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...
Jan 1, 2020 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
Line of Duty Deaths 2019 By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Everyone pretty much understands the hazardous of law enforcement work and in 2019 a total of 132 officers were killed in the line duty. A nationwide goal was to be Below 100 deaths, a...
Jan 1, 2020 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
Tree and Brush Liability By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Trees and brush growing on county rights-of-way and private property adjacent to county roads continue to cause significant liability risks to NIRMA member counties. The prospect of...
Jan 1, 2020 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
Money for Minutes Deadline, January 31, 2020 By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist Please remember to submit your safety committee minutes if you would like to be considered for 2019’s Money for Minutes program. The submission deadline is 5:00 pm,...
