From: Wisconsin Safety Council <[log in to unmask]>
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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. Contact Pam Kelly at (800) 236-3400 x1 with any questions
or to register for any conferences or seminars.
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