Our Safety Blog & Newsletter
TSS is committed to helping businesses, communities and individuals create safe environments — regardless of whether you're a client. Visit our safety blog, and sign up for our free, monthly newsletter to find information covering many topics related to workplace, community and in-home safety.
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Drug Alert: Biden Administration Issues Xylazine Alert
Over the last months, we have repeatedly shared information about xylazine or "tranq", a powerful non-opioid veterinary sedative that is emerging as a deadly threat in the illicit drug scene in the United States, and caused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to issue a...
Meet the Collector: Eric Bartholomew
This article is part of a series of posts introducing you to the TSS team and the people you may be working closely with. My name is Eric Bartholomew and I work in TSS’s Midwest office, located in Keokuk, Iowa. I started with TSS in April of 2017. Prior to joining the...
National Safe Boating Week (May 20-26)
| By Ginny Clay, TSS Operations Manager To me, the most important message you should take away from National Safe Boating Week each year is: WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. In March, I, as the Flotilla Commander, for U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 170-01-05, had the...
10 Tips for Avoiding Electrical Hazards in Your Home Office
An electrical accident at your worksite has the potential to cause devastating injuries to workers and huge costs for your business. Making sure that your workplace follows basic electrical safety procedures is key to keeping employees safe and avoiding hefty OSHA fines.
Poison Prevention Strategies
Did you know that poisoning is the number one cause of unintentional death in the United States? In 2021, for example, there were more than 102,000 deaths from unintentional poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control. While the majority of these were...
Distracted Driving Kills
We see it on our roads every day: Drivers looking at their phones, eating or drinking, putting on their make-up, or turning around to talk to their kids while in traffic or as they’re speeding down the highway. While distracted drivers are often just an annoyance to...
Meet the Collector: Ginny Clay
This article is part of a series of posts introducing you to the TSS team and the people you may be working closely with. My name is Ginny Clay. I am the operations manager at TSS, Inc and I work in the Ketchikan office. I have worked for TSS for 19...
FMCSA: Owner-Operator Rules
Recently, we’ve heard many questions surrounding the definition of owner-operator, what owner-operators are required to do to remain compliant with U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol guidelines, and how owner-operators should register in the Federal...
Drug Alert: Xylazine
A non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine, also known as “tranq”, is emerging as a deadly threat in the illicit drug scene in the United States. People are often exposed to xylazine knowingly or unknowingly when it is combined with other illicit drugs such...
Meet the Collector
This article is the first in a series of posts introducing you to the TSS team and the people you may be working closely with. To kick things off, we'd like to re-introduce you to TSS CEO Renee Schofield. Hi, I’m Renee. I am the owner of TSS Inc. What started in...
Managing Marijuana Use in the Workplace: What’s at Stake for Employers
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...
FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Update
As of January 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will have accumulated three years of data. That means motor carriers will no longer need to check with prior employers about driver applicants. Theoretically, the...
TSS CEO Renee Schofield and her team of safety specialists share wisdom from 20-plus years in the safety industry.
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