Occupational Safety and Health Essentials

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"Safety isn’t a policy — it’s your power."

Own Your Safety. Lead with Confidence. Build a Safer Workplace Where Excellence Thrives.

Unlock the power to lead safer workplaces with Occupational Safety and Health Essentials. This dynamic beginner-level course delivers the critical skills to identify hazards, develop robust safety plans, and embed a culture of protection. You will discover how to champion safety through leadership, training, stress management, and violence prevention. Master the steps to turn legislation into action, risks into resilience, and policies into everyday practices. Your journey toward a healthier, stronger, and more productive organization begins here.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Define the core legal obligations and fundamental principles of workplace safety.
Identify and categorize common workplace hazards and apply prevention strategies.
Explain the manager's role in promoting, enforcing, and modeling safety standards.
Design and deliver effective safety training sessions for employees.
Apply stress management techniques to improve well-being and workplace performance.
Recognize and address signs of potential workplace violence effectively.
Conduct thorough hazard inspections and prioritize identified workplace deficiencies.
Develop and implement a zero-tolerance policy for substance abuse in the workplace.
Draft comprehensive and actionable safety plans tailored to organizational needs.
Implement, monitor, and continuously improve workplace safety initiatives through leadership and committees.

Course curriculum

1. Overview
2. Course Objectives
3. Pre-Assignment
1. Overview
2. Workplace Safety and Health Laws
3. Worksheet: || Understanding OSHA’s Role in Workplace Safety
4. Understanding Roles and Responsibilities
5. Activity || Exploring Roles and Duties
6. Planning for Safety
7. Worksheet: || Roles & Duties in Workplace Safety
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 2 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Safe Use of Computer Workstations
3. Worksheet: || Workstations
4. Worksheet: || Safety Planning
5. Principles of Ergonomics
6. Worksheet:||Ergonomics
7. Fire Safety Measures
8. Worksheet: || Fire Prevention
9. Promoting Fitness and Wellness
10. Worksheet: || Fitness & Wellness
11. Recognizing Heat Stress
12. Managing Stress
13. Preventing Workplace Violence
14. Scenario Exploration
15. Module 3 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Encouraging and Enforcing Safe Practices
3. Worksheet: || Promoting Safety
4. Key Elements of a Safety Program
5. Clarifying Managerial Duties
6. Worksheet: || Responsibility
7. Building a Safety-Focused Culture
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 4 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Why Workplace Training Matters
3. Understanding Training
4. Employee Orientation Programs
5. On-the-Job Training Strategies
6. Worksheet: || Corporate Culture
7. Running Effective Safety Meetings
8. Worksheet: || Meeting People – Identifying and Overcoming Networking Excuses
9. How to Plan and Deliver a Training Session
10. Worksheet:|| Passions – Finding Shared Interests in Networking
11. Worksheet: || Dialogue – Practicing Respectful Conversations
12. Scenario Exploration
13. Module 5 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Strategies for Changing Stressful Situations
3. Activity || Techniques for Altering Stress
4. Worksheet: || Boundaries – Honoring Yourself While Networking
5. Learning to Avoid Stressors
6. Worksheet: || Schedule – Prioritizing Time for Networking
7. Accepting Unchangeable Situations
8. Relaxation Methods for Stress Relief
9. Establishing Helpful Routines
10. Worksheet: || Online Networking – Creating a Consistent Digital Presence
11. Scenario Exploration
12. Module 6 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Understanding Workplace Violence
3. Recognizing Warning Signs
4. Activity || Identifying Indicators
5. How to Respond to Workplace Violence
6. Activity || Responding to Incidents
7. Implementing a Harassment Prevention Policy
8. Activity || Building a Harassment Policy
9. Scenario Exploration
10. Module 7 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. How to Perform a Workplace Inspection
3. Activity || Conducting Inspections
4. Setting Priorities for Safety Hazards
5. Activity || Prioritizing Safety Issues
6. Reporting and Following Up on Hazards
7. Scenario Exploration
8. Module 8 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Guidelines for Employees
3. Activity || Creating a Drug and Alcohol Policy
4. Managerial Duties Regarding Substance Abuse
5. Activity || Manager’s Role Activities
6. Recognizing When Intervention is Needed
7. Establishing a Zero-Tolerance Policy
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 9 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Leadership Commitment to Safety
3. Defining Safety Responsibilities
4. Activity || Management’s Role
5. Encouraging Employee Participation
6. Activity || Collaboration in Safety Planning
7. Investigating Accidents Thoroughly
8. Training Employees for Safety
9. Scenario Exploration
10. Module 10 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Choosing a Safety Representative
3. Clarifying Individual Roles
4. Delegating Safety Responsibilities
5. Ensuring Continuous Follow-Up
6. Activity || Creating Action Plans
7. Scenario Exploration
8. Module 11 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Key Takeaways
3. Action Plan
4. Feedback
1. Recommended Reading List

About this course

$50.00
111 lessons

Study Model

Self-Paced
Duration

6 -8 hrs
Accreditation

CPD Accredited
Skill Level

Beginner