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Safety
Solutions Monthly eNews for February 2009
Welcome to Safety Solutions, the e-newsletter
that provides you with
ideas and information you can put to use in your workplace. Each
month,
Safety Solutions delivers articles focused on improving
occupational
safety and health programs, controlling costs and keeping
employees safe
and healthy at work and at home.
1. Are You Ready to be a Safety
Hero?
Heroes abound in the safe water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on
Jan. 16 in the Hudson River: the flight crew, the New York Waterways
ferry operators and other watercraft operators, police and fire rescue
teams, the Red Cross and other first responders as well as the 155
passengers. How does their experience translate into every day safety at
your facility?
>> More
3. Five Strategies for Dealing with Workplace
Depression
You’ve likely seen the symptoms in some of your co-workers and
staff: decreased productivity, irritability, absenteeism, low energy,
withdrawal and possibly even anger and anxiety. While these could be the
telltale signs of a lazy, bored or unmotivated employee, they could also
indicate something more serious – a depressed employee.
>> More
4. UK: HSE Launches Prevent Falls from
Vehicles Campaign
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has relaunched a campaign that
warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles. The campaign will
highlight the many cost effective ways that exist to stop these falls
from occurring.
>> More
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6. Encourage Employees To Take Earplugs Home
OSHA requires employers to provide hearing protection for workers
exposed to hazardous noise, and best practice has shown that providing a
good variety of hearing protectors improves compliance. But smart
employers also will encourage employees to take hearing protectors home,
according to Theresa Y. Schulz, Ph.D., hearing conservation manager for
Howard Leight.
>> More
Hello everyone, I am Walter and I am here to test your knowledge
about
the Utility Knife Safety. If you answer these questions correctly then
you
have a great start to making sure you and your employees reduce
lacerations in your workplace.
Take the quiz to find out how your company measures up! Entries with
all six correct answers will be automatically entered into a drawing
to
win a brand new 8 GB iPod Nano, and you can even choose your color and
engraving!!! Here is a sneak peek at questions
1&2.
1. According to National Safety Council Injury Facts
2005-2006 Edition, the average cost of any laceration in the work place
is?
a. $85,584
b. $2,345
c. $116
d. $13,948
2. What is the definition of a TRADITIONAL spring
loadedsafety knife?
a. A knife that requires the blade to be manually retracted into the
housing
A knife with a blade that springs back into the housing only when
the thumb is removed from the slider while cutting
c. A fixed blade knife
None of the above Take the quiz today!
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Health Promotion on a Budget Jane
Ellery, Ph.D., assistant professor and associate professor for the
Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, speaks to EHS Today about
how companies can develop or implement health promotion programs on a
budget.
Next, EHS Today Publisher Steve Minter interviews William
Bullock, Ph.D., industrial hygiene manager for CSX Transportation, to
explore this topic further and learn how EHS professionals are
uniquely positioned to take a leading role in workplace health
promotion. OR
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