Workplace Safety: Be More Prepared in 2009
Recently, our office received a presentation by the Washtenaw County Red Cross as part of their Pledge Red Workplace Giving Program. We offer our employees the option of having donations to the Red Cross deducted from their paychecks, and in return the Red Cross helped us assess our Safety Quotient™.
Here’s what we discoverd: It was horrible. We scored a 4 out of 20 points!!
We realized that we were completely unprepared for any kind of an emergency. We didn’t know how many exits the building had, where the fire extinguisher was, where the closest AED device was located, or what to do during a tornado.
After our eye-opening meeting, we got together with our office-mates at Inner Circle Media and talked about the best way to tackle our issues. Using the checklist provided by the Red Cross, we made plans to solve all of our deficiencies and set a target date of April 30 for getting everything completed. We’ve made lots of progress, and almost have everything checked off now!
Everyone in our office agrees that we have much better peace of mind as a result of these efforts, and the exercise was completely worth it.
Please consider getting your employees involved in improving your own workplace safety & preparedness. You won’t regret it!