# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**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 10, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/41 "2012-02-10T02:54:46Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > 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. Earthquake safety is more a matter of what you do before the quake to make dealing with the aftermath easier. Also to make it less likely that things will squish you during the quake. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/42 "2012-02-10T05:03:23Z")
> [@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). I not only vote for this, I’m going to volunteer to do the next safety meeting where I work and play this. ---
**Author:** ![constanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/43 "2012-02-10T12:28:09Z")
Following Klaus the forklift-driver: [the-5-most-unintentionally-hilarious-work-safety-videos.html](http://www.cracked.com/article_17556_the-5-most-unintentionally-hilarious-work-safety-videos.html) ---
**Author:** ![constanze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/44 "2012-02-10T12:31:43Z")
And seriously: The Naval Office for Safety has a [photo of the week](http://safetycenter.navy.mil/) demonstrating safety rules (as well as common sense) being disregarded. There are also some slide-shows on how to prevent danger. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@Roland\_Brooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/45 "2012-02-10T12:36:02Z")
Think ahead,antisipate danger in certain situations.Learn to identify situations of danger.Use the hand rail…Lol…Take as many breaks as you need if your back is bothering you…Lol…Have a contest for saftey.Spill something,your out.Accident,your out,At the end of the year have a “Safest Person of the Year award” ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/46 "2012-02-10T13:09:14Z")
Somewhere around the internet I’m sure you can find the “after” photo from a soldier who used a .50BMG machine gun round as a hammer and blew a sizable portion of his hand off in the process. Other briefing topics I’ve seen in my job have included winter driving, pedestrian safety, thanksgiving cooking safety (deep fryers and frozen turkeys don’t mix), rainy weather safety (ahh, the time that I slipped on a wet floor and broke my finger within days of being appointed the building safety NCO…), hot weather safety, chem gear safety (both for hot weather AND cold weather!), and vehicle safety (never back up a government-owned vehicle without a spotter, never back up the vehicle if you can’t SEE your spotter, and the spotter damned well needs to make sure he isn’t backing himself up against a wall or something just in case the driver ignores step #2… had to hear about a firefighter getting killed that way last year…) ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/47 "2012-02-10T13:10:32Z")
Oh, and general office safety is always good. “Lift with the knees, not with the back” is a commonly ignored thing that is usually worth briefing. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/48 "2012-02-10T16:56:54Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence (if you have a secured facility) https://www.youtube.com/embed/359WqLwzEYo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/49 "2012-02-10T17:22:49Z")
If you ever need to stand on [step](http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/graphics/00000001/Rubbermaid-Small-d.jpg)[stools](http://www.chdist.com/images/products/42-027_p.jpg), occasionally verify that the rubber underneath them is still there. They get worn out and the stools can become slippery. I had a coworker break an arm in 4 places by falling off one of these things. Also, a simple reporting thing for observed hazards… I also know someone who wasn’t seriously hurt, but still took a pretty bad fall when tripping over a torn bit of carpet in the office. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/50 "2012-02-10T17:46:45Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > Also, a simple reporting thing for observed hazards… I also know someone who wasn’t seriously hurt, but still took a pretty bad fall when tripping over a torn bit of carpet in the office. Also the plastic chair mats…sometimes the corners roll up or they get cracked and they can pose more of a hazard than you might think. My mom tripped over one at work four years ago and fractured both femurs! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/51 "2012-02-10T18:08:32Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > I had a coworker break an arm in 4 places by falling off one of these things. Me too. Kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and I am drawing a blank on the fourth. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/52 "2012-02-10T20:51:29Z")
> [@Chopper9760](#): > > At our yearly health and safety training we watched a hilarious video about the [proper way to sneeze at the office.](http://www.coughsafe.com/watch-videos.html) > > It’s called _Why don’t we do it in our sleeves?_, the point is that it’s more hygienic to cough/sneeze into your upper arm rather than your hand. You should recommend this [even more hygenic method](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkLfAG0AAzQ&feature=fvsr)! ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/53 "2012-02-10T21:06:55Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Me too. Kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and I am drawing a blank on the fourth. > > Regards, > Shodan :smack: ---
**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 10, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/54 "2012-02-10T21:25:53Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > :smack: Watch your head, there… ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/55 "2012-02-11T00:12:14Z")
Moving to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/56 "2012-02-11T00:16:15Z")
Maybe on the dangers of respirable silica? I wrote a whole section of a safety manual for an engineering firm on that topic. Remember: If it’s silica, it’s not just dust! ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/57 "2012-02-11T00:18:03Z")
We had an escape drill here at the zoo recently - well, we let four ferrets go in the classroom and then practiced catching them with nets. It was hilarious, adorable, and very, very educational. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/58 "2012-02-12T16:52:49Z")
When I saw the OP, I literally laughed out loud. At the bar where I used to hang out, “having a Safety Meeting” was code for going on the back porch to smoke weed. Now that I think about it, nobody ever got hurt during or after those meetings. This is an excellent safety video: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x5ZSDiEJruI/hqdefault.jpg "Will you be here tomorrow? Você estará aqui amanhã?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZSDiEJruI) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197/59 "2012-02-12T22:42:48Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Oh, and general office safety is always good. “Lift with the knees, not with the back” is a commonly ignored thing that is usually worth briefing. We caught the last bit of a “Drew Carey Show” episode last night were Drew had done an office safety video for presentation to the high mucky-mucks. [Hey, I found the video!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OlA27b_W84&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL1BE257B5643D5B70) (The funny stuff is over at 2:05.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-an-idea-for-a-safety-meeting-topic-blech/612197.md?page=2)