Workplace Safety
 Welcome to the KenCrest Agency-Wide Safety Workgroup Web Page 
Our Mission
To ensure continued safety for our employees and to empower staff to be aware of the safety of themselves and others at all times. The commitment of the Safety Workgroup is to create a safe working environment for all staff and to reduce the number of work-related accidents and injuries.

About the Workgroup
The Agency-Wide Workgroup meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month to discuss a variety of issues that relate to employee safety and health in the workplace. We assess safety-related incidents and concerns and implement agency-wide training programs and initiatives to educate staff about safety concerns and how to prevent future work-related accidents and injuries. Recent training programs implemented by the Safety Workgroup include Back Injury Prevention and Driver Safety. Other safety-related initiatives include bi-weekly safety tips and safety Q & A's.
 
Agency-wide Safety Workgroup Representatives are:

Collaborative Support Services
610-825-9360
• Kim Smith x314
• Lucille Bernardo-Kaiser x322
• Carla Veno x323
• Sheila Fehrenbach x230

Resource Management /Staff Support
610-825-9360
• Maria Santillo x394
  Midvale Office
  215-844-4620
• Joseph Hoban x146

EmployNet
610-327-4606
• Gale Lane x231 
 
Health Clinical & Program Supports
610-825-9360
• Peggy Brill x36
• Dawn Klotz x264 
 
Community Living Services
Delaware Sites
• Sherry Jones
302-697-6295
• Brian Jordan
302-629-2820
 
Lifesharing
610-487-1582
• Lisa Hornberger x13
• Tina Fisher x27

Personal Support
610-825-9360
• Julie Hauck x352

Brown & Brown
Brian Block
610-694-1846
 

Comprehensive Injury Prevention Solutions, Inc.
215–715–6864
  
  Our Agency-wide Safety Workgroup members would like to Thank All Staff that participated in the June 4th (2010) “Star” Duck Days drawing here at Plymouth Meeting. It was a success!! Our next Duck Days drawing will be held at our Robinson Street location.  Please be sure to check out future information explaining the date and time of this next drawing.
 
In our safety tip last month, we mentioned that after the Duck Days drawing today, the winners would be placed in a random drawing for 2 Phillies tickets each for one staff at Plymouth and one staff out in the field.
 
The winners for the Phillies tickets are Wendie Price and Michael Candelori.  Congratulations!
 
SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM:

· Employees who report near-miss incidents or potential safety hazards will have the opportunity each month to be awarded up to $50.00

· Employees will complete a form to report what they have observed/done, have their supervisor sign the form and send the form to Carla Veno in interoffice mail or fax to 610-825-8514.

· Thank you cards will also be sent to the employees with the Safety Workgroup members’ signatures on the card.

· Cash prizes will be given out at least monthly, depending on the number and quality of submissions.

· A Grand Prize will be awarded at our next banquet, Fall of 2010.

*It is up to the Workgroup members’ discretion as to how many awards are to be given out per month.

If you spot a safety hazard in your work place, complete the new POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FORM and submit it to: Carla Veno 502 W. Germantown Pike, HR Department, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or fax it to 610–825–8514.
  
July's Safety Tip:

Heat Illness Prevention Tips:

Recognize the early warning signs of dehydration: Dark yellow urine, loss of energy, dizziness, loss of coordination, cramps, headaches, or unusual fatigue. If left untreated, more extreme symptoms can arise.

Allow for acclimation: Acclimation is the body’s adaptation to a hot environment. Pacing yourself during hot spells can be affective. Most cases of heat illness will occur during the first 2-3 days of a hot spell.

Drink up: Start your day with a good hydration base. Maintain this throughout the day. Once acclimated to a hot spell, fluid intake needs to be greater as sweat losses will be higher.

Have fluids close by: Fluid should be easily and frequently accessible. Drink 7-10 oz of water or Gatorade every 10 – 20 minutes. Don’t rely on thirst!! (Thirst is a delayed response)

Take breaks: Increase the frequency and duration of rest breaks in a cool or shaded area to help stay hydrated and cool.

Pace yourself: Manage your time and tasks. Perform the heaviest work during the coolest part of the day.

Dress appropriately: Wear loose fitting, light colored, water-absorbing (cotton) clothing. Avoid constricting clothing.

Eat less: Avoid overeating during hot spells.

Avoid sunburn: Sunburn decreases the skins ability to dissipate heat through sweating. Wear sunscreen when you are on vacation and not at work. You will also reduce your skin cancer risks.

Watch your “other” drinks: Avoid alcoholic beverages, caffeinated, and/or sugar-based drinks.

Do NOT take salt tablets: Salt tablets should only be used if specified by a physician.

Heat Exhaustion should be considered a medical emergency!
Heat Exhaustion can move quickly to Heat Stroke without proper care.
For a CIPS consultation please call 215-715-6864
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June's Safety Tip:
 Zoo Night
A few thoughts to consider:
  • Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Your time in the Zoo will be more enjoyable if you are comfortably dressed.
  • Read your zoo map and plan your evening. Enjoy the best of the Zoo while you are still there.
  • Take your time, watch your steps. Use the park benches around the zoo to sit and rest if needed.
  • And, please don't try to touch or feed any native wildlife; almost every animal can bite.   
May's Safety Tip:
We will be holding “Duck Days” on a quarterly basis. The first “Duck Day” event will take place at Plymouth on June 4, 2010, followed by Robinson St., Level Rd., Midvale and finally at the Dover Office in Delaware. There will be monetary prizes awarded and a “special bonus” of 4 tickets to see the Phillies game on July 9th, 2010. Any staff picking a duck with a $ amount on the bottom will have to correctly answer questions focusing on the “S.T.A.R. Principle” magnets that have recently been distributed (they will also select a name of one of our employees out in the field to have the opportunity to win as well). At the end of the day the names of the employees that answered the questions correctly will be placed in a drawing. One name will be drawn to win 2 Phillies tickets along with the person in the field that had been picked to win the other 2 tickets. Good Luck! 
Brought to you by the members of our Agency-wide Safety Workgroup

 


 



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