By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist
Once again, your friendly reminder to be sure to hold your fourth quarterly safety committee meeting for 2024, if you have not done so yet. Safety committees have until 5:00 pm Central, January 31st, 2025, to submit 2024’s safety committee minutes if you would like to be considered for the 2024 Money for Minutes drawing.
This year NIRMA will be awarding nine (9) $500.00 awards and one (1) $2,500.00 award. The nine awards will be randomly selected from the group of committees that met the Money for Minutes eligibility requirements, while the $2,500.00 award will be presented to the safety committee that demonstrated the highest level of commitment to combating employee injuries and claims through their safety and loss prevention efforts, including, but not limited to, their use of NIRMA’s Best Safety Practices for Members. The winner of this award will be determined through a committee review by staff serving the NIRMA program.
While the number of, and amount of, awards have increased over time, the Money for Minutes qualifying criteria have remained consistent:
- Conduct at least one safety committee meeting per quarter during the calendar year.
- Investigate and discuss all incidents, events, injuries and accidents that did or could have led to a claim and develop recommendations about how to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.
- Submit minutes to [email protected] from each of the quarterly meetings containing the loss prevention recommendations to NIRMA for review.
The award winners will be announced in February of 2025. The awards are intended to be used for loss prevention and safety related purposes. Good luck to all the counties and agencies that committed to protecting their employees, their county or agency and the rest of the membership from preventable losses, your efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated!
