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Montana State Fund launched a new website, workingformontana.com.  It was created to keep stakeholders up-to-date and educated on the history of MSF and the role we play in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance arena. Ethan Heverly, Montana State Fund’s Director of Government and Community Relations said, “MSF believes that the key to effective advocacy is…

California celebrates a garlic festival. Colorado hosts a blue grass festival. And in Montana, safety festivals are organized across the state through the Montana Department of Labor and Industries (DOLI) SafetyFestMT. SafetyFestMT was created in 2010 to address Montana’s high rates of workplace injuries. The program began as a free, weeklong conference filled with workshops…

Throughout March, Montana State Fund safety services specialist Kirk Smith will present our free virtual safety workshop Safety 911. Register Now How will the workshops be run?The Zoom workshops will include two topics. One topic presented in the morning and the second topic in the afternoon. Each session will be scheduled for two hours with…

Young workers are more likely than their older counterparts to be injured on the job.  Studies indicate that workers under the age of 25 are twice as likely to be injured than workers over the age of 25.  According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, about 70 teens die from workplace injuries every year…

Montana State Fund’s vision is to be an indispensable partner in achieving a safer, healthier, and more prosperous Montana. One of our programs that reflects this vision is our Assisting Charitable Endeavors (ACE) program. In 2021, we expanded the program to offer the Montana non-profit community more financial support. What is ACE?ACE is MSF’s charitable…

Many of our customers are working from home. That means computer screens perched on cardboard boxes, kitchen tables as office desks and some coworkers who require help with their homework. This new way of working can add extra stress and undo injuries. That is why we have created a library of work-from-home resources and handy…