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Toolbox Talk - Frostbite Facts

1/31/2017

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When you are out in the cold, your body tries to preserve heat. Our body tries to keep its core warm by restricting blood flow to your extremities, like your fingers, toes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin and forcing blood to your heart and lungs. Frostbite is the freezing of body tissue (usually skin) that results from the reduced blood and oxygen to our extremities.
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There are three degrees of cold injury: 1. Frostnip 2. Superficial Frostbite & 3. Deep Frostbite.

  1. Frostnip is a mild form of frostbite, it irritates the skin, causing redness and a cold feeling followed by numbness. Frostnip doesn't permanently damage the skin.

  2. Superficial Frostbite appears as reddened skin that turns white or pale. The skin may remain soft, but some ice crystals may form in the tissue. Your skin may begin to feel warm — a sign of serious skin involvement. If you treat frostbite with rewarming at this stage, the surface of your skin may appear mottled, blue or purple. And you may notice stinging, burning and swelling. A fluid-filled blister may appear 24 to 36 hours after rewarming the skin.

  3. As Deep Frostbite progresses, it affects all layers of the skin, including the tissues that lie below. You may experience numbness, losing all sensation of cold, pain or discomfort in the affected area. Joints or muscles may no longer work. Large blisters form 24 to 48 hours after rewarming. Afterward, the area turns black and hard as the tissue dies.

Rewarming tissue is a good way to treat frostbite. Soak the affected part of the body in warm water (comfortable to the touch) until the tissue is soft and flexible but for no more than 30 minutes. Never rub or massage the affected area because that could cause more tissue damage.


It can take weeks or months to determine the true extent of tissue damage.

Exercise may help avoid frostbite because it forces blood into your extremities.

Frostbite can occur quickly with exposure to cold temperatures, particularly if they are accompanied by a low wind-chill factor or following more brief exposure to very cold temperatures.

When the temperature is at 0°F, exposed skin can freeze in 5 minutes.

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Open Positions at IAMU

1/26/2017

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IAMU currently has career openings for anyone looking to join our talented staff.  For more information and to apply, click one of the links below.

Energy Services Specialist
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) is currently seeking a member-focused, innovative, and results-oriented Energy Services Specialist.


Safety Administrative Assistant
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) is seeking an assistant to our safety program to provide support, and serve as a resource to its 755 municipal utility members, more specifically to its approximate 450-safety contract members.
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Jester Insurance Services - IAMU Program Newsletter

1/26/2017

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IAMU Safety Group Insurance Program Members,

Jester Insurance Services has been managing the IAMU Safety Group Insurance Program for nearly 40 years. We are dedicated to identifying ways to provide additional value to all program members. With that in mind, we are excited to deliver the first of many educational newsletters. These newsletters will focus on relevant insurance exposures that can and have had a tremendous impact on IAMU members. Our first newsletter focuses on employee theft. What is the employee theft exposure that exists for municipalities/utilities and what solutions are available?

We hope that you find these newsletters beneficial and are able to utilize them as a resource when evaluating your own exposures. Please feel free to contact Jester Insurance Services or your local agent with any questions.

Read the inaugural edition of the newsletter here.
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Associate and Affiliate Members - Renew Now and Save!

1/25/2017

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Thank you to all of our 2016 Associate and Affiliate Members. We truly enjoying working with you over the past 12 months. Just a reminder: The March 1 renewal date for Associate and Affiliate Membership is fast approaching.

IAMU will be offering a special incentive to members who use our online registration system to renew their memberships early.

The annual membership rate will increase starting February 1, so renew by Tuesday, January 31 to lock in last year's rates.

  • Visit http://www.iamu.org and log into your IAMU membership account.
  • Please note: You will need to use your organization's main account and not a contact account assigned to you personally.
  • Under "My Profile," Select "Membership Info."
  • Select "Securely renew your membership now."
  • Take a moment to look over your profile information and make any necessary changes.
  • Submit your 2017 member dues and lock in last year's rate for this year's dues.
  • Your membership to IAMU is now extended until February 28, 2018.

Don’t wait. This offer ends January 31, so take advantage of early registration discounts now!


If you are unsure of your organization's login information, or have any other questions, please contact Josh Trout - (800) 810-4268 or
[email protected].

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Register to Attend IAMU's Business & Finance Conference & Annual Meeting

1/25/2017

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The IAMU Business and Finance Conference, including our Annual Business Meeting, is just around the corner. The registration deadline is this Friday, January 27. To register, click here.

The conference will take place February 7 – 8, 2017, at the Holiday Inn & Suites West Des Moines – Jordan Creek. Get ready to be inspired, informed, and entertained.
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This year’s conference includes a motivational presentation by Chad Pregracke, President and Founder of Living Lands & Waters, the world’s only “industrial strength” not-for-profit river cleanup organization that has removed more than 7 million pounds of garbage from our nation’s rivers.

Then, we’ve lined up a list of speakers to discuss timely topics relevant to the business and finance operations of municipal utilities.



You’ll learn about:
  • Regulating Social Media in the Workplace
  • Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
  • What’s Happening in the Legislature
  • Energy of the Future
  • Insurance Claim Trends
  • Easy Ways to Communicate with Customers

You won’t want to miss the Legislative Reception and the Annual IAMU Business Meeting, either. The IAMU team can’t wait to see you there. For any questions, contact Jen Cronin at [email protected].

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Electric and Gas Regulator Calendars Have Been Updated on the IAMU Website

1/23/2017

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These calendars show month-by-month the required state and federal reports due that month. There are also rolling calendar reports shown at the end of the calendars. The calendars show:

  • When the reports are due
  • A link to the reports
  •  Instructions
  •  Other helpful tools



Click here for the Electric Calendar.

Click here for the Gas Calendar.

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Open Position at IAMU - Energy Services Specialist

1/23/2017

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IAMU currently has an opening for an energy services specialist.

For more information, and to apply for this new opportunity, please click here.


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OSHA 300 Log Posting Dates

1/20/2017

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IAMU members should note that the annual deadline for posting the OSHA 300A injury summary is February 1, 2017. All incidents of work-related injuries and illnesses must also be logged within seven days (Form 300) and detailed injury and illness reports for each entry (Form 301) must also be completed.

If there are more than 10 employees at any time during that calendar year, the employer may come under these requirements. When counting employees, you must include full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal workers. This exemption is based on the employment of the entire city rather than the establishment. For example, if a city has two establishments like water and public works, one with 5 employees and one with 7 employees, the city must fill out the forms for each establishment because the city employment is greater than 10.

The summary should contain the total numbers of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2016 that were logged on the OSHA 300 form.  Employment information regarding the annual average number of employees and total hours worked during the calendar year is needed to calculate incidence rates.

Even if there were no recordable injuries or illnesses in 2016, you are still required to post the form with zeros on the total line. The 300A summary must remain posted until April 30, 2017.

You can download forms 300, 300A, 301 from OSHA’s Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Forms Web page.

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What to Make of Big Verdicts in Employment Cases: Aberration or Harbinger of Things to Come?

1/20/2017

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by Patrick D. Smith, Attorney with the law firm of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.
Last month in Jackson County, Missouri (Kansas City), two different juries issued eye-popping plaintiff verdicts in employment discrimination cases.  In one case, a jury awarded Deborah Miller $450,000 in compensatory damages and a whopping $20 million in punitive damages.  Miller sued American Family Insurance for age and sex discrimination and retaliation after she lost her management position as part of a corporate restructuring.  In the second case, a jury awarded Gary Gentry $120,892 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages in a retaliation case against the pest control company Orkin.

During the twenty years I have practiced employment law in Iowa, seven figure verdicts have been rare, let alone the eight figures awarded in the Missouri cases.  Only once have I seen an eight figure verdict, and that case involved egregious harassment with completely non-responsive management.  In the Missouri cases decided last month, on the other hand, a local lawyer observed they were fairly routine discrimination and retaliation cases.

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APPA Wants to Recognize Excellence in Electric Utility Operations and Leadership

1/19/2017

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The American Public Power Association’s annual individual and utility awards deadline is January 31. The awards recognize excellence in electric utility operations and leadership with the most sought-after awards and honors in the national public power community.

Don’t miss your chance to earn recognition for your utility’s major accomplishments over this past year. Winning an award raises your credibility with local press, policymakers, elected officials, and customers, and all winners will be celebrated at the Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 16-21, 2017.

Details and nomination forms for all awards are on the American Public Power Association website at www.PublicPower.org/Awards.

Please don’t hesitate to email [email protected] if you have any questions about submitting a nomination.
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