Weapon Confusion

By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright was fatally shot by Officer Kimberly Potter, Brooklyn City Police Department during a traffic stop and attempted arrest on an outstanding warrant in Minnesota. While Wright...

Tree and Brush Removal

By K. C. Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist The winter months at Highway Departments are a great time to have department employees focus on areas of responsibility other than the usual driving surface maintenance. One of the areas that gets a little...

Road Safety Webinar – Save the Date

By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I am very happy to announce that the Nebraska Safety Council will again be providing our members with a free Road Safety webinar on February 10th, 2022, at 10:00 am Central. The webinar will be presented by Joe...

Money for Minutes

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...

Proactive Winter Loss Prevention

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...

Officer Involved Shootings

By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist When you accept the responsibilities of becoming a law enforcement officer, there are many tragic events you will experience throughout your career, but I would think the most traumatic event you could ever...