by TSS, Inc. | Mar 6, 2023 | Featured, Substance Use, Workplace Safety
This article by Keith Ward of Employer Solutions at Quest Diagnostics is reposted with permission from the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association website. A recently published peer-reviewed study generated headlines with the finding that cannabis users were...
by TSS, Inc. | Feb 6, 2023 | Featured, Workplace Safety
It seems like nearly every time I engage with a client on their safety needs, the subject of slips, trips and falls comes up. There’s a good reason for that, as it is the most common cause of accidents and injury. According to the National Safety Council, in 2020,...
by TSS Safety | Nov 29, 2022 | Featured, OSHA, Workplace Safety
In many parts of the country the cold winter weather has arrived, and with it come numerous health and safety hazards that aren’t always visible to the naked eye. Cold stress, which occurs when the skin and body temperature is driven down to the point where the body...
by TSS, Inc. | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, Wellness, Workplace Safety
Since the start of COVID, workplace stress has been at an all time high with little indications that relief is in sight. According to a recent study, continuing concerns about health issues, a blurring of work-life boundaries, disengagement with the workplace for...
by TSS, Inc. | Oct 7, 2022 | Featured, Wellness, Workplace Safety
In just a few years, the COVID pandemic fundamentally changed the way we work. During the time of lockdowns, employers and employees globally discovered that many jobs do not require an office setting. Tasks that were once almost exclusively performed in workplace...
by TSS, Inc. | Sep 6, 2022 | 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. | Jun 29, 2022 | Featured, Workplace Safety
Did you know that nearly 73% of our brain is water? So, it’s hardly surprising that dehydration can have a significant impact on your mind. Research shows that at just 1% of body water loss, workers begin to experience decreased cognitive abilities, reduced...
by TSS Safety | Jun 26, 2022 | 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. | Jun 3, 2022 | Featured, Training, Workplace Safety
A real-life experience, by Myron McCord We all love the end of a long winter, but spring typically flies by, and you’re into summer… and the heat. Soaring temperatures and heat indexes in the triple digits can turn deadly within minutes when you are not...
by TSS, Inc. | May 10, 2022 | Featured, Workplace Safety
Yes, we are all tired of it. And, yes, most of us have relaxed COVID routines in our personal lives as we’ve gotten vaccinated and boosted. But as employers, we still have a responsibility to protect our workforce and customers. And, with COVID numbers...
