Accident Investigation

Thorough accident investigation is an effective tool for preventing recurring incidents and frequently can point out problem areas within an organization. When the causes are removed, serious incidents, "near hits," and events resulting in property damage or injury can also be eliminated. Incident investigation uses a system-based approach to prevent reoccurrence. Course addresses the common causes of incidents; contributing factors such as equipment, environment, procedures and people, methods of corrective action and techniques involved in conducting an investigation. The course includes an explanation of the OSHA requirements, how to develop your incident investigation program, a copy of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1904, OSHA forms for recording work-related injuries and illnesses, written program development and training tips. Participants will receive a copy of the OSHA standard and a sample written program along with a worksheet and forms to help customize your company's written program.
Length: 4 Hours

Accident Prevention: Signs and Tags

OSHA 1910.145 specifies the design, application and use of symbols or signs to designate hazards that may lead to personal injury or property damage. Do you know what is required, when the signage must be posted, what colors should be used or how large the letters should be? This seminar will help you comply with OSHA regulations.
Length: 4 Hours

Achieving Safety Meeting Success

With a never ending time crunch as one of the new workplace realities, safety managers and coordinators today must make every second count. Possessing the skills to conduct effective meetings where everyone adds value and is clear on safety objectives is no exception. The ability to lead, delegate and influence key safety outcomes is critical for all safety management personnel. In this workshop, participants will explore a variety of proven meeting facilitation techniques for achieving safety success. From agenda setting and facilitation skills to team building and action planning, this workshop will help build on your leadership skills and experience. A comprehensive planning and delegating guide will be included and participants will have the opportunity to practice some of the important concepts presented in the program. Help ensure that you're making every second count in your next Safety Meeting…plan to attend this important workshop.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Training Program for Supervisors

All supervisors are required by the DOT Rules and Regulations to be specially trained in handling post-accident and reasonable suspicion testing (Regulation 49 C.F.R Part 40 Part II). This class is a comprehensive training program for supervisors that will cover facts about and testing for reasonable suspicion, workplace impacts, accidents on the job, approaching the driver and difficult situations, testing refusal and effects of alcohol and drugs on the body.

Application of Behavior-Based Safety in the Workplace

In this two-day workshop, participants will work on case studies and apply principles of behavior-based safety. Actual hands-on exercises will allow participants to gain application knowledge and understanding of workplace situations in the classroom and benefit by active involvement in problem solving discussions.
Facilitating the workshop, will be Mike Gilmore, Safety Performance Solutions, who has a Masters in Experimental Psychology. Mike assists clients to design and implement behavior-based safety initiatives and routinely works on projects that go beyond standard observation and focuses on the application of BBS principles.

Asbestos Operations & Maintenance

Course will address issues related to the operation and mainte-nance of asbestos under OSHA standards. Emphasis will be placed on the four hazard classifications in relation to particular work activities and requirements. Exposure limits, monitoring exposure (PELs) and creating regulated areas will be discussed. An employer's responsibility to train employees and implement safe work practices on the use of respiratory protection, protec-tive clothing, hygiene facilities as well as required record keeping under the standard will be covered. Participants will receive a copy of OSHA's Fact Sheet on Asbestos.

Length: 4 Hours

Automated External Defibrillators

Every year, about 220,000 Americans collapse and die of cardiac arrest. Without warning the heart's electrical system goes haywire and heartbeat abruptly stops. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR - can buy victions some time, but only a defibrillator can restart the heart with a jolt of electricity. Every minute spent waiting for paramedics to arrive lowers the chance of survival by 10%. So portable versions of the electric shock paddles, called automated external defibrillators (AED), now are common everywhere - airplanes, schools, restaurants, amusement parks, factories, businesses. While an AED requires no medical experience, it is highly recommended that personnel be selected to administer electric shocks.

Students will receive hands-on experience with an AED Trainer machine. Course objectives will focus on five essential elements of responding to an emergency-scene control, patient assessment, CPR integration, AED application and protocol adherence. Participants will learn key operating characteristics of AEDs as well as why they work, maintenance techniques and special operating considerations. Discussion will include organizations' administering defibrillation can only do so under the authority of the organization's medical director and will outline typical protocols and common training.
Length: 4 Hours

Automated External Defibrillation (AED) & Bloodborne Pathogens

The AED and Bloodborne courses, which generally run a couple of hours in length individually, are being offered together to maximize participants' time by covering the training requirements for both topics in one session. A pre-requisite to this course is successful completion of First Aid & CPR. For further information, please see individual AED and Bloodborne Pathogens course descriptions in the alphabetical list.
Length: 4 Hours

Back Injury Prevention

OSHA is still finalizing recordkeeping requirements for ergonomic injuries, so now is the perfect time to develop your company’s Back Injury Prevention program. Start preventing the injuries before you have to record them! Back injuries still account for the majority of recordable injuries on many companies' OSHA 300 logs, costing thousands of lost production hours, lost wages and life-long physical limitations for the employee. The National Safety Council reports that back injuries account for over 25% of occupational injuries involving days away from work. Wise leaders invest in back injury prevention programs because they pay for themselves very quickly.

Course objectives include: Targeting the Program, Gaining Management Commitment, Setting Goals, Medical Management/Return to Work, Training, Engineering Controls, Administrative Controls, Stretching/Warm-up Program and Ongoing Program Support. Evaluation of your program will cover comparing before and after numbers, inspecting the workplace to identify areas where changes are necessary and observing employee behavior (good body mechanics being used, getting help with heavy loads, stretching periodically throughout the day, etc).

Along with a copy of the Back Injury Prevention handbook, each participant will receive a NSC Ergonomic Lifting Calculator.
Length: 4 Hours

Basics of Safety Performance for Small Businesses

The emphasis of this program is on practical and need-to-know aspects of hazard recognition, evaluation and control, and emergency preparedness and response.

• Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Hazard Communications Standard
• Emergency Preparedness and Response

Program is designed to meet small businesses' needs. It provides the opportunity for a small business owner, employer, manager or employee to gain practical knowledge, skills, and access to valuable safety resources.

Behavior-Based Safety

Dr. E. Scott Geller's Safety Performance Solutions (SPS) firm leads this one-day seminar and share SPS's approach to behavior-based safety which employs flexible, research-based principles and industry-proven tools. At-risk behavior is a contributing factor in most incidents and injuries. Reducing at-risk behavior requires understanding why such behaviors occur and how to effectively manage the various influencing factors (e.g., management systems, leader and peer influence, and environmental conditions). Behavior-based safety employs tools and strategies to encourage safe work practices while motivating employees to feel responsible for themselves and for those working around them.

• What is a Total Safety Culture (TSC) and Why Do We Need One?
• Principles of Behavioral Psychology to Influence Culture Change
• Principles of Person-based Psychology to Facilitate Actively Caring
• Behavioral Observation and Feedback: A Key Culture Change Tool
• Incorporating TSC Principles into Other Safety Management Systems
• Expected Outcomes of TSC Efforts

Bloodborne Pathogens

The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires work facilities to establish an exposure control plan to help minimize or eliminate workplace exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Proper training and education in the workplace are a necessity to protect employees against the health hazards related to HIV and HBV (viruses that cause hepatitis B and AIDS). By learning how to use universal precautions, this course will help your facility meet the compliance mandates of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. Part 1910.1030
2.5 Hours

Coaching Maintenance Vehicle Operator II

Although maintenance equipment operators are usually trained in how to operate their vehicles to perform a work function, they are often not trained in defensive driving techniques that help keep them out of collisions. This 4-hour defensive driving course features a structured discussion format that allows your operators to participate throughout—putting them to work and making them think. A series of video vignettes allows participants to analyze and discuss issues in conjunction with workbook exercises. Participants will learn how to anticipate and handle potentially hazardous driving situations. 4 hours

Participants will receive a copy of Coaching The Maintenance Vehicle Operator II Response Book and a certificate reflecting successful completion of the course.

Coaching the Lift Truck Operator(Classroom and Instructor Certification)

Powered industrial trucks are important tools in many workplaces, can perform a variety of material-handling tasks and make it easier to move heavy or bulky materials. If not operated safely, however, powered industrial trucks can also be dangerous. Approximately 20,000 powered industrial truck-related injuries occur in the United States each year. Millions of dollars are spent on medical bills, rehabilitation and attorney fees. Costs include damage to machinery and facilities and costs from destroyed products and missed shipments. This interactive course will address requirements under the OSHA standard as well as topics such as lift-truck inspection, load and operating maneuvers, and pedestrian safety. Training components include:

• OSHA Standard
• Basics of Powered Industrial Truck Operation
• Types of Powered Industrial Trucks
• Powered Industrial Truck Components
• How A Powered Industrial Truck Works (stability, rated capacity, fall protection)
• Inspecting Your Powered Industrial Truck (inspection checklist, maintenance log)
• Safe Powered Industrial Truck Operation (hazards, operator responsibilities, differences between a Powered Industrial Truck and Car, safety guidelines for specific types)

This seminar meets the formal instruction requirement of the standard for both new and experienced operators. This class does not include hands-on instruction. Classroom participants will receive Powered Industrial Truck Safety Employee Handbook. Instructors will receive an Instructor's kit and Leader's Guide.

Length: Classroom Only - 4 Hours; Instructor Certification - 7.5 hours

Coaching the Lift Truck Operator (Instructor Only)
This interactive trainer course will focus on what instructor candidates need to know to and how to prepare to instruct adult learners on the OSHA PIT requirements under the standard. The course will allow participants time to actually facilitate one or more training segments and understand the importance of using multiple learning media in teaching to an adult audience.
Participants receive a Coaching the Lift Truck Operator Instructor Kit, Powered Industrial Truck workbook SCWNE Mini-light key chain and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $500 pp member; $650 pp nonmember
Additional: $275 pp member; $475 pp nonmember

Coaching the Professional Truck Driver (DDC-8)
(Classroom)

Truck driving is among the top ten most dangerous professions, but if you think the job's dangerous, look at the consequences of frequent on-the-road collisions. One user of our Professional Truck Driver course (DDC-PTD) estimated that before training, 60% of his drivers could expect a collision in the course of a year. Our course respects your drivers' intelligence and bases every session on the actual experiences of their colleagues. Your real questions and concerns get answered. Drivers get new approaches to hazardous situations and participate in discussion about practical techniques that work for their vehicles.
Length: 8 Hours

Confined Space (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

What does OSHA consider to be a confined space under 29CFR1910.146? If you have any tanks, pits, underground vaults, hoppers or similar spaces that are covered by this standard, have they been properly identified? Do you have the proper equipment for confined space entry? Have your employees been trained? This course will help you understand how to comply with the OSHA standard and how to develop written program and provide employee training that meets requirements of the OSHA standard. Participants receive a copy of a Confined Space Entry Compliance Guide, course credit toward the COC and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $99 pp SCWNE member $125 pp nonmember

Length: 4 Hours

Contractor/Workplace Safety

Does your safety program have a policy regarding contractor safety? If you answer "no", be aware that several OSHA standards have specific requirements regarding the "host employer". This seminar will focus on those requirements as well as general safe work practices that should be followed to minimize and prevent incidents from occurring as the result of contractor activity.
4 Hours

Crane & Hoist (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

This course is designed to help participants understand OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.179, Subpart N, which deals with overhead and gantry cranes, as well as Slings regulation 29 CFR 1910.1984, Subpart N. Topics covered will include crane and sling terminology, overhead and gantry style cranes, four types of crane inspections, safe sling operation procedures, record keeping requirements, and the importance of "best practices." Participants will receive a Crane & Hoist Safety Compliance Guide course credit toward the COC and a Certificate of Completion.
Cost: $99 pp SCWNE member $125 pp nonmember

Creating A Safety Culture - Small Business Strategies

This course will help participants recognize the four requirements for creating a safety culture: leadership, employee involvement, measurement sytems and a continuous improvement process. The requirements include recognizing management's role, establishing an "I care" message to reinforce safe behaviors, involving employees, using measurement tools to quantify effectiveness, identifying safety indicators to track success and implementing the techniques and tools at your place of business. Course is funded by a Susan B. Harwood Grant and will be facilitated by an NSC Guest lecturer.

Defensive Driving Course (DDC-4)
(Classroom and Train the Trainer)

Step-by-step teaching uses real life case studies in this facilitated classroom discussion to insure high-quality training. Participants will learn how to define and convey personal responsibility, defensive driving and preventable collisions. Driving concepts on making choices you can live with, what you do is what you get, and the conditions that drive us are covered…occupant safety devices, analyzing driving choices and consequences, and a personal commitment to driving behavior. A multiple-choice quiz concludes this course. Participants receive a Defensive Driving Workbook, a SCWNE mini-light key chain and a Defensive Driving Certificate. Instructor candidates receive a Defensive Driving Course Instructor's Kit.

Length: 4 Hours

 

Cost: $ 55 pp SCWNE member; $ 75 pp nonmember
Instructor: $250 pp SCWNE member; $300 pp nonmember

 

Defensive Driving - Coaching the Mature Driver (DDC-6/8)
(Classroom)

As times change, mature drivers must not only adapt to many technological innovations, they must learn to compensate for the physical changes they experience. Drivers over the age of 55 have specific concerns. Graduates may qualify for insurance discounts. Contact your insurance agent for qualifications.
Length: 6/8 Hours

DOT SAP Part 40 Updated Requirements

Effective January 1, 2004, the DOT has updated it requirements found in Part 40-Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. Presented by Dr. Alan Campagna, Substance Abuse Professional, Longview Associates. See back cover for a full description of this training-a must for safety sensitive positions.
Cost: $ 75 pp SCWNE member $100 pp nonmember

Defensive Driving Course - Behind the Wheel One-On-One Coaching (DDC-4)
(Classroom)

This program helps make sure your drivers are familiar with DDC principles, use what they know and shows you how to evaluate your drivers out on the road. Use as a refresher course for all drivers or to improve problem-driver skills. Up to three participants in each session.
Length: 4 Hours

Defensive Driving Course - Transporting Passengers With Special Needs

Since the passage of the American with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of organizations that transport special needs passengers to provide training. Today's drivers MUST learn defensive driving techniques and safe passenger assistance procedures. Through individual and "Driver Learning Team" exercises and group discussion, trainees actively participate in the learning process

DOT Hazmat

Course is designed to fulfill the DOT Hazmat employee training requirements under 49 CFR 172.704 (Subpart H). Under these regulations, anyone involved in the documentation, labeling, packaging, loading, unloading or offering of hazardous materials/waste for transportation must be trained to ensure the safety of the shipper, the carrier, the public and the environment. Training requirement mandate initial training for new Hazmat employees within 90 days of employment and recurrent training at least once every three years. Course includes hazardous materials table, shipping papers, marking and labeling, placecarding, packaging, and loading/unloading requirements and emergency response information. Classroom exercises and a mandatory proficiency examination are also included. Participants who successfully complete the course will be provided with a certificate indicating that the training meets general provisions of the DOT regulations. Eligible for CEU Credit.
Cost: $150 pp SCWNE member/$200 pp nonmembers
Length: 8 Hours

Emergency Action Plans - Command & Control

"Dust Off Your Emergency Action Plans" says Joe Gervais, Kanzaki Specialty Papers Safety Manager, and attend this seminar for a multi-level approach for meeting new Homeland Security recommendations and existing OSHA standards. Seminar will be presented menu style and will cover all levels of Emergency Action Planning - fromthe most basic to full "Command & Control". As a Certified Massachusetts Fire Service Instructor and an OSHA SGE, Joe has a wealth of knowledge to share. If you do not have a plan and have not attended a recent meeting or training…this seminar is a must.
Length: 3 hours

Please email at info@scwne.org or call 413-783-1632 or 800-359-9717 for more information.

Economics, Ergonomics & Compliance

Part I, Why an ergonomics program? How widespread is the problem? How much does it costs your company? Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), risk factors and evaluation, current and new ACGIH TLV on ergonomics and NIOSH guidelines. Instructors possess extensive experience in job analysis, intervention and program development in a variety of industries and apply clinical findings from the ErgoCenters. Part II, although the 2001 OSHA ergo standard didn't survive…don't be fooled…it's just on hold. Participants will learn to perform an ergo survey, how to get management commitment and introduce ergo training and controls. Discussion will ensue on the most predominant illnesses and workers' compensation expenses and "Elements of ErgonomicsPrograms," a NIOSH document on CD-ROM, will be provided to participants.
Length: 4 Hours

Effective Safety Committees

As safety becomes an increasingly important issue in the workplace, many organizations are finding that preventing accidents and creating a safe work environment demand time, energy and resources. To address these demands, organizations are looking for alternatives to simply making safety the responsibility of one person. Safety Committees are an excellent approach to tackling multiple safety issues as well as providing an effective way for management and employees to work together to find solutions for safety issues in the workplace. Safety Committees help spread out the responsibility for safety and can help ensure that safety issues will be addressed promptly and thoroughly. An effective safety committee can be the key resource for implementing an organization's overall safety program.
Length: 4 Hours

Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

When not used properly, the use of electrically operated tools and equipment have the potential for serious injury from electric shock. This course will focus on suitable use of electrical equipment, grounding of equipment, exposure to live parts, use of cord and plug connected equipment, safe work practices and hazardous locations. This session will help you work towards compliance with many OSHA's electrical safety regulations.
Length: 4 Hours

Elements of a Successful Safety Program

Managing risks, people and property is important to the success of any business. The perception that safety is costly and causes lost production time is erroneous and can be overcome by utilizing the strategies covered in this course. The use of control systems to protect resources increases the chances of success...and one of the most important resources any business has is its employees. In too many companies, the safety program is a haphazard effort -- a training program here -- a poster there -- or in some cases even nonexistent.

This course will help you define "What is a safe workplace?" "How to comply?" "What training must be provided?" "What written programs are needed?" Course participants will walk away with examples and critical information to help get their organizations' safety program in motion.
Length: 4 Hours

Emergency Preparedness

Almost daily, the news reports stories of disasters that cause disruption, massive damage and loss of life. Natural disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods) as well as human-made emergencies (fires, chemical spills, medical emergencies) can be nightmares for a business and communities. All too often, these emergencies strike without warning, leaving in their wake tremendous losses in lives and dollars.

Emergencies and disasters can cause damage to buildings and equipment and also threaten the safety and health of employees. However, careful pre-planning can limit injury and damage. Knowing in advance what action to take in the event of an emergency and being able to take that action quickly are the keys to avoiding injuries and loss of life.

This course covers OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38a standard and provides specific steps that must be taken to prepare personnel to respond to an emergency, to create procedures and develop plans to prevent fires in the workplace. Everyone in the organization must a have a clear understanding of his/her role should an emergency occur. Do your employee and managers know what potential emergencies exist and how to respond correctly to each one? Do you have an evacuation plan?

This course will help you design an emergency preparedness program for your company and how to protect life and property. Participants will receive a copy of the OSHA standard, a sample written program, an Emergency Preparedness Handbook and a certificate of completion.

Length: 4 Hours

Emergency Response Planning (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

This program will use a step-by-step approach to help develop a facility or community disaster response plan. Based on his book, Planning and Practice, Robert Laford, from the University of Massachusetts, will lead program participants through a disaster hazards evaluation and show how that evaluation is the beginning to a response plan to answer the disaster potential identified. This program has been approved for three hours of continuing education credit for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
Length: 3 Hours

Ergonomics (ASC Course)

Repetitive motion and overexertion are the biggest risk factors facing American workers today. Learn to reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal injuries in your workplace with a practical and effective ergonomics program. Learn the basic concepts of ergonomics in the workplace. Gain skills to recognize ergonomic risk factors related to musculoskeletal disorders. Determine how to conduct an ergonomic work site analysis and evaluate and rank hazards. Assess various control methods and select the method best suited to the level of risk. Identify steps to implementing a successful ergonomics program at your workplace.
Cost: $230 SCWNE Member $300 Non Member


Length: 4 Hours

Fire Extinguisher Training (Classroom or Outdoor Hands-on Available)

One of the most common hazards in the workplace is fire. In fact, in the United States, over 150 fires occur on the job every day. Fire is the third leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S.

One of the best ways to put out a fire and avoid injury is through the use of fire extinguishers. It can be easy to take a fire extinguisher for granted because they are often a part of the everyday scenery at work…blending into the background. That can be fatal. In a fire emergency, there isn't time to read the labels and instructions. Employees need to know - before an emergency - how to operate a fire extinguisher and how to use the right fire extinguisher for different kinds of fires. Outcomes of your company's fire extinguisher program will be:

• Employees who understand potential fire hazards in the workplace.
• Employees who understand the type of fire extinguisher needed for each class of fire.
• Employees who know how to locate and use fire extinguishers.
• Employees who value the importance their employer places on their safety.

Participants will receive a copy of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.157, a fire extinguisher handbook and a certification of completion.

Outdoors hands-on training - Burning permits are be secured through the State Fire Marshall's office and extinguishers ordered in advance, so two week advance registration or company specific training request is required. Offered only from May 15 through September 30th at the East Longmeadow, MA Fire Station. Additional training locations are being pursued with other fire stations. Call for further details.
Length: 3 Hours

Fire Protection (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

According to OSHA, workplace fires and explosions kill 200 and injure more than 5,000 workers each year. Help ensure your employees don't become casualties by studying the key elements of OSHA's fire protection regulation, 29 CFR1910. 155-165, Subpart L. Other topics discussed are fire protection terminology, fire prevention concepts, portable and fixed extinguishing systems, maintaining and inspecting fire protection devices and fire protection in injury prevention plans. Through interactive discussion and activities each participant will learn how to relate different sections of the OSHA standard to their specific organization. Participants receive a Fire Protection Participant Guide, course credit toward the COC and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $99 pp SCWNE member $125 pp nonmember


Length: 4 Hours

First Aid/CPR (Classroom and Instructor Certification available)

This course (approved by AHA and NSC) is for individuals with or without prior First Aid/CPR experience and who have an interest in becoming certified to perform First Aid/CPR in the event of an emergency or in becoming a Certified First Aid/CPR Instructor. Training uses realistic scenarios with ample time for hands-on skills training
Individual Certification - course is 8 hours and upon successful completion, participants will be certified to perform basic first aid and cpr in the event of an emergency. Participants will receive a FA/CPR workbook and a certificate of completion.
Instructor Certification – course is 24 hours (3 days) and upon successful completion, participants will be certified to instruct NSC's First Aid/CPR class. The following materials are included in the course fee:

• Standard Student Workbook
• First Aid & CPR Instructor Manual
• Candidate Instructor Manual
• FAI Universal Certification Card

After completing day one of training, participants will be assigned a lecture and practical presentation. After completion of all three days of training, participants will be qualified to teach NSC's First Aid/CPR class. Upon teaching two actual training classes, you must submit your class evaluations to the Safety Council of Western New England’s Office and the NSC instructor certification process will be finalized with issuance of a FAI Universal Certification Card.

For the individual certification, participants receive a First Aid/CPR Workbook, a CPR barrier keychain with gloves and a Certificate of Training.
Cost for Individual certification: $80 pp SCWNE member $110 pp nonmember

Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (NSC Advanced Safety Certificate)

An essential course for developing an understanding of industrial hygiene terminology, principles and practices in general industry. FIH provides a broad view of operational issues in layman's terms. Participants will be able to identify chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards; and to recognize general engineering and administrative controls. You will also learn to conduct an industrial hygiene walk-through survey, and basic air and noise monitoring.
Participants learn to:

• anticipate, recognize, and evaluate factors that cause work-related illness
• get a comprehensive overview of more than a dozen relevant topics
• examine the key processes in an effective industrial hygiene effort, plus best practices for implementing them
• use a qualified/certified industrial hygienist
• participate in a variety of educational activities, include small and large group discussions, problem analyses and equipment demonstrations with hands-on practice
• get a jump start on creating an industrial hygiene plan for your facility

FIH is part of the Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC), a National Safety Council program, for the development of safety professionals. Those who earn this nationally recognized designation are placed a cut above others in the field and it tells their top management that they are better able to develop and implement an effective safety and health program. ASC targets occupational safety and health knowledge and skills that support improvement of performance and productivity and supports compliance with state and federal regulatory standards. To earn this prestigious certificate, participants in the program must successfully complete Principles of Occupational Safety and Health plus any two of the following:

• Safety Training Methods (STM)
• Safety Management Techniques (SMT)
• Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH)
• Safety Management Skills (SMS): Team Safety, Safety Inspections, Accident Investigation, Job Safety Analysis (equates to 4.5 day ASC course)

Beginning with POSH in 2002, one of the ASC courses will be offered annually to help participants achieve the ASC designation. Courses are designed as 30 hours of instruction-an equivalent of 3.0 CEU's. ASC courses are advertised nationally, so be sure to call SCWNE for pre-registration and to hold your place. When dates are confirmed you will be contacted.

Hazard Communication (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

Hazard Communication (Certificate in OSHA Compliance)
Through interactive discussions and activities, participants will gain a through understanding of OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.1200, Subpart Z, as well as hazard communication terminology, hazard chemical guidelines, material safety data sheets and determining the presence of hazardous chemicals. Attendees will also be given the opportunity to assess OSHA's standard against their own workplace program. Participants receive a Hazard Communication Compliance Guide and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $99 pp SCWNE member; $125 pp nonmember

Length: 4 Hours

HAZMAT First Responder Awareness

Would you be prepared for an emergency at your site? Have your employees been oriented to emergency response procedures? First responders at the awareness level are employees who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release. They must be trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities about the release. This course will assist you in meeting the OSHA standard. Part 1910.120
Length: 4 Hours

HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher (Technician)

Annual refresher training is required to maintain hazardous waste operations training certification. Training will include relevant topics covered in the 40 hour course, additional subjects as appropriate to the audience and review of PPE, decontamination and health and safety procedures. Participants are welcome to bring their workplace HAZWOPER safety plan for reference. OSHA 29CFR1910.120

OSHA requires refresher training on an annual basis.

Length: 8 Hours

HAZWOPER 40 Hour Course

A course designed to present workplace safety and health training to persons involved in hazardous waste site operations and emergency response in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. Major topics study include: a regulatory overview; principles of safety; site safety practices; review of basic chemistry of hazardous materials; hazard recognition; site planning; personal protective equipment; site characterization; personnel monitoring; decontamination; drum handling and confined spaces.
Participants will receive a copy of the Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, NIOSH/OSHA/USCG/EPA, 1985, textbook

Hearing Conservation (Occupational Noise Exposure Standard)

What is noise and how is it measured? What is NRR? What types of hearing protection are best? How do you use an audiometer? What is contained in OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Noise Standard? How can you institute an effective hearing conservation program in your workplace? Because the human ear can't block out unwanted or excessive noise, we must take an active role to protect our hearing and prevent permanent hearing loss. This course will help you develop a program that protects employees from excessive noise levels and the hearing damage that can result from them. The outcome of your hearing conservation program will be:

• Identification and monitoring of hazardous noise levels in the workplace.
• Understanding of noise reduction practices.
• Employees who know how to protect their hearing.

Participants will receive a copy of the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.95, a Hearing Conservation Handbook, and a certificate of completion.

Length: 4 Hours

Hoisting License Preparation

520 CMR 6.00 shall apply to any hoisting machinery where the height of the lift exceeds 10 feet, the weight of the load exceeds 500 lbs. or the capacity of the bucket exceeds ¼ cubic yard of material. Topics include owner and operator responsibilities, daily equipment inspection procedures, federal and state standards. Prepares for: 2A excavators; 2B front-end loader/backhoes, 2C front-end loaders/uniloaders and 1C forklifts. Participants will receive relevant handouts to help prepare them for the exam and a certificate of completion.
Cost: $125 pp SCWNE member; $150 pp nonmember

Hot Sticks & High Voltages

This specialized training will address high voltage differences, safe distances from energized circuits, grounding procedures, proper use of personal protective equipment, and related safety concerns. In addition, the use, maintenance and storage of a fiber glass universal insulated stick, often referred to as a hot stick, will be covered along with how to determine if your business should have one and what size. A representative from Reliable Equipment will be present to demonstrate various hot sticks.
Length: 2.5 Hours

Introduction to OSHA (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

Since its creation in 1971, OSHA has changed the way employers and management address safety issues in the workplace. But what role does/should OSHA play in the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries? This seminar will address employer and employee rights and responsibilities, workplace inspection process, reporting & record keeping procedures, the OSH act, violations, and resources that OSHA can provide. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in interactive discussions with their safety peers on OSHA standards and their own organizations. Participants receive the Introduction to OSHA Compliance Participant Guide, course credit toward the COC and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $99 SCWNE members; $125 nonmembers

Length: 4 Hours

Job Safety Analysis

This course will focus on preventing workplace injuries by identifying potential job hazards, determining the best way to perform the job to reduce or eliminate the hazards, and training employees in safer and more efficient work methods.
Length: 4 Hours

Loss Control - Managing, Motivating Monitoring and Maximizing Results

Would you like to learn how to save your organization money on workers’ compensation and liability insurance costs? Gain information on saving money on lost time because of absenteeism due to illness and accidents? This TQM program will help you create system processes for safety preventive maintenance, reducing workers’ compensation loss premium ratios and providing a safe environment. Course will cover TQM principles, analyzing obstacles to creative thinking, bench marking, qualities of a team leader, techniques on short- and long- term planning and tools to measure individual and team progress.

Length: 4 Hours

Lift Truck Rodeos

Schedule a Lift Truck Rodeo as part of your company’s safety celebration. Let your Lift Truck Operators show their corporate pride while they earn individual recognition in a fun, but challenging event.

Earn points based on safe operations actions
Test (10 questions) (available in Spanish)
Pre Truck-Inspections
Includes all different types of truck
Course accuracy and safety are key

SCWNE and Maybury Material Handling will work with you to orchestrate your company’s Lift Truck Rodeo.

Lockout/Tagout (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

How effective is your logout tagout program? Find out by taking this course that focuses on OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.147, Subpart J, components of an emergency control program, and elements that should be contained in lockout tagout procedures. Other topics covered will include the purpose of lockout tagout, periodic inspections of the energy control procedure, group lockout tagout, testing or positioning a piece of equipment to be repaired, and steps to follow when removing an energy control device. Participants will participate in activities related to the regulation and will identify the essential elements their program must contain to be in compliance with OSHA. Participants receive a Lockout Tagout Compliance Guide, course credit toward the COC and a Certificate of Training.
Costs $99 pp SCWNE member; $125 pp nonmember

Machine Guarding (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

Incidents involving the absence of or inadequate guarding frequently result in extremely serious and disabling injuries. Infractions involving machine guarding remain one of OSHA's 10 most frequently cited violations. Course will cover OSHA, NFPA and ANSI requirements for machine guarding and cover effective guarding programs.
Length: 4 Hours

Mold - From Recognition to Remediation

In conjunction with the Connecticut Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Managers, SCWNE is please to present a technical session on mold problems. Local experts will present lectures on how to investigate mold infestations and monitor clean-up activities, discuss the facts and fallacies in the media on just how mold will impact health and well-being and how to clean up a mold infestation.

Cost: $ 50 pp SCWNE member $ 75 pp nonmembers

Mold - Hazard or Hysteria?

The presence of mold in buildings and its impact on human health is one of the most controversial environmental issues facing health professionals, insurers and building administrators today. To address this timely topic, we have brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts to present such topics as: health hazards; control and remediation technologies; sampling strategies; and guidelines and standards.

In addition, attendees will hear the latest information on mold litigation as well as insurance issues that arise when mold is detected in a building. With recent million-dollar lawsuits, this information is invaluable for legal professionals and building managers alike.
Length: 3.5 Hours

Online Driver Training - Administrator's Seminar

This information packed seminar will provide you with all the information you need to administer the Online Driver Coaching courses for your company right from your desk. Our SCWNEsafetycampus.org features web-based, full motion driver safety training that is the most cost-effective method of employee driver training and testing…anytime and anywhere. Administrators will have the power to track employee progress and print custom reports. The Bookmark feature allows employees to stop and start at their convenience. Course concludes with an online test that provides instance score results. Participants can even print out a Certificate of Completion. The Administrator's Seminar is three-hours and includes 20 online driver-training sessions. Each individual online session provides unlimited access to the participant for one year. Online driving courses Include:

OSHA 10 Hour - Construction Industry

OSHA regs require construction employers to maintain a safe place of employment, an appropriate safety program and conduct frequent, regular job site inspections performed by a competent person involved in continuing construction activity. While this training does not automatically make participants a "competent person", it is recognized as one method to assist employees in understanding OSHA regulations, identifying and correcting construction hazards that may expose workers to injury and showing a proactive, good faith effort toward compliance. Participants receive a U.S. Dept of Labor/OSHA training card, course handouts and Certificate of Training. Course cost includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Cost: $250 pp SCWNE member; $300 pp nonmember
(Includes Cont. Breakfast & Lunch)

Length: 10 Hours

OSHA 10-Hour - General Industry

OSHA regulations require employers to maintain a safe place of employment, to maintain appropriate safety programs, provide appropriate worker training and remain in compliancce with all applicable OSHA regulations. Much of this can be accomplished through frequent, regular safety inspections conducted by a competent person and implementation of a comprehensive safety and health program. While this course will not automatically make a person a competent person, it is recognized by OSHA as one method to assist employees in understanding the OSHA regulations, indentifying and correcting hazards which may expose workers to serious injury, and showing a proactive good faith effort toward OSHA complaince and accident prevention. The following OSHA topics are covered:

• Introduction to OSHA and the Act, the General Duty Clause Section 5(a)(1), Inspections, Citations and Penalties
• Subpart D - Walking and Working Surfaces
• Subpart E & L - Means of Egress and Fire Protection
• Subpart H - Hazardous Materials
• Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment
• Subpart J - Hazardous Energy Control - Lockout/Tagout
• Subpart O - Machine Guarding
• Subpart S - Electrical
• Subpart Z - Hazard Communication

Length: 10 Hours

OSHA 500 Trainer Course in Standards for the Construction Industry

This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10- and 36-hour construction safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 36-hour programs as well as those that are the most hazardous. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows participants to conduct a 10- or 36-hour construction safety and health course and to issue cards to participants certifying course completion. Participants seeking authorization as OSHA outreach trainers will be required to pass a standardized test at the end of this course.
PREREQUISITE:Participants must have at least five years of construction safety experience and completed OSHA course 510 or the equivalent. A copy of your resume and course 510 card must be provided at the time of registration.
Length: 10-or 36 Hours

OSHA 501 Standards for General Industry

This train-the-trainer course, designed for private sector personnel, presents detailed information on how OSHA's provisions may be implemented in the workplace. Rights and responsibilities under OSHA, the appeals process and record keeping are covered. The course also includes an introduction to OSHA's general industry standards and an overview of the frequently referenced standards. This course allows participants to become Outreach Trainers to conduct both 10- and 30-hour general industry courses and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion. Participants seeking authorization as OSHA Outreach Trainers will be required to pass a standardized test at the end of the course. NOTE: Outreach Trainers are required to attend Course 503 at least once every four years to maintain their Outreach Trainer status.
Length: 36 Hours

OSHA 502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed for personnel in the private sector who have completed Course 500 and are active trainers in the outreach program. It provides an update on such topics as OSHA construction standards, policies, and regulations. Note: Outreach trainers are required to attend this course once every four years from the date of trainer authorization to maintain their trainer status. Prerequisite: A copy of your Course 500 card maust be provided at the time of registration.

OSHA 503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed for private sector personnel who have completed the 501 Trainer course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry and who are active trainers in the outreach program. It provides an update, on OSHA general industry standards and OSHA polices. Note: General industry outreach trainers are required to attend this course once every four years to maintain their trainer status.
PREREQUISITE: A copy of your course 501 card must be provided at the time of registration.
Length: 20 Hours

OSHA 510 Standards for the Construction Industry

This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA construction standards Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student will receive an OSHA construction safety and health 30-hours course completion card.
Length: 36 Hours

OSHA 511 Standards for General Industry

2.5 CEUs, (Five days), (Prerequisite for Course 501)
This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA geneal industry standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student will receive an OSHA general industry safety and health 30-hour course completion card.


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OSHA Training Requirements

Many OSHA Regulations require the employer to provide specific training and education so their employees can be better equipped to perform their jobs in a safe manner. During inspections, the OSHA inspector evaluates the employer's accident prevention program, determines if training and education is included in the program, and if the required training requirements are being met. Occupational safety and health training should be a part each employer's accident prevention program, and specific training has been shown to be an effective tool in the prevention of accidents, injuries and illnesses. This seminar will provide an understanding of effective training and education in the work place as well as an understanding of the OSHA requirements for training and education.
Length: 20 Hours

OSHA 2004 Legislative Breakfast

Ron Morin, Area Director, OSHA Springfield, will present what's new, pending and emerging in OSHA's Region I plans. An overview of 2003 compliance issues, most frequently cited standards/violations and penalties will be provided.

Cost: $75 pp SCWNE Member, $100 pp Non-Member

Please email at info@scwne.org or call 413-783-1632 or 800-359-9717 for more information.

Personal Injury: Discrimination & Harassment Issues

It's hard enough to hold down a job and manage your family life. But when an employer or co-worker mistreats an individual --because they're older, disabled, gay, a different ethnicity, color or sex - you are on shakier ground. It is reassuring for individuals and employers to know there is legal protection that helps level the field and provides guidance on proper workplace behavior. Most people understand that unwanted, repeated, offensive behavior is illegal. But how that plays out in real life is still evolving and new case decisions make it a changing target. Come learn how to handle a conflict and protect yourself.
Length: 20 Hours

Personal Protective Equipment [PPE]

Part - 1: Hand, Finger, Eye, Head, Face, Foot
Workers in every industry face the hazard of being injured. Over 30% of all disabling injuries in the workplace involve hand, finger, eye, head, face, foot and toe injuries. For example, it is estimated that as many as 2,500 eye injuries occur in the workplace every workday.

Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) prevents exposure to safety and health hazards. OSHA require employers to perform PPE hazard assessments, select proper PPE and train employees in its use and limitations. The following topics are critiqued: classifications of head, eye, face, hand, body and foot protection; how to perform a PPE hazard assessment; when and what PPE is required for various parts of the body; key elements of employee training; review of the OSHA Standard; NIOSH Respiratory Protection standards.

Part 2: Respiratory Protection
Air is one of the most basic elements in our world and humans need the oxygen it provides to live. Our health can be endangered when we breathe in air that has been contaminated by dusts, mists, vapors or fumes. Breathing air that contains such contaminants or is low in oxygen can cause serious illnesses and injuries and, in some cases, even death.

An employer's first goal in developing respiratory protection measures is to prevent atmospheric contamination through the use of accepted engineering controls (confining the operation, providing general and local ventilation, substituting less toxic materials). When such controls are not feasible or sufficient, OSHA requires the use of appropriate respirators…applicable and suitable for the purpose intended. The following topics are critiqued in the course: Identify the respiratory hazards, identify how to control hazards, select the proper respiratory protection, create written procedures for respiratory protection, training and keeping records, inspect and evaluation of program.

Participants will receive a copy of OSHA standards 29 CFR 1910.132 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, copies of Personal Protective Equipment and Respiratory Protection Handbooks, and a certificate of completion.
Length: 4 Hours

Note: This course does not cover hearing protection. See "Hearing Conservation".

Personal Protective Equipment (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

Designed to help participants understand key elements of the personal protective equipment regulation issued by OSHA through interactive activities and discussions. Key topics include PPE terminology, administrative and engineering controls, hazard assessment, hazard assessment certification statement, training requirements, employer mistakes regarding the PPE standard, determining responsibilitiy of paying for PPE and letters of interpretation. Participants will receive a copy of a Personal Protective Equipment Compliance training workbook and a Certificate of Training.

Preparing for an OSHA Audit

Has OSHA gone away? Have they stopped issuing citations and penalties? The answer is NO. OSHA continues to conduct inspections, issue citations and assess significant penalties to businesses who are not in compliance with the many OSHA regulations and who permit their employees to be exposed to hazardous working conditions. OSHA compliance does not have to be extremely difficult; however, if one chooses to wait until an OSHA inspector shows up and a citation and penalty is assessed, then compliance may be come difficult. This course will address how a company can prepare for inspection, what companies should be doing to eliminate accidents and protect their workerws from injury and illness, and how to address the wirtten program requirements in many of the OSHA standards.
Length: 4 Hours

Presentation & Meeting Management Skills

Effective presentation and meeting management skills are critical in getting the attention of the audience, conveying the message and managing the dynamics of a meeting efficiently. Safety managers, team leaders, committee chairs, and supervisors are frequently called upon to lead and/or train others in many different meetings. Whether new at presenting or refreshing your skills, this class will cover effective presentation and speaking techniques to help gain control, use humor appropriately, handle difficult participants and communicate with positive confidence. Use of multi-media tools (flip chart, overheads, etc.) to support the adult-learning process will be covered. Participants should come to the workshop prepared to share a description of actual meetings they facilitate. Lynn Culotta, Human Resource and Organizational Development Consultant will facilitate.
Length: 4 Hours

Powered Industrial Trucks (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

This course offers a strictly regulatory approach to Powered Industrial Truck Safety. Issues that will be addressed include powered industrial truck classifications, operator training requirements, maintenance requirements, general operating principles, as well as 29 CFR 1910.178, Subpart N. The format will include lecture and interactive discussions and activities. The course is designed to help safety professionals relate the OSHA P.I.T. regulation to their own organization and develop new ideas they can implement in their workplace.
Length: 4 Hours

Powered Industrial Vehicle Forum

In partnership with Maybury Material Handling, a member company, and guest speakers from OSHA Springfield Area Office, this interactive forum will provide important information sharing on Powered Industrial Vehicles. Forum will address preventive maintenance, inspection, emissions, compressed gas, employee training and safety measures. OSHA representative will provide an overview of their PIV emphasis program.
Length: 4 Hours

Process Safety Management (PSM) & Risk Management Programs (RMP) for Highly Hazardous Chemicals

This highly interactive training will address federal requirements for OSHA PSM (1910.119) and EPA RMP (40CFR 68) for preventing or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic release of toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals. Releases may result in toxic, fire or explosion hazards from chemicals. Training components will address but not be limited to:

• Practical tips for documenting RMP/PSM
• How to perform a Process Hazard Analysis and common problems
• How to model worst case and alternative release scenarios for off-site consequence analysis
• How to develop Emergency Planning with Local Emergency Planning Commission involvement
• Chemical safety standards with emphasis towards Chlorine, Ammonia, Propane, etc.
• How to conduct and document mandatory audits
• Shared best practices and when to involve employees
• Identification of what Process Safety Information should be collected and archived
• How to develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures; what equipment and or processes should have specific procedures?
• Examples of Training topics, schedules and ways to execute
• Easy and thorough ways to ensure and maintain Contractor Compliance
• Pre-start-up safety review examples
• In depth recommendations of how to compile and effective maintain information on mechanical integrity
• Hot work permit
• Management of Change examples
• Accident investigation examples
• Emergency planning (generally refers to a separate program)
• Trade secrets discussion

Pre-requisite: Participants are requested to bring copies of forms they use to administer their companies RMP or PSM programs to share with other participants.

Length: TDB

Principles of Occupational Safety and Health

Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (POSH) will provide participants with knowledge and skills to effectively organize and operate a safety program for any size or type of industry. This intensive 30-hour course is designed for those who have no, limited, moderate or a high level of occupational safety and health experience or training - an excellent review and update for an experienced safety professional. Each participant will develop a complete safety program for a company through an extensive series of workshop sessions Participants receive a POSH Participant Guide, All About OSHA, Supplemental Records of Occupational Injuries, Injury Facts, Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry-Administration & Programs and Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry-Engineering & Technology. Participants earn NSC's Principles of Safety Certificate upon completion and credit towards the ASC. Course includes lunch.
Cost: $1,095 pp member $1,425 pp non-member

POSH is part of the NSC Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC), the National Safety Council’s program for the development of safety professionals. Those who earn this nationally recognized designation are placed a cut above others in the field and it tells their top management that they are better able to develop and implement an effective safety and health program. ASC targets occupational safety and health knowledge and skills that support improvement of performance and productivity and supports compliance with state and federal regulatory standards. To earn this prestigious certificate, participants in the program must successfully complete:

• Principles of Occupational Safety and Health

plus any two of the following:

• Safety Training Methods (STM)
• Safety Management Techniques (SMT)
• Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH)
• Safety Management Skills (SMS): Team Safety, Safety Inspections, Accident Investigation, Job Safety Analysis (equates to 4.5 day ASC course)

Record Keeping (NSC Certificate in OSHA Compliance)

Sign up for this course and learn about OSHA's regulation 29 CFR 1904, Subparts A-G, Record Keeping requirements, recording injuries, and OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 logs. Attendees participate in interactive discussions and activities relating to record keeping
requirements and identify ideas they can use in the workplace. Participants will receive a Record Keeping Compliance Training Guide and a Certificate of Training.
Cost: $99 pp SCWNE member; $125 pp nonmember

Length: 4 Hours

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

The EPA program regulates solid wastes with a special emphasis on hazardous waste. This course will address the definition of "hazardous waste," the standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste, hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal; underground storage tanks and other issues covered by this Agency.
Length: 4 Hours

Safety Management Techniques ASC Course

Providing proper training to employees remains one of the most difficult and time-consuming aspects of planning and maintaining an effective health and safety program. Supervisors, human resource personnel, and safety professionals charged with this responsibility often face daunting challenges as they try to determine how to communicate the necessary information thoroughly and efficiently. In this four and one-half-day course (30 hours), participants will apply newly learned training methods to a variety of safety and health scenarios. They will also become acquainted with new instructional methods and media used to train employees. Each participant will have the opportunity to plan and design a module for a training program applicable to their work environment, share instructional methods with other participants through discussions, learn methods that address adult learning needs, and analyze and recommend training and non-training solutions for safety and health case studies.
Length: 4 hours

Please email at info@scwne.org or call 413-783-1632 or 800-359-9717 for more information

Safety Program Management

Come hear from a dynamic management team and how they have made General Dynamics Aviation Services’ Safety Program a model for others. In addition to the successes achieved at General Dynamics, they also bring job experiences from prior industries to share in the classroom. Workshop participants will gain important knowledge on written program requirements and tools for developing your company’s safety program that can be quickly implemented, a copy of OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1904, training, record keeping and establishing goals.

Participants will receive copies of sample written safety programs, worksheets and forms to help customize their company’s program; an OSHA 300 Log; and an official easy-to-read OSHA Safety Handbook

Length: 4 Hours

Safety Training Methods

Providing proper training to employees remains one of the most difficult and time-consuming aspects of planning and maintaining an effective health and safety program. Supervisors, human resource personnel, and safety professionals charged with this responsibility often face daunting challenges as they try to determine how to communicate the necessary information thoroughly and efficiently. In this four and one-half-day course (30 hours), participants will apply newly learned training methods to a variety of safety and health scenarios. Each participant will have the opportunity to plan and design a module for a training program applicable to their work environment, share instructional methods with other participants through discussions, learn methods that address adult learning needs, and analyze and recommend training and non-training solutions for safety and health case studies.

S C W N E Safety Roundtables

Mark Your Calendars · Join Your Safety Peers
When: Second Thursday of every month Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
(Optional tour following at some locations)

· Discover the value of maintaining a professional safety peer network
· Investigate how different industries handle similar safety issues
· Share best practices and walk away with safety solutions
· Discuss new and emerging regulations with your peers in the field
· Get your safety discussion topics on the agenda
· Help define the SCWNE Safety Roundtables' scope for 2005
· Sign-up to be a discussion leader or partner with another to team lead a discussion
· Volunteer your company to host a SCWNE Safety Roundtable session (call SCWNE for details)
· Provide input on what SCWNE should offer on programs, products and special events to help safety professionals in their jobs and strengthen our member organization

INITIAL 2005 SCHEDULE
(Check SCWNE Training Calendar for details and future schedules)

To secure a date as a SCWNE Safety Roundtable host or for location directions
Email: info@scwne.org or Call: 800-359-9717 (MA & CT only)
Pre-registration Required

Security in the Workplace

More than ever, the importance of workplace security has heightened. Complacency and lack of training and safety awareness can have devastating results…in dollars, human suffering and even death. Security cameras or safety systems are only a piece of an effective safety prevention program. Large or small, every business and manager must be prepared to deal with many diverse and sensitive issues, e.g., intruders, workplace violence, fraud, pilfering, sabotage, etc. Does your business have a process in place for accident reporting and crisis intervention? What is a prudent security program? How do you place emphasis on prevention and personal security? Will your managers and staff know how to respond to the unexpected? To help you take appropriate action to protect your business and employees.
Length: 4 Hours

Steel Erection Standard

The course will focus on OSHA Standard Subpart R requirements that a "competent person" must be familiar with, as well as 29 CFR 1926.761 employee safety training. Competent person training topics include: Site layout and erection plans, structural steel assembly, colum anchorage, beams and columns, open web joists, landing loads and engineered metal buildings. Employee safety training topics will include: Hoisting and rigging (use of cranes, working under loads, multiple lift rigging); fall hazards in construction (fall prevention vs. fall protection, fall protection systems, maintaining and disassembling fall protection systems, fall prevention for floor and wall openings, requirements of the standard) and special hazards in steel erection (falling objects, connecting procedures, controlled decking zones). Participants will receive a copy of the OSHA Steel Erection Standard, course handouts and a SCWNE Certificate of Training.

Slips, Trips & Falls

US Dept. of Labor reports that only traffic crashes kill more people at work than slips, trips and falls. In many places of business, it is in the top three for OSHA recordable injuries. Slips, trips and falls are among the most common accidents in the workplace. In most cases, these accidents are caused by a series of events
that can easily be prevented. Training topics include: Mechanics, Causes, Areas Where They Most Often Occur, Prevention Measures, Floor Inspection Log, Non-hazardous Floor
Surfaces and Responding to Accidents.

Learn how to control this seemingly basic, but multi-faceted loss area through the use of a combination of proven approaches. Don't accept the occurrence of these often serious injuries. Become educated to make a positive difference.

Length: 3 Hours

Stress Management

Wind down your week by better managing your stress level. Constantly juggling demands of home, work and life…coupled with the tragic national events, there is a clear need for all of us to take time out for our own personal well-being. Instructor will share tools to help us cope with stress in a positive way and point out the benefits of managing stress on a day-to-day basis.

Storm Water Treatment

Session will cover federal EPA and state DEP storm water requirements for industrial, commercial and construction activities. Storm water program was recently expanded and is a focus for government inspections and enforcement action. Course includes program requirements, what's exempt, registration and fees, monitoring and testing, recordkeeping and reporting, pollution prevention plans and BMPs, agency inspection and enforcement trends.
Length: 2.5 Hours

Transporting Passengers with Special Needs

Since the passage of the American with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of organizations that transport special needs passengers to provide training. Today's drivers MUST learn defensive driving techniques and safe passenger assistance procedures. Through individual and "Driver Learning Team" exercises and group discussion, trainees actively participate in the learning process.

Trenching and Excavation Safety

Which headline would you like linked to your company? ..."worker(s) killed in trench collapse"..."worker pulled to safety after trench collapse"..."excavation contractor digs into buried gas line" ..."OSHA issues significant penalty to contractor as the result of trench collapse and worker's death".
All the incidents highlighted above are preventable if excavation contractors, utilities and the host employer comply with the following:

• organize your trenching and excavation accident prevention program
• provide appropriate training
• hold each employee accountable for their trenching and excavating activities
• follow the trenching and excavation regulations as published by OSHA

This training will focus on the OSHA safety requirements pertaining to trenching and excavation work; legal responsibilities of excavation contractors, project managers, and the "competent person" assigned to excavation safety; soil classification; protective systems (sloping, shoring and trench shields); design of timber shoring and aluminum hydraulic shoring using OSHA charts and tables.

4 Hour Classroom
Special 8 Hour Workshop: Training can be conducted at your company's site and will include a hands-on workshop where participants will plan and design a protective system for the safety of workers within a trench. Call SCWNE for more information.