Learning Center
Staffing Your Safety Project Webinar
Tuesday, February 24th 10am EST
• Are you required to hire a safety professional
• General obligations of the employer under the OSH act
• What to look for in a safety professional
• Who to partner with (hint: US!)
• Financial sense of using a safety professional
• What to ask when interviewing the safety professional
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Schedule Safety Training:
Forklift, Aerial Lift, Fall Protection, OSHA 10 (General Ind. & Construction), Facility Evaluation, Trenching/Excavating,
Building a Safety Culture - Tuesday August 29 10am
This webinar focuses on the strategies and benefits of improving Safety Culture, our goal is to help you develop a work environment where employees:
- Are motivated about Safety because they feel it is important to them
- Feel empowered to address safety issues
- Are competent, confident and concerned
- Understand that Safety is just as important as Production, Quality, and Cost
There is no easy road to achieving Safety Culture, but consistent application of the principles of this course will move your company in the right direction.
Ascent Safety Learning Center
Welcome to the Ascent Safety Learning Center! Our learning center features a variety of pre-recorded webinars, live-webinars, and live in-person training workshops. Whether you are satisfying a BWC requirement, furthering your safety education, or are in a new role handling safety – our training options are a great resource. For further information, or to schedule a training at your facility, please email info@ascentrmg.com or call 513.351.1222.
Roundtable Session #3 Fundamentals Of Risk
Thursday Jan. 14, 11a-12
Join us for a free interactive safety roundtable discussion. These sessions will continue monthly, giving those in the industry an open forum to discuss pertinent safety topics, challenges, solutions, etc.
Fundamentals of Risk:
- Risk identification & assessment
- Risk decisions & acceptable risk
COVID Claims Management and Considerations Webinar
Thursday, March 2nd 10am EST
- When is COVID-19 considered a compensable occupational disease in Ohio?
- What are the elements of a compensable occupational disease for purposes of Ohio workers’ compensation?
- What steps can an employer take to mitigate their risk of COVID-19 claims?
- What are the potential defenses available if an employee files a workers’ compensation claim for COVID-19?
- How have Ohio Courts treated claims involving airborne diseases previously?
- What is the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation doing to assist Ohio employers with regard to COVID-19?
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Roundtable Session #3 Safety Awareness
Thursday Feb. 11, 11a-12
Join us for a free interactive safety roundtable discussion. These sessions will continue monthly, giving those in the industry an open forum to discuss pertinent safety topics, challenges, solutions, etc.
Safety Awareness:
- Attitudes & mental states that could lead to bad risk decisions
- Distractions - internal & external
How to Conduct Effective Safety Training - Tuesday September 26 10am
This 2-hour Green Year Webinar training provides an overview for methods and techniques to take your safety training program to the next level.
• Training Needs Assessment – What do your employees really need to know?
• Effective training techniques – Avoid death by PowerPoint while improving retention and motivation
• Training records and calendars – Avoid stress by having a well thought through plan
OSHA Workplace Inspections: What to Know - Tuesday October 24
If OSHA knocked on your company's door, would you be ready? Do you know what might put you at increased risk for an inspection? Do you know what to expect during an inspection? And after? Join us during this webinar to get answers to your questions on the OSHA inspection process.
- What goes on during inspection
- What OSHA inspectors look for
- What your rights are as an employer
- How to get fines reduced
How to Meet Recordkeeping Requirements - Tuesday November 28 10am
This webinar provides an overview regarding the OSHA requirements for recording (and sometimes reporting) work related injuries:
•Recording criteria.
•Determination of work-relatedness
•Determination of new cases
•General recording criteria
Recognizing Hazards: How Your Eyes Can Save You Money - Tuesday January 30 10am
This webinar focuses on the methods which can be used to improve the recognition of hazards
•Training of employees and management
•Common hazards in General Industry and Construction
•Commonly used recognition techniques
Contractor Safety Management - Tuesday February 27 10am
This webinar provides an overview for a management system which can minimizes the risk to workers and reduce liability, we will discuss
•OSHA’s multi-employer worksite policy
•Liability associated with contractor
•Contractor Pre-Qualification
•Client and Contractor responsibilities
•Hazard recognition, communication and planning in the multi-employer work environment
Investigating Workplace Accidents - Tuesday March 26 10am
This Accident Investigation Webinar covers an introduction to basic accident investigation procedures and defines accident analysis techniques. Course topics include:
- Job hazard analysis
- Reasons for conducting accident investigations
- Employer responsibilities related to workplace accident investigations
- Accident investigation procedure.
This class is targeted to employers, managers, employees or employee representatives who are involved in conducting accident and/or near-miss investigations. Upon workshop completion attendees will have the basic skills necessary to conduct an effective accident investigation at the workplace and prevent future recurrences
Reducing Risk Through the Hierarchy of Controls - Tuesday April 30 10am
This webinar focuses on methods and techniques which can be used to reduce risk in your facility through the following approach to hazard reduction:
•Elimination
•Substitution
•Engineering Controls
•Administrative
Workplace Ergonomics - Tuesday May 21 10am
This webinar focuses on methods and techniques which can be used to reduce the risk of ergonomic injury in your facility, we will review
•Risk Factors
•Signs and Symptoms of ergonomic injuries
•Assessment methods
•Risk Reduction methods (following the Hierarchy of Controls)
Heat Stress and Prevention - Tuesday June 11 10am
This webinar will cover how to reduce indoor and outdoor heat exposure risk, prevent heat stress and mitigate worker fatigue.
Mental Health in the Workplace - Tuesday June 25 10am
This two-hour webinar provides an overview for management to discuss mental health in the workplace and strategies to maintain your well-being on the job.
- Focus on mental health issues that affect abilities to perform in the workplace and at home.
- How to recognize mental illness in the workplace
- Help execute strategies to increase workplace wellness and mental health
- Discuss strategies on how to prioritize mental health
- Learn how to break down the stigma and help support mental health in the workplace