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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Employers need to prepare for COVID-19’s impact on mental health
By David Martin, TSS Safety Coordinator Research shows that there is a direct link between mental health and workplace productivity and safety. In 2019, the World Health Organization estimated that depression and anxiety cost the global economy about $1 trillion...
From our CEO: Take Care of One Another
By Renee Schofield May 10-16 is National Prevention Week (NPW). What does that mean? It is a time to bring awareness and recognition to the work done around substance misuse prevention and mental health issues. With a pandemic in full swing, Prevention Week...
Stay on Top of your Learning Game in the New Normal
During this time of crisis, the whole world is dealing with significant disruption to every aspect of life — especially work life. It’s challenging to get a normal day’s work done when everything is shut down. Yet, the silver lining to our current – very...
10 Tips for Boating Safety
For many of us, warmer temperatures mean boating season has arrived. But before you board your vessel, it’s important to review the basics of safe boating. No matter how experienced a mariner you are, knowing safety procedures and rules before departure can prevent...
From our CEO: Business Survival During Tough Times
By Renee Schofield, TSS CEO Small business owners are struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only are they concerned about their personal health and that of their families, they are also concerned about the financial health of their company. It is hard to see...
The DOT and YOU: 49 CFR Part 40 during COVID-19
At a time when we are more reliant than ever on the transportation industry as a supply chain for necessary goods, maintaining the safety of our truckers, pilots, maritime operators and others on the road is especially critical. As the U.S. Department of...
Is your Emergency Action Plan ready?
by David Martin, TSS Safety Coordinator It is one thing for individuals and organizations to prepare an Emergency Action Plan for a physical event such as a fire or flood, tornado or active shooter. It is another thing entirely to develop an effective plan for...
TSS’s COVID-19 Response and New Distance Learning Offerings
As the COVID-19 health crisis has been evolving, TSS has been considering how to continue providing top-quality safety services and programming, while also following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and our public health agencies to slow the...
Six Tips for Poison Prevention Week
Poison Prevention Week, held during the third week of March, reminds us that some of the deadliest and most dangerous items in our homes are hiding in plain sight. Each year an estimated 3 million people, many under the age of 5, are exposed to poisonous substances....
SAFETY CORNER: Prevent Workplace Eye Injuries
Whether your employees work in front of a computer in an office, weld in a shop, or spend their days at a construction site, the health and wellness of their eyes may not be at the top of your list of safety concerns. Yet, an eye injury can be devastating to a worker...
Can face masks protect you?
!This information is no longer current. All public health agencies now recommend masks or cloth face coverings as one of the essential tools for preventing of COVID-19 transmission and spread. Recently, TSS offices have received calls from people asking about getting...
Get your act together! Make 2020 the year you write your will
The early part of the year always begins with good intentions. People crowd the gym with plans for getting healthy, clean out closets, put money aside for their savings accounts and more. One thing people often overlook, however, is getting their Last Will and...
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