METAs Holiday Safety Brief
This holiday safety campaign focuses on stress management, winter driving, winter sports,
responsible drinking and safety awareness at all times.
Here are some safety tips to consider throughout the holidays:
1. Stress: Manage your stress. Take a break; get away from whatever is causing you stress
and then come back later to deal with it.
2. Winter driving: Use risk-management techniques if you are traveling on the road. Evaluate hazards like bad weather, ice on the roads, driving at night or driving long distances
without taking frequent rest stops. 3. Maintain your vehicles fluids, belts, tires; if unsure how
I suggest you make an appointment with your local service dealer for a tune-up. In addition,
be sure you have a blanket, flashlight, and emergency flares in the trunk.
3. Avoid aggressive driving behaviors and people that contribute to crashes. Such as,
Failure to obey a stop sign
Speeding excessively
Failure to grant the right of way
Improper passing
Driving left of center
4. Winter sports: Never ski or snowboard alone. Wear protective gear and know your limitations. Stay hydrated. Fill out a high-risk safety form with your safety monitor.
5. Drink responsibly: Don't drink and drive. If you have more than one drink you could be
considered illegally intoxicated to drive and could kill yourself or someone. Instead call family, a friend, taxi, or co-worker to drive you safely home.
6. Remain compliant: When decorating, use a sturdy ladder and approved UL lighting for
decorating outside. Remain aware of your surroundings. Don't take for granted the things
you do repetitively. Open flames from candles, a fireplace or heat vent, lighters as well as
matches can start Christmas tree fires. So make sure to water your trees so there is no
problem. Unplug electrical when watering trees and before you leave your house or go to
sleep.
7. Wear your seatbelts. Encourage your friends and family to wear seatbelts too. The fine of
not wearing a seatbelt is short-term but the fine of death is forever.
8. Do not link three light or daisy chain lights as it is unsafe.
9. Never text and drive. Pull over, park, and then answer the call. Otherwise use an approved hands-free device.
10. Wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Stay warm by
dressing warmly in several layers of loose-fitting, tightly woven clothing. Prepare holiday
meals, and any meals, to keep yourself and your family safe from food-related illness.