Your Safety Record

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Your Safety Record

• 2002 31 Recordable Accidents
• 7 Lost Time Accidents
• 2003 22 Recordable Accidents
• 1 Lost Time Accident

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Definitions

• Recordable Accident
• Anything more than first-aid.
• Lost Time Accident
• Days away from work.

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What Has It Cost YOU?

• Since 1993 Our Company has paid approximately
• 5,020,070
• in workers compensation.

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• This money comes from the same pool
• of money that goes for raises, lower
• health insurance premiums,
• contributions to profit sharing,
• equipment upgrades and fun stuff like
• lunches and awards.

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Type Of Accidents

• Cuts
• Back Strain
• Rash
• Fall
• Pain in hand, wrist, arm, back

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Average Costs

• Recordable Accident One time visit
• 1000.00
• Lost Time Accident
• 24,500

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Near-Miss Report

• The Near-Miss report is your way of telling the
  Safety Manager that there is an unsafe process or
  action taking place in the plant. These forms are
  located in the cafeteria. Simply fill it out and
  place it in the yellow box. You do not have to
  identify yourself.

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Prescription Safety Glasses

• Human Resources has a program
• that will provide you a new pair of
• safety glasses every two years free
• of charge. Specialty items like
• bi-focals, tinting, etc., you must pay
• the additional cost.

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• Due to insurance regulations, you
• are not permitted to drive yourself to
• doctor or the ER if you are hurt at
• work. A member of Supervision
• must drive you and bring you back if
• you return to work.

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Forklift Safety

• OSHA estimates that there are 680,400 forklift
  accidents each year.
• Approximately 90,000 employees suffer some type
  of injury each year

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Four Year Study

• In a four year study conducted by
• OSHA from 1998 to 2002 in
• Alabama, Florida, Georgia
• and Mississippi, 86 workers died
• after being crushed or struck by
• forklifts.

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Forklift Issues

• Answer this I have been driving a forklift for
  25 years. Does this make me the best and safest
  driver?

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• Driving a forklift to fast is the biggest problem
  we have here at our Company.
• SLOW DOWN !!