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January 31, 2022
I’m not here to buck the trend of social media ‘influencers’ telling you to meditate and drink herbal tea (because I’ll do that later) rather to let you in on what seems to be a well-kept secret: we owe our lives to stress.
Without stress we would blissfully roast our hands against a hot stove, or stagger our way into on-coming traffic where smiling motorists would mow us down. Stress is helpful. It’s only when mismanaged that it starts killing us.
I have written many articles but I tend to limit myself to the best magazines, hence finding myself gracing the pages of HSI magazine once again. Tasked with writing about “above the neck” safety, my immediate thought, at the risk of sounding trite, was that all safety begins above the neck.
Your brain is the control centre. It dictates, and the body follows. But aside from the brain’s uses to keep our arms from flailing into molten metal, it’s the mentality with which we approach our work that is perhaps the most important aspect of safety. So use and protect your head. Use whatever PPE is required by your employer, your task, or your circumstances. After all, keeping one’s head from being crushed, airways from being restricted, and eardrums from bursting, should be fairly high on most people’s list of priorities.
Head protection begins with keeping your head attached to your body at all times. From there try not to get it cut, don’t inhale toxins, avoid being pulped and/or mangled, and try to avoid losing an eye, ear, or any teeth. For more details talk to your safety representative. So how should you use your head in safety? Well let’s begin with asking yourself some basic questions.
Without stress we would blissfully roast our hands against a hot stove, or stagger our way into on-coming traffic where smiling motorists would mow us down. Stress is helpful. It’s only when mismanaged that it starts killing us.
I have written many articles but I tend to limit myself to the best magazines, hence finding myself gracing the pages of HSI magazine once again. Tasked with writing about “above the neck” safety, my immediate thought, at the risk of sounding trite, was that all safety begins above the neck.
Your brain is the control centre. It dictates, and the body follows. But aside from the brain’s uses to keep our arms from flailing into molten metal, it’s the mentality with which we approach our work that is perhaps the most important aspect of safety. So use and protect your head. Use whatever PPE is required by your employer, your task, or your circumstances. After all, keeping one’s head from being crushed, airways from being restricted, and eardrums from bursting, should be fairly high on most people’s list of priorities.
Head protection begins with keeping your head attached to your body at all times. From there try not to get it cut, don’t inhale toxins, avoid being pulped and/or mangled, and try to avoid losing an eye, ear, or any teeth. For more details talk to your safety representative. So how should you use your head in safety? Well let’s begin with asking yourself some basic questions.
SOURCE:
https://www.hsimagazine.com/article/safety-is-always-above-the-neck/
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