General Industry Introductory Course                      Dr. Deborah Kearney

The 10-hour General Industry "Complying with OSHA" course provides a variety of instruction on   the OSHA General Industry safety and health regulations.  We accommodate all learning styles , disabilities , and English as a second language.

7 STEPS TO SAFETY  SUCCESS

It is as simple as 1. select the 10-hour course, 2. choose your tutorials, 3. CONTACT Dr. Kearney for your pretest 4.   take your pre-test, 5. do your tutorials, 6. and take your posttest and 7. GRADUATE. When you sign up, you automatically begin your work with on-line Dr. Kearney and your Job Smart System Webinar Learning Solutions.

Course Description* Corporate Goals and objectives:

Goal: Cost effective training to help companies comply with OSHA Health and Safety Requirements. Reward Safety with your General Industry Training Card Certificate

Objectives

	Improve the safety culture and practices at the work site
	Reduce work related injuries & increase employee pro-actions
	Decrease workers compensation claims by frequency and severity
	Decrease employee turnover

The purpose of the course is to acquaint participants with major 29 CFR 1910 General Industry OSHA standards and answer questions about OSHA procedures. The course is taught (web delivered) by instructor(s) who have all worked in your industry and/or OSHA. This course is designed especially for productivity-oriented people such as managers, supervisors, employees and safety committees.

This 10 hour course follows the OSHA requirements for certification.  On line, attendees will take a pre-class test followed by the instruction of required and selected OSHA topics. On line and at your leisure, learn from pictures to words to plans.  Each section runs about an hour long and is filled with interactive photographs to promote safe actions.  Students, off line, may practice using a fire extinguisher or choose sides in a legal debate against the OSHA Compliance Officer.  Each training session is designed with examples of the work hazards that you are facing.  Dr. Kearney optimizes class participation and learning activities directly. She will engage with you in a webinar process by being available on line to answer all of your questions. Help you with additional resources and even consult with you on special projects. This web-based session begins and ends with a pre and post class-examination, which is your documentation for receipt of OSHA General Safety & Health card & certificate.  Dr. Kearney will submit all scores on your behalf and send cards to the appropriate address of your workplace for each participant.

Topics range to  include:
 
OSHAct
Introduction to OSHA Standards
Walking/Working Surfaces
Fire Prevention
Means of Egress
Hazardous Materials
Electrical
Lockout/Tagout
Machine Guarding 
Materials Handling
Hazard Communication
Personal Protective Equipment 

The OSHA regulations require your program to include the items on the left side of the chart to be presented.  In addition, 3 or more items from the right side must be presented.  Lastly, you may pick up an additional 1 or 2 electives to complete the training requirements.

SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST

Introduction to OSHA – 1 Hour REQUIRED  []
Discusses OSHA’s role toward helping to make workplaces safer. Includes description of OSHA, OSHA’s goals and mission, OSHA resources, OSHA Recordkeeping, OSHA inspections and how to deal with OSHA.

Walking & Working Surfaces – 1 Hour  REQUIRED []
Explains OSHA requirements to prevent slips, trips and falls. Reviews requirements for general housekeeping, aisles, guardrails, wall and floor openings, platforms, stairs and ladders.

Means of Egress & Fire Protection – 1 Hour REQUIRED []
Discusses OSHA’s requirements for ensuring employees have a safe and efficient means of leaving a facility under emergency circumstances. Reviews requirements for your building and site and describes how to set up your emergency procedures.

Electrical Safety – 1 Hour REQUIRED []
Discusses the hazards associated with electricity and common electrical safety problems. Reviews frequent electrical safety OSHA violations.

Hazardous Materials :Flammable & Combustible Liquids – 1 Hour OPTIONAL 1 of 3 []
Discusses the hazards, safe storage and safe handling practices for flammable and combustible liquids. Reviews use of flammable storage cabinets and flammable storage rooms. Reviews grounding and bonding requirements.

Bloodborne Pathogens: – 1 Hour OPTIONAL 1 of 3 []
Discusses what employees should know about how to protect them from disease that exists in bodily fluids.  Reviews proper personal protective equipment, containers, the meaning of labels and hazards associated with cleaning and management procedures.

Hazard Communication – 1 Hour OPTIONAL 1 of 3 []
Discusses what employees should know about the chemical hazards at the facility. Reviews container labeling, material safety data sheets, hazards associated with chemicals and employees rights under OSHA’s “Right to Know” rules.

Personal Protective Equipment & Hearing Conservation – 1 Hour OPTIONAL 1of 3 []
Discusses the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at your facility. Reviews hazard assessments and eliminating risks that would otherwise require PPE. Reviews PPE types such as gloves, eye safety glasses, face shields, aprons, hearing protectors and proper footwear.

Personal Protective Equipment: Noise  PART OF PPE IF ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES []

This is a customized program which reviews  the requirements of OSHA’s Hearing Conservation Standard including noise monitoring and audiometric examinations. This is customized to each industry and requires a request for its addition to your program 

Safety and Health Programs: 1 hour Elective []

Reviews all of the factors that make safety programs a successful team building strategy to create a safety culture

Safety Meetings: 1 Hour Elective []

A full-scale point-by-point strategy for organizing and managing safety meetings. Can be customized to your state's legal requirements.   

Safety Culture and Risk Management: 1 hour Elective []

Reviews all of the factors that make safety culture a real organizational change in attitudes, behaviors, and actions in the workplace. 

Safety No No's: 1 Hour Elective []

An introduction to a picture book of unsafe acts that result in accidents  

Material Handling – 1 Hour elective overview []
Discusses OSHA’s material handling requirements. Reviews OSHA lifting standard ,hazard assessments and types of material handling options. Specifically discusses material handling  related to your industry .

Machine Guarding – 1  Hour elective overview []
Discusses OSHA’s machine guard requirements. Reviews hazard assessments and types of machine guarding. Specifically discusses machine guarding for equipment related to various industries .

Lockout/Tagout – 1 Hour elective overview []
Discusses the concepts of controlling hazardous energy during maintenance of equipment. Reviews lockout/tagout procedures for equipment and how to implement an effective program.  

Record Keeping  – 1 hour elective overview  [] and is Integrated into the 10 program topics
Discusses how to manage a good faith documentation of job safety analysis, injury and illness statistics, and training of employees. Relates record keeping to safety meetings and tracking of prevention strategies. 

Office Ergonomics – 1 hour elective overview [] and is Integrated into the 10 hour topics
Discusses how to identify ergonomic hazards and how to prevent ergonomic injuries. Discusses specific  office, industry workstations and activities. Materials are from The Ergonomic Made Easy Guidebook developed by Dr. Kearney.

Ergonomics of Slips, Trips, and Falls: 1 hour elective overview [] 

Discusses how to identify ergonomic hazards of slips , trips, and falls in the workplace.

An overview of risks on working surfaces.