ICE Cards Galore at www.ice4safety.com

Do it Yourself just got easier....visit the website and download some newly designed customizable ICE Cards at http://www.ice4safety.com/ that you can recreate yourself...if you are a business, family or an individual wanting to make a sharp looking card then here you go...it doesn't get much easier!

These cards use the Avery Card templates found in any office supply store....or you can design them here and have a commercial printer print up large quantities if need be. You can go to http://www.avery.com/ to download the free limited edition DesignPro 5 program (51Mb) which is more than adequate to design these cards and the new ICE Sticker page now being hosted at the site. Program guide is on the website...you probably won't need it.....we will place a simple guide sheet online shortly.

The card designs are "anchored" so you can tool around the card and not screw it up...but can release the anchor with a mouse click......

ICE in the News

Boating newsletters, local edition newspapers and plenty of police and public service agency websites, not to mention the media outlets pictured here are all extolling the various benefits of incorporating ICE into your daily routine.....of course the one thing missing is HOW to do it......that's where ice4safety.com and this blog come in...and how to do it for as little cost as possible.....or free!

Let's not forget this month's (July '07) Consumer Reports article on surviving the Emergency Room and using ICE to help.....

ICE USB - Store Your Info - In Case of Emergency

There may not be time to gather up all your emergency info when you are forced to "bug out" during a severe weather event or other disaster situation. As part of your preparations for such an event, consider having a USB or "Thumb Drive" containing your important medical information, photos of your home and valuables as well as critical information needed to rebuild your life in the event you have to relocate.

ice4safety.com will post a spreadsheet document that will make this process easier (that's why we're here) so don't recreate the wheel.....now you could buy a 2 Gigabyte USB Drive for under $20 and some places actually are giving away 256Mb drives....Invest in a well known brand.

Should you use the security features on these drives? Good question...if you lose it can someone steal your identity....sure enough...so don't keep it laying around on your dashboard or you kitchen counter..seal it in a vacuum sealer bag or zip lock freezer bag to protect it. Let your family know how it works and where you will secure it for when you have to take off......

ICE Calendars

Another no brainer.......you can promote both your organization and using ICE to be prepared by supplying monthly or yearly calendars to employees or customers to keep the spirit of preparedness alive.

Plenty of formats in MS Publisher that allow for inserting relevant monthly safety messages for employees such as how to recognize dangerous weather patterns or how to program their cell phones.....the list goes on.....contractors need Emergency Action Plans on job sites.....nothing is prohibiting anyone from using the ICE icon on your EAP to make it stand out on the job board......hey, OSHA has their field inspectors use ICE in their phones......

We will post some online at http://www.ice4safety.com/ for examples.....

New ICE 3-Fold Brochure Template

On the website now you will find a MS Word Version of the ICE Tri-Fold Brochure Template. This can be used by any group or business to help educate and promote ICE among members, students, community members with the ability for businesses to locate their business logo and name on the outside back cover (traditional location).

This is easy and the template can be used with pre-folded Avery products from your local office supply store, plain paper or even a professional printer.....

(Avery Reference #5884/8324/8384)

Some ideas would be for you to have a page describing what ICE is all about and another describing how to program your cell phone.....where to carry the cards....you get the picture....

Printers are all different, so may have to experiment with plain paper in your printer to determine how to reload the second side (inside) ......just remember how to orient the page and go at it.....