Distracted Driving Awareness
Cell phones, multitasking, fatigue and many other factors contribute to distracted driving. According to the National Safety Council, car crashes are the #1 cause of workplace death. This month presents […]
Enterprise Risk
Effective Risk Management is a progression of actions that are taken with the purpose of minimizing losses or injuries. The State Office of Risk Management provides active leadership to enable State of Texas client agencies to protect their employees, the general public as well as the state’s physical and financial assets.
Injury Prevention Month
Requesting inspections, safety committees, policies and procedures and many other factors contribute to injury prevention in the workplace. SORM recommends that Texas State Agencies encourage their staff to exercise situational […]
All Eyes on 2018 Hurricane Season
All Eyes on 2018 Hurricane Season The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is upon us and the State Office of Risk Management is putting together some resources to help state agencies […]
Slips, Trips, Falls on Different Level Surfaces
Statistics show falls from elevated surfaces are generally less frequent but, in most cases, more severe than same-level falls, such as slips and trips, in the workplace. More so, the […]
Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Office
A large number of injuries caused by falls occur in offices. Walking becomes second nature, so people don’t pay attention when they are walking from one place to another. According […]