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Safety Saturday: Stress Awareness

Apr 29, 2023

Can stress be a safety hazard? Yes! Stress is a common workplace concern that can lead to health and safety risks. While occasional stress poses little harm, prolonged stress affects the entire body and can negatively impact your well-being. Too much stress can take a toll and lead to accidents and injuries. This Safety Saturday will bring attention to the impact of stress and offer tips on managing stress.


Symptoms


There are many contributors to stress, whether it be in the workplace or not.  Common causes of workplace stress include large workloads, high performance demands, or unstable work environments. The work-life balance is another major contributor to stress. Many people have difficulty separating work from home, particularly those who work from home.


Stress can manifest as physical health problems such as migraines, grinding teeth during sleep, eye-twitching, stomach aches, and heart problems. Stress can also increase the risk of job burnout, anxiety, depression, insomnia, hypertension, and frequent illnesses.


Stress Management


After polling the staff at Vogt Engineering, here are some of the ways our team manage stress:  meditating, taking a walk and breathing in the fresh air, maintaining an optimal environment using temperature and lighting controls, listening to calming music, and squeezing a stress ball.


Additionally, the National Safety Council offers these tips to manage stress: 

• Eat a balanced and nutritious diet starting with breakfast and get a good night’s sleep.

• Volunteer time and services; doing something for others can help a person forget their own problems and increase self-esteem.

• Keep moving! Studies show that exercising for 30 minutes a day reduces stress.

• Learn to express your feelings via hobbies such as journaling, gardening, and art.

• Determine the source of the stress; remove the stressor or try new coping strategies. If the stress can’t be removed from your life, learn to cope by developing a systematic and rational way of thinking through the situation.

• Seek professional help.


Stress in our lives is inevitable - we can only control how we manage that stress. Stress can impact your outlook on life, your relationships, and your performance in the workplace. Know it is never too late to form healthy habits. Making slight adjustments to manage your stress is crucial to staying safe while working and taking care of your physical and mental health.

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Safety Saturday: Motorcycle Awareness

27 May, 2023
As the warmer season revs up, drivers are now more likely to be sharing the road with motorcycles. Motorcycle Awareness Month is observed in May and is a good time to remind drivers to take extra care while sharing the road. Agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Safety Council, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) come together to remind vehicle drivers and motorists that safe driving and riding practices plus cooperation from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on our nation's highways. Did you know more than half of fatal motorcycle crashes result from collisions with other vehicles? Because of its small size, motorcycles can be easily hidden in a car’s blind spots or masked by objects such as bushes or fences while at an intersection. Furthermore, the combination of congested roadways and distracted driving increase the difficulty of seeing motorcycles in traffic. These factors have led to many preventable fatalities each year. On average, more than one motorcyclist is killed on Texas roads every day . In 2022, 562 motorcycle riders were killed in motor vehicle crashes, an 8% increase over the previous year. And another 2,422 people were seriously injured. TxDOT’s annual safety campaign "Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles" aims to protect motorcyclists by educating drivers on how to safely share the road. Below are a few safety precautions all motorists should keep in mind to help prevent motorcycle crashes: Stay alert. Give driving your full attention. Even a momentary distraction, such as answering a phone call or changing the radio station, can have deadly consequences. Pay special attention at intersections. One-third of all motorcycle fatalities happen at roadway intersections. Take extra care when making a left turn. Always assume motorcycles are closer than they appear and avoid turning in front of an oncoming motorcycle. Look twice when changing lanes. Check mirrors, check blind spots, and always use turn signals. Following these safety tips can help save lives and reduce injuries on our Texas roads.
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