National Safety Month

In The News

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Invite a local newspaper reporter to come to your facility and write a story about the measures you’re taking to promote safety. Put together a packet for the reporter that contains printouts about workplace safety statistics as well as background information about your company. Present it to the reporter when he or she arrives. The day before the reporter visits, give workers “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Lanyards or “Safe Work, Smart Work, Teamwork” Retractable Badge Holders. Ask them to wear those Lanyards or Badge Holders the next day to symbolize their goal of making safety a priority.

High Expectations

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Help your staff reach new heights of safety. One day, spend time highlighting proper techniques for operating machinery overhead (e.g., forklifts) and when feet are off the ground (e.g., climbing up a ladder). Ask for employee volunteers to demonstrate to the rest of the workforce how to correctly complete each task. Present your volunteers with Safety Cone Stress Relievers to thank them for their participation. Then give all in attendance a “Safety Is Your Best Tool” 6-In-1 Multi Tool when the program is finished.

Off To A Good Start

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Give your staff a boost each Monday morning during June. Provide them with a free breakfast of coffee and tea, whole-wheat bagels, and a selection of fresh fruit. The first Monday, pass out “Safety: It’s My Job” Stainless Steel Travel Mugs to put their beverages in. Tell them that if they bring back their mugs each Monday, they’ll receive a special treat. Use Snack Packs, such as “Avoid The Pains Of Strains And Sprains” or “Clutter Free Is The Safe Way To Be”, as the treats.

Get It In Writing

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Have your employees demonstrate their commitment to being safe at work. The first day of National Safety Month in June, hang an “If It’s Not Safe, I Won’t Do It” Banner in a common area of your facility. Take several pieces of poster board and write at the top of them “Sign This Pledge For Safety” and provide lines for people to write their names. Place the poster boards on the wall next to the banner and ask employees to sign the pledge. After each person completes his or her signature, award a gift, such as a “Safety: The Bright Way To Go” Contour Grip Flashlight.

Carry A Tune

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Celebrate National Safety Month with a little song and dance. Change the lyrics of the song “YMCA” and make it about safety in your workplace. For instance, your version could go something like, Hey man, there’s no need to fall down. I said, hey man, clean up those spills on the ground…It’s fun to practice Say-ay-afe-ty! Choose an area to perform the song and decorate it with Posters from the Laminated Poster Assortment Packs. Sing the song with several co-workers at the beginning of June.

Recipe For Success

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Host a lunch and learn event where you discuss the importance of eating well and getting enough exercise. (Visit www.mypyramid.gov for helpful information.) Use our “Make Safety A Main Ingredient” 3-Section Plates to serve nutritious meals, such as low-fat turkey sandwiches on whole-wheat bread with apple slices. At the conclusion of the lunch, pass out “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Verve Vertical

Serving Up Safety

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Motivate your personnel to work safely with the incentive of a pizza party. Decide on the number of accident-free days required to earn this reward, and make an announcement. Then begin keeping count of the days passed. As your facility nears its goal, start your party planning. Find out what types of pizza are popular there. Decorate the room with a Safety Poster Assortment. During the event, provide time for mingling before presenting a congratulatory speech and serving the food. End the party by giving out 6-1 Multi Tool.

Picture This

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Create a bulletin board where employees can show off their most precious assets. Title the board “Why I Work Safely,” and have your workers bring in photos of family members. Hand out a Safety Bottle With Healthy Snacks to each participant as a thank you. When employees pass by the photos they will be reminded of the people who are counting on them to safely come home.

In Case of Fire...

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Ensure orderly building evacuations through practice drills. The drills let employees familiarize themselves with the location of exits and the sound of the fire alarm. Make sure your staff knows the layout of their building and two ways out of every area. To convey an idea of how fast fire can spread, set a time limit on the evacuation. Have “Safety Makes A ‘Hole’ Lot Of Sense” Treat Packs ready for the people who exit to their designated meeting spot within the goal time. Give “Stay Alert, Don’t Get Hurt” Lollipops to those who participate in the drill but arrive in a less timely manner.

Cool Down Days

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Since National Safety Month is in June, it can get quite warm. Help your employees beat the heat with Cool Down Days, a week of treats, prizes, and information. Monday, serve snow cones at your facility. Tuesday, distribute “Summer Safety & First Aid” Slideguides. Wednesday, provide “Quench Your Thirst, Think Safety First” Stainless Steel Water Bottles With Carabiners filled with a cold beverage. Thursday, raffle off Cooler Bags. And Friday, offer ice cream to everyone.

Safely Rolling Along

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Before a safe day of work can begin, employees need to safely travel to your facility. Bring in a professional to conduct vehicle inspections for your workers. Have your expert check brakes, seat belts, tire tread, tire pressure, etc. Give a “Take Safety Wherever You Go” Flashlight/Tire Gauge Set to everyone who takes advantage of this vehicle inspection program. Also enter each of them in a drawing for an Auto Travel Kit personalized with the name of your company.

A New Spin On Safety

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Add extra fun and incentives to safety meetings. Design your own Wheel of Safety game. Have spots on the wheel for gift cards, paid time off, Positive Promotions prizes, and “spin again.” Prizes from Positive could include “Everyone Wins With Safety” Packs and “Safety Starts With Me” Retractable I.D. Badge Holders. Employees would spin the wheel to see what they are competing for, then attempt to answer a safety related question. If the question is answered correctly, they win. After playing Wheel of Safety, bring the meeting back to its serious side by stressing to your workers that safety isn’t a game.

Back Basics

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Back injuries account for more than 25% of all work related injuries in the United States. More than 400,000 of these injuries require time off each year. Hold a seminar that calls attention to this issue. At your seminar location, hang up a Laminated Poster from the “Think Before You
Lift!” Meeting Pack. Demonstrate proper lifting techniques and how to push, not pull, a load. Give tips on organizing work space to minimize reaching, and stress the importance of using a chair with adequate back support. Offer further information in the form of “Guide To Safe Lifting” Slideguides and Safe Lifting Reminder Kits, also in the meeting pack.

You Made My Day

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Enlist others in the rewarding of safe workplace habits. Pass out buttons from the Safety Buttons Assortment Pack to your crew members. They can use the products to personally thank co-workers who make their day safer. As a reminder of the incentive program, hang up a 6' x 4' Indoor/Outdoor Vinyl Safety Banner featuring the slogan “Never Take A Vacation From Safety.”

Right Before Their Eyes

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During National Safety Month, spend a few days videotaping your facility’s operations. Hold a safety luncheon in which you show the video to your workers. As the tape plays, point out the safety improvements that have been made since last year’s National Safety Month; a visual presentation creates more impact than just words. Show footage of employees following
safety procedures; people enjoy seeing themselves on the screen. Have “Caught Working Safely” Travel Tumblers or Multi-Function Pliers for all the lunch attendees.

Break The Cycle Of Injury

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Break The Cycle Of Injury Use National Safety Month as an opportunity to check how ergonomically correct your facility is so you can get everyone working in good form. Have your safety coordinator systematically evaluate each employee’s work station and work habits, then give recommendations for change. End each evaluation with the gift of an Ergonomics Slideguide. Show your appreciation to your hardworking safety coordinator by presenting him or her with a “Safety, It’s My Job” Embroidered Baseball Cap.

Fresh And Frozen Food

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, food-borne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States. Help prevent your workers from being part of this statistic by adding safe food-handling practices to your recipe for safety. Sponsor a food-safety workshop for your employees and their families. Cover practical advice about safe storage, cleaning techniques, and proper temperatures, as well as list symptoms of food poisoning. Distribute “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Lunch Bags and “Make Safety A Main Ingredient In Every Task” 3-Section Plates to the workshop participants.

Key Concept

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Remind your employees that safety is essential in everything they do. As part of your National Safety Month observations, reward workers for practicing safety. One morning in June, stand near the entrance of the parking lot. As employees drive in, give each one a “Proud To Be A Safe Worker” or “Safety Starts With Me” Acrylic Key Ring . You can also pass out orange juice or whole-wheat bagels to give them a healthy breakfast.

“Role” With It

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Seek out volunteers to participate in some workplace safety skits. Have them act out different scenarios with the wrong and right way to perform tasks. Make “lifting heavy objects” a topic for one of the performances. Put a lighthearted twist on it by having the actors pick up “Don’t Twist Your Back—Lift Safely!” Twizzlers. At the end, provide Twizzlers to the audience along with “Life Is Sweet When You Play It Safe” Candy Packs.

The Proper Equipment

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Ensure that workers have the necessary items to stay safe on the job. Also provide them with tools to practice safety when they’re out in the world. At a meeting in June, go over the workplace materials that every employee should use. Then read a list of safety-related supplies that they should have when off the job. On the list include items in the “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Travel First Aid Kit, such as Antibacterial Ointment and First Aid Burn Cream. Or suggest the Emergency Preparedness Guide and Compass Carabiner Keychain from the Emergency Survival Kit. Be sure to pass out the Kit that includes the items you reference.

Less Is More

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During June, give those who have been accident free for the past year a token of your appreciation. At the conclusion of one work day, gather all employees and present those without accidents “Safety Starts With Me” Breakaway Lanyards. Thank them for contributing to the success of your company. Give everyone else “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Breakaway Lanyards and encourage them to be accident free in the coming year.

On The Move

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Don’t let safety escape the consciousness of your employees when they leave work. Give them gifts that encourage staying safe everywhere they may be. At the end of one day in June, set up a table near the building exit and hand out “Take Safety Wherever You Go” Auto Travel Kits and Hand-Squeeze Flashlights . Don’t forget to remind all employees to drive carefully and wear their seatbelts!

Great Lengths

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You can never go too far to let workers know how necessary it is to include safety in every task. Use “Going The Distance For Safety” as your theme for this year’s safety month. In keeping with this idea, order “Go the Extra Mile for Safety” Pedometers and “Measure Safety In All You Do” Tape Measures And Lights as incentives for workers.

Make A Difference

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Tie the well-being of your community into plans for National Safety Month. Hold a safety meeting on June 1 and, before adjourning, announce that your company or organization is collecting non-perishable food items to donate to the local food bank. Then pass out “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Lunch Bags to employees. Ask them to fill up the bags with food donations. When the bags are full, they can unload the food into a large donation box in your office. Give a raffle ticket to each employee who fills up a lunch bag. At the end of the month, hold a drawing for items from the “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Raffle Pack.

Spice It Up

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Add a little flavor to National Safety Month 2009 with some yummy chili. Organize a special luncheon and seek out volunteers or a catering service to make different types of chili. Perhaps there could be three kinds—mild, medium and hot. Also serve cold sodas and iced tea to quench everyone’s thirst. As employees enter the dining area, give each one a “Take Safety Wherever You Go” Stainless Steel Travel Mug Contour Grip Water Bottle for beverages.

Throughout The Year

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Workplace safety is highlighted in June, but it’s important all year long. As part of your National Safety Month activities, give all workers “Safety Is Always In Season” Care Packs on June 21, the summer solstice. And while you’re at it, purchase enough to give out on the first day of each new season until next year’s safety month.

What A Treat!

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Appeal to the sweet tooth of each worker while emphasizing safety practices. Stock up on candy, such as “Thanks For Working Safely” Personalized Lollipops and Mints. Every day during the month, walk around the facility with a large bowl of the safety-related candy and offer some to each employee.

Take A Deep Breath

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Because stress and safety don’t mix, encourage workers to relax so they can keep their minds on safety. During this year’s National Safety Month, include a bit of stress relief in every day. For instance, you could start each day with a joke to make everyone smile. Tell it over the PA system or send it through e-mail. You could also play upbeat and fun music in the cafeteria or other areas where people eat lunch. To further promote this idea, give each employee a “Safety Is Our #1 Goal” Safety Man Stress Reliever or “Safety Is The Best Tool” Toolbox-Shaped Stress Reliever.

Learning Letters

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Use the alphabet to help spread safety messages during June. On the first day of the month, focus on a safety tip that starts with “A,” such as “Always wear a seatbelt.” On the second, come up with one that begins with “B.” There are 22 weekdays in June so, on several days, you’ll have to double up on letters. When you get to “Z” give all workers “Safety Is As Simple As ABC (Always Be Careful) Lapel Pins and “Safety Is As Simple As ABC (Always Be Careful) T-Shirts.

Safety All Over

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Do workplace tasks require your workers to use all parts of the body? If so, highlight a section of the body each week in June. The first week could relate to head safety and you could emphasize the importance of wearing hard hats and “using your head” while working. For the second week, you could concentrate on keeping backs injury-free. Each week, pass out gifts or informational items related to the specific body parts such as “Safety: It’s My Job” Caps for heads and “Make Zero Accidents Your Goal” Message Pens for hands.

Meaningful Message

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Let your workers play a role in organizing this year’s National Safety Month events. During April, challenge employees to come up with this year’s safety slogan. Give them a week to hand in their ideas. Then compile a list of the best submissions. Provide all employees with a copy of the list and have them vote on their favorite. Personalize Deluxe Backpacks and Folding Chairs with the winning slogan. At the beginning of June, hold an event where the 2009 safety slogan is unveiled and the Backpacks and Chairs are distributed to workers.