September 2023 Volume 3 | Issue 1:

Are you and your workplace prepared?

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH!

National Preparedness Month is an observance held each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. Ready.gov has many resources for home preparedness and new resources for elderly adults. The national campaign’s slogan is “Take Control in 1, 2, 3!”

1. Assess your needs,
2. Make a plan
3. Engage your support network to stay safe when disaster strikes.

Many regulations require employers to have emergency action plans to protect workers for “foreseeable” emergencies. If you have had a fire drill at your workplace, then you have been part of an implemented plan! Does your employer have a plan for a power outage, blizzard, earthquake, flood, train derailment or hazardous material spill/release? All of these events are foreseeable and have happened within the past year. Your local/unit leadership can contact your region’s occupational safety and health specialist for help with workplace emergency action plans.

Resources Available

CSEA has created a fact sheet on Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace. Download that here.

CSEA has created a fact sheet on Emergency Preparedness at Home. Download that here.
Preparación de emergencia para el hogar

Ready.gov’s national campaign 

​SCHOOL BUSES ARE BACK ON THE ROADS

Summer moved quickly, and kids are back to school. This means those big yellow buses are back on the road transporting millions of students to and from school each day. Many of those drivers and aides on those buses are CSEA members! It’s their job to ensure the students on their bus make it to school and home safely every day. CSEA members are reporting an alarming number of drivers who speed past their stopped bus, with flashing red lights and regulatory stop sign. If those lights are flashing and that stop sign is out, a student is near the roadway!

Watch video courtesy nhtsa.gov (video has no sound). 

Did you know that 113 people were killed in school transportation vehicles from 2012-2021?   
Source: NHTSA

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More importantly, readers truly enjoy and connect with member-submitted content. The Safety Net’s mission is to strengthen CSEA’s safety network and gain visibility to encourage CSEA members to take part/have a role in improving their workplace conditions. What better way to build a network and inspire each other than to hear from one another and learn in the process? What’s your story? We would love to hear it! Share your content, which could simply be a safety-related quote/slogan, meme, or photo. You may also submit your own written content; tell us about a particular experience, success story, or give a shoutout to a CSEA member/committee/local or unit that deserves some recognition! Please note that all content must be original or attributed to the original source.

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MEMBER RESOURCES: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

Materials & Publications

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