2019 Q1 LIFE Newsletter - Issue 16

S A F E T Y

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SMART Families Fight Complacency Do you ever feel yourself getting complacent at home or at work?

O N E F A M I L Y , O N E C U L T U R E

You might ask what is complacency? It is when you’ve been doing something one way for a long period of time without any issues that you assume there will never be an incident. It’s the classic “I’ve been doing it this way for 10 years, and nothing has ever happened to me” syndrome. What are the factors that cause us to get complacent in life or the workplace? • Fatigue • Time • Rushing • Stress • Distraction • Lack of knowledge/awareness/ communication We can fight complacency by holding each other accountable and by having constant awareness at home and at work. If a family member doesn’t have their seat belt on while driving because “I have never worn it or been in an accident” ask them to put it on.

2018 Warehouse & Fleet Accident free days: February | 26 March | 13 April | 30 May | 1, 11, 18, 24, 28 June | 14 July | 12 & 31 August | 10 October | 1, 16 & 18 November | 13, 16, 28 & 29 December | 13, 17, 18, 20, 26

O F S M A R T S A F E T Y

The next time you’re using a weed trimmer at home be SMART and wear your safety glasses even if you’ve rarely ever had debris fly into your eyes. Too often we don’t realize how complacent we are until we have a close call. These events jump start our hearts and focus our attention. At Reliance, we work extremely hard to eliminate any complacent mindsets with our employees. Let’s make the fight on complacency a SMART family effort!

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