Mar 1, 2020 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist NIRMA continues to receive tens of thousands of dollars of claims from utility companies involving county maintenance and construction damage to underground utilities in county right-of-way. The recent NIRMA...
Mar 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Here at NIRMA there is an excellent line of communication between the claims department and the loss prevention department. When they see a pattern or trend developing, they are quick to reach out and let us know....
Feb 1, 2020 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist When employees receive thorough policy training, they are prepared to successful complete their assigned job task. Using your adopted policies as part of your employee training will help ensure that there is...
Feb 1, 2020 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist State wide Internal Road Department Assessments were conducted in all 82-member county road departments during the years of 2017 and 2018. This was done to determine where assistance was needed to improve road...
Feb 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I am a big fan of safety committees using their first quarterly meeting to put together a training plan for the upcoming year. NIRMA recommends regular training for all employees, including supervisors. NIRMA...
Feb 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist The deadline to submit 2019’s safety committee minutes was January 31st. The minutes are in and the winners have been determined. Unfortunately, this year’s numbers were not as good as last years. NIRMA received at...
