May 12, 2025 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager As a valued NIRMA member official, supervisor, or manager, you have access to a suite of resources designed to support your leadership within your county or agency. NIRMA understands the complexities and challenges...
Apr 10, 2025 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager We all know the saying about April showers bringing May flowers. Spring showers also bring the chance of severe weather and water damage to member buildings. So, let’s discuss action steps to prevent water damage...
Mar 6, 2025 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager Money for Minutes winners have been announced, and Money for Minutes awards totaling $7,000 have been distributed. Congratulations to the winners, they will be recognized in upcoming Interchange articles. I wanted to...
Feb 3, 2025 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager Within the last week the temperatures in Eastern Nebraska dipped to lows of -10 degrees while lows in the panhandle came in at -20 degrees. Severe freezing weather is dangerous to humans and animals, can cause...
Jan 2, 2025 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager As an employer of Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders that operate DOT-regulated Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs), here are two annual tasks you are required to complete: Run a Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse query...
Dec 13, 2024 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist Courts in Nebraska have found that claims resulting from water being tracked into buildings due to rain or snow are not considered “temporary conditions caused by weather.” The legal consequence of these...
