Jan 1, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Oct 18, 2021 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Sep 1, 2021 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I am very excited to announce that NIRMA has added an additional online driver training option for our members. Through our relationship with County Reinsurance Limited (CRL) and Safety National our members can now...
Aug 10, 2021 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Seems like many of the calls I’ve been fielding lately have dealt with DOT issues. From the Clearinghouse to Random Drug and Alcohol testing. Let’s take a minute to clarify a few things. Regarding DOT updates, it...
Jul 1, 2021 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined that during calendar year 2019, 697 people died due to car crashes resulting from drowsy driving. NHTSA...
Jun 10, 2021 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Many of NIRMA’s member county courthouses and other buildings are equipped with emergency generators that allow them to continue serving their constituents during a power outage. As with all electrical devices,...