General Safety
Program to report safety concerns in real time.
What is Dragonfly?
When operating the OP you MUST come to a COMPLETE stop at these.
What are Stop Signs?
Using "cryotherapy" to reduce blood flow to a particular area, which can significantly reduce inflammation and swelling that causes pain, especially around a joint or a tendon
What is Ice Therapy or Ice Packs?
Use these to keep you lips and skin from "cracking" during cold weather.
What is lip balm, and lotion?
Causes the most injuries at FTW8.
What are falling objects or boxes?
Required PPE to prevent injuries.
What are hard hats, gloves, safety shoes, scanner harness, high-visibility vest?
Before entering a VNA you must be connected to this.
What is Wire Guidance System?
Used to alleviate stiffness, promote healing and provide a comforting sensation. This increased circulation can bring more nutrients and oxygen to the area, helping it to heal faster.
What is Heat Therapy or Heat Packs?
Warmers for your hands that you can get in the Wellness Center.
What are Hot Hands?
Body part most reported as injured at FTW8.
What is the lower back?
Required injury prevention technique at the START of every shift.
What is stretching?
During Start Up meetings or on your own.
What is the Smart Hook?
Used to help stabilize injured body parts, but they are typically more flexible than splints as they are designed to offer support through compression rather than complete immobilization.
What is non-rigid support or Wraps?
Name something you can do to prevent Cold Illness at work.
What is take breaks in a warm dry place, wear proper clothing/warm layers, wear warm hats?
Bonus: Stay Hydrated
Fun Fact: 40% of your body heat can be lost from your head.
Specific area/zone of the body where you should ideally keep items while lifting to minimize injury.
What is the Power Zone?
True or False: Any soreness, discomfort, or injuries should be immediately reported to Wellness Center
What is True?
"No Matter How Big or Small Report Them ALL!"
App you can use to call for help if you are stuck on the OP.
What is the Help Me App?
Medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional.
What are "Over the Counter" medications?
Increased risk of this happening due to wet/slippery surfaces during winter.
What is injury due to slips, trips, and falls?
Technique to maintain proper body alignment when changing directions while moving boxes, by making sure the nose and toes are pointing in the same direction.
What is "Nose over Toes"?
This will help reduce back injuries.
True or False: You can wear headphones under your hats/head-warmers/bonnets/etc.
What is False?
Headphones are NOT approved for use outside of break-rooms in FTW8.
True or False: It is OK to get off the OP to remove product/boxes blocking the aisle if you have a spotter.
What is FALSE?
It is never ok to get off your OP to remove product. Use the Help Me App.
Materials applied to wounds to promote healing, protect them from infection, and prevent further injury.
What are wound coverings or Band-Aids, Gauze, antibiotic ointment?
Name one (1) Cold Temperature Illness.
What is Frostbite, Hypothermia, Trench Foot, Chilblains?
True or False: The OMR can diagnose injuries and illnesses, excuse your time, and offer accommodations.
What is False?