Dec 13, 2024 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Daily walk-around inspections are a crucial practice in maintaining the health, safety, and efficiency of equipment AND employees. These simple yet highly effective inspections help prevent costly breakdowns,...
Dec 13, 2024 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist This month’s Safety Short provides guidance on the legal liability associated with the use of force in jails, emphasizing the standards established in the Supreme Court case Kingsley v. Hendrickson[1] (2015)....
Nov 7, 2024 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist A portion of my MSHA training this year was regarding Truck Safety and Operation. Like most of my trainings, this led to some great conversation regarding truck inspections and whether our county road...
Nov 7, 2024 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution safeguards citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, establishing a crucial balance between individual privacy and the needs of law enforcement. This...
Nov 7, 2024 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist Last year, my November article focused on this same topic and while I am feeling a tinge of laziness, I am not going to apologize. Every time, and I am not exaggerating when I say every time, there is a...
Oct 16, 2024 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist In the insurance industry, claims are presented all the time and insurance professionals know what to do and more importantly, what not to do. When someone comes to you, as a county official, and alleges...
