December 16, 2004 (Please note: This newsletter is being sent to you in a reader-friendly format with color and graphics. If you are receiving it as plain text, please check your e-mail program settings to allow you to view it in "HTML format".) This week: Best wishes for safe and happy holidays to all of you from all of us! A reminder that we will be closed this afternoon, December 16, for our staff holiday party, as well as December 24 and 31. Our next e-newsletter will be published the week of January 3rd. January - June training highlights Are you looking for a few good men or women? We can help! January - June Training Highlights Happy holidays and Happy New Year! Start your new year off with a resolution to make your company a safer and healthier place to work by providing information, education and training for your employees. See the listings below in Construction, Regulatory Compliance, Supervisor Training and Certificate Training. REMINDER: Save time and money by bringing one of our safety and health consultants to YOUR business! Minimize employees' time away from the office. Stretch your company's training dollar. Customized training on any of over 80 topics. PLUS we can conduct safety audits, prepare written programs and perform ergonomic workstation evaluations. CONSTRUCTION TRAINING January 6, March 24: Fall Protection, Competent Person. Designed for construction personnel who will be responsible for supervision on job sites. Hands-on field exercise will be included. January 11-12 (Mankato), January 25-26 (Moorhead), February 9-10 (St. Paul), February 16-17 (Bemidji): 10-Hour Construction Safety Course. OSHA Training Institute will issue course completion cards to each student. Covers basic safety standards regulating the construction industry. For more information or to register, contact Angie Kupczak at 800-444-9150 or kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org. January 13, March 7: Scaffolding, Competent Person. This full-day course covers user and competent person scaffolding training. A hands-on field exercise will be included. January 18-21: OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. Pre-requisite for the "OSHA 500 Basic Instructor Course." January 24-27: OSHA 500 Basic Instructor Course in Occupational Standards for the Construction Industry (30 Hours). Allows you to conduct both a 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health course and to issue OSHA completion cards. February 3, April 8: Scaffold Awareness. NEW 3-hour workshop teaches hazard recognition and includes a "hands-on" erection of a six foot standard tower (fully planked) with ladder access, guardrail and toeboard. February 15: About Mold: Building Code Changes. NEW course provides latest thinking from code officials and building scientists on proper building techniques to make buildings more durable and mold free. February 16-18: OSHA 502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers. Required training every four years for active trainers in the construction outreach program of the OSHA Training Institute. February 23: Trenching and Excavating. This course assists in complying with OSHA Standard 1926.650-652. March 15-18: OSHA 309A Electrical Standards March 21-22, June 14-15. Electrical Safe Work Practices Training REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING January 10, March 14: OSHA Recordkeeping (Log 300 and 301 Training) January 18-21, March 1-4: NEW 30-Hour General Industry Outreach Training Program (also known as OSHA 511). Pre-requisite for the OSHA Course 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry. February 4: Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Compliance Workshop, Non-Health Care. This workshop explains the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standard and how it applies to non-health care businesses. Assists in complying with OSHA standard 1910.1030. February 14, June 13: AWAIR (A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction) Workshop February 17, April 15, June 2: Safety Committees. Do you have more than 25 employees? If so, OSHA requires you to establish a joint labor-management safety committee. Learn how to get people involved and to motivate the committee and employees. February 17 (Mankato): February 17 (Fairmont): Respiratory Protection. For more information or to register, contact Angie Kupczak at 800-444-9150 or kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org. February 22: Respirator Fit Testing, Hands-on February 22 (Duluth): Electrical Safety/Lockout/Tagout. For more information or to register, contact Angie Kupczak at 800-444-9150 or kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org. February 24-25: 10-Hour General Industry Safety and Health Training: This 10-hour course covers specific OSHA standards and other OSHA compliance regulations. OSHA Training Institute will issue course completion cards to each student. February 28: Accident/ Incident Investigation and Job Hazard Analysis February 28: Fork Truck Instructor Development Training March 15-18: OSHA 309A: Electrical Standards. This course provides an in-depth study of OSHA's electrical standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Hands-on training is provided. Taught by electrical safety guru, Art Hawes. Course completion cards issued by the OSHA Training Institute. March 21-22, June 14-15: Electrical Safe Work Practices Training. OSHA, NFPA 70E, and the National Electrical Code require training on electrical safe work practices. Taught by electrical safety guru, Art Hawes. SUPERVISOR TRAINING January 18-21: OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Outreach Training Program February 4: Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Compliance Workshop. This workshop explains the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standard and how it applies to non-health care businesses. Assists in complying with OSHA standard 1910.1030 February 4: Ergonomics—Evaluate Your Office Workstation teaches practical, effective and inexpensive ergonomic strategies to address musculoskeletal injury prevention for office workers. February 14: AWAIR (A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction) Workshop February 15: About Mold: Building Code Changes February 17: Safety Committees February 17 (Mankato): Respiratory Protection. For more information or to register, contact Angie Kupczak at 800-444-9150 or kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org. February 22: Respirator Fit Testing, Hands-on February 22 (Duluth): Electrical Safety/Lockout Tagout. For more information or to register, contact Angie Kupczak at 800-444-9150 or kupczak@mnsafetycouncil.org. February 24-25: OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Safety and Health Training February 28: Accident/Incident Investigation and Job Hazard Analysis February 28: Fork Truck Instructor Development Training CERTIFICATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES January 10-14: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene. This course is for you if you are a safety, health and/or environmental professional or manager with industrial hygiene responsibilities but limited training or experience in this area. Part of the National Safety Council's Advanced Safety Certificate. January 18-21, March 1-4: OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Outreach Training Program January 18-21: OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry January 24-27: OSHA 500 Basic Instructor Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry January 31-February 3: Principles of Occupational Safety and Health. Do you have full or part time employee safety and health responsibilities within your organization? If so, this extensive four-day course is for you! This course is part of the National Safety Council Advanced Safety Certificate Series February 6: Math Review Course for Certification Exams. This popular one-day course is designed for participants to review basic math skills prior to sitting for a certification examination. Taught by Dave Langlois from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who, through his involvement with ASSE at the national level, has been involved in the development of both the ASP And CSP exams. Dave teaches the review courses nationally and internationally. February 7-9: Associate Safety Professional (CORE) Review Course. This popular 3-day workshop helps prepare you for the ASP CORE exam. The workshop covers all sections of the CORE examination. Taught by Dave Langlois from Baton Rouge, Louisiana (see February 6 above). February 9-10: OSHA 500 10-Hour Construction Safety Course February 10-12: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Comprehensive Practice and Specialty Examination Review Course. This workshop will emphasize the Comprehensive Practice Exam options, but will be applicable to all of the speciality examinations. Taught by Dave Langlois (see February 6 above). February 16-18: OSHA 502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers March 15-18: OSHA 309A Electrical Standards March 21-22: Electrical Safe Work Practices Training 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. March 29, June 28: Introduction to Occupational Safety March 30, June 30: Introduction to Occupational Health March 31, June 29: Introduction to Loss Control See http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/courses for details on all January - June, 2005 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. Are You Looking for a Few Good Men or Women? We Can Help! Finding the right person for the job can be tough. We can help with our online job posting service (free for our member companies). Highly qualified safety professionals visit our site all the time. To post an opening go to http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/jobs/howpost.htm. If your company is not a member, you can still post a listing for a nominal fee. Please note: E-solutions is a free bulletin from the Minnesota Safety Council. Are you receiving it from a friend or co-worker? 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