With Thanksgiving now behind us and winter around the corner, the safety professionals at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia have collected some late fall safety and health tips. They would make an excellent eblast or take-home flyer to distribute to your staff.
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The military experts recommend:
- Drive slowly and avoid hard-braking through leaves, especially when wet, as they can be as slippery as ice.
- Be careful of fog on cold mornings, which can limit driving visibility and distance perception. Don’t use high beams in fog.
- Check tire pressure often. With rapidly changing temperatures, tire pressure often expands and contracts.
- Get vaccinated for the flu. Protecting against the flu is especially important for people at high risk.
- Wash your hands, and cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing.
- If you haven’t yet done so, check your furnace at home. Replace the air filters regularly.
- Have your chimney professionally inspected and cleaned each year.
- Test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors monthly and replace batteries once a year.
Do everything you can to keep your employees focused on safety at work and at home this time of year. You might consider a competition to recognize the team that identifies the most safety hazards within a week. Or single out for recognition an employee who has shown exemplary safety leadership over the year.