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COURSE TITLE
Fundamentals of Workplace Safety
2009 Summer Institute
July 30-31, 2009, Oakland, CA
DESCRIPTION
The importance of a good occupational health and safety program and safety practice in the workplace cannot be overemphasized. Severe occupational traumatic injuries pose a major and continuing threat to the health and well-being of workers. Occupational trauma is second only to motor vehicle accidents as a reported cause of accidental death in the United States. This 2-day course will present an overview of fundamental safety principles.
Topics and Speakers:
Day 1:
| Overview of Safety Principles |
Pete Rice |
| Personal Protective Equipment |
Michael Polkabla |
| Fire Safety/Flammables/Life Safety |
Lindsay Hamilton |
| Back Injury Prevention: Material Handling & Beyond |
Helen Chandler |
| Machine Guarding |
Steve McConnell |
| Safety Audits/Inspection Techniques/Documentation |
Steve McConnell |
| Accident Investigation & Reporting |
Steve McConnell |
Day 2
| Confined Space |
Chris Kirkham |
| Conducting Job Safety Analyses |
Erin Perlow |
| Scaffolding/Shoring/Trenching |
Rick Seifert |
| Electrical Safety |
Keith Gershon |
Faculty:
Course Director
Barbara A Plog, MPH, CIH, Director, Continuing Education Program, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Other Speakers:
Helen Chandler, CIE, Ergonomics Consultant, State Compensation Insurance Fund
Keith Gershon, CSP, Electrical Safety Engineer, EH&S, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lindsay Hamilton, Senior Fire & Process Safety Engineer, Chevron Energy Technology Company
Chris Kirkham, MPH, CIH, Associate Safety Engineer, Cal/OSHA Enforcement, San Francisco Office
Steven M. McConnell, CSP, REA, CSM, Industrial Safety Technical Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Security
Erin B. Perlow, Chevron ETC HES Operations Unit, Chevron Richmond Technology Center
Michael A. Polkabla, CIH, REA, Vice President, Principal, BioMax Environmental, LLC
Peter B. Rice, CIH, CSP, REA, Director, Environmental, Health & Safety, CLICKSAFETY
Richard A. Seifert, Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.
OBJECTIVES
Participants completing this course will:
- Review basic safety and construction safety principles.
- Understand safety audits, inspection techniques, and documentation.
- Discuss and conduct a job safety analysis.
- Discuss material handling and back injury prevention.
- Explain accident investigation.
- Review OSHA reporting requirements.
AUDIENCE
Responsibility for safety is not limited to a single profession. Professionals in a variety of fields will find this course useful, particularly those newly responsible for occupational health and safety programs. Professionals safety, nursing, industrial hygiene, health education and risk management will benefit from participation in this course.
CREDIT
- 2.0 Safety CM Points. ABIH approval # 09-2169
- Meets criteria for 1.0 BCSP COC point
- COEH Continuing Education is a California Board of Registered Nursing approved provider BRN # 12983 / 17.4 contact hours
Course Schedule
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July 30-31, 2009
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8:00AM - 5:00PM Th
8:00am - 4:30pm Fri.
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State Office Bldg
1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Directions
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$475 ($575 after July 9th)
Price includes continental breakfast, course materials, and coffee breaks
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