In OSHA’s “Safety and • Point of Sale
Health Program Management Guidelines”, they
suggest the following core elements be included • Customer Management with
in a Safety and Health Program to aid in managing History
workplace risks:
• Credit Card Processing
• Management Leadership
a) Top management demonstrates its com- • Shipping & Compliance
mitment to continuous improvement in safety • Inventory Management
and health, communicates that commitment
to workers, and sets program expectations and • Extensive Reporting
responsibilities.
b) Managers at all levels make safety and health • Marketing & Email Campaigns
a core organizational value, establish safety and • QuickBooks Integration
health goals and objectives, provide adequate
resources and support for the program, and set • E-commerce
a good example.
• District Level Taxes
• Worker Participation • Bulk Wine & Custom Crush
a) Workers and their representatives are Module Also Available
involved in all aspects of the program—includ-
ing setting goals, identifying and reporting haz-
ards, investigating incidents, and tracking prog- CONTACT US TODAY!
ress.
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b) All workers, including contractors and tem- VinNOW increases
porary workers, understand their roles and productivity & helps
responsibilities under the program and what wineries grow their
they need to do to effectively carry them out. business.
oWorkers are encouraged and have a means to www.vinnow.com

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