Employee ideas and video talents needed
as we plan for 2020 Safety Stand Down

From D4 District Engineer Jesse Barrus:

Hello ITD,

I hope everyone is doing well, coping with all the change and uncertainty. We are planning another Safety Stand Down for September. The specific date will be announced soon. We will be doing this over a virtual platform. This year, we will be focusing on COVID-19 best practices and new norms (business or personal) we have identified in our work areas. There are two main areas where you can help us as we plan this event:

1- I would like for you to identify any new norms you may have implemented in your work areas relating to COVID-19 you would be willing to share with the department. To share these, I am soliciting videos. If you have a great norm or best practice that you or your team have implemented, please take a short video (under a minute) and send to me so I can get it reviewed and posted on our Microsoft Stream channel. I would like to highlight some of these at our upcoming event. Please have these videos to me by the end of August, 2020.

2- We would like to initiate a fun activity called “This is how I Mask.” If you have a fun or creative way to show you or your team wearing a mask, get it on a short video clip and send to me. I would like to get several of these and make a collection to show at the event. There are many ways this could be done. Here is an example. Please forgive the actor (me) as he is learning how to be cool on the internet. These videos need to be relevant (promoting wearing a mask) and appropriate (no offensive themes or materials). Again, please send these in as soon as you can make one. I will compile what I have by the end of August - this would be fun to continue even after the event.

If you would like to post directly to the Microsoft Stream channel, please do so. It is titled "2020 Safety Stand Down." Here is a link: https://web.microsoftstream.com/channel/ca482a3f-d6bb-4d71-8928-a0caa1964153

I want to make this stand down fun, and also convey important information we need to keep in mind during this time. This is about keeping us, our loved ones, and our co-workers safe. Even in times when we have little control over things, we need to do our part.

Published 08-04-20