Nearly half (47%) of all weather-related car accidents - more than 700,000 a year - are due to rain. As fall's soggy weather fast approaches, it's crucial that you know how to safely maneuver your vehicle and avoid weather-related accidents.   

Here are 10 tips for driving in the rain:  

Step 1. Exercise caution. Engine oil and grease buildup on roads and highways over time, and when combined with precipitation, you've got the equivalent of an automotive Slip 'N Slide.

Step 2. Slow down. Wet pavement causes tires to lose traction and vehicles become more difficult to handle.

Step 3. Use headlights. Always use headlights in the rain - even if it's just a sprinkle. Headlights help you see and be seen in wet weather.

Step 4. Keep your windshield wipers in tip-top shape. Summer can wreak havoc on your blades, so get them checked before fall's showers arrive.

Step 5. Defog your windows. Precipitation can cause your windshield to quickly fog up, so use the front and rear defrosters to maximize visibility.

In the field of safety, the mission is to prevent accidents. What does it take to achieve such a goal?

Our entire profession has evolved over many decades pursuing the elimination of occupational injuries and illnesses. Safety started out with the basics of getting rid of unsafe conditions and seeking to stop employees from committing unsafe acts. The career field evolved into design engineering and making the job fit the employee rather than the other way around.

Employers have created Standard Operating Procedures, Codes of Safe Practices, and Safety Rules to establish regulations and guidelines to make the workplace safer. Training on these various requirements is provided in safety meetings, tailgate meetings, pre-job meetings, and via formal training programs and courses. Managers, supervisors, and assigned trainers give such training initially, through refresher sessions, and whenever there appears to be a need...

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Q: I have multiple forklifts with various attachments that I need to train my operators on. The compliance packages I ordered only come with two evaluation forms, how can I get more in order to record training on all the attachments?

A: Let's cut down your paperwork! The two evaluation forms will suffice if you can do the following:

• Gather all the forklifts equipped with the various attachments that you plan to evaluate the operators on.
• Inspect them and determine they are safe for use.
• Have the operators inspect only the unit they start the evaluation on. Since they will have shown you they can do an inspection and you have predetermined the others are safe to use, inspecting only the first unit is sufficient.
• Where the form requires "Attachment" and "Truck Type" to be listed, enter "See Record Sheet" as it is unlikely all of the equipment makes/models and attachments will fit in the space provided. You could also list only the information of the truck that the operator starts the evaluation process with.
• Have each operator move three loads with each attachment to a max of three attachments per form. If there are more than three attachments use the second form provided and carry on. You can draw a diagonal line through the inspection area of the second form or a large "NA" to mark it as not applicable.
• Make sure all attachments and unit make and models used are listed on the Record Sheet in the order that they were used.
• Staple both evaluation forms together and file them that way once completed.
• There is no need to list all the attachments, makes/models on the wallet card.

O15 - Office Safety - Office Employees frequently have the feeling that since they don't work out on a plant floor safety isn't important in their jobs. Yet accidents and injuries in the office account for thousands of hours of lost time and millions of dollars in workers compensation and medical costs. Use this recently updated video containing new information to show employees what hazards exist in office environments and how important it is to follow good safety practices - 22 mins, 2002, Marcom