“A goal without a plan is just a wish,” wrote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of “The Little Prince.” In the midst of the pandemic, employers now more than ever need a plan in case an employee or contractor dies at the workplace.
Managers may have hope for the best but they still need to prepare for the worst. The latest statistics from OSHA report 5,250 workers died on the job in 2018—more than 14 deaths per day or about 100 per week on average. Those fatalities include 621 independent workers or contractors.