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July
1999
Cover: Fit your rules to the operation, make
your operation fit the rules.
· Fit for Duty, Do the rules for your operation fit the rules needed?
· Circle of Death....ground gradients.
· To jump (out of an energized vehicle) or not to jump.
August
1999
Cover: Truck Height/Clearance
· Truck Height/Clearance.
· Carbon Monoxide - Quiet killer.
· Spotlights.
September
1999
Cover: Layers of Safety Protection.
· Safety layers.
· The third prong on an outlet - very important.
· Basic mathematical formulas for electricity - How much power do you have?
October
1999
Cover: Evening and late night newscasts.
Night work has it's own set of dangers.
· Night work and hazards. Cyalume Lightsticks provide cheap illumination.
· Switching switches....interlock overriding?
· Tip happens.....you can't drive everywhere!
November
1999
Cover: Anger.......................
· Anger.....How to control a killer emotion.
· Spotlights - Cheap bucks for an illuminating experience.
· How TIRED are you? (About tires...)
· Are you ready for Y2K celebrations and celebrants?
December 1999
Cover: Are you ready for Y2K Celebrations?
Celebrants?
· Grounding of power lines is the most frequent cause of injuries in the operation of elevating structures.
· Four major safety hints.
January
2000
Cover: Winter Driving - Are driving and driver's
skills taken for granted?
· Winter driving. Hints from a few sources.
· Reflective clothing.
February
2000
Cover: One-person bands OK in some situations,
dangerous in others.
· One person bands.
· What does OSHA say? A letter from an Assistant Regional Administrator.
· Aural mast warnings. Conscious and unconscious reminders of danger.
· Expect the unexpected...Think Professionally. The Darwin Awards are lessons in thinking before one acts.
March
2000
Cover: Competence. Competence?
· Competence...do incompetent people know it?
· Ground loops....more than you ever wanted to know presented in great fashion.
April
2000
Cover: Lessons: FATALITY ALERT.
· How Canada handled Geoff Fisher's fatal ENG accident.
· From horror to professionalism, then despair. A witness's account.
· Injury and occurrence causes.
May
2000
Cover: Q: What's a good phone message to get?
A: Somebody was saved by your safety devices.
· 4/10ths of an inch? Why some codes are poorly written.
· FREE safety videos!
· $3000 check which paid OSHA citation.
· Safety devices work!
June
2000
Cover: Lightning!
· Powerlines....what's too close?
· Where are YOUR wires? (hanging heights and applicable voltages in your state.)
· Horror of a mast/power line accident. KABC mast raised into wires, and it was taped.
July
2000
Danger Assessment: New Science for ENG
Operations?
· Danger Assessment:
· Hands free phones through the use of headsets.
· Tire Advisory - Firestone tire-related accidents prompt investigation.
· Pieces of the puzzle.....links in the chain for successful ENG operations.
August
2000
Cover: Advertising for managers or other
employees?
See the word safety anywhere?
Be careful what you ask for, you may (not) get it.
· Want ads: See the word "safety" anywhere?
· Lessons form the past are the key to the future....reflective vests.
· Jump.....jump........jump!!! (Then hop or shuffle.)
September
2000
Cover: Lesson from the person who has the last
word all too often;
The Coroner.
· How much power do you have available for use? Power formula.
· Dangers of sleep deprivation....More common than many know.
· Think the same as teammates...get on the same page. The NPPA National Media Guide.
October
2000
Cover: "The human will always
fail." Safety expert Dave MacCollum.
· Night time work procedure and plans. Halloween safety lamps are good for ENG safety.
· Truck Height/Clearance.
November
2000
Cover: Road Rage....Maybe it's you.
· How's your vision...how are your eyes?
· Always fail? Yup, always...this editor failed, just like David said in the last issue.
· Basic problem, troubling results.....red light running factors into more than 800 deaths/year.
December
2000
Cover: Y2K or not Y2K. You tell me.
· Will they be out again this New Year's Eve to "celebrate?"
· Vehicle clearance mystery......mast rises over night. Has this happened to you?
· Look what I found! Big spotlight helps "spot" danger.
· Hints for Y2K celebration coverage.
January
2001
Cover: New Year's Resolution - Safety Program
· Why don't employees see risk?
· Four safety tapes for everybody's safety program.
February
2001
Cover: Steps and spotting trouble.
· California News Van Safety Measure proposed.
· New "Post-up" safety poster for frequent and plentiful copying and posting!! (WOI ax)
March 2001
Cover: Layers of Safety Protection.
· The third prong on a plug is needed.
· Test AC easily. Plug-in AC testers are easy to use.
· Get away! Get away I say!!
· Post-up: Walk away from your truck and look up BEFORE raising the mast. (Classic mast pic.)
April 2001
Cover: Personal Protective Gear.
Should it be used by just anybody? Everybody?
· Safety training isn't as easy as 1-2-3. Steps to help start and maintain a safety program.
· Post-up: Ground gradients....OK! & no!
May
2001
Cover: Understanding a safety culture.
"If it was easy they wouldn't need you, if it was
fun,
they'd do it themselves." - John Gates.
· Phases of cultural change. It's not easy.
· Reflective vests.
· Post-up: I love you!
June
2001
Cover: It's Summertime, It's also time for summer
hints.
· Summer Hints
· Light up, LOOK!
· Work environment
July
2001
Cover: ...Up on the Roof...Great song, but is
being there as cool as it sounds?
· Up on the roof?
· Don't run!
· Cost of injuries
August
2001
Cover: Lightning!
· Lightning.
· Quench thirst!
· AAA Study item.
September
2001
Cover: Layoffs...everybody's problem, and maybe
a safety nightmare.
· Layoffs...layoff safety?
· New Substance abuse laws.
· Mandatory Safety Committees?
October
2001
Cover: Presenteeism?
· Presenteeism...like absenteeism, but the person is physically there.
· Reflections of our times....reflective safety materials help.
November 2001
Cover: Terrorist danger at YOUR live shot
location?
· Danger on the live shot.
· Driving through stop signals is dangerous.
· Do you lose your sense of humor on the road? Others do.
December
2001
Cover: Winter Driving, Are driving and
driving skills taken for granted?
· Winter driving.
· safety makes money!
· Winter conditions.
January 2002
Cover: New Year's Resolutions, or just a
few ideas for the month ahead.....
· Happy New Year!!
· Good habits for '02
· Tire stories.
February 2002
Cover: Cables...the mess that keeps on
going and going...
· Spaghetti.
· Accidental Heroes?
· Accident pyramid.
· Targets.
March
2002
Cover: What? No live shots because of an
accident?
· Vest Standards
· Vehicle accidents
· Hands-off phones!!
April 2002
Cover: OK, we got it with the power line
thing...10 feet...
Yes, we know it with regard to driving safety, too....
Now we got to worry about TRAINS?
· Rains
· Trains
· Restrains!
May
2002
Cover: Truck Height / Clearance
· Clearance
· |
· Clearance
June
2002
Cover: California ENG Safety Proposal
· CA Safety Proposal
· KIRO-Stick
· Laws!!!
July
2002
Cover: Summer Heat can ruin Summer Fun
· Dehydration?
· Rehydrate!
· Eyes-See?
August
2002
Cover: Lightning!!!
· Lightning!
· Safety Test.
· So far this summer....
September
2002
Cover: Are you VESTED in TV News?
· Vests.
· Fall.
· CDL Regs change.
October
2002
Cover: What the heck is going on out
there? What are YOU doing about it?
· What's going on?
· SPOOKY time of year!.
November
2002
Cover: You've heard of Absenteeism,
right? How about Presenteeism?
· Presenteeism?
· Road rage...you?
· Tired...WAKE UP!!!
December
2002
Cover: -Winter Driving-
· Winter Driving.
· Holiday Message.
· PDF's.
January
2003
Cover: New Year's Resolutions for all?
· New Year here......
· A NEAT story....your Resolutions
February
2003
Cover: Steps and Spotting trouble.
· Spotting trouble.
· Power Formula Test.
· CO Poisoning.
March
2003
Cover: Management or Employee problem?
· Interesting CO replies.
· Nice operator test.
· OSHA's top violations, 2001-2002
April
2003
Cover: Personal Protective Equipment
· PPE for all?
· Station Security
· Mishtakes happen.
May
2003
Cover: Understanding a SAFETY CULTURE.
· Safety Cultures.
· Phone manners.
· Response plan issues.
June
2003
Cover: Lightning!!
· Lightning
· Great tests.
July
2003
Cover: CO Poisoning....Is the common
challenge common sense?
· CO Poisoning.
· Seeing Risk.
· Rings of death.
August
2003
Cover: So...making it through the summer
heat ok?
· Dehydration.
· A good news story.
· Public Enemy #1.
September
2003
Cover: Massive power failures...50 MILLION affected!! TV stations cover
massive blackout with trucks equipped (or not) with D-TECs and Sigalarms for
"protection." How did
YOUR station react?
· Power outages.
· School's in!
· Safety Cultures.
October
2003
Cover: Tires..sometimes overlooked,
sometimes underinflated.
§ Tires.
§ Not "tired" enough
§ Getting "re-tired."
November
2003
Cover: The Crash Chain...another point of view.
§ Motorcycle safety.
§ The Newsletter philosophy...Can we talk?
§ "Perfect World" nuts and bolts...or not?
December
2003
Cover: Education and the
mindset of OSHA
· -Lessons learned?
· -Winter Driving.
· -Tribute to those that “got out.”
January
2004
Cover: Catch phrase/Mantra for
2004:
Walk around, walk away, look up!
§ -2004 Mantra
§ -2004 Reflections
§ -2004 Resolutions
February
2004
Cover: A funny thing happened on the way to this author’s 2004.
· Leave it in 2003 where it belongs...
· -32>19...huh?
· -Mast Sensors?
March 2004
Cover: One-person bands - OK in some
situations,
dangerous in
others. Communicate!
§ Friends
§ What does OSHA say? A letter from OSHA.
§ Did you see this?
April
2004
Cover: Riggers and Roustabouts?
§ Riggers and Roustabouts
§ Anger
May
2004
Cover: CO Poisoning...is the common challenge common sense?
§ CO...oh oh....
§ Cultures.
§ Air Conditioning
§ Shirts
June
2004
Cover: I took this with my picture phone.
North East Portland Kerry
Town Hall. Kerry press people told us it was ok to set up there.
Our ENG op told her no way. The other stations must not get your news letter.
§ Stuff Happens
§ Experience helps
§ Information Rules!
July
2004
Cover: ENG Fatality....Matt Moore. Spot news, but not a spot story
§ Electrocution
§ Controversy
§ Gradients
August
2004
Cover: Determining risk...Most of the time, it’s simply common sense.
§ Risk
§ Cell phone use
§ Distraction
September
2004
Cover: Are you “vested” in TV news?
This is a good a time of year to get “vested!”
- Vested
- Risk Assessment
- "Thong" safety?
October 2004
Cover: Management versus Employees on safety. Adversarial? Doesn't have to be.
§ Conflict vs. conflict.
§ Just one second....
§ Ticket to ride?
November 2004
Cover: Three Winter prep hints.
§ Wait....weight?
§ Winter Schminter....
§ A $2 million cell phone call?
December 2004
Cover: Wish List from readers.
§ Wish List
§ New word: Pyrolysis
§ A giving tree.
January
2005
Cover: Happy New Year....A safer one
for you?
§ Lucky or unlucky....
§ New ENG Safety website.
§ What's happening, and not happening, may not be so apparent.
February
2005
Cover: Mast-up Driveaways, that pesky human
factor problem.
· Human Teamwork
· Pressure, weight and clearance.
March 2005
Cover: Layers of Safety Protection.
· Layers of safety.
· More on weight.....
· Seat Belts Save Lives.
· High mast information.
April
2005
Cover: Got Trucks?
· Different Vans
· Illuminated Vests
· Fatigue
· Our trucks
May
2005
Cover: Crash on the Mountain
· Crash in the Mountain
· Mast-up driveaways
· More HMI/UV
June
2005
Cover: A typical, or atypical situation?
· Risk vs. Reward
· Infancy of Terrorism?
· Steps to manage interference
July
2005
Cover: Year 7 of the ENG Safety Newsletter.
· Start of Year 7.
· Hydration.
· "Diplomatic" reader response.
August
2005
Cover: Monday morning. A fine time for safety
reminders.
· Monday Blues.
· Lightning, Driving, and glasses safety.
· Space is good.
September
2005
Cover: "Top Heavy" vehicles and rollovers.
· "Top heavy?"
· Rollovers.
· Trampolines.
· "Space"
October
2005
Cover: Covering Disasters...beyond the typical
day at work.
· Disasters
· Hand Held.
· Overweight.
· ***GLOW***
November
2005
Cover: Assertiveness...you got what it takes?
· Got assertiveness?
· Rubber Band man.
· Distraction.
· Er...Distraction.
December
2005
Cover: Solving Problems the wrong way...Human
Nature
· Wrong way thinking.
· Lock out/Tag out.
· Winter prep.
· Polypropylene.
January
2006
Cover: Absolute Safety in a nutshell, 2006.
· Happy 2006!
· Top of the "Food Chain."
· Get desk involved!
· PDF Delivery?
February 2006
Cover: The evolution of safety before our eyes...do we keep up with it?
· Safety Changes
· Avoidable Accident
· Readers Respond
· New Device!
March 2006
Cover: What, no live shots because of an accident?
· What...no live shots?
· Get "vested."
· Maintenance Minute
· Enlightenment
April
2006
Cover: What is.
· Mast Stowed?
· Post education accident.
· The best safety flare?
· Maintenance Minute.
May
2006
Cover: Lightning news coverage.
· Lightning "Season."
· Written policies.
· Maintenance Tip.
· Get it done?
June
2006
Cover: Summer Preparations...same old story
again.
· Repeat, repeat, repeat....
· You don't know "Jack"
· Clean out that truck!
· Hydration.
July
2006
Cover: Lightning Prediction...we have the
technology.
· Crazy EIGHT
· Weatherbug works!
· HOT gennies
· HOT tires
August
2006
Cover: Air Conditioning...just what IS the
condition of the air?
· Air Quality
· CO issues
· Weight Issues
· Heat issues
September
2006
Cover: Dealing with the public...another job in
the field
· Put on a happy face!
· CO feedback
· School Happens.
· Getting ready
October
2006
Cover: Safe Practices in a Production
Environment
· Quantifiable actions
· Mast-top weight
· Glowing recommendations
November
2006
Cover: News during a chemical spill and area
evacuation
· News during an evacuation
· An error...we goofed
· Safety performance and fiscal performance linked by NSC
· NEW section on accidents and safety news from around the world.
December
2006
Cover: What does SAFE really mean?
· What does safe really mean?
· Tires as insulation from ground....don't be so sure.
· What does "cold" really mean?
· Accidents and safety news from around the world.
January
2007
Cover: New Year's Resolution Evolution.
- A New Year....let's talk about evolution
- More on evolution....for youngsters, the way it is.
- Plaintiff lawsuits, how far can they go?
- Maintenance Minute, and a defeat for Workers' Comp? Yes.
February 2007
Cover: CAUGHT at last!
· Does this remind you of anything? CAUGHT at last!
· You never learn how safe you are, but you learn quickly when you're not.
· Are emergency responders immune to traffic enforcement actions?
· Flu, condensation, taking down a set, and failure to train....
March 2007
Cover: The Heroes of Winter '06-'07
· Heroes of today's society...that's YOU!
· Advanced driver training...what a concept!
· What did you learn this Winter...got lessons from last summer ready?
· Human factor accidents are all too frequent, and SO preventable.
April
2007
Cover: Evolution of Technology...evolution of
Technicians
· Evolution isn't just about technology
· Are YOU still holding the phone in your hand when you're driving?
· The residue of Winter
· WKMG operator overcome by CO
May
2007
Cover: Human Nature, Evolution, TV people, and
the rest....
· Human nature isn't just TV people
· Signs...yes, you've heard it before, but do you read them as reminders?
· Reminders....What reminds YOU to perform those easy-to-forget tasks?
· What kind of hero are you?
June
2007
Cover: Eight years...96 issues...lots of
transitions
· GPS devices are an absolute necessity for TV news efficiency.
· How well can you do on a standard driver's test?
· Joe Loy, Dan Nelson...Lost soldiers of professionalism and safety.
· What should this newsletter do after 96 issues...eight years?
July
2007
Cover: Spotlight on safety behaviors...more than
just a light.
· Spotlight on safety behaviors.
· Is your equipment protected from the environment? What's the spec?
· Interesting editorial comments about the sofa store fire.
· NSI checks in with AutoLink function for today's ENG.
August
2007
Cover: "The edge" - Safety devices as
ratings grabbers
· The "edge" can be safety related.
· Human errors strike again. Smaller may mean new equipment strategies.
· Mosquito elimination SOP? "Cloudless sky" lightning? Run and Hide!!!
· You may already have GPS capability and not know it.
September
2007
Cover: Safety Habits.....how long have you been
doing _________ ?
· Got Habits?
· Good question from the field.
· Have you ever been electrocuted?
October
2007
Cover: Working alone? Well....you're not alone.
· Working alone? You're not alone.
· Workers' Comp Board in Canada has some good ideas.
· Good time to clean the truck and check it out before brrrrr time.
· A lesson about electricity for your "vocabulary."
November
2007
Cover: Cold and Flu season....remedies or
problem diffusion?
· Cold and Flu season isn't as easy as it used to be....
· GPS devices, Safety hints, and reflections on your van.....
· A timely way to be 3 times more likely to be killed.
· "Accidents" and "Crashes".....What's the difference?
December
2007
Cover: The end of the calendar year. So what?
We’ll tell ya what.
· The “future” hasn’t happened yet., and you’ll likely be inventing it.
· A great Christmas Season’s gift!
· How to get through the holidays with a bit less stress....
· Special gifts to yourself that just take a minute to give!
January
2008
Cover: Aside from 2009, what will 2008 bring?
§ A new year......oh, what to do...what to do.....
§ S.A.N.T.A. Clause?
§ What does OSHA say about PPE? (Personal Protective Equipment)
§ Logo clothing - batteries not included.....
February
2008
Cover: Interesting details regarding compliance with rules
· More rules....hopefully they make sense to you as they did to the writers.
· New rule for federal roads and highways DOES apply to “media.”
· Reflections on the upcoming reflective apparel rules.
· No good deed goes unpunished? Seem as if that’s true.....
March 2008
Cover: Are YOU the distraction that can cause accidents?
· YOU are the distraction!
· Looking up, being visible, and performing repairs may not be enough.
· Corrosion checks are in order.
· Dust in the wind...all we are is dust in the wind....
April
2008
Cover: No time to talk right now? Do something!
Cover II: Rooftop access.....is
this the season?
· No time to talk? So don’t! Do something else.
· Rooftop views don’t pay the price for absence of “fall protection.”
· Accident and injury rates are more critical for some jobs than others.
· Very scary “vocabulary” for the month.
May
2008
Cover: Two incidents where power line “issues”
created tragedy.
· Power line tragedies are common.
· Small falls may lead to BIG problems, and road “safety” may not be so safe.
· Revisiting the “D.A.R.T. thing; A worthwhile information adjustment.
June
2008
Cover: Some of the new “rules of the game” and
how to get on board.
· How employers and employees need to step up the stairs, not stare up the steps.
· Getting on board with the changes that are inevitable.
· “Back to the Future” is a real concept.
July
2008
Cover: Is the sky falling? You bet it is. But
there's another on top of it.
· There’s blue sky in many places...you just have to look through “new” eyes.
· A GPS device that you can program the SIZE of your vehicle into, then go!
· Power line involved car crash kills a teen, reinforces a lesson to all of us.
· A mishap that “snowballed,” and: Is it time to bring back bureaus?
August
2008
Cover: Gradients, and if you get “there” first.
· Gradients, and if you get “there” first.
· Reader response to the teenager tragedy.
· We missed a small detail last issue....another birthday for safety study.
· Small falls are perilous, Streets dangerous, Sugar hazardous.
September
2008
Cover: September...school is back in
swing...what are ya gonna do about it?
· School is underway, and we’re all students with a gift of being able to learn.
· What’s your station’s position on reflective or illuminated safety wear?
· What’s YOUR position on safety wear for your personal use?
· Did your rubber parts make it through the summer?
October
2008
Cover: Just some review...Call it “Back to
Basics.”
· Some “Back to Basics.”
· Words that ripple the pond and etch in stone.
· Where are the manuals?
· Ever-present Lightning Danger!
November
2008
Cover: More of the “Back to Basics.”
· More “Back to Basics.”
· What can a milk carton do to make it easier this winter?
· We won the !@#%#$ Series! Look....a TV truck!
· A great introduction to TV news safety.
December
2008
Cover: Thoughts at the end of one year
into the next......
· Another year gone by...another coming...that’s the good news!
· Your personal “bar.” How high can it go?
· Filter advice for photogs. (No, not THAT filter...)
· Tragedies dominate this month’s safety vocabulary.
January 2009
Cover: What’s going to happen this
year?....Educated predictions.
§ What’s going to happen this year?
§ The best safety advice is closer than you think....
§ What’s a “mast height radius perimeter?
§ Some projects everyone should do.....
February 2009
Cover:
Checklists, timeouts, and HUGE returns on results.
Cover II: Hardest time ever for b’casters?
Camerapeople are always needed.
· A ‘checklisted’ professional is a reminded professional.
· “Making TV” is the only way TV will be made.
· Cell phone use and driving may never be the same.
· Maybe it sounds stupid, but a clean vehicle is nicer.
March 2009
Cover: Some basics when you’re out
there on your own.
- Basics...basics...they WILL get you through the day.
- Gauges....do you know what you’re reading when reading them?
- Fatigue as an issue, just getting to the workplace.
- Top 10 causes of workplace disability chart.
April 2009
Cover: Some safety suggestions
from comments given over time.
- If not you, who?
- Frequently asked question, Frequently given answer.
- Free Weather Radio, shipping and handling not included.
- Take a “Manual” Maintenance Minute.
May 2009
Cover: Be careful what you ask for,
you may get it.
· BREAKING NEWS RESPONSE VEHICLE
· Dust explosions - The Pros are working on prevention.
· Back issues issues, and Back to milk crates to store gear?
· Used batteries hazards and regulations to keep it safe.
June 2009
Cover: 120th issue. 10 years.
Every month. Still worth reading...I hope.
- 120th issue. Ten years. Safety, over and over, makes a difference!
- Hydration, and the new Summer clothing fashion!
- Lube and oil makes a difference this time of year.
- 10 years of what’s been learned in the last 15...
July
2009
Cover: Fit your rules to the operation,
make your operation fit the rules. (Reprint, issue #1)
§ A “Blast-from-the-past” story...where were you in 1999?
§ Jumping for safety...have you ever practiced evacuation?
§ Signs...do you have good informative signs around your facility?
August 2009
Cover: We really need to talk about
cell phones.
§ Cell phones. This is really starting to get serious.
§ Phones aren’t going away, neither are mast-top collisions.
§ Where is your clearance signage? What is your clearance?
§ Safety “Vocabulary” still teaches many lessons about accidents.
September 2009
Cover: September...what does
it mean to you?
§ September is always a time of change and renewal.
§ Are camerapeople “prey” to the public?
§ It’s time for “Fall” maintenance, with fall prevention, too. (Please)
§ Good “Safety Vocabulary” for those on the road.
October 2009
Cover: Driving while
inTEXTicated...Why do you know what this means?
§ Driving while inTEXTicated...Why do you know what this means?
§ What it looks like, how easy it is to see.
§ Come clean on doing the right thing for your truck, take a minute.
§ The importance of written procedures....and FOOTBALL, as it was.
November 2009
Cover: Safety Exercises. Are
these things you could take seriously?
§ Safety exercises: Can you take them seriously?
§ Clothing...it can enhance safety as well as just look good.
§ Batteries...time to check them before the cold weather does.
§ Personal Protective Equipment - Myth, reality, or false security?
December 2009
Cover: 115,000 x 3. They could
have all died in Atlanta.
§ 115,000 x 3...they all should have been killed.
§ Burn Injuries....115,000 volts..
§ Heinrich Injury Pyramid....Statistics don’t lie.
§ Disabling safety equipment is poor maintenance.
January 2010
Cover: Regrets, predictions, resolutions for 2010
§ Regrets, Predictions, Resolutions for 2010.
§ Tools you can use to help stop accidents...find and solve problems!
§ Exposed wires in winter weather. Time to walk around; Look for them.
§ A “Fine” “Winter” vocabulary to start the year.
February 2010
Cover: Safety Presentations...There’s a lot to learn from the audience.
§ What to know when you are out in the field...
§ Shake, rattle and roll every mile or in every wind.
§ Emergency Response Information every news person should have.
§ Repetitive motion stress and injuries can be prevented. Learn about it!
March 2010
Cover: Layers of Safety Protection
§ Layers of Safety Protection....
§ MA Senate tackles texting and driving while elderly.....
§ Primary Seat Belt Laws....Primary Laws for anything...do they work?
§ NEW...News Vehicle Driver’s Corner....
April 2010
Cover: NY Times Technology section: Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril
§ Gadgets in Emergency Services Vehicles. (TV news vehicles, too!)
§ Driving safety, safety videos, vehicle tire pyrolysis.
§ Vehicle accidents in “Vocabulary” this month....
§ H.R. 2067, the Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA)
May 2010
Cover: Technological technologies using evolving techniques, and more technology
§ Real time technological evolution using technological techniques!
§ “Textbook” accidents are happening as the book is being written.
§ Were we lucky or good that day? “That was our truck.....”
June 2010
Cover: Visibility - Are you doing it yet? Is it becoming your natural habit?
§ Visibility...are you doing it yet?
§ Natural Disasters and Weather Emergencies - Info for you!
§ News Vehicle Drivers Corner - A 30 year professional speaks.
§ It’s LIGHTNING season. Are YOU seasoned for it?
July 2010
Cover: Why don’t employees see risk?
§ Why don’t employees see risk?
§ Are YOU qualified to take the third prong off of a power plug?
§ AC testers....great tool, maybe a better gift idea?
§ CO poisoning - a summer threat that everybody should be aware of.
August 2010
Cover: Determining risk...Most of the time, it’s simply common sense.
§ Determining risk...Most of the time, it’s simply common sense.
§ A great new light for about 6 bucks...free battery program...no excuses!
§ Lightning may be the second greatest hazard, second only to driving.
§ Android applications for bringing text-to-speech will change the world.
September 2010
Cover: A tribute missed two months ago...better late than never.....
§ Safety is much better late than never.
§ Wreckless behavior - “We don't want to resort to law enforcement.”
§ Guess what stupid human tricks are at the link in pg-2’s ‘corner.
§ Guess who overlooks workplace safety: Media!
October 2010
Cover: Front page News...TWO mast up drive-aways in September?
§ Front page news....let’s get this out of the way, quickly.
§ Let’s make a deal, station-wide, to help our coworkers operate safely.
§ Little signs may make a difference - How would YOU remind ops?
§ Great Safety “Vocabulary” featuring IMT’s MMRP.
November 2010
Cover: Big Corporation’s safety department “does” safety, BIG.
§ How a big company tries to get it done, and gets it done!.
§ Want to win sweeps, or do better? Oranges may be the key.
§ Tangible safety reminders have their place...somewhere......
§ Teamwork and camaraderie are the keys to a great safety culture.
December 2010
Cover: If a driver can see him/her, there is a better chance of avoidance.
§ If you can see him/her there is a better chance of avoidance.
§ Simulated reality by the seat of my pants.
§ So, what IF you get caught with a high BAC in your personal vehicle?
§ THREE TRES TROIS languages on a warning sign?
January 2011
Cover: A dozen years of New Year’s Newsletter subjects...
§ A dozen years of Newsletter New Year’s subjects.
§ Gunman in the school department meeting. What would you do?
§ Henry Ziegland was killed by a very persistent bullet.
§ Another rescuer-in/rescuer-down fatality to learn from.
February 2011
Cover: Laws, company policy, personal habits. - by Mark Bell
· So, are you texting, double-handing, and potentially negligent?
· CO Alert! It’s the time of year to wonder about headaches....
· A great little safety seminar idea for your station.
· TWO stories about photog assaults. What’s your company policy?
March 2011
Cover: Evolving business? Same old safety stuff....?
· Evolving business....Same old safety stuff....?
· OSHA Issues Compliance Directive on Personal Protective Equipment.
· Speaking of PPE...How about protection from being attacked?
· New deal for ENG Safety Seminars. Less expensive, easier. Interested?
April 2011
Cover: Spring is here...let’s spring into some basics.
§ Basics...the basics will keep you safe. It’s like that in every industry.
§ The cost of workplace injuries - The folks at SAFTENG tell it like it is.
§ Broadcast helicopter pilots have great information on the web!
§ MA teen may be found guilty of motor vehicle homicide while texting.
May 2011
Cover: Cones - Can you believe there are codes for CONE usage?
· Cone placement...a common sense approach.
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