Sep 9, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Manager The American National Standard for Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits and Supplies has been revised. The revised standard was approved on April 15, 2022 and will go into effect on October 15,...
Aug 8, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Last month’s article covered slip, trip and fall prevention. Slip, trip, and falls are consistently near the top of the leader board for causes of injuries to NIRMA member employees. Another cause of loss that is...
Jul 7, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist This month’s loss leader theme is falls. Here at NIRMA, we lump all slip, trip and falls together and this group has been one of the top two causes of workers’ compensation claims as long as I can remember. I...
Jun 1, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist June is our month, safety people, June is National Safety Month. During National Safety Month the Nebraska Safety Council focuses on Musculoskeletal Disorders during week one, Workplace Impairment during week two,...
Apr 12, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Mar 1, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
