October 14, 2004
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This week:
- October-December Training Schedule (Catch Our Colorful Fall Courses!)
The leaves are not the only thing sporting new fall colors! We have added four NEW courses in
November and December. Check them out!
We've also highlighted a FEW of our October-December programs here.
For a complete listing, or to register, visit our Web site at
http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/courses/ or call Carol
Wicks at 651-228-7319/800-444-9150 for more information.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING
SUPERVISOR TRAINING
NEW This Fall!
- November 17: Safety Culture Awareness
Learn how to motivate employees and learn practical techniques for positively affecting safe behavior.
- November 19: Protecting Health Care Workers: A Process Safety Approach
Approved for 3.5 clock hours by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.
- November 29: OSHA Training Requirements and Navigating the OSHA Website.
If you are even remotely involved in safety, you MUST become familiar with OSHA's web page.
Learn the various sections of the OSHA Public Home Page plus how to search,
access and download information.
- December 3:
How to
Manage an OSHA Inspection. Learn from a Minnesota OSHA consultant how to prepare in advance
for a possible OSHA inspection; how to successfully resolve issues identified by an inspector, how
the appeal process works, what the agency looks for before issuing a citation; how the negotiation process works; and what the future looks like from an enforcement standpoint.
- December 10: Pre-Construction Planning
Pre-Construction planning is key to injury prevention and managing final project costs.
CERTIFICATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Basic Safety Certificate Series: For anyone with full- or part-time safety and health responsibilities, these courses
will cover all the basics of running an effective workplace safety and health program. Completion of all
three courses
results in the Minnesota Safety Council and Minnesota OSHA Basic Workplace Safety Certificate. Courses may be taken individually.
EMERGENCY CARE TRAINING
AROUND MINNESOTA: UPCOMING SAFETY & HEALTH NETWORK CLASSES
Minnesota OSHA Update
October 20, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (registration at 9:30 a.m.); Rochester, Location:
Rochester City Hall, Cost: $35 per person.
This two-hour session will cover changes to standards and procedures within MN OSHA for
the past year, as well as an update on MN OSHA's strategic plan. The inspection process
will also be discussed. In addition, participants will have a chance to ask questions of MN OSHA personnel.
Presenter: Gary Robertson, Training Officer, Minnesota OSHA. Pre-register with: Angie Kupczak, Minnesota Safety Council:
800-444-9150, extension 302, or email: kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org.
November 9-10: 10-hour General Industry Safety and Health Training,
Kitchigami Regional Library, Bemidji, MN. For more information contact
Angie Kupczak (see above).
See http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/courses for details
on all October - January courses and to register. Many of our courses can be customized and brought on-site
to your company—contact Gina Hoffman at 651-228-7305/800-444-9150, or e-mail her at: hoffman@mnsafetycouncil.org.
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