Standards for ADA Automatic Doors

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist The fine folks in the claims department have provided me with another topic for my monthly Safety Short article. They recently handled an incident in which a wheelchair user experienced an automated door that would...

Money for Minute Winners

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I love February, we’re getting closer to spring and it’s the month I get to distribute the $500.00 checks to the Money for Minutes winners. Usually when I’m meeting with a Safety Committee, I’m asking them to do...

DOT Entry Level Driver Training Update

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist There has been a lot of discussion about how this new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation will make it more difficult and costly for employers to fill vacant driver positions and some were holding out hope...

Road Safety Webinar – Save the Date

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I am very happy to announce that the Nebraska Safety Council will again be providing our members with a free Road Safety webinar on February 10th, 2022, at 10:00 am Central. The webinar will be presented by Joe...

Money for Minutes

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Here is your friendly annual reminder to submit your quarterly safety committee minutes so that your committee can be entered into the Money for Minutes drawing. This year NIRMA will be funding five separate $500.00...

Proactive Winter Loss Prevention

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist As I write this month’s article it is a balmy 94 degrees. Don’t get too comfortable in your shorts and sandals though, the 10-day forecast has the highs down to 65° by the same time next week. With October here it...