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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Prevent Hot Car Deaths
It’s a shocking story we hear all too often this time of year. A child dies after being left alone in a hot car. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths in children under 15. Heat stroke...
July 4th Safety Tips
With the long Fourth of July weekend fast approaching, we want to share some reminders for making it a safe one. Every year, there are numerous reported injuries, illnesses and accidents that put a damper on the holiday celebrations. Let’s make 2023 as safe as it can...
Safety Notes: Do We Really Need Safety Meetings?
Safety does not just happen. While some employees are a bit more apt to think about how things might go awry, not everyone does. I often hear, “Everybody knows that!” Of course, folks know that if you hit your thumb with a hammer, it’s going to hurt! But does...
Beat the Heat: Stay Safe While Working and Playing Outside
As we head into the dog days of summer and extreme temperatures are becoming increasingly common, it’s important to be proactive in protecting ourselves, our families and our employees from the risks of heat-related illnesses. In the United States, an average of 702...
Tips for Staying Safe in the Great Outdoors
Americans love to camp. It’s a summer pastime for an estimated 48 million households each year (and the numbers have been growing since the pandemic). But facing the elements can be dangerous and challenging. On average, there are more than 30,000 camping-related...
Meet the Collector: LynnLee Mitchell
LynnLee Mitchell grew up in Ketchikan in a construction family. She has worked at many different jobs, including a variety of seasonal jobs in Ketchikan (Cedars Lodge on the dock and runner for the cruise ships at Southeast Stevedoring, to name a few). She moved to...
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...
TSS CEO Renee Schofield and her team of safety specialists share wisdom from 20-plus years in the safety industry.
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