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MotionWheels in
Edition 95 - November 2016
Ph: (03) 5965 2000 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.cnbsafe.com.au
Some days it’s harder than others
Ok so if you read this newsletter regularly you will know that C&B Safe is a group of people that visit workplaces to share our stories. We have all been impacted by workplace injury or fatality. Most of the time we can visit a business or worksite & talk about how an injury has changed our lives and affected the people around us.But some days it is hard to share this information! Just the other day I was working in Qld at a mine site and I saw someone that looked like my Dad sitting in the group I was speaking with. As I was talking I kept looking at this person & I started to think about my Dad & how he coped after I got hurt. It was hard to keep going this day.My Dad felt guilty after my accident because he thought I got my job because of him and this in turn led to me getting hurt! (Which was wrong! I got hurt because I stuffed up!)I suppose the point I’m trying to make here is that I had my accident a long time ago but some days it still is hard to deal with.Don’t hurt yourselves people - James
Don’t forget your Med’s
When you have any injury you sometimes use medication to help manage any issues associated with the injury. For example I take a pill daily that stops me from getting muscle spasms in my legs and I also take a pill that stops me from pissing myself (excuse the description)But what happens if you go somewhere & you forget to take your pills?I recently went to Qld for 3 days & when I arrived I found that I had forgot to bring the pills that stop me from wetting myself! Now I was on a remote mine site 2 hours from the nearest town so ducking up to the pharmacy or the doctors was not an option.Luckily I made it through the 3 days without an “Accident” which would have been embarrassing & also would have made me angry. But there’s a lot of these side issues that make getting hurt change your life in lots of interesting and challenging ways!
Alan’s Bionic Arm Update
Alan had his first tests on his bionic arm for 30 minutes and the result was beyond expectations but on the down side there was 2 days of pain in the stump which followed.
A very small price to pay for something which such huge benefits for myself and my family. Check out the You Tube clip here of Alan operating the bionic arm in a computer model with his brain. https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=HNvXn8l6Y8Y
We already have Safety Speakers booked from 3rd January 2017 right through to March already…So… if you have been thinking about have a Safety Speaker to your business in 2017 now is the time to start looking at your dates and which Safety Speaker you would like.Check out our Safety Speakers at http://www.cnbsafe.com.au/speakers/
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MotionWheels in
Edition 95 - November 2016
Ph: (03) 5965 2000 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.cnbsafe.com.au
James WoodI do what I do because I know what I have been through & the ongoing ways that my accident changed my life. If I can stop even one person from getting hurt I’d be happy with that! I’m more aware of the choices I make because I have a wife & 3 amazing kids & I can’t imagine life not being able to be a part of their lives!
Michelle RathWhen I lost my youngest son, I knew I had to talk about what happened to him. Sharing his story creates awareness. I never know if I have helped save lives but I am okay with that because it creates conversation which in turn means I am being heard even if it’s only for that brief time where I have spoken to workers. My life has changed dramatically and it’s not easy to keep going each day but I do it because my son matters and it’s important that the long term consequences are also understood! Don’t just live for the moment.
Alan Newey17 years ago I was involved in a workplace accident, after seeing what my beautiful wife went through nursing me back to health, abandoning her career along with the affect on family, friends, work colleagues.I felt I let a lot of people down that day as well as myself. I get up every day wanting to make a difference to at least one person and hope others learn from my experience so other people’s families, friends, work colleagues and themselves don’t suffer like to many other. A good day is making the difference to (1) person, a great day is when everyone goes home to the families the same way they arrived at work.
I’d like your answer to this question. We are a team of 6 people who have been impacted by workplace injury or fatality. So we know how it has changed our lives & the lives of our families. But I still have a reason for
staying safe. So I’d like to share our teams reasons for doing what we do & why we are probably more aware of the CHOICES we make. Feel free to share your reasons.
MotionWheels in
Edition 95 - November 2016
Ph: (03) 5965 2000 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.cnbsafe.com.au
Greg Smith“Your current life is not a rehearsal for the next one”. The decision for me to drive my car whilst under the severe effects of fatigue resulted in an accident that changed the path and direction of my life and those around me forever. The reason I do what I do in speaking to others about being safe is so that I can hopefully prevent someone else from being severely injured or worse, so that they can live these two clichés out to their fullest potential. I was only 19 at the time and have spent the past 39 years suffering the consequences of my decision and it’s not one that I want anyone else to have to experience.
Anton GuineaFor me, there are about 200 people killed in Aussie workplaces each year, and countless others injured. These numbers aren’t coming down. When I hear about these things happening, I think about two things … 1 is the preventability factor. Just read through the reports, and most of the incidents appeared to be a case of all the holes lining up. 2 is the fact that someone has to make a phone call or a visit to a family that has had a loved one hurt or killed at work. There are people everywhere grieving for their family members. There would be so many Aussie families in pain each and every day, due to work place incidents. As an incident survivor, I feel obliged to make a difference. That is my reason!
Rohan SykesIn some ways I find that every time I present I feel empowered knowing that the more people’s attitudes towards safety I can bring up to where it should be, I could be saving a life, or a marriage, prevent ongoing counselling and grieving of those affected by these needless tragedies in the workplace, in the home, in all walks of life.I aim to connect with everybody in the businesses I present to (not just those on the shop floor!), to create the right safety habits for long enough in them so they become ingrained in their psyche to hopefully bring a reduction in these incidents or fatalities because with the right attitude and safety mindset, all these I believe are 100% preventable.We do what we do now because we care, and are only too aware of the pain and suffering our loved ones and ourselves go through from the CHOICES people make.
