The North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center in collaboration with Coble, Taylor & Jones Safety Associates is excited to present the following series of Short Safety Sessions in Chapel Hill, NC. Click the sessions below to see courses to be presented in each session. You may register for one or all courses offered in each Session. Seating is limited, so register early.
Note: Session I Safety Management and Inspections was presented Nov, 2009.
Each session will offer 3-5 short occupational safety continuing education courses covering a variety of safety topics and will offer ABIH, BCSP and CEU credits. Courses of ½-day to 1-day in duration are intended for those who do not require the in-depth coverage offered in our longer courses and are presented by safety professionals and consultants well-versed and experienced in all types of occupational environments. These offerings are intended for all managers, supervisors, and safety, health, medical, and environmental staff who are responsible for assisting management and employees in maintaining regulatory compliance and establishing systems necessary for protection of people, property and resources.
Remember, as with all the Continuing Education and Professional Certification Review courses, these short courses can be offered as contract courses at your site.
Session II
OSHA and More to Remain in Compliance
December 15-18, 2009
December 15: OSHA Required Training (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Every employee is required by OSHA to receive some type of training; some more than others. This course is designed to teach participants OSHA’s required training so they can return to their workplace and effectively manage the employee safety training. Participants will receive a 23 page checklist of OSHA’s required training as a part of the course handout.
December 16: OSHA Required Inspections (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
The list of OSHA required inspections includes nearly 300 items and few employers have identified everything in the workplace that must be inspected. This course enables participants to identify those things which should be inspected and establish an effective inspections program. Participants will receive, as a part of the course handout, a 23 page checklist of OSHA required inspections.
December 17: OSHA Required Written Programs (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
There are over 40 OSHA standards that require or imply employers must have a written program. Most employers are required to have 25-30 written programs. This course provides participants with the tools to determine what written programs they should have and how they can develop them to include all the required elements.
December 18: OSHA Recordkeeping (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
If you struggle to understand OSHA recordkeeping you are not alone. The most difficult standard OSHA has ever created is the recordkeeping standard because of its many nuances. Maintaining the OSHA 300 does not have to be difficult. This course will bring a thorough explanation of the standard and includes numerous interpretations from OSHA. OSHA released its promised Directive on its new Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program (NEP) on September 30, 2009. This is one of OSHA's efforts to address the issue of under-recorded injuries and illnesses. Click the Directive link above for additional information.
Register for ALL of SESSION II for $440 and SAVE $60!
You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.
Session III
Safety Process and OSHA Star
January 12-14, 2010
January 12: Managing the Safety Process (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Effective management of safety, health, and environmental systems relies on developing a culture which is best achieved when there is management leadership and participation and employee acceptance and involvement. Safety, health and environmental protection cannot and should not be managed any differently than production or service, quality, costs, personnel relations, etc. Participants will learn a managing system designed and proven, over several decades, to do just that. Properly managed, the system will create a culture that will result in fewer injuries, illnesses and unwanted incidents. The average reduction in injuries and illnesses with this system has been consistently 40 to 50 percent within the first year. The system incorporates a team approach with top management taking the lead just as in all other functions of running the business. The instructor is the author of Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach (Wiley & Sons).
January 13: Achieving OSHA Star (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
To achieve and maintain OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) STAR status, there are 19 elements that must be in place and shown to be effective for at least one year. In this course participants will learn the elements required to earn and sustain VPP STAR status as well as how to conduct a self-audit in order to determine what should be done to prepare for consideration.
January 14: Conducting Incident Investigations (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
This course is intended to provide information, understanding, and practical experience using the “Multiple Whys Technique”- an easy method for analyzing and identifying the root causes of unwanted events. The goal for this class, an expanded version of the course provided in Section I, is to introduce the attendees to the technique and improve their ability to identify root causes and implement effective control measures.
Register for ALL of SESSION III for $330 and SAVE $45!
You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.
Session IV
Supervisors and Safety Issues
April 19-23, 2010
April 19: Safety for Supervisors--What Every Supervisor Should Know (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Supervisors play a key role in any effective safety system. Their actions can turn a first aid injury into a recordable case; they are on the front lines where they interact with workers on a daily basis to assure effective management of production, quality, costs, people and even safety to ensure workers do their jobs right. This course is designed to help supervisors acquire the skills to manage their safety responsibilities as effectively as other things they are held responsible for.
April 20: Ergonomics (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Ergonomics is the science of people. It is helping people to interact effectively and safely with the things they use. In the workplace it means identifying the stressors that lead to back pain, headache, disorders of the upper and lower extremities and minimizing human error. This course is designed with the supervisor in mind since they are in the workplace, working side-by-side with and in a position to help workers identify and eliminate stressors.
April 21: Lockout/Tagout (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Lockout/Tagout is the method to render a machine, equipment or process safe before performing servicing or maintenance. This course will discuss the practical techniques that can be used to meet those requirements and provide for the safety of maintenance and production employees.
April 22: Machine Guarding (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
This course provides the principles of machine guarding and the applicable OSHA and ANSI standards. The course will cover many different types of machines, as well as, guarding techniques and lockout/tagout requirements. The course will:
- Describe the basic principles of machine guarding and various types of guards and guarding techniques;
- Discuss methods of lockout/tagout;
- Review ANSI and OSHA standards.
Guards Illustrated (National Safety Council); OSHA's Techniques of Machine Guarding will be referenced.
April 23: NFPA 70 E: Electrical Safety (4 hours, $85)
Credit: 0.5 ABIH (IH), 0.55 BCSP, 0.35 CEU
Electrical shock and arc-flash are the two greatest hazards when working with electricity. In this course we will discuss the basic principles of electricity and what makes electricity so hazardous. We will discuss the requirements of OSHA, NEC 70, and NFPA 70E. The numerous pictures will point out failures to install electrical equipment safely and provide techniques to work around or on live electrical equipment.
Register for ALL of SESSION IV for $518 and SAVE $67!
You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.
Session V
Hazard Recognition and Fixing the Problems
May 18-20, 2010
May 18: Techniques of Hazard Recognition (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
There are over 40 different techniques used to identify workplace hazards. The chief goal of this training is to familiarize participants with several of the more popular techniques equipping them with the ability to identify workplace hazards and implement methods to control hazards, in the field before beginning a task. Employees should be able to recognize not only physical hazards, but also behavioral hazards such as being in the line of fire, awkward positions, improper personal protective equipment, etc. All of our hazard recognition courses include, as subject matter, the principles of hazard recognition and hazard recognition techniques such as the last minute safety check, the 10-second drill, out-of-view audits, key questions of hazard recognition, and pre task equipment inspections, to name a few. Risk evaluation and control of hazards is also discussed during the training sessions.
May 19: Auditing the Safety and Health System (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Every employer has three safety programs. The first is the program they have on paper-policies, procedures, safety rules, etc. The second is what they think they have. They know there are weak points but do not realize there are failures in the system which make the program not as good as they are thinking. Then there is the third program-what actually takes place in the workplace. It is never as good as you think it is. So, how does an employer identify those weak points and strengthen them to achieve the program they hope for? Audits. This course is intended to teach participants the fundamentals of auditing safety and health systems to maximize compliance and prevent worker injuries and illnesses.
May 20: Managing the Safety Process (7 hours, $125)
Credit: 1.0 ABIH (IH), 1.63 BCSP, .65 CEUs
Effective management of safety, health, and environmental systems relies on developing a culture which is best achieved when there is management leadership and participation and employee acceptance and involvement. Safety, health and environmental protection cannot and should not be managed any differently than production or service, quality, costs, personnel relations, etc. Participants will learn a Managing System designed and proven over several decades to do just that. Properly managed, the system will create a culture that will result in fewer injuries, illnesses and unwanted incidents. The average reduction in injuries and illnesses with this system has been consistently 40 to 50 percent within the first year. The system incorporates a team approach with top management taking the lead just as in all other functions of running the business. The instructor is the author of Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach (Wiley & Sons).
Register for ALL of SESSION V for $330 and SAVE $45!
You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.
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For further information on the Short Courses in Occupational Safety, contact the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu, or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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