Many companies today operate reactive safety and health programs that don't work. Learn how to develop a proactive program using methods that do work. This course discusses seven critical areas of a successful occupational safety and health program. Subjects include: top management commitment, accountability, employee involvement, safety committees, hazard identification and control, accident investigation, and continuous safety improvement.
Every company can benefit from an effective safety committee. Unfortunately, most safety committees do not understand their purpose or the role they play in assisting management to provide a safe and healthful workplace. This course helps the student understand his/her responsibilities as a safety committee member. It will help the safety committee chairperson successfully lead a safety committee.
Analyzing incidents and accidents is a very important activity to ensure both surface and root causes are identified and effectively eliminated or reduced so that similar accidents may be prevented from recurring. This course introduces the student to a simple, yet extremely effective six-step procedure to gather useful information, analyze all the facts, and write an effective accident report.
Safety directors, safety committee members, supervisors, and managers will gain a greater ability to identify the various categories of hazards in their workplace, and apply strategies used to make sure hazards are eliminated or reduced. Emphasis is placed on applying the "hierarchy of controls" strategies to eliminate hazards.
This course will help new supervisors gain a greater understanding of their responsibility to provide a safe and healthful work area, regular oversight, adequate safety training, and ensure accountability. Emphasis is placed on how to carry out these responsibilities, and on the components of an effective accountability system.
This course introduces the student to the seven-step process of developing an effective workplace violence prevention program. Topics include: Initial assessment, written policy development, prevention measures, training, reporting and investigation, post-incident follow-up, and program evaluation.
This course introduces the student to the various steps in planning and implementing a successful ergonomics program, and writing an effective Ergonomics Protection Plan. Emphasis is placed on analyzing and controlling workplace risk factors, medical management strategies and training.
This course introduces the student to the basic principles of ergonomics in the workplace. Risk factor identification, basic workstation design options, and hazard control strategies to eliminate or reduce those risk factors will be the primary focus of the course.
This course provides information on using personal protective equipment to effectively protect the worker from exposure to workplace hazards. Program management, hazard assessment, and training requirements are also discussed. Note: This internet course may apply toward pesticide applicator certification.
This course introduces the learner to HAZCOM program requirements for manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers. Container labeling, MSDS management, training, and other elements of the program are discussed. Note: This internet course may apply toward pesticide applicator certification.