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Do you know the leading causes of preventable deaths in the workplace?

More importantly: are you prepared for them?

June is National Safety Month, and risk awareness is at the heart of safety. The more you understand the risks your employees face on the job, the better prepared you can be to help them avoid accidental injury or death.

From contact incidents to overexertion to falls, slips, and trips, learning more about these workplace risks is an essential part of building a safe working environment.

National Safety Council

Today, we're shouting out Shining Star AAU, an Ohio nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young athletes develop leadership skills, character, discipline, and teamwork through basketball.

For more than two decades, Shining Star has been focused on building tomorrow's leaders both on and off the court.

Laurence Jones has served as Board Chair for the past year, taking the opportunity to help shape futures, create opportunities, and make a lasting impact on young people throughout our region.

Thank you for your continued leadership and commitment to making a difference!

Friday Fact 🤓

According to Deloitte, today’s higher education institutions are facing five major categories of enterprise risk simultaneously: business model, reputation, operating model, enrollment supply, and compliance risks.

That’s a major shift from the traditional view of risk management as primarily insurance, safety, or compliance. Higher education leaders are being asked to manage more risk than ever before, from cyber threats and enrollment pressures to reputational crises and public scrutiny.

Modern risk management now touches nearly every part of an organization including communications, leadership, technology, workforce planning, and public trust.

Is your organization adapting to today's risk management ecosystem?

Read more here: https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/articles-on-higher-education/higher-education-enterprise-risk-management.html

Significant risks facing higher education in 2026: A more data-informed approach to risk management Data-informed enterprise risk management can help higher education institutions manage cyber, financial, enrollment, and policy risks

Before you dive into your day, take two minutes to dive into this funny video submitted by Dom, a UC student who participated in our Everyday Risk Management video challenge.

Dom pits what he calls "bro science" against safety, and the many ways that gym goers practice risk management during every sweat session.

Risk management shows up in more places than people think!

Watch Dom's video here: https://youtu.be/17lrkL01-0s and check out all the UC student videos on our website.

We are all risk managers.

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