Safety Doesn’t End with the End of Your Work Day
Your employer can do everything he/she can to protect you while on the job, we can issue protective equipment, post signs, have safety meetings, but off-the-job safety is in your hands. Your safety away from work is important to your employer. It’s not easy to replace good employees, even temporarily. So, when you get hurt away from work, your employer will suffer too. Not only that, we hate to see anyone injured, on the job or off.
Take your safety practices from work home with you. You wouldn’t work without eye protection at work if it is required, so why work in your workshop at home without it? And don’t overlook safety during recreation either. Have you ever noticed how many injuries happen when people are playing football in the backyard on the weekend, or skiing on a weekend getaway. Don’t overdo it when it comes to recreation, play with the kids, but don’t try to keep up with them, you are no longer one yourself. Remember, if you are over 20, what you were doing all day, now takes all day to do. Safety belongs in our life all the time, not just at work.
Len
Safety Director
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