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It's important that your business, as well as your home and family, be prepared well in advance for the wide variety of dangerous conditions that winter storms and extreme weather can bring. This week's articles focus on safety issues you, your employees and their families can put to use. Be safe!

Check out this winter hazards checklist. (Item #1)   Do you know how to prepare for a winter storm before it hits? (Item #2)   A worker safety consulting firm explains how companies can avoid being paralyzed by relentless winter storms. (Item #3)  

We hope you never need this information, but here's all you need to know about surviving a blizzard.
(Item #4)   Risks of winter weather are particularly bad for workers who have to be outside in all kinds of conditions. (Item #5) and (Item #6) provide safety tips for outdoor workers.

As always, we look forward to hearing about your concerns with regards to business continuity. If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, please email me at [email protected]

Best Regards,

Bob Mellinger
President
Attainium Corp

Quote of the Week

Every mile is two in winter.
- George Herbert -

Articles

1. Winter Hazards
Winter weather brings concerns about heat and maximizing its retention, frozen pipes, and access to your place of business. Also included in this list, but not as obvious, are fire and electrical emergencies, since winter weather can delay emergency vehicles or cause a sudden power loss.
http://www.nvcc.com/pdfs/Winter-Hazards-Checklist.pdf

2. Before Winter Storms and Extreme Cold
FEMA offers suggestions about what to do before winter storms strike - at home, at work and on the road. Share these with your employees to help makes things go more smoothly when snow or nor'easters hit this year.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/winter/wi_before.shtm

3. Controlling Winter Weather's Impact on the Workplace
Companies paralyzed by plummeting temperatures and relentless winter storms across much of the United States can take steps to ensure that harsh weather doesn't spell business disaster. CCH Inc., a provider of worker safety and employment law information, said it is possible to protect your business before mother nature strikes again.
http://ehstoday.com/news/ehs_imp_32929/

4. How to Survive a Blizzard
Knowing how to survive a blizzard or other winter storm is a crucial, (though hopefully unused) bit of knowledge everyone should know. There are multiple types of winter storms and each can be deadly killers. Imagine being snowed into your house or being stranded in a car during a blizzard. Would you know how to survive? Here, this advice could save your life.
http://weather.about.com/od/winterweather/a/winter_survival.htm

5. Outdoor Safety at the Workplace: 9 Winter Safety Tips You Didn't Know
Working during winter feels more like survival of the fittest than an everyday challenge. The risks are even tenfold for employees who have to work and drive outdoors. Here are nine tips that should keep you safe during this trying season.
http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/outdoor-safety-at-the-workplace-9-winter-safety-tips-you-didn%e2%80%99t-know

6. Seven Safety Tips to Prevent Hypothermia and Frostbite
Unfortunately, the cold weather brings with it more risks that are invisible to the naked eye. Actually, they're really invisible. With the dropping temperature across the nation, workers are under the threat of suffering from cold stress. Those who belong to the construction, agriculture, maritime and commercial fishing industries are the most exposed to the fatal hazards of cold weather.
http://www.safetyservicescompany.com/blog/cold-stress-prevention-7-safety-tips-to-avoid-hypothermia-and-frostbite