# Need an idea for a Safety Meeting topic. \ **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 8, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197 "2012-02-08T15:35:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/21 "2012-02-08T21:59:36Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > My wife’s office is trying to find someone to present a safety lecture on “Blood-borne Pathogens in the Workplace” because they have a guy who bleeds on everything all the time and they’re hoping they won’t have to directly address the issue. (He picks open his own skin.) Oh merciful heavens. “They have a guy who bleeds on everything all the time.” 😕 :eek: Blech! ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/22 "2012-02-08T22:10:23Z")
Does anyone still have petty cash? Go over evacuation procedures and then walk them out to the evacuation collection point, where the caterers are waiting with barbecue (or scale it back to a few tubs of ice cream but you get the idea.) ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/23 "2012-02-09T01:09:16Z")
People can’t be reminded enough not to use the copy machine as an ass photographer. Don’t ask me how I know (or why I’ve got this limp) . . . ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/24 "2012-02-09T01:13:34Z")
In the Foreign Service, we got regular reminders to tuck in one’s necktie before using the document shredder. My boss forgot it twice. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/25 "2012-02-09T01:28:28Z")
The Dangerous Extreme Sport of Wood Chipper Diving The Hazards of Drinking Motor Oil and Any Other Fluids Intended for Automobiles Watch Out for That Bridge Abutment! (The last is my favorite 'cause you get to say ‘but’ a lot.) ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/26 "2012-02-09T01:31:37Z")
How about [Workplace Violence Prevention](http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/)? What to do if you hear popping sounds that could be gunfire? Security measures for the facility. (don’t swipe someone in on your badge, report suspicious people, etc.) Notifying the local head of security about domestic violence restraining orders. That sort of thing. StG ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/27 "2012-02-09T01:32:48Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > We have monthly safety meetings where I work. (Hey, an office building can be a dangerou place). We rotate between who gives them and the topics are usually things like winter driving tips, back safety, the dangers of texting while driving, don’t run down the stairs while carrying heavy loads, etc. The last time I went since it was spring I did tornado safety (we are in Tornado Alley) and I at least got to show some nifty pictures, but I’m drawing a blank now. I’m up this August but they want our topics soon. Does anyone have a good idea the won’t put the room to sleep? > > As usual feel free to share stories and/or complaints. 🙂 You can always put them to sleep by talking about the dangers of not enough sleep if you like - I have done an article on it before, and a tired driver often has the same reaction time as a mildly drunk driver… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/28 "2012-02-09T01:40:37Z")
Although the video is in German, there are subtitles and I’ve never had anyone complain that it wasn’t worth the time to learn about [forklift safety](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo). ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/29 "2012-02-09T02:44:33Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Since you’ll be doing it in August, what about heat stroke? > > Food safety (do you have an employee kitchen/fridge?), maybe? > > Germs in the office? There have been tons of studies about where the worst germs are in the office (phone, bathroom door, elevator buttons, etc.). I’d vote for Heat Stress\* because it’s August, and I like seasonal themes. Does your workplace have an IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program) or a list of safe work practices? If so, I’ll bet no one remembers where it is or what’s in it. You could introduce it to them and hit the high points. Maybe make up a little quiz, with prizes for the highest scores or most interesting answers. There are procedures and lists regarding **What You Should Do If OSHA Comes For An Inspection**. I wouldn’t suggest any hands-on fire extinguisher safety training indoors. But you can explain how to inspect one, how often it needs to be inspected, and how often they need to be recharged whether you’ve used them or not. I’ve heard that the OSHA fine for not keeping the inspection tags current is $500 per lapsed extinguisher. - Heat Stress includes transient heat fatigue, heat rash, fainting, heat cramps, heat exhaution, and heat stroke, ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/30 "2012-02-09T13:57:32Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Although the video is in German, there are subtitles and I’ve never had anyone complain that it wasn’t worth the time to learn about [forklift safety](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo). Yikes! Those Germans, what a sense of disturbing humor. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/31 "2012-02-09T18:24:42Z")
Degloving. Xerox machines can be dangerous! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/32 "2012-02-09T18:31:39Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > Degloving. That word makes me cringe. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/33 "2012-02-09T21:23:22Z")
Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence (if you have a secured facility) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/34 "2012-02-09T21:28:14Z")
Stress the importance of walking around saying “Hey you, stop being…so…unsafe! Smitty! Safen up!” ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/35 "2012-02-09T21:37:33Z")
Safen up? Hal, is that even a word? ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/36 "2012-02-09T21:38:39Z")
Ensafen thyself. Yeah, that’s better! ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/37 "2012-02-09T21:45:33Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Although the video is in German, there are subtitles and I’ve never had anyone complain that it wasn’t worth the time to learn about [forklift safety](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo). That video made for the best safety meeting EVAR when we watched it. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/38 "2012-02-09T21:46:44Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > Safen up? Hal, is that even a word? It’s perfectly cromulent. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/39 "2012-02-09T21:55:04Z")
> [@Encinitas](#): > > Since the whole nation seems to be having earthquakes lately, why not earthquake safety? I vote for this. I normally snooze through safety lectures, but I work in DC, and I had absolutely no idea what was going on (or what to do) during the earthquake last summer. A presentation (or better still, an email) on what to do in the event of quakes would have been useful. ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/40 "2012-02-09T22:19:43Z")
I said it as a joke before but really - an armed intruder is something people should consider. We certainly had our meetings after the incident at The Discovery Channel a few miles away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197.md?page=3)