October is Safety Training Month at Coca-Cola

During the month of October, all employees went through the Annual Safety Refresher Course that included overviews on Emergency Response, Bloodborne Pathogens, Personal Protective Equipment, Hearing Conservation, HazComm (GHS), Material Handling, Flammable Materials, PIT, Fall Protection, Compressed Gas Cylinders, Electrical Safety, Fleet Policies, Machine Guarding, Confined Space, Power/Hand tool Safety, Traffic Route, Hot Work, and general safety responsibilities to name a few.

In addition, our CDL drivers received additional training, from All-State Trucking School, on CSA regulations.  The training included the seven (7) basics for CSA: Unsafe Driving, Fatigued Driving, Driver Fitness, Drugs and Alcohol, Vehicle Maintenance, Cargo, and Crash BASICS.  It was followed by understanding how the BASIC scores are used/determined in CSA.  Everyone came out with a better understanding on the importance of daily vehicle inspections and preventative maintenance.

Lehigh drivers listening to CSA training

Our presenter, Sam, going over the BASICS of CSA

Kistler O'Brien conducted a class on fire prevention, the differenct types of extinguishers and the P.A.S.S. acronym for extinguishing a fire.  All partiticpants practiced putting out a fire through the use of Kistler's simulator.

Anxiously waiting for their turn with the fire extinguisher

Brian Wanamaker takes aim at putting out the fire

Greg Harakal using the PASS technique

Debbie Chinsoon practices her fire fighting skills

Kate Lang successfully puts out the fire

As with all safety matters, employees we're reminded to keep their eyes and mind on task to avoid the line-of-fire, accidents and injuries.  Have a safe October!