Thanksgiving Holiday Safety Tips 2014

 

As we all prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday and the shopping frenzy that accompanies the holiday season, we want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable holiday:

o This largest traveled holiday accounts for the most fatalities, so don’t text and drive! Taking your eyes off the road for just a second or two (2) can have tragic consequences.

o Don’t answer your cell phone while driving. Let your cell phone take a message and pull off the road to answer your calls.

o Wear your seat belt! Seat belts are proven to save lives and prevent injuries. Make sure children are secured in an approved child safety seat.

o Don’t Drink and Drive, use a Designated Driver!

o Never leave cooking food unattended. Turkey fryers are for outdoor use away from combustible structures.

o If the contents in a pot or pan catch fire, do not touch or try to move the pot or pan as you may spread the fire or burn yourself. Extinguish the flames with a metal lid, larger pot or fire extinguisher. Never use water on a grease fire. Extinguish the flames with a metal lid, larger pot or a fire extinguisher.

o Keep holiday decorations away from heat sources such as stoves, candles or heaters. In the event of a fire or medical emergency, call 911.

Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!

Eyes and mind on task, 24/7!

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!



Upcoming Training

October brings many things ..

the start of autumn with the change in the leaves;

changing your home smoke detector batteries for fire safety week;

and trick-or-treat for the youth in all of us ...

to name a few.

October also means annual safety training for all employees (manadatory):

Chester County

October 16, 2014 @ 6:30 AM for AOM, Bulk

October 20 @ 5:30 AM for Logistics

October 20 @ 8 AM for Cold Drink, Service

Lehigh Valley

October 8 @ 7:45 AM for Cold Drink, AOM, Service

October 8 @ 1 PM for Administration, Finance

October 9 @ 2:30 AM for Logistics

October 9 @ 3:30 AM for Logistics

October 9 @ 6 AM for Merchandisers

October 9 @ 7 AM for Production

October 22 @ 1 AM for NL&S

October 22 @ 6 AM for Merchandisers

In addition, we're seeking volunteers for Fire Extinguisher training:

October 15 @ 7:30 - Lehigh Valley

October 16 @ 7:30 - Chester County

Drivers will also have CSA training during the month of October:

October 10 @ 2:30 AM, 3:30 AM - Lehigh Valley

October 27 @ 2 PM - Chester County

Watch bulletin boards for updates and changes.

Any questions, please see Human Resources.

Annual Hearing Tests

We conducted our annual hearing tests on

Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

Osvaldo Ogando and Kendrick Castro - all smiles before the testing

Todd Fritz and Gary Richebacher anxiously awaiting their test

Carlos Valencia and Michael Brown having a good time in the hearing lab.

Juan Anglada's ready for work after his test.





Setting the Example

Setting a good example is not a "put-on". It's simply working safety into your daily routine at home and on the job. When we all work safely, everyone's job is safe and their future more secure.

New employees certainly benefit by seeing operations conducted the safe way. As you all know from experience, people new on the job take a while to adjust and to discover who they are in the overall set-up of the plant. New employees who have never held a job before or were employed by a firm that had a weak safety program probably will need considerable safety instruction. We'll attempt to give it to them, but naturally, they also observe and seek advice and information from fellow workers. These early impressions of you and of safety operations will be at least partially formed through these contacts and observations.

On the other hand, newcomers formerly employed by a firm that emphasized safety will probably think more of you personally if you measure up to the caliber of people they are accustomed to working with.  "Don't do as I do; do as I say" is a pretty tired expression, and it got tired because we all have repeated it many times— not just verbally but through our actions; and actions speak louder than words. When we leave our safety glasses resting on our foreheads rather than in place over our eyes, or when we kick an empty milk carton under a bench rather than pick it up, we're selling safety but it's a useless soft sell. Our actions are saying, "I believe in wearing eye protection but not in protecting my eyes; and I know trash can cause a tripping accident, but it isn't important enough to make me pick it up."

There's another angle to setting good examples. Too often people dress to impress others with their good taste rather than their knowledge of safety. Wearing rings, bracelets, and other ornaments is dangerous around machinery and in many other jobs where it's possible for jewelry to be caught by moving parts of machinery, thus cause injury to the wearer. Long sleeves,floppy pant legs, and long hair can be hazardous on some jobs, too. So we should always dress for the job. Our image as a fashion expert may suffer, but it will give way to the more important and more beneficial image of safety.

Maybe some of us feel we are already setting good examples for safety, but maybe this self-image isn't too accurate. Think just for a moment—isn't it strange that we always think about having the nice things happen to us and when we think about an accident, it's usually happening to someone else?

Accidents are a reality. Make your personal safety just as real and you'll have a good chance of not becoming the other person to whom accidents are always happening.

We also might remember that our children some day will be entering the work force. And they, like the newcomer on the job, can benefit by our actions that exemplify safety consciousness.

Most of us try to demonstrate to our kids how to cross streets or how to light matches when they're of age. If, through the years, your kids learn from you how to use a ladder correctly, or that it's good practice to keep tools in their proper places or that there's a right way to lift things, you've given them an additional opportunity for the better life the future promises.

Don't Gamble With Safety - SafeStart Celebration

Our "Don't Gamble With Safety" incentive concluded with a SafeStart lunch and game event held on July 9, 2014 in Lehigh Valley.

Chefs - Jay Levan and Debbie Chinsoon



Chefs - Chris Horn and Steve Strybuc



Employees earned tokens in the 13 weeks prior to the event by attending various safety sessions on SafeStart topics. The more sessions you attended, the more tokens you earned, the more chances you had at prizes during the celebration.

Grand Prize drawing (11+ tokens to be eligible, $500!)

Gary Richebacher

Day Off With Pay Winner

Jim Glassic 

10+ Tokens EARNED by attending Safety sessions …

Each WON four (4) Dorney tickets

Line of Fire Driving Contest Winner  –  Robert Bankston

$25 Gas gift card

Robert backing up t& watching out for the line-of-fire (cone)

Don’t Gamble with Safety Card Game

Alfredo Castro & Stephanie Cisar completing their CERT cards for a chance at a lottery ticket

Mike Ragiel scratching off a lottery ticket with HIGH hopes of winning big

Lottery ticket WINNERS: Jake Bloszinsky $5, Tina Flexer $2

Eyes on Task Basketball Game

Jake Bloszinsky keeping his Eyes on Task and sinking a shot

Chef Jay taking a break from the grill to try his hand at the game

Suzanne Smith stepping up to WIN a flashlight helping with Eyes on Task!

Thanks to all who participated and assisted with making the day possible.

Juan Gonzalez and Terrill Mitchell, standing
Neil Kneller and Tim Jedrejczyk enjoying the food in the background
Can you guess who's hiding behind the trailer with the red shirt showing????

The gang enjoying lunch



DON’T LOSE WITH SAFETY – Use your CERTS to prevent critical errors.

Lehigh Valley Safety Incentive Winners

Our "Don't Gamble with Safety" Incentive is rolling along.

Congratulations to the following CERT Practice Card Contest Winners:

 

Keith Burkit

Eyes and Mind Not on Task

Caught his finger in the car door

Self-trigger on the state and analyze close calls to avoid injuries in the future

 

Andrew Miller

Eyes and Mind Not on Task, Line-of-Fire

Changed music on his ipod while driving and almost ran off the road

Analyze the close calls and work on habits to prevent accidents

Scott Ellmaker

Complacency, Rushing

Looking down at phone while walking and almost ran into someone

Analyze close calls, work on habits so it doesn;t happen again

Tina Flexer

Rushing, Fatigue

Traveling late at night, scraped knee when tripped on curb as exited shuttle

Work on habits to avoid loss of balance, traction, grip

Mike Felegy

Rushing, Complacency

Eyes Not on Task, Line-of-fire, Balance/Traction/Grip

Tripped over hose in syrup room

Self-trigger on state, Analyze close calls and Work on habits to prevent slips, trips, falls

Caitlin Donnelly

Rushing, Frustration, Complacency

Stabbed self in thumb trying to open a tube with a knife

Self-trigger on the state, work on habits to avoid injuries

 

Roberta Metzgar

Rushing, Frustration, Line-of-Fire

Close call with morning traffic

Analyze the close calls, look at others for pattens that increase the risk, Work on habits to avoid vehicle mishaps

Donna Butz

Mind Not on Task

Cut hand on a sharp object hidden below when pushed the garbage down into the container

Work on habits to stop future injuries

Pam Garin

Complacency, Eyes Not on Task, Balance/traction/grip

Broke two ribs when crashed while biking on a road she's ridden several times

Work on habits



Learn from the mishaps of others.  Keep your eyes and mind on task 24/7!



SafeStart: Rushing

Rushing is a part of life, especially these days.  It is not something that is going to go away – it’s probably going to get worse.  As soon as you realize you are going faster than you normally go, slow down.  Or if that’s not possible, make sure you’re looking at what you are doing and thinking about the line-of-fire and balance, traction or grip.

Trying to do many things at once is another form of rushing. It’s different than walking faster or trying to drive faster. Trying to do lots of things faster, all at the same time can easily cause eyes on task and mind on task problems. Consider a restaurant where a group of people or groups of people just happen to all come in at the same time.  The chef will have more orders, appetizers, salads and entrees on the go than normal.  More than likely, the chef will rush.

When you know you are doing more things at once than you normally would, you should:

·         Pause for a second and look around for anything that could hurt you if you made a critical error

·         Think about the correct order or sequence

·         Do one thing at a time and think about what you’re doing until it’s finished; then move on to the next task

·         Remind yourself that it’s not worth getting hurt over

Even if you slow down to a pace that allows you to avoid critical errors, it doesn’t mean everyone else will.  When other people are rushing, they will be more likely to make mistakes and the chance of them hurting you or someone else increases.  If you see someone else rushing – whether it’s on foot or in a vehicle, you should:

·         Recognize they will be more likely to make an error

·         Try to stay out of their way (get out of the line of fire)

The idea that rushing causes mistakes is as old as the hills. “Haste makes waste” is not a new expression.  Time management, organizational skills and planning can prevent having to rush.  If you can’t prevent rushing, use your Critical Error Reduction Techniques, or CERTS, to help you recognize the patterns that increase risk of injury and how to reduce the risk.

Stretch and Flex Training

May 8, 2014

To aid in reducing injuries and fatigue, employees were offered sessions in stretching!

Our Loading & Shipping Crew stretching at 2 in the morning ...

all the way though to our Service and Admin folks in the late morning ...

Huge thanks to Dr. Perillo for the refresher course!

CPR-AED-First Aid Training

Al "Chip" Leitgeb, OHST, EMT
Instructor/Member
A+ Safety Training, LLC

Employees at out Lehigh Valley facility recently completed CPR-AED-First Aid training with Chip from A+ Safety Training where they learned basic skills that may save a life or prevent further injury.

The goal is to decrease death and disability when an emergency happens. 

 Thanks to our volunteers for making a difference!

CPR/AED/First Aid Certified:

Juan Anglada

Tim Buda

Alfredo Castro

Debbie Chinsoon

Pam Garin

Jim Glassic

Greg Harakal

Roberta Metzgar

Mike Ragiel

Julie Stauffer

Steve Strybuc

And all those who attended will always remember the chocolate syrup and our Gentle Giant who bravely volunteered ... thanks for participating!