C & B Newsletter

Issue 55 June 2017

Lazy Bench recent defeats and the burning of , the Greek Allies were persuaded by to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Greg Schabell Safety Manager .

The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between The Persian king Xerxes was also eager for a decisive an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and battle as the huge expeditionary force was staggeringly the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC which expensive to field. He thought that he had his solution resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. when Themistocles’ slave arrived in his tent with The battle was fought in the straits between the mainland assurances from Themistocles that the Greeks were and Salamis, an island in the near Athens, spent and he would leave the fleet deployed in the and marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion straights of Salamis for the Persians to attack and of . It occurred immediately after the battle of destroy what was left. As a result this subterfuge, the Thermopylae for all of you that have seen the movie Persian navy rowed into the Straits of Salamis and tried “300.” to block both entrances. In the cramped conditions of the Straits, the great Persian numbers were an active To block the Persian advance, a small force of Greeks hindrance, as ships struggled to maneuver and blocked the pass of Thermopylae, while an Athenian- became disorganized. Seizing the opportunity, the dominated Allied navy engaged the Persian fleet in the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory. nearby straits of Artemisium. In the resulting , the rearguard of the Greek force was Xerxes retreated to Asia with much of his army, leaving annihilated, whilst in the Battle of Artemisium the Greeks his general to complete the conquest of Greece. won with heavy losses and retreated after the loss at However, the following year, the remainder of the Thermopylae. This allowed the Persians to conquer Persian army was decisively beaten at the Battle of Boeotia and . The Allies prepared to defend the Plataea and the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. Isthmus of whilst the fleet was withdrawn to The Persians made no more attempts to conquer the nearby Salamis Island. Greek mainland. These battles of Salamis and Plataea marked a turning point in the course of the Greco- Themistocles knew that the Isthmus of Corinth was Persian wars as a whole; from then onward, the Greek indefensible so long as the Persian navy was able to sail cities would take the offensive, which culminated in the around the fortifications and outflank the allies. Although conquests of Alexander the Great. Most historians heavily outnumbered and demoralized after… believe that a Persian victory would have hamstrung the development of , and by extension western civilization, and this has led them to argue that Salamis is one of the most significant battles in human Inside This Issue history.

1. Lazy Bench – Battle of Salamis 22. Employee Corner – Cost Estimator 3. Lessons Learned – Hand Protection 34. Fleet Lighting Requirements 5. July Incident Spike 46. Emergency Drill Manual 57 . Quote of the Month 8. Photo Gallery 69. Calendar Events 10. Announcements 7

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Employee Relations eventually develop burrs and sharp protrusions that will cut you. Your hands will get tougher over time, Employee Corner – Cost Estimator but you shouldn’t be trying to make your skin like Emma Obertate cowhide and metal will always be able to cut you. Employee Relations Manager The most important task each day is your safety and Quickly and easily estimate your health care costs on the safety of your co-workers. Protective gear is the myuhc.com® and in the UnitedHealthcare 1st line of defense to ensure that you go home the Health4MeTM app with myHealthcare Cost Estimator. same way that you came to work. Supervisors must You can use this information to: enforce all PPE requirements and all employees • Plan your care • Find doctors that better meet your must wear the required protection at all times. needs • Save money • Budget for medical expenses. • Learn out about a new treatment options • Shows you Safety Department the estimated costs for a treatment or procedure. Fleet Lighting Requirements • Displays how that cost is impacted by your deductible, co-insurance and out-of-pocket maximum Greg Schabell • Gives you an estimate of what you’ll be responsible Safety Manager to pay. It is boating season which means that a lot pleasure • Provides you with usable information for planning boats are out and that means a lot of inexperienced, and budgeting. intoxicated people will be on the river. Please ensure The more you use myHealthcare Cost Estimator, the that fleet lights are put out per our requirements: more you’ll see that not all doctors are the same. “moored barges shall leave 2 unobstructed all-round Depending on what you’re looking for, you could see white lights on the outboard corners of the barge or a wide range of estimates for the same procedure or fleet extremities that are visible for at least 1 nautical treatment. It’s all about having what you need to make mile. Any barge that projects from a group formation the best decisions for your health and your pocket (notch) shall also be lighted on its outboard corners.” book. Start using myHealthcare Cost Estimator today!

Safety Department Safety Department July Incident Spike Lessons Learned – Hand Protection Greg Schabell Greg Schabell Safety Manager Safety Manager Whether to avoid an injury, a breakaway or property An employee at Hebron went to check on a 2” barge damage, monitoring the weather is the best way pump that had been set up earlier that morning. He to avoid an accident! We have 2 major spikes in slid his left hand along the top of the coaming wall incidents that occur each year at C&B: December while walking down the gunnel. He was not wearing through February and then July through gloves at the time. His hand slid across a small piece August. These spikes appear to be almost entirely of metal protruding from the coaming wall and cut his weather-related where the severe weather spike hand. He reported the injury to his supervisor and causes a spike in incidents. In other words, when received first aid. He declined further medical the big heat waves or major cold fronts come in, treatment and completed the rest of shift without that’s when we get hurt! When the weather is issue. moderate or increases/decreasing slowly, we’re fine. This is the 2nd hand injury that we’ve had this When the temperature suddenly rises or falls month. In both incidents the employees were not significantly, we cannot acclimatize quickly enough wearing their gloves, which would’ve eliminated the and we take shortcuts to avoid being out in the hazard or reduced the severity of the injury in both weather. cases. Both employees didn’t think that they needed We’re into July now and temperatures will regularly gloves so they disregarded the PPE requirements. It reach into the 90s, so we need to start preparing and is arrogance or laziness that causes us to disregard be proactive. Focus on safety fundamentals: these requirements. Those requirements exist to conduct regular job briefings, good housekeeping, keep us safe! You can grab a wire or slid your hand discuss MOBs, stay hydrated, discuss proper lifting, down a coaming wall without getting hurt, but establish good communication procedures… eventually you will be injured. If it is metal, it will…

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identify hazards, discuss how to mitigate hazards, do should be an excellent resource material for how to your monthly drills, review the Critical Task respond to an emergency and coming up with drill

Assessments sheets, and review the Z-Box/decision scenarios. making. Sometimes awareness is the best medicine

so talk to your crews and ensure that they’re aware of this trend. Remind your crews to monitor their physical condition throughout the day and to monitor their co- workers as well. If you notice that you or a co-worker is sweating excessively (or not sweating at all), acting goofy, slurring their speech or behaving different from normal, then ensure that the supervisor is aware and cool off immediately! Supervisors should be monitor the temperature and the heat index throughout the day, so they’re aware of the conditions their crew are working in.

STAYING HYDRATED IS VITAL!!! Report to work fully hydrated and continue drinking water throughout the day. Keep the freezer stocked with electrolyte popsicles to help cool off and replace the electrolytes you have lost from sweating. Avoid energy drinks and excessive amounts of coffee/caffeine. Keeping a cool, wet rag around your neck can help keep your core temperature down. Putting ice packs on your wrists Quote of the Month and the back of the knee will cause the body to cool “I really don't know why it is that all of us are so down quickly. Start your shift with a job briefing that committed to the sea, except I think it's because in focuses on avoiding taking shortcuts and good addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light decision making. The rush to get out of the weather as changes, and ships change, it's because we all came soon as possible is what will get them injured or cause from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that an incident. Most importantly, remind everyone that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of their safety and the safety of their fellow crew salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, members is the most important task each day! we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea -

whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back Safety Department from whence we came." JFK Emergency Drill Manual

Greg Schabell Safety Manager We have put together an Emergency Drill Manual to assist in conducting your monthly emergency drills. I don’t want to put another manual out in the field so this will just be on DropBox (DropBox/Resource Material/Drills/Emergency Drill Manual). The General Guidance provides the general process to be followed and individual responsibilities for any drill. The other 2 documents identify the purpose and various scenarios for each drill for the Marine side and the Energy Services/Repair & Maintenance side. We also have a “Best Practices” folder for each drill subject that includes the relevant procedures, Lessons Learned, memos, and other information sources to provide resource material for the pilot/supervisor to use. This folder will be expanded over-time and we can add to each as we accumulate additional materials. This…

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JL Braden silhouette by Jerry Jones. Winner of James H by Jerry Jones. the best pic of the month!

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Sunset at Silver Grove by Pat Berning. Trimble County Sunrise by Eric Warren.

Ghent by Donnie Earles. Hebron in the Mist by Don Craig.

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B I R T H D A Y S & ANNIVERSARIES

A NNOUNCEMENTS Full Name Hire Date

Berning, Patrick 7/11/2007 * Blount, Anthony W 7/13/2015 Dirr, William A 7/5/2016 Frederick, Marcus D 7/5/2016 Mike McNeely – welcomed Arabella Grace, 6.5 Frederick, Thadius W 7/12/2016 pounds and 20”. Graves, Michael 7/8/2014 Haney, Christopher A 7/12/2016 Haney, Hobert 7/8/2013 Keller, Chad 7/31/2014 Meeker, Michael 7/5/2011 Phipps, Mark 7/18/2005 Raines, Anthony 7/16/2009 Terrell, James 7/21/2016 Wilcox, Shelby L 7/5/2016 Yauch, Coleman J 7/14/2015

Full Name Birthday Bray, William 27-Jul Chase, Christopher A 20-Jul Franz, Leonard 8-Jul Hooks, Carlos 29-Jul Lowe, William S H 9-Jul Miller, Allen 1-Jul Miller, Ray 22-Jul Moebius Jr, Dan Thomas 25-Jul Nevels, Ryan E 18-Jul Phillips, James 27-Jul Stith, Jeffrey 26-Jul William Dirr – welcomed Madelyn Ann Dirr on 6/20/17. Weaver, Timothy D. 13-Jul

Wiesner, Paul A 27-Jul

Questions and Answers Questions and Answers We are asking that if you have any questions or would likeWe clarification are asking thaton something if you have that any you questions send us or your would questionslike clarification and we on will something address themthat you in this send section. us your We lookquestions forward and to wehearing will address from everyone. them in this section. We Q:look Can forward I stop to work hearing if I suspect from everyone. something is unsafe? A: Yes! Everyone has stop work authority and you’re Q: How do I get King’s Island tickets? encouraged to exercise that authority if you believe that A: Fill out the Ticket Request Form and mail/email there is an unsafe act or condition. Vicky Schottelkotte if you’re interested.

Q: How can I get a C&B safety hat? Q: Who do I contact for the employee referral program? A: The Safety Department will hand out safety hats to A: Emma Obertate. employees that demonstrate exceptional safety behaviors or marked improvement.