Unsafe habits, like skipping safety gear, persist due to perceived rewards. Recognizing triggers and altering routines can improve safety and behavior. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.
Workplace safety includes awareness of the nearest exit, maintain emergency exits and ensure the path is clear. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.
Pay attention to the habits you hold on to and how they affect you daily. How many of these habits are positive ones, and how many are negative? Look at the choices you make at work, and if they lead to negative behaviors, then look at changing them. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.
Spring is here and we’re getting into the Tornado season for this area. It’s important to review what the various National Weather Service alerts mean. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.
The orderly arrangement of work areas is vital to the safety of all workers, regardless of whether they are involved with machines and tools or with appliances and furniture. Approx. 6,000 persons are killed on the job annually in the United States, and an estimated 19,500 in home accidents. 17% of the on-the-job deaths are caused by falls. When each of us keeps their own area in order, the whole plant is a safer place to work.
