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SafetyNET Can Help Prepare You for Your Outdoor Adventures and More!
After a long, cold winter, most everyone is ready to head back outside and enjoy the spring weather - whether it's biking, hiking, swimming or white water rafting. But, before you and your family take off for your next adventure the American Red Cross wants to make sure you are prepared. Take a water safety class together with your children. Build your own disaster supplies kit. Learn how to handle a choking emergency. And, find out what to do if a tornado is spotted in your area or a hurricane is headed your way.
You can find all this information and more in this issue of SafetyNET. Please share SafetyNET with all of your employees - this important online newsletter will help keep safety a priority, both in and out of the workplace.
Check Your Water Safety Skills
Before you take that first dive into the water to celebrate the warm weather, make sure you and your family members know the basic rules of water safety.
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Hurricane Season Opens With Predictions for Severe Storms
The 2004 hurricane season opened June 1 with weather experts predicting one of the worst weather seasons in years, and the Red Cross urges the public, especially those in hurricane-prone areas, to take stock and get ready now for possible storms.
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Are You Ready for a Tornado?
Tornadoes can strike anywhere at any time. Last year alone, more than 1,200 tornadoes touched down in the U.S. Would you and your family be prepared if a tornado hit your town?
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Choking Emergencies
The right kind of care or the wrong kind of care... Do you know the difference?
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Recognizing and Caring for Respiratory Distress
Recognizing the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and giving care are often keys to preventing other emergencies.
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Did You Know . . .
In 2002, there were 4.7 million injuries and illnesses and 5,524 deaths reported at workplaces throughout the U.S. (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration)
More than 1.6 million Workers' Compensation claims were filed in just one year. (Joseph Canatese, Cutting Health Care Costs, Waste Age, Dec. 1, 2002)
Workers' Compensation costs make up nearly 20% of employer-sponsored health and disability benefits. (William Wiatrowski, Tracking Changes in Benefit Costs, Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Spring 1999)
In 2004, Workers' Compensation policy costs are expected to increase 15% for the typical employer. These are the highest rates in 10 years. (National Safety Council)
Businesses spend $170.9 billion a year on costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses-expenditures that come straight out of company profits. (J. Paul Leigh, Stanford Medical Center)
Studies show a $4 to $6 return for every dollar invested in health and safety training by reducing costs associated with absenteeism, Workers' Compensation claims and lost productivity. (William Wiatrowski, Tracking Changes in Benefit Costs, Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Spring 1999)
For information on Red Cross training programs for the workplace, visit http://www.redcross.org/
services/hss/courses/workplace.html
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