ABOUT SAFETY 101: AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Safety 101: An Introduction and Overview demonstrates the value of safety and loss control practices and how they relate to profitable business. By gaining a thorough understanding of the causes of loss and methods for prevention, learners will form a solid knowledge base for creating their own effective safety program.
When workers are injured and unable to work, the effect on a business' bottom line is immediate and can be substantial. Absent injured personnel create a workload strain on the entire staff. In today's very competitive environment, most companies strive to run as lean as possible, so there is not a lot of cushion to absorb the extra work. The absent injured worker's knowledge and abilities are also not available during their absence, putting further strain on the business.
Further, lack of safety in the work environment can cause direct and indirect costs to the company that negaitvely affect the bottom line. By creating a culture of safety, these costs can be brought in line or eliminated and your workers are safer, healthier and more productive and that positively affects P&L statements.
The time frame for completing the online course is 30 days for each participant. 4 Contact Hours CE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Increased understanding of the value of safety and loss control practices and how essential they are to a profitable good business.
Learn the causes of losses and methods for prevention.
Acquire an understanding of laws, regulations and standards as they pertain to safety.
Learn the key components of an effective safety program.
Enhance your leadership skills to develop a world class safety program.
THESE COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS ARE FOR REGISTRANTS ONLY. BY REGISTERING YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THIS COURSE YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT SHARE THESE MATERIALS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY.
REFUND POLICY
Refunds are not available for distance learning courses.
Ron Porter, Director, PT, CEAS III
Ronald W. Porter is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Occupational Safety and Health, and Ergonomics.
In the past 35 years, since becoming Director of the Back School, he has instructed over 1000 workshops and seminars on Ergonomics Awareness and Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention to physical and occupational therapists; medical doctors; chiropractors; occupational health nurses; and industrial health and safety professionals.
Ron has worked with over 300 companies, including Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; US Foods; Mars Incorporated; E.I. Du Pont; DS Waters; Shell Oil; International Paper; WestRock; Arizona Public Service Company; Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Agency and the United States Navy; consulting on the development and implementation of innovative ergonomics programs for both individual plant sites and entire corporations.
He was chosen as the 2012 ASSE Ergonomics Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year, one of the 50 Most Influential People in Workers' Compensation by the 2014 SEAK National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference and received a 2016 Presidentís Award presented by the ASSE.
His recent presentations include:
The 2007 - 2017 American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conferences - The 2016 Region IV ASSE Professional Development Conference | The 1995 - 2005 and 2011 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Annual Conferences | The 2010 National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition | SEAK Annual National Workersí Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conferences in 2005 - 2007 and 2013 and a March 2010 national webinar on the Aging Workforce for the ASSE Virtual Classroom.
His Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and his Graduate Degree in Physical Therapy from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
MODULE 1: WHY SAFETY AND LOSS CONTROL ARE CRITICAL TO BUSINESS
- Relevance of safety and loss control to business
- What is a safety culture
MODULE 2: KEY DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS
- Defining risk management
- Safety and loss control
- Incident versus accident
- What is a loss?
- What is a claim?
MODULE 3: OSHA AND OTHER SOURCES FOR GUIDANCE
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) inspections, penalties and fines
- OSHA standards and regulations
- OSHA general duty clause 5(a)(1)
- Other safety loss control agencies and resources
MODULE 4: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING LOSSES
- Keys to identify risk
- Risk identification and classification
- 2 dimensional risk measurement evaluation model
MODULE 5: CAUSES AND CONTROL OF LOSS
- Root cause of unsafe acts and accidents
- Solutions for unsafe acts
- Performing a (JHA) job hazard analysis and forms to use
- Red flags, symptoms and remedies
MODULE 6: COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAM
- Components of an effective safety program
- 10 elements of a great business safety culture
MODULE 7: INCREASING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
- Developing leadership skills in safety
- 12 ideas for building leadership skills
