April

JANUARY, 2013, NEWSLETTER
January
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
SAFETY CREW OF THE MONTH!
This month’s Safety Spotlight goes to
Jason Nauman and Crew!
John Kennedy
Director of Risk Management
This Month's spotlight is shining on Jason Nauman and his
crew. Jason runs our plumbing pre-fab shop and has had
a perfect year when it comes to safety inspections. Jason
understands the importance of safety and knows it has to
be number one on all job sites. Jason and his crew is helping Action achieve its goals in safety through hard work
and determination to make safety the number one priority while ensuring productivity. Congratulations for stepping up and taking charge of being one of the safest
crews at Action!
OUR OWN CELEBRITIES
Raymond Easley
Victor King
James Powell
James Ballard
Rene Villalba
Tori Harris
Perry Neal
Donny Cook
Chris Lawrence
Brandon Halsey
Josh Hogan
Jamie Wright
OTHER CELEBRITIES
Elvis Presley
Nicolas Cage
Khleo Thomas
Eli Manning
Alicia Keys
Etta James
ANNIVERSARIES
1863 The Emancipation Proclamation
takes effect in Confederate territory.
1863 150th Anniversary of The Battle of
Arkansas Post.
1933 Construction of the Golden Gate
Bridge begins in San Francisco.
2001 10th Anniversary of OSU plane
crash.
ACTION UPCOMING
EVENTS
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING—
March 9, 2013, Barling Office
SAFETY—IT’S THE
TOOL FOR LIFE
Consider the size and how you will use a home pressure washer
You can walk into a home improvement store and buy one, but that
doesn't mean that a pressure washer is harmless. Think of it in the same
category as chain saws, brush cutters and other commercial equipment.
Here are some of the psi ratings sold:
1,200-1,500 psi: An electric unit that's good for household and automotive cleaning jobs.
1,500-2,000 psi: A moderate strength unit used for jobs like deck cleaning. It comes in
gas or electric.
2,200 to 3,500 psi. A high pressure unit for jobs like cleaning concrete and siding, usually gas powered.
Higher ratings, up to 50,000 psi, are for industrial uses. The higher it is, the more
quickly a job can be done.
Safety recommendations
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Always read the manufacturer's instructions before using the machine.
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Wear protective clothing: goggles, boots, coveralls and ear plugs for high psi units.
Never wear a bathing suit.
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If you will be using chemicals, wear a mask so you don't inhale them.
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Before starting a job, check every part of the pressure washer to make sure everything
is in working order. Check the oil level and the electric cord.
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Keep electrical connections out of the water.
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Make sure nozzles, wands and spray tips are free of clogs. High pressure can propel
clogs, resulting in injuries or property damage.
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Start the job at low pressure and increase it gradually.
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Never point the nozzle at anyone.
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Have someone working with you if you will be working on a
ladder. Or use a telescoping wand.
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Clean the equipment after use. Run clear water through the
system if you used chemicals.
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When using an extension cord with a pressure washer, keep
the connection dry with the help of a plastic bucket.
Moneywise
Credit score benefits decrease as score rises
The maximum FICO credit score is 850, but only 18 percent
of FICO's 200 million consumers were rated 800 or higher in
2011. People with a score of 780 may search for ways to get a
higher number. It's the new status symbol.
If you have a credit score between 620 and 690, there are
big benefits in doing all you can to increase it, such as paying
bills on time and reducing debt to keep your ratio of debt-tocredit limit at 30 percent or less. Anything under 30 percent is a very good debt-to-limit ratio.
With each 10 points your FICO score increases between 620 and 690, you get better loan
and mortgage interest rates, and lower car insurance premiums.
When your credit score reaches 750 to 760, there are fewer benefits to making it any
higher, because you are assumed to be a good credit risk. The national median credit score is
711.
COLD WEATHER SAFETY
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Dress in layers that can be easily
added or removed as weather conditions change.
Beware of slippery surfaces (icy
steps, sidewalks and driveways).
Avoid caffeinated beverages that can
cause dehydration.
Recognize the symptoms of hypothermia: uncontrollable shivering,
slurred speech, clumsy movements,
confusion/disorientation and fatigue.
TEAR NEWSPAPERS VERTICALLY
You can only tear a piece of newspaper smoothly when you tear vertically
because the newsprint is made up of tiny wood fibers which line up in the
same direction, up and down, on the page. When you tear a newspaper
from top to bottom, it tears evenly because you are tearing in the direction
of the grain.
(Source: Unknown)
QUOTES AND JOKES
“Without ME, it’s just AWESO…”
Q: What did one casket say to the sick casket?
A: Is that you coughin'?
You have to put up with negative email, but ...
Are you sure your own emails don't have negative
tones?
Action, Inc.
1308 Church Street
Barling, AR 72923
Phone: 479-452-5723
Fax: 479-452-5931
Action, Inc.
18 Collins Industrial Place
Maumelle, AR 72113
Phone: 501-753-3401
Fax: 501-753-3585
Action, Inc.
710 Industrial Road
Bristow, OK 74010
Phone: 918-367-5500
Fax: 918-367-5511
www.action-mechanical.com
Random
Information
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 January is named after
Janus, god of beginnings.
 January is National
'Thank You' Month, national
Blood Doner Month and
National Soup Month.
1838 - Tennessee became the 1st state
to prohibit alcohol.
1790 - George Washington gave the first
'State of the Union' message.
Who decided "Hotpoint" would be a good
name for a company that sells refrigerators?
How do you know when it's time to tune
your bagpipes?
1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger 10 exploded 73 sec after liftoff, killing astronauts Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee,
Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory
Jarvis, Judith Resnik and schoolteacher
Christa McAuliffe.
When you speak to someone face-to-face, it's easy to
determine whether your message is getting across and
whether you need to say more or less on a subject.
When you speak to people on the telephone, you can
judge how the communication is going by the tones and inflections in their voices.
You have none of these advantages in an email. Usually it's dashed off quickly, just giving the facts and opinions
without much thought on how they will be received.
It happens that the sender doesn't even care. It's a
one-sided communication and the person on the other end it
just supposed to take it, regardless of the circumstances involved.
People often say they don't have time to really think
about the tone of what they write. It seems to be a common
line of thought. Email should also be an effective communication. But sometimes when the writer is trying to be enthusiastic, it sounds pushy, or so thought one CEO.
To help himself and others, he created a program
called ToneCheck. It points out sentences, phrases and
words in an email that give off a negative tone.
Businesses can purchase ToneCheck and create a
company tone threshold, resulting in employees communicating in a more positive light. The program is free for now.
One thing it certainly does, according to Inc., is help
people slow down and think about what they're writing.
That's one of the best ways to create an email that works
without ruffling anyone's feathers.
ToneCheck runs your written communications
through a “sentiment analysis engine.” It determines the
emotional tone of the text based on input from thousands of
volunteers who rated text collected from across the Web.
It's like a spell checker for your emotions. Go to
www.tonecheck.com and “check” it out!