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Jan. 28 webinar on new safety resources for NIRMA members!
Join our webinar at 10:00 CT on January 28 to learn about the transition of what was formerly the Nebraska Safety Council to National Safety Council - Nebraska Chapter, in particular, the new safety-related resources and benefits now available to NIRMA members! Click...
Register Now for April 2025 HR Seminars
NIRMA is pleased to announce the following schedule for the 2025 Spotlight Seminar Series. Exclusively for NIRMA members, this seminar will feature trusted attorney partners Pam Bourne and Ashley Connell of Woods Aitken LLP, presenting at five regional locations. They...
2024 Money for Minutes Reminder
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist Once again, your friendly reminder to be sure to hold your fourth quarterly safety committee meeting for 2024, if you have not done so yet. Safety committees have until 5:00 pm Central, January 31st, 2025,...
New Legal Development on Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions – Court reverses both the July 2024 & the Jan. 1, 2025 DOL changes
This alert is posted to make NIRMA members aware of a significant legal development as relates to their employees. PRIOR INFORMATION: At NIRMA's 2024 educational events, attendees received information about the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s recent actions to raise...
Member Resources on Open/Concealed Carry of Firearms
The complex issue of when and where firearms may be carried in county buildings, continues to be a hot topic. Because each scenario requires an individualized analysis based on all of the factual circumstances, we recommend consulting with your county attorney and...
Online Courses to Meet Your Year-Round Training Needs!
As a reminder, NIRMA partners with Lexipol/LocalGov U to provide members with hundreds of online training courses that can be utilized to satisfy annual continuing education requirements. Preview the courses available from new links added to the platform's landing...
Safety Shorts
Annual Mandatory Tasks for Counties with Employees Using a CDL
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Manager As an employer of Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders that operate DOT-regulated Commercial...
Let Us Talk About Leadership…and Safety
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist I recently read an article about how leadership behavior sets the safety tone for an...
Inmate Suicide Prevention
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Inmate Suicide Prevention Inmate suicide is a critical issue in local jails, posing...
Wet Weather and Wet Floors
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention Manager and Safety Specialist Courts in Nebraska have found that claims resulting from water being tracked into...
Crucial Tasks for Winter: Daily Walk-Around Inspections of Equipment
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist Daily walk-around inspections are a crucial practice in maintaining the health, safety,...
Use of Force in Jails-The Objective Reasonableness Standard
By Todd Duncan, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist This month’s Safety Short provides guidance on the legal liability associated with the use of...
Law Enforcement Roll Call Training
January 2025 Roll Call Training
Use of Force Any review of law enforcement's use of force must begin by outlining the constitutional authority on the use of force by law...
December 2024 Roll Call Training
Person of Diminished Capacity Every community can expect its law enforcement officers to encounter persons of diminished capacities. This group of...
November 2024 Roll Call Training
Special Operations Law enforcement experience has demonstrated that there are certain high-risk service demands which require specialized units...
October 2024 Roll Call Training
Complaints and Employee Misconduct Pursuant to NRS 81-1414.14, law enforcement agencies shall have a policy regarding accepting and investigating...
Hiring Retention Early Identification System
The policy of this agency is to hire only those people qualified for employment as law enforcement officers. This agency seeks the highest level of...
August 2024 Rollcall Training
Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Misconduct It is the policy of this agency to prohibit Sexual Harassment or Sexual Discrimination in any form and...