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Hello There Safety Stuff Subscriber,
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I hope you are having a wonderful summer.
Mine's been kind of laid back. I'm home for a few weeks. Then I'm off to Rensselaer NY, to inspire the folks at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. The week after that I'll be in Omaha, Nebraska giving a talk and hosting a half-day seminar that you can attend.
Here are the details:
Topic:
"Create a Vibrant Safety Culture"
A link to the PDF outline: http://ow.ly/PBfee
Date:
August 27th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Location:
National Safety Council, Nebraska
11620 M Cir.
Omaha, NE
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We Can Also Spend An Entire Day Together!
Once again I'll be hosting a Professional Development Seminar at the National Safety Council's Annual Congress and Expo. This year it's in Atlanta. You don't have to attend the convention to attend my "Spice It Up!--Easy Ways to Turn Your Safety Presentations From Bland to GRAND! seminar on October 1st. Here's a link if you'd like more information or to register:
http://ow.ly/MeNMl
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If you're a new Safety Stuff subscriber and you feel like you've missed out on the fun we've had in the past, fret not. Just go to my website www.makesafetyfun.com and below the Safety Stuff sign-up box, you'll see the link "Check Out Past Issues."
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Don't forget, you can hook up with me on the social network scene. Especially on Twitter, now and again, I post fun things that I don't put in Safety Stuff.
    
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YOU GOTTA LOVE A WINNER!
Congratulations Amy Borgmann from ServiceMaster Clean you are now a Safety & Health Meeting/Promotion Idea Winner!
Idea winners get a Box of Fun! filled with all kinds of cool items like a Yodeling Pickle, Finger Puppets or a Free-Loader Fork!
If you'd like to win your very own Box of Fun! then send me richard@makesafetyfun.com an idea about how you have made your safety & health meetings or promotions more fun and innovative.
Enough of that, let's move on to Amy's idea:
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SAFETY TABOO
Hi Richard,
I have really enjoyed your website and have used a lot of different ideas at our safety meetings.
At our last safety meeting, we played Taboo. We made up our own cards. At the top of each card is a word relating to safety. Below this word is a list of "restricted words". The object of the game is to try to get your teammates to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the "restricted words" in the process.
A player from the opposite team will observe to make sure none of the "restricted words" are accidentally said. For example, the word at the top of the card might be Ear Plugs. And the list of restricted words below are: ear, plug, head, noise, listen, hear, talk, PPE, loud, volume, etc.
Everyone had fun and participated. We were able to cover a variety of topics and discussed them briefly once the correct answer was given.
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"BE CLEAR ON CANCER" CAMPAIGN
These are the most unique warning signs I've heard of. I guess they're a good marketing idea. On second thought, they might be an excellent one.
Launched by Public Health England in October 2013, the "Be Clear on Cancer" campaign hopes to raise awareness of blood in urine as a symptom of bladder and kidney cancers. Heat-reactive signs were placed in urinals in the restrooms of sports stadiums around Great Britain.
When the signs are not in use they look like sheets of black plastic. When someone urinates on them, the heat from the urine causes the black to fade away revealing a red sign with white lettering that reads "If you see blood in your pee even if it's 'just the once' tell your doctor."
Public Health England hopes the signs will save lives by encouraging people to seek treatment as soon as there's a sign of trouble. Each year in the U.K., some 16,600 people are diagnosed with kidney and bladder cancers, but if they're caught early enough, the survival rate is as high as 95 percent.
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MORE FLUBBED HEADLINES
1 Million Get Shot to
Save on Loans
Bon Jovi Surprises Fan
With Brain Cancer
Homicide Victims
Rarely Talk to Police
Germans Are So Small
That There May Be as
Many as One Billion
Seven Hundred Million of
Them In A Drop of Water
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"TOPIC HIT HOME"
Here are a few comments from the feedback cards referring to the "Find Your Focus" talk I gave to the folks at Constellation Wine last month.
"Very interesting"
"I'll remember him."
"Great presentation"
"Very well done"
"Topic hit home"
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 if you'd like to see yours truly in action:
http://www.makesafetyfun.com/video.html
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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.
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This short video "Four Rules for a Health Lifestyle" animated for Harvard Medical School gets right to the point. I like it. Though it was animated by students it still would work well to show before a safety and health meeting for adults.
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Corrective Behaviors and Reminders: How to Approach People
Pointing out another person's mistakes or unsafe behavior can be the toughest part of a safety professional's job. That's because nobody enjoys being told they're doing something wrong.
I struggled with this when I first became a full-time safety supervisor. Whenever I left my office to begin an inspection, the first workers to see me would call out "Haaawwwk!" This was a warning to let everybody know I was "on the move." And when I came upon a work crew, the first thing they would do when they saw me was check to make sure they were wearing their personal protective equipment. Sound familiar?
Eventually, I learned how to deal with this reaction. But more important, I worked on my disciplining skills so that when I had to point out a problem, it was accepted more easily.
Here's a link to the rest of the article in Safety and Health Magazine:
http://ow.ly/PBENw
If you prefer, here's a link to the my podcast based on the article which includes more details about the topic:
http://ow.ly/PBFhZ
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'till next time,
Richard Hawk
www.makesafetyfun.com email: richard@makesafetyfun.com
42 Sunset Lake Rd.
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
As long as you don't re-sell or syndicate the articles, you're always welcome to include the information in Safety Stuff in your company's newsletters or other communications. If you have the space, it might help my marketing efforts by including "Richard Hawk" and "www.makesafetyfun.com "at the end of the articles you use.
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