Risk Management and Loss Prevention

NIRMA’s risk management and loss prevention efforts are definitely intertwined.

Our risk management services not only identify and measure the risk of loss for NIRMA and NIRMA II as pools but also for each individual member. The critical element here is to ensure the correct means are in place for adequately protecting both the pools and our individual members.

It is the role of NIRMA risk management to review a variety of methods for funding the risk for our two pools, then making recommendations for the best method available, including the transfer of risk and the retention of risk responsibility. Another responsibility is to conduct a regular review of all policies in place and make recommendations to management and the NIRMA Board of Directors for any revisions that might be beneficial.

While working with our members, NIRMA risk management is available to review any and all contracts and agreements to determine the adequacy of indemnification and hold harmless provisions, as well as for insurance and other requirements.

Working in concert with risk management, the second critical element of successful pooling is aggressive loss prevention efforts.

NIRMA loss prevention services work with each member individually to prevent losses before they occur. This is accomplished through on-site safety assessments and using comprehensive training programs covering a breadth of potential loss areas.

Upcoming Training Events

Current Month

July 2025

thu03jul12:00 pmNIRMA HR Roundtable12:00 pm(GMT-05:00) Event Type Virtual Events

mon14jul1:00 pmDOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors1:00 pm(GMT-05:00) Event Type Loss Prevention,Virtual Events

Event Details

NIRMA provides this training two times per year. Once in January and once in July. This training is available, at no cost, to all NIRMA member employees. The training will last approximately three hours. The training is intended for those that supervise employees that hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) used for county purposes. The DOT only requires supervisors of CDL holders to attend the training once, but as a best practice members are encouraged to attend a refresher course when able.

The topics covered in this session consist of an explanation of the reasonable suspicion drug testing protocol, one hour of training to identify alcohol abuse and one hour of training to identify drug use. When the DOT refers to a supervisor, they are not referring to a County Supervisor, rather they are referring to anyone that manages, supervises, or oversees an employee with a CDL. The skills garnered through the training will prepare the attendee to recognize an employee that is impaired by drugs or alcohol and pull them from the safety sensitive position of operating a county owned commercial motor vehicle (CMV).

County employees that are responsible for administering the DOT drug and alcohol testing program, often referred to as Designated Employer Representatives (DERs), are also encouraged to attend the training as it will expand their knowledge of the DOT’s drug and alcohol testing requirements.

To register for the upcoming Reasonable Suspicion training session please click on the link below:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE REASONABLE SUSPICION TRAINING