Jun 1, 2020 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Dead end roads mean just that! The road ends with no outlet. Unfortunately, many counties do not have their dead-end roads properly signed or barricaded. NIRMA has paid numerous claims over the years due to the...
Jun 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist We have made it to June and 2020 has been nothing less than interesting so far. Let us hope that things calm down and we can get back to doing what we do. Speaking of June, June just happens to be National Safety...
May 1, 2020 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist I think it is important that we repeatedly address the Coronavirus disease and the havoc it continues to place on the law enforcement and corrections communities. What a difficult time this has been for everyone,...
May 1, 2020 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Fences are important to let cattle graze safely. But it is a problem for counties when fences are placed next to county roads on the county’s right-of-way, or worse yet, across a county road. Nebraska...
May 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I am pleased to report that NIRMA had 51 members submit safety committee minutes for the first quarter of 2020. That is excellent! If these members continue holding their meetings and submitting minutes, we could...
Mar 1, 2020 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Within the workplace, bloodborne pathogens can be spread easily through a number of different ways. They can be transferred through blood or other infectious fluids, touching eyes, nose or mouth. They can be...