| December 8, 2008
If you can't see the graphics in this e-mail, please visit the link below or copy and paste this URL into your Web browser's "location" window: http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/facts/newsletters/es_08_1208.htm. This week:
The holidays are here and before you know it, we’ll be into January 2009! Plan ahead and save time and travel costs by attending OSHA Ed Center Training here at home:
Raise Employee Awareness During DWI Enforcement Campaign More than a half-million Minnesotans have a DWI on record, a tally that will unfortunately increase during a December-long, statewide DWI enforcement campaign. Employers can help prevent this increase by educating employees about the risks of drinking and driving (December is one of the deadliest months of the year for impaired driving in Minnesota.) For employee handouts (fact sheets, brochures, payroll stuffers) and other resources, many now in Spanish, see the Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety Web site at http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/nets/index.htm and select "Safety Info," "Resources" and "Employer's Tools." Extra DWI enforcement efforts will continue throughout 2009 in the state’s 13 deadliest counties for impaired driving (Anoka, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington and Wright). Still Time to Register for Transporting Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods If it’s time for you to refresh your skills or repeat the training required to update your credentials, there’s still space available in the last session for the year, December 15-16, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. This course meets DOT initial and recurrent training requirements, provides the latest regulatory trends and information (including security issues) and includes IATA Dangerous Goods and title 49 CFR parts 100-185 regulation book. Register online or for more information contact Lisa Kons at 651-228-7330/800-444-9150; lisa.kons@minnesotasafetycouncil.org. Easy Ways to Offer Low Cost Home Safety Solutions to Your Employees Even with budgets tighter than ever, many safety directors are looking for an easy way to make safety products such as carbon monoxide detectors, Blizzard Buckets and our new vehicle emergency kits available to their employees – at prices they can’t find on their own! We’ll provide you with all of the tools you’ll need, including e-mail templates and order forms you can customize for your employees. Save money by taking orders for a bulk shipment or simply point your employees to our website to purchase on their own. It’s all laid out in an e-mail that we can forward to you. For more information on how to implement this proven plan in your workplace, contact Steve at 651-228-7326/800-444-9150 ext. 326 or e-mail him at steve.rauh@minnesotasafetycouncil.org. Please note: E-solutions is a free bulletin from the Minnesota Safety Council. Are you receiving it from a friend or co-worker? Would you like your own FREE subscription? To SUBSCRIBE, send a return message by clicking on "reply" with "subscribe" entered into the subject field. To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a return message by clicking on "reply" with "unsubscribe" entered into the subject field. Editor: Ann Kulenkamp Copyright Minnesota Safety Council 2008. |
