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TECHNOLOGY & WORKPLACE SAFETY
Workplace Safety Fundamentals
Build a safety culture where hazards get reported and fixed
Why It Matters
Injuries hurt people first, and they also bring costs in lost work, claims, turnover, and potential regulatory penalties. Many incidents follow warnings that someone noticed but did not report. Organizations with strong safety cultures treat near misses as information, not blame, and give every employee a clear role. Building that foundation helps employers in offices, warehouses, community sites, and field programs prevent harm and respond consistently when something goes wrong.
Course Description
Participants learn a common language for safety that applies across offices, warehouses, worksites, and community programs. The course introduces major hazard categories, including physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial, and the hierarchy of controls for reducing risk. Teams practice a simple job hazard analysis on a task from their own workplace. Next, they examine employee and employer rights and responsibilities in general terms and walk through incident and near-miss reporting, including what a useful report contains. Case discussions explore why people stay silent about hazards and what supervisors can do to change that. Participants finish by identifying one safety improvement for their area and how they will raise it.
Key Focus Areas
Participants explore and practice:
Major hazard categories found across work settings
The hierarchy of controls for reducing risk
Conducting a basic job hazard analysis
Reporting incidents and near misses effectively
Supervisor and employee roles in a positive safety culture
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
Classify hazards in their own work area by type
Complete a basic job hazard analysis for a routine task
Write a clear incident or near-miss report
Recommend a control measure using the hierarchy of controls
Who Should Attend
New and existing employees in any setting
Supervisors and team leads
Safety committee members
Program staff at community and field sites
Delivery and Customization
Examples, scenarios, and activities are adapted to your audience and goals. Delivery is available in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format, as a standalone session or as part of a series. Format and length are agreed during scoping.
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