Workplace Bullying We often think that bullies can only be found in the schoolyard- remember the bigger kid who had a physical advantage over other children and used it to torment them? The reality is that bullying can linger well beyond childhood and often will rear...
We should all be familiar with the basic signs and symptoms of heat stress and heat related conditions by now in Florida, so let’s take a look at some cool gear (PPE), to help prevent these incidents before they happen. The golden rule of: Water/Rest/Shade never...
Time Management Skills What is time management and why should it be important to you? Time management is the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities. Good time management enables us to complete more in a shorter period of...
Public Employee Safety in the Community In February, PRM will launch our new Online Training Resource, Local Government University. To kick off the year, our first training video, titled “Public Employee Safety in the Community” was selected by your Loss Prevention...
Defensive Driving The standard Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, defines defensive driving as "driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others.” This definition is taken from the...
Practicing Hand Hygiene Our hands are the main pathways of germ transmission and good hand hygiene is the most important way to avoid getting sick and preventing the transmission of harmful germs to others. What is hand hygiene? Hand hygiene is the act of cleaning...
SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS… Don’t get tripped up ! Slips, trips, and falls include the following types of events: Slips and trips without falling: Injuries occurring when a worker catches him/herself from falling due to slip or trip. (This can cause impact injuries with...
Evaluating Your Workplace Behavior Did you know that the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime? The relationships we have with our co-workers play an important role in our lives and impacts our overall “happiness”, even in our...
Work Zone Safety Rebuilding along with improvements within our rights of way will always be necessary and this work often causes the public to be continuously met with challenges of driving through and around the work zone of employees. What is the best way to...