Safety Tidbits – 1/03/07

-January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month. Make a Difference – Donate Today…it could Save a Life!
-In a recent survey, employees were asked what they wanted from an employer… the Top Three Responses were Appreciation for work done (hearing Thanks!); Feeling In on things (being in the loop - part of the team) and Understanding of personal issues (compassion).

No worries mate!
“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.”
–Joey Adams

Talk to the Kids about Driving Safely
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 1- to 34-year olds in the U.S. According to the U.S. DOT, 3,620 drivers in the15-20 age group died in car crashes in 2004, accounting for 14 percent of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes and 18 percent of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes. Twenty-four percent of the teen drivers killed were intoxicated. In 2002 (latest data available) the estimated economic cost of police-reported crashes involving drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 years old was $40.8 billion, according to the NHTSA. Teenage deaths due to motor vehicle accidents occur on weekends 53% of the time. Teen drivers killed in motor vehicle accidents had a youth passenger in automobile 45% of the time.
Most Americans (61 percent) think that 16-year-olds are too young to drive, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll. The poll, conducted in December 2004, also found that 53 percent thought that licenses should not be issued until the age of 18.

Anyway
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered,
Love Them Anyway.
If you do good people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Do Good Anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you help them;
Help People Anyway.
If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies;
Succeed Anyway.
Give the world your best and you will get kicked in the teeth;
Give The World Your Best Anyway!
Taken from a sign on the wall in the Calcutta Children’s Home founded by Mother Teresa.

Fire Safety Review
Fires kill approximately 5,500 Americans and injure over 300,000 each year. The major causes of home fires: Smoking 26%, Incendiary or Suspicious 16%, Heating 14%, Child Playing 10%, Electrical Distribution 10%, Cooking 8%.
-Teach the family to STOP, DROP and ROLL if clothes catch fire. Purchase collapsible LADDERS, if you have small children, and practice using them. Source: NFPA
-Nearly 3/5 of the residential fatalities occur in homes without a WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS! Purchase quality smoke detectors and replace batteries annually.
-A carbon monoxide detector is also a good idea. Source: USFA

Quote of the Week
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” --Theodore Rubin