 Adults
spend a lot of time bugging children about safety. "Fasten your
seat belt!" "Don't touch the stove!" "Watch where you're going!"
"Don't play with fire!" You hear yourself echo your parents' admonitions.
As a company committed to workers' safety for 87 years, MSA recognizes
that good safety habits start at a young age. To instill safety
in the minds of children, MSA Safety Works® (our retail division)
has started a "Be a Safety Bug" program with schools. While interacting
with MSA's life-sized Safety Bug action hero, kids learn the importance
of wearing bike helmets, plus safety glasses, hardhats, and other
protective equipment that adults use. They find out about fire and
home safety that the whole family should practice, then go home
and "bug 'em," that is, "bug" their parents about safety.
 "The
rap song the Safety Bug sings really drives home how to be safe
on a lot of levels," commented John Quinn, marketing manager of
MSA Safety Works. "We emphasize the need to be safe and help kids
develop life habits that support that goal. And by using the 'Bug
'em' approach, we're encouraging them to share what they've learned
with their parents. Let's face it, it's hard to ignore your kid
when he or she is talking about a subject like safety."
The program has been a hit with the schools. "The Safety Bug assembly
had a great impact on our kids," remarked Lynn Bimonte, assistant
principal of Our Lady of the Lourdes Elementary School in Miami,
Florida. "When their parents picked them up after the presentation,
they were still yelling 'Bug 'em.'"
 Through
the sharing of the Safety Bug curriculum nationwide and visits by
the Safety Bug himself to previously selected cities, the "Be A
Safety Bug" program will continue to create a "buzz" about being
a bug for home safety throughout the 2001-2002 school year.
To learn how to get the "Be a Safety Bug" curriculum into your schools,
visit www.safetybug.com.
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I'm
a Safety Bug and I 'm here to say
You can be safe,at home and play.
Listen to these rules I 'm telling you And you can be a Safety
Bug too.
You 've got to bug 'em!
Bug 'em
Bug 'Em!
Bug 'em
You 've got to bug the people
Who live with you. Teach them about safety
And tell them what to do.
When you ride your bike Or scooter instead
Keep your helmet on And protect your head.
You 've got to bug 'em!
Bug 'em
Bug 'Em!
Bug 'em
When working with nails
And with wood,
Wear safety glasses, For your own good.
Wearing a mask and gogles,
When the sawdust flies Will protect the lungs, And protect the
eyes.
You 've got to bug 'em!
Bug 'em
Bug 'Em!
Bug 'em
Keep a First Aid kit In your home and car.
When you need some bandages, You 'll know where they are.
Home smoke alarms Will make lots of noise.
When a fire breaks out, Don't go back for any toys.
You 've got to bug 'em!
Bug 'em
Bug 'Em!
Bug 'em
So bug your friends and family -Get them to listen to you, Bug
'em about these safety things, So they 'll become Safety Bugs
too! Bug 'em! |
