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| Making it Home for the Holidays |
It’s likely that many of your employees either have travel plans for the holiday season or are welcoming traveling family members home. Help keep these travelers and visitors healthy and safe by sharing these quick tips:
If You’re the Guest:
- Carry your doctor’s emergency contact numbers and medical information, such as your blood type and health history.
- If you’re taking medicines, pack enough to last several days longer than you expect to be away.
- If traveling by train, identify emergency escape routes from railway cars.
- If driving, ensure your tires can handle wintery roads. Have your car winterized by your mechanic and be prepared for blocked roads. Take outdoor clothing, boots, flashlight, some food and water.
- Whether staying in a hotel or your sister’s new house, note the escape routes.
- Turn off portable space heaters when you leave your room or go to sleep. Keep heaters three feet (one meter) from anything that can burn.
- Avoid scalding; be mindful that hot water heaters may be set higher than you're accustomed to.
- Stay healthy by avoiding people who are coughing and sneezing. Remember to wash your hands frequently.
If You’re the Host:
- Light your walkway, porch and stairs to prevent falls.
- Clear outdoor walkways of ice or snow.
- Keep hallways, stairs and exits free of toys, furniture and other clutter.
- Keep an eye on overexcited children; your partner may be distracted by cooking and guests.
- Identify two fire exits from every room, whether door or window. Post a floor plan of your home where everyone in the family can see it and designate a meeting place outdoors.
- Assign an emergency exit buddy to each person with special needs, such as frail relatives or children.
- Install smoke alarms on every level, especially near sleeping areas. Test them. They should be listed by Underwriters Laboratories and replaced if 10 years or older.
- Make sure the bath mat is a non-skid mat.
- Install grab bars in the bath and shower stalls.
During peak travel season, bed bugs stowed away in luggage may also be making their way home for the holidays. Share with your team these tips on how to avoid the critters. (Subscription to SafetySmart Online is required to access this page.)
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| This Concorde jet was probably doomed from the moment it struck a piece of titanium during its takeoff roll at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on July 25, 2000. The supersonic jet crashed less than two minutes later, with the loss of 109 people on the aircraft and four on the ground. (Telegraph Co UK) |
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| HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: How to Comply with TDGA Training Requirements |
Hazardous substances are, by definition and nature, hazardous. But those hazards increase exponentially when so-called “dangerous goods” are transported by truck, rail, ship or air. We’ll explain the TDGA training requirements and how to comply with them. There’s also a list showing the TDGA training requirements in each jurisdiction.
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| Continental Airlines Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter |
More than 10 years after a Concorde aircraft crashed in France, killing 113 people, including four on the ground, Continental Airlines and one of its welders have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
A French court found that a titanium strip had fallen from a Continental DC-10 jet immediately before an Air France Concorde jet carrying 109 people took off. The Concorde struck the metal strip, shredding a tire and sending rubber debris into a wing, which in turn caused a fuel tank to rupture.
The Concorde, on fire and flying low and slowly, crashed into a hotel about two minutes after it took off.
The court fined Continental Airlines 202,000 Euros ($268,400 USD) and ordered it to pay 1 million Euros ($1,329,459 USD) to Air France.
Continental welder John Taylor was fined 2,000 Euros ($2,656 USD) and issued a 14-month suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. The court found that Taylor contravened industry norms by using titanium to forge the piece that fell from the DC-10.
Attorneys for Continental Airlines and Taylor said they will be appealing the convictions, with the airline calling the court’s finding “absurd.”
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