Safety First! 2022 Archive
The following is an archive of all of the safety messages from John Meola in 2022 in reverse chronological order.
December 2022
December’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Examples of Tips by Meola’s Team
- Defensive Driving in Winter Tips
- Defensive Driving: A General Advisory
- Tips for Winter Dress
- Slip & Fall Awareness and Prevention
- How to Spot a Risky Situation(s)
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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November 2022
November’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Holiday Travel and Festivities
- Cooler Temps Require Adjustment Cycle
- Defensive Driving: Follow Best Practices!
- Consider the Weekly Toll of Occupational Fatalities
- Seasonal Dress and PPE
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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October 2022
October’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Changes for the Fall Season
- Close Calls: Be sure to report them!
- Don’t become a statistic
- ALL your driving must be defensive
- Drivers act differently post-Covid
- Ergonomics and body mechanics entering cold weather
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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September 2022
September’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Severe Weather: Post-storm safety practices
- Post-storm recovery advice for those in a ‘hurricane zone’
- Defensive driving: storm or not
- Take steps to prevent electrocution when around water
- CDC’s best practices to avoid harm from wildfire smoke
- College back-to-school time poses unique risks
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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August 2022
August’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Roadway Safety Tips for Holiday and Other Times
- 5 Keys of Defensive Driving: Every Day in Every Way
- Hurricane and Extreme Weather Best Practices
- Good Health = Better Safety
- Maintain a ‘Zero Incident’ Philosophy
- Stay Hydrated: Here’s Why
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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July 2022
July’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Roadway Safety Tips
- Heat, Hot and Hotter – July and August
- PPE – Poison Plants – Ticks
- Defensive Driving in HOT WEATHER
- Vehicle Incident Reporting
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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June 2022
June’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Summer Driving Season is NOW
- Heat & Hydration – Best Practices
- Safety Awareness Around Gators and Big Trucks
- OSHA Focus Four – Review
- Summer & Vacation Travel & Safety
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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May 2022
May’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Summer Best Management Tips in a HOTTER Climate
- Summer Driving = Defensive Driving
- Lessons from Meola’s Safety Committee Close Call Reports
- Hurricane Season Starts in June
- High Temp Best Practices for Diet and Hydration
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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April 2022
April’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- COVID 19 making a comeback
- Spring Fever – another 60+ days
- Defensive driving – The gift that keeps on giving
- Ergonomics & back injury prevention
- Seasonal safety
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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March 2022
March’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- March Madness & Spring Fever
- Spring Brings Outdoor Hazards
- Defensive Driving & No Distractions
- Ergonomics — PPE — Glare — High Viz Apparel
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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February 2022
February’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- Fatal TMA Hit — Lesson Learned
- Sweeping vs. Long Haul Trucking Safety
- Nuclear Winter Reminders
- Ergonomics in the Cold
- Defensive Driving Reminders
- ‘Everything Else’
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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January 2022
January’s Safety Message discusses the following:
- COVID — Wear Mask — Keep Your Distance — Get Booster
- More COVID: What are the Lessons We Need to Learn and Practice From the Pandemic?
- It’s Been an Amazing Nuclear Winter… and it Just Started.
- Drive Alertly and Drive Defensively
- 2022 Emphasis: Let’s Report and Discuss Close Calls
- Start the Year With an Overview of ‘All Things Safety’
Available as Powerpoint or Acrobat PDF file.
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John Meola’s experience with providing contractors and others with advice on safety issues spans over three decades. John has provided loss control consulting for a wide variety of organizations, including insurance companies, trans-national corporations and associations. Through the years he has been a frequent contributor of articles to the WorldSweeper organization. In early 2014, Meola began providing his ‘Safety First!’ series of safety topics to WSA Members on a monthly basis as a sweeping industry exclusive. If you have questions or comments about any of these safety topic lessons, let us know via the contact form shown below.
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John Meola’s experience with providing contractors and others with advice on safety issues spans over three decades. John has provided loss control consulting for a wide variety of organizations, including insurance companies, trans-national corporations and associations. Through the years he has been a frequent contributor of articles to the WorldSweeper organization. In early 2014, Meola began providing his ‘Safety First!’ series of safety topics to WSA Members on a monthly basis as a sweeping industry exclusive. If you have questions or comments about any of these safety topic lessons, let us know via the contact form shown below.
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