ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION:   ACCIDENTS ARE UNPLANNED EVENTS THAT RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR IN PROPERTY DAMAGE WHEN PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT OR THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT FAILS TO REACT AS EXPECTED.  LEARN THE PURPOSE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND HOW FACT-FINDING IS CONDUCTED.  LEARN TO ANALYZE THE DATA AND HOW TO MAKE OUT THE FINAL REPORT.

ASBESTOS SAFETY: SOME AREAS CONTAIN DANGEROUS LEVELS OF AIRBORNE ASBESTOS AND PRECAUTIONS NEED TO BE TAKEN.  WE WILL DISCUSS WHAT DISEASES ARE CAUSED BY ASBESTOS; HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN WORKING WITH ASBESTOS; AND HOW TO CLEAN UP AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN INFECTED.

BACK SAFETY:   WE WILL DISCUSS WHAT LEADS TO BACK INJURIES, WHICH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM.  WE WILL LEARN WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF BACK INJURY, AS WELL AS HOW TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES.  YOU WILL LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO LIFT AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUFFER FROM BACK PAIN.

BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS:  WHAT ARE BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS?  DO YOU KNOW HOW THEY ARE TRANSMITTED?  CAN YOU RECOGNIZE POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS?  DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE EXPOSED?  LEARN HOW TO PREVENT EXPOSURE, AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED.

CHEMICAL SAFETY: DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHEMICALS ARE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH?  DO YOU KNOW HOW CHEMICALS CAN ENTER YOUR BODY? THESE ARE JUST TWO IMPORTANT SUBJECTS COVERED, ALONG WITH SIGNS THAT YOU ARE BEING EXPOSED, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE, AND WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A CHEMICAL LEAK OR SPILL.

CONFINED SPACES (PREMIT-REQUIRED):   WHY IS TRAINING NECESSARY REGARDING CONFINED SPACES?  LEARN WHY CONFINED SPACES ARE DANGEROUS AND WHY ENTRY PERMITS SAVE LIVES.  FIND OUT HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.  LEARN WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY.

CRANE SAFETY:  IMPROPER USE OF CRANES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY LOSS, DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, PERSONNEL INJURY AND DEATH.  LEARN TO TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE FOR A SAFE LIFT.  LEARN SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES.  LEARN HAND SIGNALS AND SAFETY AFTER-USE.

ELECTRIC SAFETY:  EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ELECTRICITY CAN KILL.  BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW A SHOCK OCCURS?  LEARN HOW TO WORK SAFELY WITH ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT, OVERHEAD LINES, PORTABLE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN:   WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE FIRE ALARM SOUNDS?  ARE THEIR MULTIPLE EXISTS TO GET OUT OF THE BUILDING SAFELY?  WHERE DO YOU GO ONCE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING?  LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN UNCONTROLLED SITUATIONS.  LEARN EVACUATION PROCEDURES.  LEARN ABOUT EMERGENCIES THAT INCREASE YOUR INJURY OR DEATH RISK.

ERGONOMICS:  REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES (RSI’s) CAN BE DISABLING AND EXPENSIVE.  WORKERS WHO SUFFER FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, TENDONITIS, BACK INJURIES OR OTHER MUSCULAR SKELETAL DISEASES, HAVE THEIR LIVES CHANGED FOREVER.  WE WILL REVIEW THESE RISKS FACTORS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM.

EYE SAFETY:  PROTECT YOUR EYES!  YOU DON’T GET SECOND CHANCES IN THIS AREA.  LEARN HOW FORCEFUL IMPACTS CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES.  LEARN TO STAY AWAY FROM CHEMICALS THAT HARM EYES AND HOW TO PROTECT THEM.

FALL PROTECTION:  LEARN WHY TRAINING IS NECESSARY FOR FALL PROTECTION.  LEARN WHY INJURIES FROM FALLS ARE SO SERIOUS.  DO YOU KNOW HOW TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY WHILE WORKING UP SO HIGH?  DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE “FALL ARREST” EQUIPMENT?  DO YOU KNOW HOW OFTEN YOUR EQUIPMENT SHOULD WORK?

FIRE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY SAFETY:   WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW TO STAY SAFE?  WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FIRE?  HOW DO WE PREVENT FIRES?  LEAN HOW TO EVACUATE.

GAS SAFETY (COMPRESSED):   WHAT HAZARDS DO COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS POSE?  WHAT DO YOU KNOW AND WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BEFORE YOU START?  HOW DO YOU PROPERLY MOVE OR TRANSPORT CYLINDERS? LEARN HOW TO BE SAFE AND WHERE CYLINDERS MUST BE STORED.

HAND AND POWER TOOL SAFETY:   HAND AND POWER TOOLS CAN BE DANGEROUS!  THEY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES SUCH AS AMPUTATIONS, SEVERED ARTERIES, BRUISES, BROKEN BONES, EYE DAMAGE, BLINDNESS, PUNCTURE WOUNDS, INTERNAL BLEEDING, HEART FAILURE, BURNS AND PERMANENT SKIN DAMAGE.  LEARN HOW HAND AND POWER TOOL ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED! 

HAZARD COMMUNICATION:   WHAT IS YOUR “RIGHT TO KNOW” ?  LEARN ABOUT THIS AND ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF THE CHEMICALS YOU WORK WITH.  DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HAZARDS?  WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN AN EMERGENCY?  WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL?

HAZWOPER: AWARENESS LEVEL:  DO YOU KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE A CHEMICAL SPILL?  DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU RECOGNIZE THE SPILL?  WHAT HAPPENS IF EXPOSURE OCCURS?  LEARN WHAT DAMAGE HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS THAT ARE SPILLED OR RELEASED CAN CAUSE.

HEARING SAFETY: INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING LOSS CONSTITUTE THE SINGLE LARGEST DISABILITY GROUP IN AMERICA.  WE WILL LOOK AT AND REVIEW THE M.I.O.S.H.A. STANDARDS ALONG WITH A VIDEO ABOUT HEARING LOSS PREVENTION. 

HEAT STRESS:   HOW DOES YOUR BODY RESPOND TO HEAT?  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BODY’S COOLING MECHANISMS FAIL?  WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS?  LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT THE MOST COMMON HEAT DISORDERS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.

LADDER SAFETY:   DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST LADDER ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED?  DO YOU KNOW THE CAUSE OF MOST LADDER ACCIDENTS?  DO YOU KNOW HOW TO INSPECT OR “SECURE” YOUR LADDER BEFORE USING? 

LOCK OUT – TAG OUT:    WHY IS LOCKOUT/TAGOUT TRAINING  NECESSARY?  M.I.O.S.H.A. HAS DETERMINED THAT LOCK-OUT IS A SAFER MEANS OF DE-ENERGIZING EQUIPMENT.  WE WILL GIVE YOU POINTERS ON HOW INJURIES AND DEATHS CAN BE PREVENTED.  WE WILL REVIEW THIS STANDARD AND VIEW VIDEOS.

MACHINE GUARDING:   MOVING MACHINE PARTS CAN CAUSE CRUSHED HANDS, ARMS, SEVERED FINGERS, BLINDNESS AND DEATH.  WE WILL GIVE YOU EXAMPLES AND SHOW YOU SAFEGUARDS WHEN OPERATING MACHINERY.

NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION:   EVERY YEAR, THERE ARE MORE THAN FIVE MILLION WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.  THAT MEANS THAT EVERY YEAR, ONE OUT OF EVERY 18 PEOPLE IN THE WORKPLACE WILL GET INJURED OR BECOME ILL.  LAST YEAR ALONE, THERE WERE MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE WORKPLACE.  YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF!  FIND OUT WAYS TO INCREASE THE ODDS OF SURVIVING AN EMERGENCY AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU ARE INJURED.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:   OUR JOBS ARE SUCH A COMMON PART OF OUR LIVES THAT IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER HOW DANGEROUS THEY CAN BE.  LEARN ABOUT THE RISKS TO YOU IN THE WORKPLACE; HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU SHOULD NOT USE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT.

POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES:   ENSURING LOAD STABILITY PREVENTS TIP-OVERS.  LEARN TO KEEP SAFE BY FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE ROAD.  LEARN ABOUT SPECIAL SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE EXTRA CAUTION.  LEARN TIPS FOR INSPECTION AND WHAT TO DO WHEN REFUELING OR RECHARGING.

RESPIRATOR SAFETY:    WHY ARE RESPIRATORS NECESSARY?  LEARN HOW TO CHECK YOUR RESPIRATOR UNIT.  LEARN ABOUT AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS AND SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS AND LEARN WHEN YOU SHOULD LEAVE A RESPIRATOR AREA.

RIGHT-TO-KNOW:   UNDERSTANDING HOW TO READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN KNOWING THE LAYOUT OF WORK-PLACE CHEMICALS AND THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.  THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE WORKER ABOUT HIS/HER RIGHTS REGARDING HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS IN THE WORKPLACE.

STRESS:  WORK-PLACE STRESS IS QUITE COMMON WITH THE HIGH DEMANDS THAT COME WITH THE JOB.  UNDERSTANDING THE UNDER-LYING WORK-PLACE CAUSE, IS THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING A STRATEGY AND COPING WITH THIS PROBLEM.  WE WILL REVIEW AND DISCUSS WAYS TO DEAL WITH STRESS.

TRUCK SAFETY:  MAKING SURE YOUR EQUIPMENT IS IN GOOD AND SAFE CONDITION IS VERY IMPORTANT.  WE WILL REVIEW SAFETY CHECK SHEETS AND SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT OPERATORS.

WELDING, CUTTING AND BRAZING:  LEARN WHAT THE HAZARDS ARE AND HOW FIRES CAN BE PREVENTED.  LEARN HOW TO BE SAFE FROM FALLS, EYE INJURIES, LIMB AND TORSO BURNS AND FUME HAZARDS.  LEARN HOW TO WORK SAFELY IN CONFINED SPACES AND HOW TO USE COMPRESS GAS CYLINDERS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

DERRICK QUINNEY, DIRECTOR

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

MICHIGAN STATE AFL-CIO

419 SOUTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE: 200

517-487-5966 X 30

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