July 2, 2003
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Buckle up and have a safe holiday weekend!
This week:
- Sizzling summer training from Gina.
- From Russ:A comprehensive resource that will help you manage safety and health processes,
including legal, ethical and behavioral considerations.
- Free impaired driving materials from Lisa as we head into one of the most hazardous driving weekends
of the year (and a major law enforcement push).
Upcoming Training: More Summer Sizzlers!
- Electrical Safe Work Practices Training, August 11-12.
This two-day course meets OSHA
requirements; NFPA's 70E requirements; electrical hazard recognition, lockout procedures, inspection
test instruments, accident investigation, electrical risk assessment and the proper selection and use of
personal protective equipment required in 29 CFR 1910.335 and 29 CFR 1910.137. Art Hawes from
Chicago is the instructor!
- Effective Safety Committees, August 14. Do you have more than 25 employees? If so, Minnesota
Statute 176.232 requires you to establish a joint labor-management safety committee.
- OSHA 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, August
18-21 (Fargo), September 15-18 (St. Paul). This course allows you to conduct both a 10- and 30-hour
voluntary compliance course and issue course completion cards to participants.
- Fork Truck Instructor Development Training, August 20, September 26. OSHA's General Industry
Standard 1910.178 requires fork truck operators to be trained and authorized. This full-day workshop
will provide the technical expertise needed to safely operate forklift equipment, information about safe
driving procedures, and the skills to conduct an effective training session.
- AWAIR (A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction) Program, August 26, November 11. All
Minnesota employers in specific injury-producing industries are required to have an AWAIR safety
and health program or face monetary penalties. Learn how to develop (or improve) and manage your
program.
Our NEW July-December Continuing Education Catalog is available NOW on our web site at
www.mnsafetycouncil.org/courses and will be arriving in your mailbox
next week. Remember, we can
customize all of our courses for on-site training as well as help with policy writing, inspections and
ergonomic workstation evaluations. Call for details! To register, see www.mnsafetycouncil.org/courses
or contact Carol Wicks at 651-228-7319/800-444-9150; e-mail: carol@mnsafetycouncil.org.
Occupational Health & Safety: Health and Safety By the Book
The book Occupational Health & Safety is a
comprehensive resource that provides basic knowledge to
help you manage your health and safety process. It provides full coverage of the history of occupational
safety as well as looking at the future of the field. Occupational Health & Safety also covers legal and
ethical considerations and the human component of the process. Hard cover, illustrated, 606 pages and
only $79.95 for members. Call Russ at 651-228-7326 or e-mail him at budin@mnsafetycouncil.org
to order your copy today.
Fourth of July Brings Fun, Travel, Risk
As we head into a heavy-travel weekend, remind your
employees of safer driving choices. The Minnesota
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) offers free payroll stuffers, brochures and fact sheets
(see www.mnsafetycouncil.org/nets and click on "Safety Info" for
fact sheets and "Resources" for other
materials). Law enforcement agencies throughout the state are involved in a mobilization focused on
impaired driving, from July 3-26. See
www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/enforcement_programs/July_Mob/media.asp
and scroll down the page for
links to fact sheets and print public service announcements.
Making Minnesota
Safer Since 1928
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