by TSS, Inc. | Sep 3, 2025 | Workplace Safety
What occupation is twice as deadly as law enforcement, and five times more dangerous than being a firefighter? Answer: Farming. This may be surprising to people who live outside of rural America, but agricultural workers know exactly how hazardous their job can be on...
by TSS, Inc. | Jul 29, 2025 | Featured, Uncategorized, Workplace Safety
In 2023 and 2024, July temperatures broke temperature records for the previous years, a trend that is on track to continue in 2025, and August promises no relief. With temperatures soaring, many workers are vulnerable to heat-related illness and even death. More than...
by TSS, Inc. | Sep 4, 2024 | Drug Screening, Featured, TSS, Workplace Safety
Employers should know that a critical component of any successful workplace drug and alcohol testing program, that protects the safety of your workforce and the public, is the relationship between the Designated Employer Representative (DER) and the Consortium/Third...
by TSS, Inc. | Sep 4, 2024 | Featured, Workplace Safety
Fall is here and it’s harvest time for America’s farmers. Those who do not live and work in rural areas may imagine farming to be a physically demanding, but relatively safe occupation. In fact, agriculture is one of the most hazardous jobs you can have....
by TSS, Inc. | Jul 1, 2024 | Training, Workplace Safety
When we talk about bullying, it’s typically about bullying on the playground or in the classroom, involving children. But bullying happens everywhere. Unfortunately, when it involves adults in the workplace, it is often ignored or dismissed with the victims toughing...
by TSS, Inc. | Jun 4, 2024 | Workplace Safety
June marks National Safety Month and as any safety professional will tell you, prevention is key to ensuring a safe workplace. That means ongoing maintenance and housekeeping initiatives to ensure any on-the-job hazards are cleaned up and resolved before anyone gets...
by TSS, Inc. | Jun 4, 2024 | Drug Screening, Workplace Safety
In May, several national news outlets reported that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is likely moving forward with the federal reclassification of marijuana. Currently, marijuana is federally designated as a Schedule I substance, “meaning that it has a...
by TSS Safety | May 1, 2024 | Featured, Workplace Safety
No matter what kind of work environment you are in — retail store, office, school, job site or manufacturing facility — slips, trips and falls happen everywhere. In fact, falls are the leading cause of death in construction and, in general, only motor vehicle...
by TSS, Inc. | Apr 3, 2024 | Community Safety, Recreational Safety, Workplace Safety
Spring has SPRUNG! I am always reminded of my first job when spring arrives. I worked for Sears in Keokuk, Iowa. That store was a catalog store that also carried appliances and lawnmowers on the floor. Every spring we had a sign that read, “Spring has sprung, the...
by TSS, Inc. | Apr 3, 2024 | Workplace Safety
Workplace violence has been on the rise for more than a decade, and in some industries, it has become so common that employees feel unsafe and choose to leave the workplace. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, since 2014 the American workforce has...
