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Summer is Here....

USMWF and OHS Solutions want you to be familiar with signs/symptoms and how to treat those affected by the heat.  Many heat injuries are preventable, and none need to be fatal.

 

HEAT EXHAUSTION

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS to look for:
-Cool, Moist Skin;                 -Heavy Sweating;          -Headaches;                         - Nausea or Vomiting;
-Dizziness;                            - Light headedness;
-Weakness;                          - Irritability;
-Fast heart beat;

FIRST AID
-Have worker sit or lie down in a cool, shady area;
-Give worker plenty of water or other cool beverages to drink;
-Cool worker with cold compresses/ice packs;
-Take to clinic or emergency room for medical evaluation or treatment if signs or symptoms worsen or do not improve within 60 minutes;
-Do not return to work that day;
 

HEAT STROKE

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS to look for:
-Muscle Spasms;
-Pain;
-Unusually in abdomen, arms or legs;

FIRST AID
-Have worker rest in shady, cool area;
-Worker should drink water or other cool beverages;
-Wait a few hours before allowing worker to return to strenuous work;
-Have worker seek medical attention if cramps don't go away;

For more safety tips and information about OHS Solutions go to https://www.ohssolutions.org/
USMWF and OHS Solutions want you to be familiar with signs/symptoms and how to treat those affected by the heat.  Many heat injuries are preventable, and none need to be fatal.

 

HEAT EXHAUSTION

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS to look for:
-Cool, Moist Skin;                 -Heavy Sweating;          -Headaches;                         - Nausea or Vomiting;
-Dizziness;                            - Light headedness;
-Weakness;                          - Irritability;
-Fast heart beat;

FIRST AID
-Have worker sit or lie down in a cool, shady area;
-Give worker plenty of water or other cool beverages to drink;
-Cool worker with cold compresses/ice packs;
-Take to clinic or emergency room for medical evaluation or treatment if signs or symptoms worsen or do not improve within 60 minutes;
-Do not return to work that day;
 

HEAT STROKE

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS to look for:
-Muscle Spasms;
-Pain;
-Unusually in abdomen, arms or legs;

FIRST AID
-Have worker rest in shady, cool area;
-Worker should drink water or other cool beverages;
-Wait a few hours before allowing worker to return to strenuous work;
-Have worker seek medical attention if cramps don't go away;

For more safety tips and information about OHS Solutions go to https://www.ohssolutions.org/

Safety is a team effort and it takes the hard work and dedication of all workers.


This August 12-18 select safety activities for all in the workplace to participate in and join together to make the workplace safe.

USMWF would like to hear from you and share with other what safety activities you do in the workplace with your employees that you believe makes safety a top priority for all in your workplace. 

Please email us at tonyaford@usmwf.org today with your great suggestions.

FORGETTING OUR FALLEN WORKERS...

Below is a letter sent on behalf of USMWF Family Members to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urging them to reconsider adding the names of our fallen workers back into their investigation reports as they had done previously. 
On or about June 12, 2019 the US Chemical Safety Board released its final investigation report into the blowout that fatally injured five workers at the Pryor Trust gas well in Oklahoma City, OK.  Although it was a very thorough and complete investigation, we found that there were five very important facts left out of the said report…….

Josh Ray, 35, of Ft. Worth, Texas;
Matt Smith, 29, of McAlester, Oklahoma;
Cody Risk, 26, of Wellington, Colorado;
Parker Waldridge, of Crescent, Oklahoma;
Roger Cunningham, of Seminole, Oklahoma;

These are the names of the five workers that were trapped on the rig at the time of the blowout and ultimately lost their lives tragically on January 22, 2018.  These were the men that lost their lives due to a preventable work-related incident and sadly these fallen workers were not recognized and intentionally left out of the CSB final investigation report. When previously the CSB has included the family member by adding their names and implementing the Accident Victim and Family Communication Program.

United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF) is a national family-based organization that offers support, guidance and resources to families that have been affected by work related incidents.  We as family members strongly disagree with the US Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) decision to eliminate these recognitions or memoriams due to them being inappropriate, suggesting that naming someone places blame.

The truth is that any organization that completes an investigation in regards to any work-related incident that took the lives of an individual worker(s) should respectfully acknowledge the lives that were tragically lost due to said incident.  This is not assigning blame just as naming a company is not.

USMWF knows and understand firsthand the importance of every fallen workers’ name. Their name should not go unacknowledged but remembered so that there is a connection and collation with an incident.  This is what gains attention to an incident.

Any investigating organization such as CSB should develop a connection and communicate with the family member victims through the entire investigation process. It should always be the decision and right of each individual family member victim to determine if his/her loved one’s name should be listed in the investigation report.

USMWF has found that a majority of the time the family member victim has requested and wanted his/her loved one’s name to be listed in any investigation report that determined the cause of the incident that took their loved one’s life to PREVENT similar incidents from occurring in the future, causing such pain to others.

By using labels such as “worker” the investigating organization has made that fallen individual another statistic and to us as family members they are so much more. They are our fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, grandpa, grandma, etc.  They are our family. You have taken the connection that the company had with the worker away. You have made the victim inhuman.

USMWF family member Linda Jorgensen lost her son Deuel Block, 27 when he was killed on the job in June 2017 while working for Didion Milling, Inc. in Cambria, WI. He was killed due to multiple explosions that occurred at the dry corn milling facility.  Four other co-workers were also fatally injured, and 12 others were injured in the explosion.  Ms. Jorgensen shared with USMWF how important it is to her to see her son’s and all fallen workers’ name in any investigating reports, articles and documents, “They are not forgotten. So, people know my son mattered, they all matter. They are missed by their families. They are not just statistics.”
By excluding their names, you have done the opposite of your goal and have made the victims feel as though you as the investigating organization have sided with the company. The truth is no matter whether you list the fallen worker’s name, or you label them as “worker” and take that connection out, the incident occurred and determining the cause or fault will not change the overall outcome, however it can PREVENT similar incidents from occurring and the individual lost in said incident can be that connection of reality to other companies and workers and possibly save lives.

USMWF family members urge US Chemical Safety Board to reconsider their current policy and procedures in excluding the names of our fallen workers out of their investigation report. It is important that you know that a workers’ name to a family is NOT just that day, that moment, or that incident. They were and are so much more to us and we strive to turn their tragic incident, something so negative into something positive to PREVENT others from enduring such a loss and we believe that their names being included in your report is one step to improving workplace safety, protecting our workers and remembering those lost.

Thank you for your consideration in changing your policy for our past and sadly future fallen workers. We look forward to hearing your response.

ALWAYS REMEMBER...

Corneilius Johannes Du Plessis, 27
~ 6/16/2014 ~
Cody Ryan Thorp, 24
~ 6/16/1990 - 6/1/2015 ~
Thomas Turner, 44
~ 12/22/1968 - 6/11/2012 ~
William Knorr, 32
~ 11/10/1971 - 6/26/2004 ~

In The News....

"CSB urged at meeting to resume policy of naming victims’ names"- Industrial Safety & Hygiene News • June 27, 2019
Article >>

"Safety Watchdog Stops Including Names Of Dead Workers In Its Investigative Reports"- By: Dave Jamieson • June 14, 2019
Article >>

"Every Day, Missouri Farmers Face Hazardous Work Conditions and Potential Injury"- By: Seth Bodine & Dylan Sherman & Kacen Bayless • June 3, 2019
Article >>

Sponsoring a Voice in DC...

USMWF each year invites a group of family member victims to join us in Washington, DC to share their loved one's incident with their Representatives and many other important entities gaining attention to current issues and concerns in the workforce.
 
The average cost per family member is approximately $1,200.00. We have added several sponsorship options, every little bit helps the families fight the good fight, gaining awareness to workplace safety and turning something so negative into something positive. 

You can show your support by either a one time donation or year round with very little effort?

Sponsor A Family Member

USMWF LIAISON
USMWF is currently looking for a representative in each state ready to make a difference and make workplaces safer for all as we truly could not reach our mission without the help and dedication from family members and friends such as yourself.

Each state representative will be asked to participate and assist in the following:

-Quarterly Meetings via telephone;
-Reaching out to State and Federal Representatives on important safety topics;
-Submitting and Requesting Proclamations;
-Possible media contact;
-Possibly connecting with labor organizations, such as DOL, OSHA, MSHA, CSB, EPA, etc.
-Meet, Greet and Connect with other family member victims in your state.

Suggested Requirements:
Computer with internet access;

Please be advised that any information sent by you on behalf of USMWF will be based off of a template created by USMWF, for your convenience.

If you are interested in becoming a Liaison please go to http://www.usmwf.org/volunteer.html and complete the form and submit to USMWF at tonyaford@usmwf.org.

Struck-By                                       by: John Newquist

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS...

If you reside in or near Lincoln, Nebraska we invite you to join a great cause as NECA/IBEW Local 265 is so kind to give their proceeds to USMWF's Nebraska Workers' Memorial Monument funds from their 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament.  Anyone is welcome to create a team, so make sure you register by July 31, 2019 as you don't want to miss out on this fun event.  Go to www.usmwf.org to print the below form.

THANK YOU

USMWF could not continue to reach our  mission of supporting, honoring, preventing and educating the importance of workplace safety without the kind donation of many of you.  A special thank you this month goes out to the following:

Carolyn Isaac;
Stacey Hattendorf;
Lincoln Central Labor Union Members;
HOW YOU CAN DONATE & SUPPORT USMWF TODAY?
You can donate today at: www.usmwf.org   or via regular mail at:

USMWF Org Inc.
333 W. Chadderton Drive,  Lincoln, NE 68521

USMWF Org Inc. (501 (c)3 non profit)

We thank you for your time and invite you to contact us if you have any questions,  would like to learn more about USMWF or see how we can work together in protecting our workers and supporting our families.

Sincerely,
Tonya Ford, Executive Director
USMWF
 
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