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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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...
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!This information is no longer current.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...
Celebrate Together: Join the #OurHearts Movement
Did you know that people who have close relationships at home, work or in their community tend to be healthier and live longer? One reason, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is that we’re more successful at meeting our health goals...
SAFETY CORNER: Staying safe while working around forklifts
Forklift accidents account for approximately 85 deaths, 34,900 serious injuries, and 61,800 non-serious injuries each year in the United States, according to the government. While OSHA requires employers to train their forklift drivers thoroughly, the training of...
Be prepared in an emergency
Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at any time. Each year, more than 350,000 cardiac events occur outside a hospital setting. According to the American Heart Association, fewer than 10 percent of those victims will survive. Immediate Cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
Will you be donating blood this month?
January is National Blood Donor Month. As safety professionals, we here at TSS, have a pretty good idea of how often injuries and accidents can lead to someone needing blood. Not surprisingly, however, most people don’t ever think about where blood comes from or the...
From the CEO: Celebrating 20 years and more
November marks The Safety Specialists, Inc.'s 20th anniversary of working in this industry and we are celebrating! The TSS team is ever so grateful to our clients for entrusting their business to us. Many of you were there from the beginning and have witnessed our...
Tackle the holiday blues in your workplace
One of the keys to maintaining a safe work environment is having employees who are focused, clear-headed and feeling well. But for many people, the holiday season is an especially emotionally sensitive time of year in which they are distracted and overwhelmed by their...
SAFETY CORNER: The what, how and where of smoke detectors
The change in season is the perfect time to turn your attention to your household smoke detectors. You probably already know to check your batteries regularly. But do you have the best type of smoke detectors for your home? Are they located where they will be most...
TSS CEO Renee Schofield and her team of safety specialists share wisdom from 20-plus years in the safety industry.
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