Is the convenience going to cost you?

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I believe we can all agree that convenience comes with a cost. It might be microwave food that may or may not be good for us. Maybe it’s the fast-food restaurants seemingly on every corner in town, or even the...

The Hidden Dangers

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I started this article influenced by all the severe thunderstorms and tornados that have already occurred here in Nebraska this summer. As I was reviewing dates and occurrences of tornados, it dawned on me...

Culturally Speaking

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I was doing a little research to write this article, and I looked up the definition of culture. The interweb was just ripe with all kinds of definitions. One definition I found was: “the behaviors, beliefs,...

Are You Being Seen?

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I’ve had many conversations with NIRMA members lately about personal protective equipment (PPE). More specifically, safety vests. I’m often asked: “why do we have to wear them?” This leads to the next...

Don’t Lose Focus, We’re Just Getting Started

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Most of our road department activity planning is really dictated by the weather and the weather forecast. This time of year, daily and weekly workloads are planned with priority projects. The one-and-six-year...

Are You Paying Attention?!

By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist The National Safety Council sent an email notification that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  I thought, hey, this is a great topic for my safety short article this month! But . . . okay, I’ll...