{"id":5777,"date":"2020-10-28T09:58:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=5777"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:38:39","slug":"winter-weather-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/osh\/winter-weather-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Weather Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-5777\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Winter Safety Tips<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/osh\/winter-weather-safety\/ladder-safety-for-holiday-decorating\/\">Ladder Safety for Holiday Decorating<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/osh\/winter-weather-safety\/pedestrian-safety\/\">Pedestrian Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avma.org\/resources-tools\/pet-owners\/petcare\/cold-weather-animal-safety\">Pet and Animal Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/download\/MSN-Snow-and-Ice-Final-I-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Snow and Ice Removal Safety<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2022\/01\/Snow-Shoveling-Safety-Final.pdf\">Snow Shoveling Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esfi.org\/reaching-to-safety-use-extension-cords-properly\/\">Using Extension Cords Safely<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LHaWGibGwyk\">Walk Like a Penguin<\/a> (video)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2022\/01\/Winter-Walking-Safety-Final.pdf\">Winter Walking Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Portable Space Heater Guidelines<\/h3><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/risk-management\/manual\/spaceheaters\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-module-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/SlipsTripsFalls-1.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image cfct-module-image-mod-image alignnone \" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/SlipsTripsFalls-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/SlipsTripsFalls-1-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/SlipsTripsFalls-1-768x240.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <p>During the winter months, it is important to make sure you are prepared for the elements whether you are going about your daily routine or simply enjoying winter outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\">National Safety Council<\/a> has tips on how to stay safe and healthy during the winter months. Click on the links below to learn more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid injuries While Enjoying the Winter\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\/snowboarding\">Skiing\/Snowboarding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\/sledding\">Sledding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\/snow-shoveling\">Avoid Shoveling, Snowblowing Injuries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\/driving\">Driving Safely in the Snow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/safety-topics\/other-poisons\/carbon-monoxide\">Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/home-safety\/tools-resources\/seasonal-safety\/winter\/frostbite\">Treat Frostbite Immediately<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LHaWGibGwyk\">Learn to Walk Like a Penguin <\/a><\/h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LHaWGibGwyk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/SlipsTripsFalls-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"cfct-mod-image \" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Winter Safety Training<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/uws-td.instructure.com\/enroll\/ALTYMA\">Winter Slip and Fall Prevention<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5777","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cfct-can-haz-build"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5777"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6760,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5777\/revisions\/6760"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}