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Cedar Falls worker glad
he took safety measures

Matt Baker, Village of Cedar Bluffs
Utilities Superintendent and Water
Operator, (shown at right) has
learned from experience that taking
safety measures is worth the extra
time and effort.
L
Last summer he pulled on a pair of ast summer he pulled on a pair of
safety chaps before using a chain
saw to trim tree branches in the
Cedar Bluffs Park. At one point, the
chain saw slipped from the branch
and grazed across his leg. The
reinforced chaps were nearly cut
t
thhrough but his leg was uninjured.
“Sometimes it’s not convenient to
grab that extra pair of safety
glasses or to put on chaps when it’s
100 degrees out. It only takes a
second, though, to suffer from a
life altering injury which makes that
time and effort look pretty minimal,” The application for the safety items
said Daid Dave Bos, LARM Loss Control
s must be submitted and then
Manager. approved by LARM before the items
LARM wants to make more safety can be purchased.
In 2018 over 70 LARM members
items available for communities so I
LARM members are encouraged to submitted and were approved for
apply for the Lean on LARM Safety up to $500 each in safety grant
Grant which is available for up to funds. Items ranged from
$500 in items that will assist in playground surface materials to
reducing or preventing injuries, automated external de brillators to
prroperty losses, workers’
p body armor. Many members
puurchased much needed safety
compensation claims and/or p
liability claims. LARM members can apparel, traffic cones, rst aid kits
apply for a grant from October 1, and re extinguishers.
2018 to September 15, 2019. Each To apply for and for more
applicant must be a member at the information about the Lean on
time of submission and issuance of LARM Safety Grant go to
the funds. www.larmpool.org/leanonlarm.html