Reducing Risk and Liability
Benefitting from Ergonomics
Benefitting from Ergonomics Ergonomics is about aligning our work stations/sites/tasks and our bodies. This program examines the impact of poor ergonomics on both the worker and the workplace and identifies common risk factors and types of injuries. Participants will have an opportunity to identify problems with an office station setup and discuss common factory issues. This program will also offer suggestions for properly setting up an office station.
Related Flash Course: Desk Ergonomics
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Building a Drug-Free Workplace
In the average workforce, 10% of employees abuse alcohol and another 2-3% suffer from drug abuse. Employees abusing drugs or alcohol have more absences, are involved in more accidents, use more sick time, have more frequent hospital stays and are more likely to file a worker’s compensation claim. This workshop is designed to support an organization’s goal of building a drug free workplace. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the impact of alcohol and substance abuse, review the typical patterns of alcohol and substance use and learn to recognize when professional services may be needed to address a problem.
Creating a Culture of Safety
Why do some companies experience on-the-job accidents regularly, while others can go years without a lost-time accident? The answer can often be found in the corporate culture. Is the culture one of mistrust, where employees take defensive actions, or does it advocate safety and encourage employees to look out for one another? In this training program, employees will learn to transform working environments plagued with deteriorating morale, suspicion and mistrust into safe and trusting cultures. By learning to apply the “cycle of mistrust”, employees will identify unsafe interactions and adopt a way of thinking that moves workers beyond faultfinding and suspicion. The organization is better able to adopt an organizational - rather than individual - responsibility for safety.
Diversity: Experiencing Differences
Today’s workforce is a melting pot of backgrounds, races, ages, mental and physical capabilities, cultures and experiences. The challenge is to understand and appreciate these differences, and to learn to work in harmony with people who may be different than us. Participants in this course will discover the true meaning of diversity. They will explore root causes of cultural attitudes, learn techniques for overcoming biases and discover the positive benefits that diversity brings to them, both as individuals and as part of an organization.
Preventing Sexual Harassment
Federal laws exist to protect all employees from sexual harassment. It is the organization’s responsibility to understand these laws, develop clear company policies and take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to workplace harassment. Sexual harassment affects everyone in the workplace - not just the victim. In this seminar, participants will learn to recognize and respond appropriately to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Workplace violence has become an issue that every company faces on a daily basis. Homicide is now the third leading cause of fatalities in the workplace in the United States. It has become imperative that all companies develop a policy for handling hostile employees and threats to the work environment. This training program covers several aspects of violence in the workplace including: guidelines regarding violence; the “avenger” personality; characteristics of a hostile employee; suggestions for controlling workplace violence; and a framework for putting the plan into action.
Reasonable Suspicion Drug & Alcohol Testing for Supervisors of DOT-Covered Employees (2 Hours)*
Federal law requires supervisors of safety-sensitive employees to participate in mandatory training regarding reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. This training meets all requirements for supervisors set forth in DOT rules. In addition to the minimally required information regarding signs and symptoms related to drug and alcohol use, the training also includes workplace scenarios designed to provide supervisors with “real life” practical situations that necessitate a decision concerning reasonable suspicion testing. All participants will receive an easy-to-use checklist for documenting observations made in conjunction with a reasonable suspicion test determination.