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OUR GENERAL FOREMEN 3 0 GF Helpful Hints Submitted by Region 466 & Thank you, Region 466 general foremen, for your tremendous response to our GF Helpful Hints feature. For your efforts to share your knowledge and experience with your co-workers, each of you will receive a $50 gift card! 1 Robert Slover When crews get a bag of ice, don’t just throw the ice bag away. Instead, use it as the daily trash bag. This gives crews a nice sized bag to neatly dispose of drink containers and lunch trash. It can then be simply tossed away in an appropriate trash container at the pull out or a gas station that evening or the next morning. This is a good habit to develop and improves housekeeping on the truck. 2 Lee Brousseau Here’s a tip for the winter months when ice and snow build up on windshields overnight. Cut a large, heavy-duty garbage bag in half and spread it over the windshield. Take the corners of the bag inside the doors. When the doors shut they will hold the bag in place and prevent ice and snow from building up on the windshield, which saves a lot of time at the pull out in the morning. More importantly, it prevents people from standing on icy running boards trying to clear a windshield. Anything we can do to prevent a slip or trip is worth the effort. 3 An inexpensive tote filled with extra clothes and gloves along with a bag for wet or dirty items keeps your things neat and organized TIPS Dave Ennis Two sets of eyes are better than one. If you are a passenger, make sure you are keeping your eyes on the road as well. Many situations where accidents are prevented were credited to the passenger noticing something that the driver didn’t see. After all, as the passenger, your safety depends on avoiding an accident. 4 Ben Tripp With the unpredictable weather this time of year, keep plenty of clothes available for changing weather conditions. To prevent a messy stack of cloths piled in the truck, try getting an inexpensive tote to store your stuff in. This will keep it neat, organized and clean, and can be taken home easily. 5 Jackie Hernandez In the very cold winter months, do not allow trucks to hold woodchips over the weekend. They certainly will freeze to the bed and hours will be wasted digging and picking away chips at the dump. 6 Don St. Clair Ask your supervisor about getting some RainX and using it on your mirrors and windows. This will help prevent ice build up. This product also improves visibility when driving in the rain. 7 Brian Crowder Always be aware of where the tail end of your rope is when climbing. Make sure it is not laying in mud or water. During the winter months, if your rope gets wet, it will freeze causing your rope to expand and then not hold knots. If your rope does get wet, try to hang or lay it in a place where it will dry out. Always make sure your rope is stored properly. After all, it is your <strong>LIFELINE</strong>. 8 Troy North I would like to remind all CDL holders how important it is to keep your driving record clean, both on and off the job. Speeding not only risks an accident, but also puts you in danger of a ticket. These violations add up quickly and you can find your driving status in jeopardy. It is also important to remember that if you get any ticket, even in your personal vehicle, you need to report it to your supervisor within 24 hours. 9 Jackie Hernandez When bucket crews are trimming, fold your mirrors in to keep them from getting hit by debris. These mirrors are very expensive. At a cost of $428 for the mirror and arm it is important to prevent these mirrors from being damaged.
S A F E T Y P RO G R A M S The Rewards for Safe Work Practices! The Basics Bonanza Safety Program wrapped up on December 1, 2007. On December 3, our Grand Prize winners were selected from the hundreds of “Grand Prize Entry” tickets that were turned in. We are pleased to announce our five Grand Prize winning employees who were drawn from the entries: Nelson Announces Basics Bonanza Grand Prize Winners! Matir Noel Carcamo Region 466 $3,000 Greg Collins Region 460 $1,000 Ryan Bondy Region 461 $1,000 Garry Vest Region 466 $1,000 Jim Syverson Region 468 $1,000 While these employees hit the jackpot prizes, there were thousands of other prizes awarded. Congratulations to all employees who received a Basics Bonanza ticket for displaying safe work habits and following the principles of the Back to Basics programs. Matir Noel Carcamo (left) receives his check from general foreman, Ramon Garza. Needless to say, Matir was extremely surprised and pleased to be the grand prize $3,000 winner. That Grand Prize Entry ticket he received for following our Back to Basics rules really paid off. When asked, as his check was presented, if it seemed real yet, Matir quickly replied, “It will when I cash it.” Ryan Bondy (right) looks very happy as his general foreman, Jerry Mason (left), presents him a check for $1,000. Ryan commented that receiving an unexpected one thousand dollars during the holiday season was an awesome surprise. He went on to say that safety now has more rewards than just going home healthy everyday. “I want to thank my general foreman and Nelson Tree for enforcing the safety rules that are keeping us safe.” Jim Syverson (left) receives his $1,000 winnings from his general foreman, Gary Higgins. Jim thanks Gary and Anthony Herrera, his regional safety specialist, for spending so much time working with crews and educating them about safety. Jim states, “Anthony does an excellent job.” When asked how he was going to spend his windfall, he replied that he would save it for a rainy day. Wow, now that’s discipline! Garry Vest just wants everyone to know how fortunate he felt for the $1,000 prize. It could not have come at a better time. Garry has several little ones at home and the extra money made for a very nice Christmas for the kids. He also used some of the money to catch up bills. Nelson Tree is glad to know those winnings went to such a good cause. Greg Collins says there aren’t words to express how happy and surprised he was when he heard he had won a $1,000 in the Basics Bonanza contest! He took a lot of good-natured ribbing from his co-workers on how he was going to spend the money. His general foreman, Dave Kennedy, was just as happy as Greg when he heard the news. According to Dave, “Greg is really a good guy who deserved to win.” 3 1
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