Aug 3, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Jul 5, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
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,...
Jun 13, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
May 5, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Mar 29, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
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...
Mar 1, 2023 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I’ve recently read a couple of articles about machinery-related fatalities. The first article addressed an accident that occurred when a second rider was on an industrial forklift. The second rider was thrown...
