Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Prep Tip - Mechanical Watches


No Electronics.
Works when Batteries Fail.
Works after an EMP incident.
Can be stored in Evacuation Kits
indefinitely.
Can be used in the dark.
About $35
Good to have in your kit.

Monday, August 3, 2009

ICE4SAFETY Meets EMS-Options LLC 8-09


Meet 2 of the folks bringing you smart-ICETM
Tim Green and Mark Balduzzi (missing is Wil Craport)
We think it is important to make sure you know who we are and that we are committed to making sure these Smartphone Applications are fully supported and work as they were designed to do.
I was impressed with the ease and functionality of the application at work.
We hope you appreciate the time, effort and experience we put into this.

Not Just on Bridges!






















We do in fact have a lighter side!

Hey Ohio DOT - You Rock!

ICE Success Story





A note from a fellow Safety Professional about his company using ICE 8-3-09

Mark: Thanks for the email.

ICE has gone over very well here at Virginia Forge Company.

We are a small plant in rural Buchanan, VA and all of our 45+ employees have been quite enthusiastic about all aspects of ICE. I used the Avery templates to print 80 regular ICE cards to begin with.

Within a week, all 80 were gone and I had requests for more. Some were also asking for cards with medical info on them. So I printed 40 of those. Today, I have 4 left.

Stickers, and any other info, would be great.

As for the Smart ICE app, I have it on my iPod and have put up a poster with the info for everyone else. I have also encouraged all to check out all your advertisers.

I think this is a great service and am promoting it whenever I can. Once again, thanks so much for all your efforts.

Bill West
VFC Safety Officer

What Works and What Doesn't!


When you are good - people copy what you do - some do it badly as we have see with ICE applications and other ICE safety related products......some real badly.
ICE4SAFETY went to OHIO to this past week to review the introduction of the new iPhone application and saw first hand how smart-ICETM works (and how some others did not).
This application is awesome - easy to use, intuitive, logical and has plenty of features that make it work in so many useful ways to help save you life if called upon. It was designed by a fella who was in that very situation.....and has a passion for making sure this works for everyone.
We have shared that same passion here at ICE4SAFETY for some time which is why we do what we do - we have worked the street and are now giving back to the communities we once served.
It sometimes is troubling to see people making claims about safety that they cannot back up - like these merchants claiming to provide free ICE Cards and other items.......we've been doing it for years.
Please - don't settle for junk.
Take a few extra moments and evaluate all the aspects of your purchase and how it can be used - and what support you have. We mentioned this in earlier blogs.... we don't have any guys in white lab coats running around claiming to be doctors promoting the ICE products - we don't need to.
We spent considerable time working and updating this and all the other applications for ICE and will continue to do so.
Next week we anticipate the introduction of the family version of this application!
Remember: Never rely on any one device or method to ensure your safety - think redundancy!