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,...
Dec 1, 2019 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
Public Filming By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist There have been reports of individuals coming to courthouses and filming the interior as well as the exterior of the building. Reports include the individual’s filming as well as inquiring about...
Dec 1, 2019 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
Regional Sign Training and Flood Damage Discussion By Tim Baxter, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist We are entering the best time of year for road department employee training. Hopefully most of you have completed or are nearing completion of the massive...
Dec 1, 2019 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
Winter Driving Recommendations By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist If you’re thinking your vehicle’s battery or tires may be ready to be replaced, now is the time. Every battery that has failed on me, failed on a freezing cold day. Two of them I had...
