Re: Fast Jet Pilot Kit
Try this to start your talk.
Suit Up for Safety.
Why do I need to wear personal protective clothing and equipment?
Let's give it some thought. The human body is amazing. We have a head and
brains for thinking; ears for hearing; eyes for seeing; a nose for detecting
odors; a mouth for talking and eating; lungs for breathing; arms, elbows, knees
and legs for lifting and bending; hands and fingers for dressing and feeding
ourselves and for writing; legs for walking and running; and feet and toes for
support and balance. However, we can be easily cut, burned or blinded. We can
break bones, cut flesh, become deaf or blind, get scraped and suffocate.
These possibilities bring to mind the need for working safely and wearing
personal protective equipment and clothing.
We are all familiar with the game of football. We have either played it one
time in our lives or sat in front of the "boob tube" during fall and winter
weekends to watch it. Not many football spectators think of safety while
watching a game, but safety in football is real. It starts before the game in
the locker room when the team is suiting up. Players have to wear protective
equipment, which includes shock-absorbing helmets with face guards; mouth
pieces; shoulder pads; rib, elbow, knee and hip pads; and cleated shoes.
At times this equipment becomes uncomfortable, but the players know that the
game is quite rough and injuries can occur. If they want to play in the next
week's game, they wear this personal protective equipment. After all, players
are not much good when they're sidelined with injuries.
Real pros realize this fact and figure out the odds. When they wear personal
protective equipment, their chances of getting through the game without a
disabling injury are much greater. Therefore, their chances of continuing as
successful football players without suffering injuries are greater. Discomfort
and inconvenience do not mean a thing to them.
Like football players, employees may work on a job that requires personal
protective equipment, such as safety glasses, safety shoes, gloves and hand
pads, hearing protection, hard hats and respirators. Personal protective
equipment cannot prevent an accident from occurring, but safety equipment can
prevent serious injuries.
We realise that safety glasses, safety shoes, gloves, ear plugs, hard hats and
respirators are kind of a nuisance to put on and wear and may seem rather bulky
and uncomfortable.
Most of the time, if personal protective equipment is properly fitted, it's
just a matter of getting used to wearing it. This is a lot easier to adhere to
when we remember that, like football players, we stand a better chance of
continuing successfully with our jobs and home lives if we are protected from
possible serious injuries by personal protective equipment.