Good stuff as usual from the folks over at Vententersearch.com; a truckie tip on carrying your hooks while carrying your ladders. Go check it out!
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First off, I think everyone is familiar with what a smorgasboard is (For my whole life I thought it to be exclusively a Pennsylvania thing, but it’s apparent everyone knows what one is), but I’d call it more of a plethora of safety issues. You know, plethora, like a “large amount, to the point of being undesirable.
In my search for a safety message for my crew this morning, I found plenty to discuss, all at Firehouse.com, all of them posted within the last few days.
What are our choices today in getting injured or killed? Let’s look and see; would it be the continued reluctance of some in our profession to use their seat belts? Or would it be the problems associated with maintaining a safe perimeter while working in traffic? Of course, you could work at this department where staying out of the emergency room seems to be a serious challenge.
Other than the seat belt issue (which I can’t understand how a firefighter on this planet hasn’t had this beat into them by now), there is likely more to the story and I certainly don’t insinuate that anyone screwed up without having the facts. But what I am pointing out is, it doesn’t just always happen “somewhere else”.
What things do you see around your department that can get you injured or killed? In this New Year, I challenge you to look at the possibilities and make the right choices, that is, the choice to be safe.
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I thought this was one of the better video pleas I have seen, even though I’m not a Rams fan (although we use a RamFan – a little truckie humor there). Buckle up and stay safe this year. Let’s reduce LODDs by concentrating on at least one very easily obtainable goal – insure no one rides our rigs without being strapped in.
As Jamie Thompson over at The Kitchen Table points out, getting an education is an investment in your future. Yes, there are things that need cutting back in departments, but the training budget should be one of the last to go. As a chief officer in your organization, are you putting your money where your mouth i
s? As a member in the department, are you really concerned with providing the best service you can provide?
s? As a member in the department, are you really concerned with providing the best service you can provide?Education not only gets you a nice certificate on the wall; it opens your mind up to possibilities, it expands your horizons. And I’m talking about the benefits to the entire department, not just to the individual. When someone comes back from training, we don’t always do the best job of picking their brain for new ideas, or getting feedback on what best practices we are doing now and what we could be doing.
The training budget is to emergency service what the research and development budget is to corporate entities; organizations that fail to perform research and continually improve are likely to be lower performers than organizations who don’t.
Take advantage of the opportunities for providing R&D for far less cost than doing it in-house; send your people to school and if you are in a department that encourages you to go to training, take advantage of it.
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