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Safety Council News
July 2, 2008. The Safety Council of Greater St. Louis elects new
board. Read more
about board election and other safety council news and tips.
Gov. Blunt and Department of Mental Health
Announce Counseling Available to Missouri Families Impacted by Floods
June 24, 2008 - Jefferson City - Gov. Matt Blunt and the Missouri
Department of Mental Health today announced that counseling services are
available for Missourians and families whose lives have been disrupted by
recent flooding. Anyone seeking counseling assistance and support can call
1-800-811-4760 for a confidential referral to a local community mental
health center.
Read entire announcement.
Safety Council of Greater Saint Louis now offers online training.
Categories include
Occupational, workplace and
public safety.
Online Training
FDA Warns Consumers
Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes
The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers
nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of
certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products
containing these raw, red tomatoes.
Read the
Press Release.
Energy Saving Tip
Be a Fan of Fans
Fans are excellent energy-savers when compared to air conditioners. For
example, ceiling fans often use about 98 percent less energy than most
central air conditioners. Even if an air conditioner is running, it’s
energy efficient to use fans. Fans don’t lower air temperatures, but they
make the air feel about five degrees cooler. And since they also circulate
the cool air, you can raise an air conditioner’s thermostat and remain
comfortable.
2008 Training Schedule
Safety Council of Greater Saint Louis
2008 training schedule:
As a National Safety Council chapter, the
Safety Council of Greater Saint Louis provides training, conferences,
workshops, networking avenues and much more. Call the chapter
at (314)
621 9200
to be connected to the latest information on
emergency care, driver improvement, and occupational safety and health
training for the public, employers and instructors. Call today and be
connected.
Summer Job Safety for
Teens
Young workers, ages 14-24, are at risk of workplace injury because of
their inexperience at work. OSHA is committed to indentifying ways to
improve young workers safety and health.
New OSHA
site provides safety and health information for the young worker and
others. It answers questions often asked by the working teen. Details
about workers' rights and responsibilities, and links to training and
other educational tools can also be found here. You can look over your
State's youth employment laws, too. Important information for teen
workers, parents, educators, and employers.
2008 National Safety Month
“Make
a Difference” is the theme of the National Safety Council’s 2008 National
Safety Month observance – and a call to action to employers and other
organizations to help reverse a dramatic national increase in accidental
injuries and deaths.
This year’s National Safety Month will feature a weekly focus on the
leading causes of preventable deaths -- motor vehicle collisions,
unintentional poisonings from overdoses, and falls -- as well as the
lifesaving benefits of CPR/AED training for people in the workplace, at
home and in their communities. Schedule of 2008 National Safety
Month weekly topics:
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Week 1: June 2-6 Emergency
Preparedness
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Week 2: June 9-13 Distracted
Driving
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Week 3: June 16-20 Poison
Prevention
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Week 4: June 23-27 Falls Prevention
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Contact the Safety Council of Greater St. Louis at
(314)
621 9200 for information on
National Safety Month posters and other materials.
Are you prepared for an
emergency?
Anticipating emergencies and planning a response can greatly lessen the
extent of injuries and limit equipment, material and property damage. An
emergency can occur anywhere, at any time.
Our collection of resources
will help you prepare and respond to an emergency.
Emergencies &
Disasters
The National Safety Council offers a webpage
on
Emergencies & Disasters for businesses,
communities and journalists on emergency planning. |