How would you like to:

Focus Better

Remove Worry

and make

Less Mistakes

Every year, un-focused acts cost billions of dollars in damage and injury.

"FIND YOUR FOCUS"

one of my most popular talks is your solution to these types of problems.

Bring me to your site or convention and I can help your employees, supervisors, managers, (and you) in three major areas:

Improved concentration
Increased attention to detail
Reduced anxiety and distractions from negative emotions

So, contact

Michele Lucia today!

214.543.0844

michele@makesafetyfun.com

. . .so I can help you & your employees improve their safety performance by learning how to focus better.

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From Reader's Digest: Researchers determined that risk of death for belted front-seat occupants rose 400 percent when someone in the back was NOT wearing a seat belt.

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Nobody knows exactly who holds the fire hydrant patent because the patent office that held the records burned down.

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Amazingly, even after the Hindenburg disaster, the public desire to travel by airship was such that 400 people bought tickets for the next scheduled flight.

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About 300 people a year drop into New York City's Police Emergency Division to get tight rings sawed off their fingers.

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A University of Texas Health Science Center study showed that 13% of fatal accident victims could possible have been saved with improved trauma care.

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The time until unconsciousness after loss of blood supply to the brain is about eight to 10 seconds. (So don't let anybody squeeze your neck.)

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration these are the 8 Leading Driver Mistakes That Cause Collisions

1) Excessive speed

2) Right-of-way violations

3)Improper turning

4) Improper passing

5) Following too closely (tailgating)

6)Driving left of center

7) Alcohol/substance abuse

8)Distracted driving

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Several studies have shown that one factor that causes obesity is the adenovirus-36. It comes from the family of common viruses that causes colds.

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Armadillos jump straight up when surprised, often into the undersides of passing cars.

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By 60 years of age, 60-percent of men and 40-percent of women will snore.

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It is possible to sneeze hard enough to fracture a rib.

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Viruses were discovered because scientists decided to study a disease that attacked tobacco.

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Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disorder that causes your urine to turn black..

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"The only time I enjoyed ironing was when I accidently got gin in the steam iron." --Phyllis Diller

Because you scrolled all the way down here again, a few definitions just for you:

Chiropractor: a slipped-disc jockey.

Intersection: a place where two wrongs make a rite.

Vitamin: what you do when a visitor rings the doorbell.

Let's Do It Again Safety Stuff Subscriber,

. . . have some safety and health fun and who knows what else.

My last speaking gig with the folks from Ameren in Illinois was a great time. Thank you Haley. It was a pleasure working with you. Next I'll be speaking at Iowa Lakes Community College then I'm speaking at Spectra Energy's Safety Lead Team Conference in Galveston, TX.

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Stay Tuned: In the next issue of Safety Stuff I'll announce the winner of the Safety & Health Song Parody contest.

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ANOTHER HAPPY WINNER!

How about a big round of applause for Ann Knapp from Labor Ready! She sent in this issue's winning safety and health meeting/promotion idea.

Idea Winners get a Box of Fun! filled with all kinds of cool items like a Yodeling Pickle, Office Monkeys or a handful of Finger Puppets!

If you'd like to win your very own Box of Fun!, send me (richard@makesafetyfun.com) an idea about how you have made your safety & health meetings/promotions more fun and innovative.

Now, for Ann's tasty idea:

SAFETY STEW

Winter blahs seem to be setting in with our employees. So, we decided to try something fun, easy and inexpensive that would lift spirits, get the workers thinking about safety more, and give them a hot bowl of stew!

Getting the ingredients for the "Safety Stew" lasted the whole month. We included two ingredients a week:

Meat = Lifting techniques
Potatoes = Snow Shoveling
Onions = Slips, trips, falls
Carrots = Construction site
Corn = Manufacturing
Green Beans = Everyday basics
Tomatoes = Cold weather
Spices = Personal Protection Equipment

Here's how it works:

We posted all of the ingredients for everyone to see to get them thinking (stewing) ahead of time.

Every Tuesday & Thursday we picked one ingredient at random.

For example on Tuesday we picked Carrots. Then, employees had until Thursday to come up with 20 safety tips for working on a construction site that we posted in a designated area (i.e. dry erase boards, poster boards). Once we get 20 tips, we added carrots for our stew. Thursday we picked another ingredient to be earned by the following Tuesday.

Once we got all the ingredients we cooked up a wonderful stew so everyone was able to enjoy a nice hot bowl of safety!

MMMPH! MMMPH! MMMPH!!!

In 2013, emergency services in Dunedin, New Zealand, received a call from a woman who could only communicate by mumbling. The dispatcher asked, "Do you live in Dunedin?" the caller replied, "Mmm-hmm." So the dispatcher started rattling off street names until finally the caller said, "MMM-HMM!" Then she gave her house number by tapping on her phone.

Paramedics and police raced to the house, unsure if the caller had been kidnapped or injured. When they arrived, the woman ran out holding up a tube of superglue. She was rushed to the hospital, where doctors used paraffin oil to separate her lips.

After she could talk again, the 64-year-old woman (who understandable didn't want anyone knowing her name) explained, "I got into bed and I could feel this tingling on my lips, so I thought I'd get the cold-sore cream. I got out of bed, and I dived into the cupboard, and I couldn't smell it because I was blocked up. And then I got into bed and thought, 'What have I put on my mouth!?'"

THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING

The plane thumped, and the pilot came on the intercom. "Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize, but that thump you just felt was the Number 1 engine malfunctioning. No cause for concern, we can continue safely with just our remaining engine. However, instead of a two-hour flight, our trip will now take four hours."

Everyone groaned at the delay. Then a passenger grumbled, "I hope the second engine doesn't malfunction. Then we'll be up here all day!"

CHECK THIS OUT!

In every issue, I'll include at least one link to a site or video that is humorous, unusual, powerful or that could help you Make Safety Fun! So, let me know if you find (or have created) anything that I might be able to include in this section.

Though this short video by "The Weather Channel" is titled "How NOT To Drive On Ice" it actually also covers all the basics of driving safely in snow/ice in less than two minutes.

This is a fun page: "Safety Games for the Workplace." There are a variety of resources and descriptions of several safety games--some that include free downloads.

http://ow.ly/JdUr2

"WE USUALLY DON'T GET THAT"

Some feedback from Matthew Johnson who hired me to give talks in January to employees at Ameren:

Richard is a truly an "out of the box presenter" when it comes to delivering a " Focus on Safety" message.

He kept our management and union attendees attention throughout his program and we received nothing but positive feedback...we don't usually get that.

If you'd like the same kind of results at your next convention or employee day (or are looking for ways to improve your safety & health culture) contact Michele Lucia-- 214.543.0844 michele@makesafetyfun.com

Here's a link to a few videos of me in action before a live audience (Thankfully, that's the only kind I speak to!)

http://www.makesafetyfun.com/video.html

All About You

KNOW THE 'WHY' BEHIND YOUR GOALS

When a refueling outage occurred during my years as a full-time safety professional in the nuclear power industry, one of our performance goals was zero lost-time injuries. Two days into the outage, a carpenter fell from a scaffold and broke his back. Thankfully, he recovered from his injury. But sadly, right from the start of the outage, our lost-time goal was ruined.

Goals can be like that sometimes - disappointing. They also can be encouraging and a feel-good experience when we achieve them. Either way, they are worth setting.

Here's a link to the rest of the article in "Safety & Health Magazine" where you'll find ways to make your goals more inspiring:

http://ow.ly/JVoMm

If you prefer, here is a link to a podcast based on the article that includes more details about the topic:

http://ow.ly/JVpw6

Don't forget to tell your friends, neighbors, co- workers, casual acquaintances, and relatives about Safety Stuff.
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'till next time,

Richard Hawk

www.makesafetyfun.com email: richard@makesafetyfun.com

42 Sunset Lake Rd.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

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