Safety Made Simple

10/12/2026

Employees working in and around tire shops can encounter stored energy, heavy equipment, moving vehicles, lifting hazards and other risks that demand their full attention.
Safety Made Simple’s Tire Shop Safety course helps employees recognize common hazards and reinforces safe work practices before the next vehicle rolls into the shop.
Before the wrench turns or the tire comes off, make sure your team knows how to approach the job safely: https://zurl.co/Qa4kt

This session focuses on safety in tire shops. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain common hazards in tire shops and how personal protective equipment (PPE) can help protect you from injuries. Recognize and mitigate crush point hazards Identify best practices for tire inflation, mo...

10/10/2026

On World Mental Health Day, take a moment to recognize that stress, fatigue, burnout and personal challenges don’t simply disappear when an employee clocks in.

A strong safety culture looks out for the whole person. Encourage employees to speak up when they’re struggling, check in on coworkers, take needed breaks and know where to turn for support.

Take care of yourself. Look out for your team. Help create a workplace where everyone can work AND go home safe.

10/08/2026

“Loud noise damages the tiny sensory cells inside your ears,” NIOSH says. “Once they are damaged, they cannot be repaired. Over time, too much noise can cause permanent hearing loss and ringing in the ears." Protect your team! Check out this resource: https://zurl.co/tp04U

Prevention and planning can limit hazards, NIOSH says.

10/07/2026

Harvest Safety Check!

Harvest has been running hard for weeks in some areas. Is your team still working as safely as they were on Day 1?

Long hours, changing conditions and the pressure to keep grain moving can make shortcuts tempting. Take five minutes this week to revisit the basics with your team: communication, lockout/tagout, moving equipment, grain entrapment hazards and fatigue.

Don’t let familiarity turn into complacency. Finish harvest as safely as you started it.

10/05/2026

During harvest, grain dryers are working hard and the conditions that can contribute to a dryer fire can develop quickly. Safety Made Simple’s Preventing Grain Dryer Fires course helps employees understand dryer fire hazards and the preventive practices that can help keep a small problem from becoming a major emergency.
Make dryer safety part of your harvest conversation. A few minutes of training now can help protect your people, your grain and your facility when dryers are running around the clock. Learn more: https://zurl.co/yzRdt

This session focuses on preventing grain dryer fires. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Recognize the impact of grain dryer fires on employee safety, equipment, and facility operations. Identify the common causes of grain dryer fires and what you can do to help prevent them. Explain wh...

10/02/2026

Welcome to Hoffmann Inc.! Thank you for choosing SMS as your partner in sending your team home safely. We look forward to growing with your team.

10/01/2026

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, making it a good time to remind employees that workplace noise can cause permanent hearing damage. An effective hearing-loss prevention program goes beyond PPE to include noise measurement and control, hearing protection, testing, training and program evaluation.
Whether employees are working around grain handling equipment, machinery, power tools or other loud environments, encourage them to recognize hazardous noise and protect their hearing.
You get one set of ears. Make protecting them part of the job: https://zurl.co/dVda2

09/30/2026

Long hours, moving equipment, flowing grain, fatigue, and changing conditions can quickly increase risk. Our Grain Harvest Safety course helps prepare employees to recognize common hazards and make safer decisions throughout the season. Give your team a safety refresher that matters: https://zurl.co/GDJXh

This session focuses on grain harvest safety. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Identify how to reduce fatigue in the workplace. Recognize the symptoms of heat illnesses and how to stay hydrated. Apply safe practices and identify hazards in routine and non-routine work.

09/28/2026

Rough terrain calls for the right equipment—and the right training.
Telehandlers are built to handle demanding jobsites, but uneven ground, heavy loads, limited visibility, and changing conditions can quickly create serious hazards.
Safety Made Simple’s Rough Terrain Forklifts: Telehandlers course helps reinforce the knowledge operators need to recognize hazards and work safely around this powerful equipment.
Before the forks go up, make sure safety comes first. Find out more here: https://zurl.co/rVgS1

This session focuses on rough terrain forklifts. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Recognize where to get important safety information about your machine. Identify why inspections are important and how often to conduct them, and… Apply safe practices when operating a telehandler.

09/25/2026

You can’t see it. You can’t smell it. And you can’t rely on your senses to know it’s there.
Oxygen deficiency is one of the most dangerous hazards associated with confined spaces. OSHA considers an atmosphere below 19.5% oxygen deficient, and conditions inside grain bins, silos, tanks, and other confined spaces can change quickly.
Safety Made Simple’s Mlynek CSP, OHST explains what causes oxygen deficiency, the warning signs employees need to understand, and why properly calibrated atmospheric monitors and continuous monitoring are so important.
You can’t see an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. You have to test for it. Read more: https://zurl.co/yk0eI

Protect your workforce from oxygen deficiency in confined spaces. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and why atmospheric monitoring is a must.