2022 Annual Accident and Injury Report
Each year, the Safety Officer reviews all workplace accident and injury reports and near misses. This information is gathered from workers' comp claims, near miss reports, and vehicle accidents reported to Risk Management. All of this information is consolidated into the Annual Accident and Injury Report.
The purpose is to identify trends, recommend mitigation solutions such as PPE needs, and develop safety messages and micro learning sessions based on the findings.
Historically, the report has been presented only to the Safety Committee and Executive Team. I believe that its important all employees have the opportunity to review the report. It will provide awareness to trends and other safety issues across all offices, not just your own.
Due to the lateness in getting this to you, I chose to share it in this format. Next year, I will conduct a micro learning session to present it to employees by the end of March. This will allow supervisors to determine appropriate trainings for employees including incoming seasonals.
This report has a lot of information and can first seem overwhelming, but each component is necessary to get the full picture. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions or need clarification.
Select the link below to view the report.
Thank you all for everything that you do to assure employee safety!
2022 Annual Accident and Injury Report
ATV Training-by Keith Brink, Resource Supervisor, Clearwater Area
"So, the story goes as this. One of the resource seniors and I were recently talking about training for the summer seasonals, and we thought ATV training would be beneficial. The conversation evolved to most of our permanent staff had not had ATV or UTV (now that they are in the mix) training for quite some time. I reached out to the local Sheriff’s office for a contact and they steered me to Parks and Recreation (Ethan Mahakam). He came down and taught two (2) separate three-hour sessions on proper transportation and driving techniques over different course layouts. Overall, it was a very informative class and was well received by over 25 permanent and seasonal employees. We made the decision to implement this class as often as we can each summer especially for new seasonal help as we can often put them in the position of operating these machines. This class was especially beneficial upon receiving feedback from employees who had never been exposed to ATVs and UTVs.
Best part of the class, it is 100% free through parks and rec."
Thank you, Keith for sharing this information. Employees can contact me or Keith if you are interested in bringing this training to your office.
If you have a safety message that you would like to share with your fellow team members, please contact me.
 
IDL Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources-Document Summary
Your safety is a top priority. It is IDL's responsibility to provide you with the necessary resources and information should you be faced with an emergency. To do this, documents have been developed each with a specific purpose depending on the emergency and situation. If you had to respond to an emergency, do you know which IDL policy or procedural guide to reference?
Knowing which document best supports the specific emergency you may be faced with can be confusing. To assist you in identifying the appropriate resource, I have developed a one-page document summary.
A link to the document is below and can also be found on the Safety Program SharePoint site. It provides a brief description of each emergency document and when it should be used depending on the situation. I hope that this resource assists you in understanding the variety of IDL emergency resources available, hopefully, you won't have to use any of them!
IDL Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources-Document Summary
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