Workplace Health and Safety

Description

Managing safety and health is an integral part of managing a business. Businesses need to do a risk assessment to find out about the hazards and risks in their workplace(s) and put measures in place to effectively control them to ensure these hazards and risks cannot cause harm to workers. We have the following eight courses in this series : Wearing Safety Equipment Understanding OSHA's Focus Four Construction Hazards Using Equipment Properly Ergonomics and Safe Lifting, Pushing and Pulling Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls Ladder Safety Fundamentals Eye Safety Fundamentals in the W

Learning Objectives

The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand OSHA's Focus Four Construction Hazards Wearing safety equipment and using it the correct way Discuss about Ergonomics and different ways of safe lifting, pushing and pulling Explain the importance of Ergonomics What Are slips, trips, and falls? Discuss ladder safety fundamentals Discuss Eye Safety Fundamentals in the Workplace

Target Audience

Human Resources Professionals. Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals

Course Outline

1. Wearing Safety Equipment Wearing the proper safety equipment will minimize your risk of injury on the job, and is also required by law. Noncompliance could result in fines and the closing of the job site. 2. Understanding OSHA's Focus Four Construction Hazards In this lesson, you'll take an important step toward avoiding the most common construction and manufacturing fatalities by getting familiar with OSHA's focus four hazards. You'll learn to define each risk, and recognize and work toward preventing them. 3. Using Equipment Properly Heavy equipment-related accidents are responsible for thousands of on-the-job injuries, and even deaths, every year. When you work around this type of equipment day in and day out, you might find yourself becoming complacent and forgetful about safety. However, it's crucial to always remember the potential dangers of working around heavy equipment, as well as how to mitigate them. 4. Ergonomics and Safe Lifting, Pushing and Pulling Understand why it's critical to address work-related injuries proactively, then learn techniques to reduce the risk of harm when lifting, pushing, or pulling heavy objects. Learn how to set up a safe and comfortable work space-at home or in the office. 5. Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls Explore the difference between slips, trips, and falls. Then learn how to recognize and remove potential slip, trip, and fall hazards to avoid injury. 6. Ladder Safety Fundamentals Learn the fundamentals of ladder safety. First, learn how to choose, inspect, and set up a ladder correctly. Then, explore best practices to prevent falls while working from ladders. 7. Eye Safety Fundamentals in the Workplace Here's the bad news: Workplace eye injuries are common. The good news? Most of them are preventable when you know and follow the fundamentals of eye safety. In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of eye safety in the workplace and get tips for avoiding common hazards that can lead to potentially serious eye damage. 8. Eliminate Fire Hazards A fire can break out anywhere and can be extremely destructive, even deadly. Every year, thousands of workplace fires cause injury and damage to property. Respect these do's and don'ts to prevent a fire.