How is Everyone Going to React?

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I was once told by one of my former bosses/mentors, that when it comes to employees “you will always have the same personalities, just different names.” Let’s look at the definition of personality for just a...

Money for Minutes Award Winners!!!

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager It’s February in Nebraska and that means snow, below zero windchills and Money for Minutes awards! For those new county officials who may not be familiar with NIRMA’s Money for Minutes program, let me explain. To be...

Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager This first round of snow (for us Eastern Nebraska folks anyway) will be melted and gone by the time you read this. Unfortunately, multiple NIRMA member employees and courthouse visitors have already suffered slip and...

Safety Meetings Made Easy…and Possibly Fun?

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I think we can all agree that our employees are the most valuable asset that we can have. Their abilities, knowledge, and experience are hard if not impossible in some cases to replace. These last few years...

Bringing Order to Chaos, Part 1

By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist If you have spent any time in a law enforcement leadership role, you know what it is like to be faced with taking charge of a chaotic situation. For example, consider the following scenario: Law enforcement...

Money for Minutes Reminder

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist I can’t believe that December is already here, we’ll be celebrating New Years before you know it. With that in mind, I wanted to remind safety committee chairpersons and members that your 2022 safety...