•  MarchMadness–GetReadyForIt•  DefensiveDrivingDuringMarchMadness•  SafetyCommitteeIdeas•  Hydration•  BehaviorandAccidentCausation•  GeneralErgonomicReminders

“MARCHMADNESS”?NOTONOURWATCH!

! Thisphenomenondidnotearnit’snameoutofidleness–it’sarealproblem.Andit’snotaboutbasketball.

! Marchisfamousforweirdstuffhappening.Keepacloseeyeonit.

! Daylighthoursbecominglonger–moretodo-schedulesbulkup–activity–drama,etc.

! DONOTBEDISTRACTED!Therearealreadyenoughdistractionstogoaround.

!  Inlightoftheunusuallywarmwinter,weshouldbepreparedforfreakySpringweather.

! STAYFOCUSED!Marchisalongmonth.

DEFENSIVEDRIVINGDURINGMARCHMADNESS

!  Distractionsarereal.Textingwhiledrivingisreal.

!  DUI;inexperience;fatigue;druguse;NIGHTdriving&workzones;otherimpairments;‘crazy’driverscomeoutofthewoodworkinMARCH!

!  OurpreachingtodayisaimedatDefense&PREVENTION

!  InmostareastrafficcrashesgoingUP;fatalitiesgoingUP;workzones,UP

!  Think.Plan.Askyourselfaheadoftime:Whatcouldgowrong?

!  Avoidtheexposure;minimizeyourexposure.

!  Park–walk–standinPROTECTEDAREASwhenpossible

SAFETYCOMMITTEEIDEAS

!  Consideraddingareflectivebandtoyourhardhats! Whentheheatstarts,getprotectorsforthenecknape

! Watchoutyoudon’thydroplaneonwetroads–moderateyourspeed.Evenafilmofwaterontheroadcancauselossoftraction.

!  Checkyourtreadwearpatternandtireinflation.Springrainsmaybetorrential.Keepweightinthetruckbed.

!  Practice“ContinuousImprovements”—namethemtokeeptrackandaddvalue!

!  Areyourvehiclesequippedwithtailgatewarningtape

HYDRATION–CIRCULATORYSYSTEMSTRESS

! BloodwillstarttoTHINOUTforwarmertemperatures

! Assistthisprocesswithproperhydration.Stayoutofthesodaaisle;avoid‘BigGulp’;junkfood&drinks

! WATERispreferredwith50%GatorAdeorSquincher;fruitjuice;othernaturalbeverage

! Salad,freshfruit,etc.Skipthefriedstuff.! BestThingEver:refillablewaterbottle!

ACCIDENTCAUSATION–BEHAVIORISKEY

!  HumanBehavioristhekeyelementinaccidentprevention.Itisalsohighlyresistanttochange.We’reallgeniuses,right?

!  Hardwarerarelyfails.Laddersrarelybreak.Vehiclesdonotover-speedbythemselves.Phonesdonotforceyoutolookatthemwhiledriving.

!  Inotherwords,preventionisacontrolissue.YOURbehaviorcontrol.

!  PersonalRiskmanagement=Donotcreateanexposurewherenoneneedstoexist.

!  Donotprolonganexposureforamillisecondlongerthanitneedstobe.

!  Takeeveryreasonableprecautiontoprotectyourself.Thatisaquestionthatwillbeaskedduringanyinvestigation.

!  Ourinsurancecompanywillaskthesamequestionswhenmakingadecisionondisabilityorsurvivors’benefits.

ERGONOMICS–IT’SWHATKEEPSYOUGOIN’!

!  3BasicElements:Force-Repetition–Posture!  GoodPOSTUREisthemostimportant.!  Kneeshigherthanhipswhenseated,driving.

!  Avoidslouch;properfootwear;PPE–gripgloves,kneepads,etc.!  THINKbeforehandlingheavyobjects.Poorliftinghabitswillleadtochronicbackproblems.

!  Gethelpwithheavystuff.Avoidovertheshoulderreaching.Raiseaheavyloadwithleverage,notbruteforce.Usetools,handtruck,etc.

!  Examplesofgoodergo:use3-PointStancewhenclimbing;usewalkingstickonunevenground;takeshadesoffwhennotneededforglare;eatright;stayhydrated;dressright;goodboots;sleepright;don’ttextanddrive…(ok,notreally,butitcanhurtyouinotherways!)