Thank a Vet

Thank You!
To the men and women of the Armed Services…we appreciate your sacrifice. Thanks for your service (past or present) to the greatest country in the world. God Bless American and God Bless our Veterans.

Respect Electricity
Extension cords are used everyday at work and at home. Sometimes when a piece of equipment is used as often as extension cords, people tend to get careless with the way that they handle them. Remember: Extensions cords carry electricity that can hurt you. You have to be very careful while using them.

You should consider your extension cord as a piece of sensitive equipment. You must take care and handle it properly. Look at the cord and plug before you use it. If the cord is broken or has bare wires, don’t use it until it is repaired. If the plug has loose wires or the metal prongs are broken or blackened — have it fixed before you use it. If you do have a problem with your extension cord, please contact your supervisor. Do not work with unsafe equipment. To care for your extension cords, don’t jerk them out of the socket. Always unplug them carefully. Don’t let them get caught in doors. Don’t run over your extension cords as this can damage them and can cause serious injury to you. Take care of your extension cords and they will take care of you! From Sanitors.com …thanks Beckie

Cold weather means increased hazards. Portable and fixed space heaters, including wood stoves, cause a disproportionate share of home fire deaths. Keep combustibles away from heat sources. Space heaters are involved in one-quarter of home heating fires, but three-quarters of home heating fire deaths.

-Winter clothing poses additional risk. Coveralls, jackets, gloves can all pose additional hazards. Gloves cause you to lose dexterity and also pose hazards around pinch points. Insulated coveralls can be dangerous if zippers and straps are left undone. Jackets pose similar hazards of getting caught by moving parts if not zipped up. But not wearing additional clothing can result in frost bite, so dress smart.

-Equipment hazards – Conveyor belts shrink up which can cause more material run off; mobile equipment needs time to warm up; windows and lights can get covered in snow, ice or mud which reduces visibility. Access ladders, stairways and walkways can become very slippery, so use handrails.

Quote of the Week - It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. -Teddy Roosevelt From a speech given in Paris at the Sorbonne in 1910