Safety Tips
Adjusting your Car Mirrors
Proper adjustment of your vehicle mirrors... Click here to view the video
Silent Consent
Silent consent is a term that describes when a person or a group
of people see something they know is unsafe and yet choose to
say and do nothing about it. For example, if we see a task
being performed on the top step of a ladder (causing the ladder
to become unstable) yet we walk by without saying a word because
it’s not our place to tell another employee how to do their job.
This gives the worker silent consent to continue working
unsafely.
We have the authority and the responsibility to make this a
safer work environment by preventing our co-workers from being
injured. If we speak up and correct unsafe situations &
behaviors, our co-workers are more likely to do the same for
someone else. To those on the receiving end of these
safety suggestions, please keep an open mind and realize that
your co-workers care for your safety & well being. Safety
is everyone’s
responsibility.
Kent A. Kramer
Texting and Driving
Texting and driving another kind of impairment... click here to view the message
Naval Safety Center
Static Electricity
A recent study has researched 150 cases of fires at gas pumps.
· Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women.
· Almost all cases involved the person getting back in their vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas.
o Most men never get back in their vehicle until completely finished. This is why they are seldom involved in these types of fires.
o If you absolutely MUST get in your vehicle while the gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out. This way the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle.
· When finished, they went back to pull the nozzle out and the fire started, as a result of static electricity.
· Most had on rubber-soled shoes.
· Don't ever use cell phones when pumping gas.
o Mobile Phones can ignite fuel or fumes.
o Mobile phones that light up when switched on or when they ring release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition.
o Mobile phones should not be used at filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers, boat, Etc.
· Mobile phones should not be used, or should be turned off, around other materials that generate flammable or explosive fumes.
· It is the static charge that ignites vapors that come out of the gas that cause the fires.
· There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-entered and the nozzle was touched.
· Seventeen fires occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was removed and before fueling began.
To sum it up, here are the Four Rules for Safe Refueling:
· Turn off engine.
· Don't re-enter your vehicle during fueling.
· Don't use your cell phone - leave it inside the vehicle or turn it off
· Don't smoke.
Send this information to ALL your family and friends, especially those who have kids and elderly in the car with them while pumping gas. If this were to happen to them, they may not be able to get them out in time Thanks for passing this along.