Hand Protection

 Safety Meeting 01202025

  
Agenda:  Hand Protection

Review of last meeting approved: Yes

Corrections:-- 

Unfinished business from last meeting: --

Please watch the following video: https://youtu.be/-BIx_OsfbCk?si=zbFektgdkeDu_kSp

Protecting your hands is vital to your wellbeing and ability to do your job. Your brain does tell your hands what to do, UNLESS you've sustained an injury that prevents the use of your hands such as a repetitive stress injury, amputation, cut or torn ligament, or nerve damage.  Avoid these injuries by: 

• Observing the safety tips in this video 
• Observing the safety rules in pur AIPP and WISHA
• Eat a healthy diet 
• Keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range (even pre-diabetes and the medicine to treat it--metformin--can lead to peripheral, small fiber nerve damage) 
• Get enough but not too many vitamins and minerals. 
• Google any medicines you may be taking for neurotoxicity. Even OTC heartburn meds can inhibit some vitamins such as B12 which are imperative to healthy nerves. 
• Do not drink energy drinks in excess (there is literally a daily limit printed on some cans) because most have a lot of B vitamins and B6 can build up in your system and is a neurotoxin at high levels. 

If you consume energy drinks, how many do you usually consume in a day? 

Are there any questions, comments, concerns, near misses, or off-topic health or safety issues you need to discuss, you may use the form here, or send to corinna.heatguyllc@gmail.com . 

For emergencies, inform your lead or Dustin. For questions concerning construction safety standards including HAZCOM see our box.com folder under Health and Safety > AIPP or WAC 296.155 also available in the same folder, or lni.wa.gov .

Next meeting: 01.27.2025, virtual.

Is our Accident and Illness plan working? Yes. See: https://secure.lni.wa.gov/verify/Details/workersCompRates.aspx?UBI=602691268&LIC=HEATGL*911MO&VIO=&SAW=false&ACCT=88550302 --Employer’s claim costs are lower than average.

Worksite locations: Variable/multiple

Minutes written by: Corinna Fritz

Meeting Leader: Corinna Fritz

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