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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DER Corner: What you need to know if you have seasonal employees or represent a seasonal employer
Many TSS clients are seasonal clients. This means they only operate during certain parts of the year, usually mid-March through October. It is crucial for Designated Employer Representatives working for seasonal employers regulated by the U.S. Department of...
National Recovery Month: The public and personal
By Renee Schofield, CEO TSS Observed every September since 1989, National Recovery Month focuses on all resources, supports, and events that can and should be provided to support those in recovery, those who are moving toward recovery, and their families. Most...
Tips for Safe Disposal of Unused or Expired Medications
Just about everyone has old antibiotics, pain relievers and other prescription medications gathering dust in their medicine cabinet. While these drugs are intended to support your health, they may be dangerous or even deadly when they end up in the wrong hands. So...
Harvest-Time 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...
Pedestrian Safety: Prepare Your Kids for the Walk to School
This month, children across the country are heading back to school. While some of us are fortunate enough to be able to drop our kids off in front of the school building and others have door-to-door bus service, there are many families who must get there on foot....
DER Corner: What your C/TPA needs from you
The Consortium/Third Party Administrator should be the Designated Employer Representative's strongest ally in ensuring compliance. But the C/TPA can only do their job when the DER does their part in keeping employee lists updated. This is so critical to our duties...
Protect Workers and the Bottom Line By Considering Extreme Heat Measures
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...
8 Steps to Protect Yourself from Tick Bites and Lyme Disease this Summer
Hiking, camping, fishing....Spending time in the great outdoors is one of summer's greatest pleasures. But it can also come with risks. Keep in mind that if you are walking through a meadow or wandering in a wooded area, you may very well encounter some ticks, putting...
Looking Back 25 Years: Part 9
Sometimes the funniest things happen in our offices! One day in the first year or so of operation, Lloyd Gossman decided to really have some fun with me. Lloyd was a safety director at the time for a local construction company. He came to the office with both of his...
Fireworks safety
The 4th of July holiday is right around the corner, and for many of us, that means celebrating with fireworks. According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC), emergency rooms treated 9,700 Americans with fireworks-related injuries in 2023. Of...
DER Corner: Who is the DER and what are their responsibilities?
The DER, or Designated Employer Representative, is responsible for keeping employees and the company in compliance with federal (Department of Transportation) drug and alcohol testing requirements. Over the next few months, we will highlight the DER's responsibilities...
10 Critical Water Safey Tips
As the weather is heating up, more families are heading to splash pads, pools, lakes, beaches and rivers to cool off. But summer fun can quickly turn tragic when safety is not a priority and people of all ages and experience levels can be at risk. By being alert and...
TSS CEO Renee Schofield and her team of safety specialists share wisdom from 20-plus years in the safety industry.
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