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BURN AWARENESS WEEK Contact Chris Dawson for More Information on our
Burns are a common workplace injury. When they’re not too
serious, they can be effectively treated with first aid. But some Relay for Life Team and some of the events we will be
burns can be serious—even life threatening—and these require participating in this year.
immediate professional medical attention as well as appropriate
on-the-spot first aid. Volunteer’s Needed for this Worthy Cause!
This means you need to know how to treat minor burns and how
to care for more serious burns until help arrives. And you need to
be able to identify the difference between a bad burn and a minor
one, too. What better time to learn all about workplace burns
than during National Burn Awareness Week, which is Febru-
Cancer News
ary 7 to 13 this year? New technology helps with prevention
How bad a burn is depends on how many layers it affects. Minor February is National Cancer Prevention Month, a good time to
heat burns just affect the outer layer of skin. They may be un- look at the promising progress of cancer prevention research and
comfortable, but they aren’t a big health risk. Deeper burns that applications. You know that getting regular screenings is a critical
injure or destroy the next layer of skin, however, are a cause for step toward staying cancer free. Here’s what else you need to know
concern. When this layer is affected, infection is a risk that has to about one important new screening technology.
be controlled. The most serious burns go really deep and injure
or destroy muscle and nerve tissue. Virtual (or CT for computerized tomographic) colonoscopies
are gaining more widespread usage as studies show them to be as
The least serious burns are known as “first- degree” burns be- effective as more invasive tubular colonoscopies. The principal in-
cause they only affect the first layer of skin. The most serious vestigator of a recent study says in a New England Journal of Medicine
burns are “third-degree” burns. First-degree burns are easy to report that “CT colonography could be adopted into the main-
identify. The top stream of clinical practice as a primary option for colorectal cancer
layer of skin gets screening.”
red right away.
Second-degree Why is this screening so important?
burns involve
both reddened Because according to the same Journal article, “colorectal cancer is
skin and some the third most frequently diagnosed cancer and second leading
blistering. Third- cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States.” All
degree burns adults over the age of 50 should receive a screening at least every 10
look charred, and years—and more frequently if your personal medical history war-
you might be rants it.
able to see tissue
underneath the What about you? Do you need to get a colonoscopy soon?
destroyed skin
that appears
white.
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Company Policies & Procedures:

Employee of the Month:

Congratulations Brandon!
In second place was: Kevin Kennedy
In third place was: Robie Stiltner

Reminder’s:
The First Quarter Safety Meeting has been scheduled for 11:00Am on Monday January 18th, 2010. The
quarterly safety bonus system has been changed for 2010. Beginning in the second quarter, employees
who qualify for the bonus will receive $125.00 per quarter. However, the Company will no longer issue a
year end safety bonus.

Smoking Policy
There will be NO SMOKING by any employee on any jobsite of any division at any time. Smoking will
only be allowed in designated areas. Designated areas have been determined by our customers as areas at
least 150 feet away from any possible ignition source. The Pusher is allowed to determine a designated
area for each site if he/she so chooses. If a designated site is selected by a Pusher, smoking will only be
allowed within the area inside of the vehicle. The Driller may at his/her discretion allow or deny smok-
ing within the vehicle. If the Pusher does not designate an area or the Driller does not allow smoking in
his/her vehicle then smoking will not be allowed on the site. All smoking materials are to be kept inside
the vehicle at all times, and is expressly forbidden to be carried inside pockets etc., while on the jobsite.
Violations of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Cellular Phone Policy

All employees are expected to follow applicable state or federal laws or regulations regarding the use of
cell phones or PDA’s at all times. Virginia law prohibits individuals from operating a moving motor ve-
hicle on the highways in the commonwealth while using any handheld device to type or read a text mes-
sage or email.
Employees who are charged with traffic violations resulting from the use of their phone or PDA while
driving will be solely responsible for all liabilities that result from such actions.

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SAFETY:
The Eyes Have It
Workplace Eye Safety & Health Month
The eyes definitely have it rough on the job. Prevent Blindness America.
org reports that more than 2,000 people injure their eyes at work each
day. And about 1 in 10 of these eye injuries requires at least one missed
workday. Furthermore, 10% to 20 % will cause temporary or permanent
vision loss.

Why are there so many eye injuries on the job? Because there are so
many eye hazards, including:

Flying objects, such as pieces of wood, metal, stone, or sparks. Flying

objects cause nearly 70 percent of eye injuries, according to a Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) study. Many such injuries are caused by objects
smaller than the head of a pin.

• Splashes from hazardous chemicals, acids, and other corrosives, or

hot metal can seriously damage the eyes.
• Dust, fumes, mists, gases, and vapors can irritate or even harm un-
protected eyes.
• Swinging objects such as ropes and chains can accidentally swing
into the eye or face.
• Electrical arcing and sparks can damage the eyes on contact.
• Radiant energy from welding and cutting or operations that use ultraviolet or infrared light are yet another hazard to the
eyes.

OSHA recognizes these dangers and issued 29 CFR 1910.133, which requires workers to use protection “when exposed to eye
or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or po-
tentially injurious light radiation.”

Follow your workplace’s eye safety measures at all times because eye injuries can happen, well, in the blink of an eye!

Remember to report all accidents to your supervisor and to

our Safety Director within 15 Minutes! Failure to do so can OSHA also requires that you know:
result in disciplinary action.
• When to use PPE
• What to use—and its limitations
Judy Steele Horne • How to put it on, adjust it, use it, and take it off
properly
Director of Health & Safety
• How to properly care for, maintain, and dispose
Office: 276-935-5902 of it.
You need to be retrained if hazards or PPE
Fax: 276-935-4039 Cell: 276-971-3082 change, or if there’s reason to believe you
don’t have all the information you need.
judy@noahhorn.com
 Happy Birthday!
Noah Horn Well Drilling
GABRIEL ARMENDARIZ 02/07
P.O. BOX 269
VANSANT VA 24656 JIMMY LEE BROWN 02/14
Phone: 276-935-5903 JUNE COLLINS 02/14
Fax: 276-935-6336
DAVID ERIC HICKS 02/02

JOEY HORN 02/13

TINA LESTER 02/20

FRANKLIN MCCLANAHAN 02/03

JOHN MULLENAUX 02/19

REX PARSONS 02/03

STEVIE MICHAEL STREET 02/14

BOBBY VANDYKE 02/25

Save your back with these tips:

Snow is beautiful to look at, but it can be heavy and hazardous to your back when you have to shovel it. Follow
these tips for clearing the snow without throwing your back out:

Keep warm. Warm muscles are less likely to be injured. Wear a warm coat or vest to keep your trunk warm.
Also wear a hat because you lose a lot of body heat through your head.
Watch out for icy surfaces. Many back injuries are the result of falls. Also prevent falls by wearing shoes or
boots with good traction.
Maintain a wide stance. Place your feet a comfortable distance apart so that you have a stable base from which
to lift a shovel load of snow.
Bend your knees and lift with your legs. As with any other kind of lifting, use your strong leg muscles, not your
back, to do the work.
Keep your lower back comfortably straight. This action puts less strain on lower back muscles while you are
lifting the snow.
Work slowly. Take it easy, especially when you start.
Lift small amounts at a time—especially wet and heavy snow.
Inhale before each lift. Take a breath before you load your shovel and exhale as you dump the load.
Throw the snow in the same direction as your feet are pointing. Don’t twist your body; twisting can injure