March Safety Minute

March 2021

March is Workplace Eye Safety Month

Practice Eye Safety Everyday!

If you're reading this right now, chances are that you are staring into a computer or phone screen.

Did you know the average adult spends approximately 6 hours a day looking at a digital screen?

Digital eye strain, or Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) can lead to common symptoms including eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes, neck and shoulder pain, which can become major long-term complications. These symptoms are caused by many factors, some of which include inadequate lighting, computer screen glare, improper distance from screen, poor seating posture, and not taking breaks.

Give your eyes a break by following the 20-20-20 rule recommended by ophthalmologists.

For every 20 minutes spent using a screen, you should try to look away at something that is 20 feet away from you for a total of 20 seconds.

Last Call: Seeking Pilot Groups for Safety Culture

The AMLJIA would like to extend our invitation for membership participation in an exciting opportunity to collaborate, develop, and implement a new safety program similar to our Loss Control Incentive Program (LCIP). This program aims to decrease workplace accidents, decrease claims, decrease workers' compensation costs, and build a stronger safety culture for our workforce and communities.

Members currently participating in the LCIP program may earn up to a five percent credit based on their annual contributions with the savings applied towards next year's contribution. That's a significant cost savings!

We have a 3-year goal to create a pilot cycle complete with assessments and adjustments through 2025. Within this first year, our goal is to develop a new safety program which will be implemented by our pilot members.

This is an awesome opportunity to discuss what safety programs have worked or not worked with your employees, collaborate with your Risk Control Specialists, and become involved in a new member-driven safety program with the AMLJIA. You do not need to be an active LCIP participant to join our pilot program. If you would like to learn more about our Loss Control Incentive Program and start cost saving on your annual contribution, email Risk Control Specialist, Amira Goldstein, or call toll-free at 1-800-337-3682.

Reminder: Daylight Saving Time

Spring is right around the corner, and that means more sunshine, warmer temps, and Daylight Saving Time!

Each year, Daylight Saving Time (DST) causes serious injuries and fatalities due to lost sleep as we change our internal clocks and circadian rhythms to adjust to the time difference.

A recent study of 732,000 accidents over two decades has found that the annual switch to Daylight Saving Time is associated with a 6% increase in fatal car crashes that week. Not only car accidents, but DST is associated with more reports of injuries at work, and an increase in stroke and heart attacks. Click here for tips to help make the time change easier for your mental and physical health.

***Remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 14!

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