our future relationship (yes……….you & me)
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Our Future Relationship(Yes……….You & Me)
Cheryl Brackett2012
SAFETY Most school buildings are relatively safe
places to work Safe schools provide the best place for
student learning. Well maintained schools promote learning as well. What you do matters!
Most accidents and injuries are PREVENTABLE with proper training, equipment, knowledge, and attention to detail.
We all have to practice safety daily, even when it’s not convenient!
Safety Importance1. A safe workplace saves lost work time.2. More important, a safe workplace means less
chance that employees are being injured!!3. Accidents and injuries are going to happen, but we
need to try to take the preventable ones out of the equation (Example: slip/trip on carpet. Was it because of “Klutz” or because the carpet was rippled?)
4. When staff is out of work, it costs the district money and the employee pain!
Teachers are Important
• Teachers instruct and have direct contact with our most valuable commodities-our children!
• If teachers are out or injured, they are simply unavailable for that purpose and someone else has to fulfill their duties.
• Teachers account for 32% of the total injuries and dollars spent through workers compensation insurance.
THE “BIG TWO” Slips/Trips/Falls
Slips, Trips & Falls• STFs account for more than half of all teacher injuries
and most can be prevented!!
Suggestions include:– Wear appropriate footwear:
• Boots in from parking lots (protects nice shoes)• Flip flops discouraged (trip going upstairs, stumble coming down)
– Clean Up Spills/Watch For Water:• Entrances • Cafeterias and Kitchens (water and food!)• Hallways (near water coolers, doors)• Remember: Warn others to the hazard(s)
Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Common teacher STFs:– Teachers trip when they can’t see around the
packages/stuff they are carrying.– Teachers use chairs and desks as ladders, many fall
or step off wrong! • Get the ladder or even better, get the custodian• MSMA recommends not using a ladder at all!
– Teachers trip over stuff on floors!!• Keep floors clear of clutter (paper, books, junk)• Keep cords off floors or tape them down
Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Outside trip hazards also exist:– Teachers slip, trip, and fall on stairs!– Snow/Ice/Slippery Conditions. Remember, your
first step out of your car is ALWAYs slippery-shoes/boots heat up and melt ice. Only 1/3 of STFs happen from snow/ice.
– Uneven surfaces. Broken asphalt, uneven ground, frost heaves, etc.
The Big Number 2
Muscle Injuries
• In schools, back and muscle injuries are second to slips, trips, and falls in numbers
• Most are preventable for teachers• Most are extremely painful and take time to heal• 3 P’s will help reduce muscle injuries: – Prevention– Planning– Personal Responsibility
Muscle Injuries Continued
Some themes occur with teacher muscle injuries:• Lifting too heavy a load: GET HELP, PLAN• Physical exercise injuries:– Staff/student games, demonstrations (track)– Chaperone activities (skiing, mountain climbing, etc)– MSMA advice-Don’t let staff participate unless absolutely
necessary as part of job – Lifting items that are overhead: – Rotator cuff injuries– Ladder or chair injuries (usually falls or sprains)
Things You Can Do• Stay in Shape: fit people get injured less often• Plan the lift: get help and/or get a device (dolly,
desk mover, or even better a custodian) • Don’t play in “games” with students. • Have a student do the “demonstrations” • Chaperone the activityparticipate in it• Store heavy items below your shoulders and above
your knees• Lift with your legs, bend down, keep
your back straight!
Do Not Block or Restrict Egress Doors
Do Not Overload Electric
Do Not Block Fire Alarms or Extinguishers!
See You at the BBQ Tomorrow!
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