It’s very fitting that the episode of The Office about safety training ends with Michael on the roof. Safety training is both very depressing and full of bad ideas that sound kind of fun. At my library, we take an annual safety training for the office environment, which is hilarious because office safety is, essentially, basic human safety.
2. Work shoes are work shoes. Most library workers get more flexibility than other kinds of workers RE shoes, but a decent pair of shoes will prevent lots of long-term issues in addition to short-term safety problems.
6. I had a training on a AED machine at my work. It's not hard to use, but the first time someone uses it shouldn't be when someone is having a heart attack. If you wouldn't spend a day at work in shoes you've never worn (see #2), would you use a powerful electronic device on someone who might be dying without practicing with it?
8. I agree except for the blankets in cold-weather places. The blanket isn't going to revive someone, but it can help a bit while help arrives if someone is in real danger. The blanket isn't a treatment but something that helps keep someone alive or conscious a little longer. Like the AED machine, the blanket's purpose is to keep someone going long enough for EMS to arrive rather than bringing them back to health.
2. Work shoes are work shoes. Most library workers get more flexibility than other kinds of workers RE shoes, but a decent pair of shoes will prevent lots of long-term issues in addition to short-term safety problems.
6. I had a training on a AED machine at my work. It's not hard to use, but the first time someone uses it shouldn't be when someone is having a heart attack. If you wouldn't spend a day at work in shoes you've never worn (see #2), would you use a powerful electronic device on someone who might be dying without practicing with it?
8. I agree except for the blankets in cold-weather places. The blanket isn't going to revive someone, but it can help a bit while help arrives if someone is in real danger. The blanket isn't a treatment but something that helps keep someone alive or conscious a little longer. Like the AED machine, the blanket's purpose is to keep someone going long enough for EMS to arrive rather than bringing them back to health.