From: Wisconsin Safety Council <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 10:18 am Subject: Training Solutions to Help Your Company's Bottom Line The Wisconsin Safety Council and WMC offer the following solutions to help you go beyond compliance to real savings. Our qualified, skilled instructors will assist you and your team in designing and executing a comprehensive, effective safety and health program saving you direct and indirect losses from accidents. Smoking Cessation: A Purchaser Perspective (Free Breakfast Meetings) Course will provide an overview on the impact of cigarette smoking on an organization, demonstrate the value of smoking cessation benefits to an organization, discuss the components of smoking cessation coverage and available treatment options and present best practices in smoking cessation management. Read more: Dates: August 25(Wausau); August 27 (Waukesha) Worker’s Compensation Law and New FMLA Symposium This Symposium will provide human resource professionals, employers, insurers, and health care providers with review, legal and compliance assistance for two of the most challenging human resources laws and regulations. Included in this full-day symposium, each attendee will receive our new publications: Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Law: A Handbook for Employers and CD-ROM, and the 2009 FMLA Reference Manual and CD-ROM. Read more… Dates: August 5 (Pewaukee); August 25 (Appleton) Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a proven process for controlling operating hazards and costs. You’ll receive a step-by-step overview of the process, and defining your role in making it effective. Learn how to develop and manage a JSA program in your workplace and how to enlist participation from line employees, supervisors, and upper management. The JSA process will make a safer workplace which means improved production and higher profits for your organization. Read more… Date: August 3 (Sussex) Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (POSH) – Certificate in Principles of Safety POSH is an intensive course, covering 19 topics which will give you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of workplace safety and health. Discussion and practical exercises show you what is needed to develop a safety action plan for your organization. You will also learn how to put them into practice to help prevent injuries and related costs. Read more…Date: August 4-7 (Madison) OSHA 10-hr Voluntary Compliance Course (General Industry) This intensive OSHA ce rtificate course emphasizes the key OSHA regulations for General Industry. It is designed to give safety personnel and others a complete understanding of the rights and responsibilities of both the employer and employees. This course will introduce you to the OSHA standards that govern General Industry, explain how to read and use the CFRs, etc. Read more… Dates: August 10-11 (Brookfield); October 15-16 (Green Bay) Applied Industrial Ergonomics Work-related musculoskeletal disorders such as back problems, tendinitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome are the leading cause of lost work days in most workplaces. This program will discuss the nature and causes of these injuries, and ways to control them. The emphasis will be on design solutions based on ergonomics principles for lifting and other material handling tasks, working postures and workstation design, and repetitive work. Read more… Date: Aug ust 12 (Appleton) Incident Investigation Course will show you how to get to the root cause, correct the problem and keep it from happening again. The seminar will help you determine the factors that cause preventable incidents and recommend effective corrective actions. Class examines incident investigation and analysis as a means to improve safety performance, preventing injuries, property damage and financial losses. Read more… Dates: August 14 (Madison); October 20 (La Crosse) OSHA 503 Trainer Update - General Industry Prerequisite: Current general industry outreach trainer card (completion of OSHA Course 501) Thi s course is a valuable refresher for active trainers in the general industry outreach program. Trainers are required to take this course every four years to stay current with OSHA standards and safety initiatives. Read more... Dates: August 18-20, 2009 (Madison) Coaching the Lift Truck Operator, Train-The-Trainer The program offers instructors the tools necessary to meet OSHA’s requirements for formal instruction, practical training and evaluation. The standards require a training program based on the trainee’s prior knowledge and skill, types of powered industrial trucks used in the workplace, hazards in the20workplace and the operator’s demonstrated ability to handle a powered industrial truck safely. Evaluation of each operator’s performance is required as part of the initial and refresher training, and at least once every three years. Read more… Dates: August 19 (Brookfield); August 20 (Brokaw); November 17 (Madison); November 18 (Green Bay) Team Safety Team safety shows you how to make group safety efforts work for your organization. You’ll learn how to build an effective safety team or get the most from the team you already have. This course includes a self-assessment of your level of understanding and interactive exercises give y an opportunity to use the concepts you learn. Read more…Dates: August 26 (Appleton); December 14 (Brookfield) Upcoming WSC Best Practices Conferences and Expos 7th Annual Wellness Conference/Expo August 4-5 – Waukesha 2nd Annual Energy and The Bottom Line Conference/Expo August 25-26 – Wisconsin Dells 18th Annual Autumn Safety and Health Conference/ Expo September 15-16 – Appleton 6th Annual Safe Electrical Work Practices Conference September 29-30 – Madison 5th Annual Ergonomics Best Practices Conference/Expo November 4-5 – Madison Customized Training Solutions Affordable, effective safety services. If you need to educate several employees, on-site training will not only reduce time away from work, it will save you money. We offer on-site audits and surveys to help you prioritize your efforts to reduce risk, assure compliance with regulations, and minimize costs. For Further Information and to Register... Click here for a complete listing of upcoming WSC training courses in your area. 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