Have plan will travel
Conducted via SAF Concur and/or company agent (Shakopee)?
What are all LYC travel arrangements?
It is best to do this before hitting the road each new extended trip.
What is check your vehicle fluids, tires, traffic and weather along planned route?
Enhances your personal safety during any potentially hazardous task.
What is wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Doing this in your home office can raise your hips and increase the curve of your spine, reducing stress.
What is putting a firm cushion or tightly folded towel on your chair seat?
Have these documents up to date, on your person and have photocopies readily available.
What are passports/VISA's and real ID's?
Have 3–5 star rating, are close to travel destinations, have no recent security issues and are part of major chains.
What are preferred hotels?
Ensures you are best protected when traveling via motor vehicle.
What is always wear your seatbelt?
Do this each time you sign into a customer location.
What is identify potential hazards and evacuation routes (muster points/fallout areas)?
This gives your eye muscles a break and helps reduce eye strain.
What is periodically looking at something at a distance away from your computer screen (20/20/20 rule)?
Accidents involving motor vehicles is the first main risk to persons traveling abroad, this is the second.
What is petty crime?
Knowing local greetings, acceptable gestures, appropriate attire and adapting to local customs are all part of this.
What is cultural awareness?
Reduces the risk of driving drowsy.
What is getting a minimum of 7-8 hours of sleep the night before?
It is the best safe practice while using a ladder at home or work.
What is maintaining three points of contact?
This promotes proper posture, reduces strain on the back, neck, and arms, and minimizes the risk of discomfort and injuries while at your desk.
What is seated where the elbows, hips, and knees are at 90-degree angles (90/90/90 rule)?
Where to keep valuables or essentials (i.e. meds, passports, etc) while traveling.
What is on your person or in hand luggage/carry-ons?
When using rideshare, do this before entering vehicle.
What is verify driver information, car description and license plate?
Watching the vehicle ahead of you pass a specific mark on the side of the road, then counting “one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, etc.”
What is determining a safe travel distance?
Before entering, count the number of these to the nearest fire exit?
What are rooms/doors from your hotel room?
Finding a working height so that your elbows naturally fall flush with your table/desk height can reduce the risk of this.
What is carpal tunnel stress/syndrome?
Where to go to get information such as travel requests, health recommendations and travel e-learnings.
What is Travel Safety link on Lesaffre NA Sharepoint?
When traveling to destinations in unfamiliar countries or those with known risks.
What is only use LYC/Lesaffre coordinated host transportation?
At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed.
What is sending/receiving a text while driving?
Where remote workers go to receive safety e-training.
What is HSI link on Lesaffre NA Sharepoint?
An applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most safely and efficiently.
What are ergonomics?
Their mission is to advise, help and support you every day, when traveling or on mission abroad, on all issues related to your health and safety.
What is International SOS (ISOS)?