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. How to Navigate Your Course
1. Overview
2. Learning Goals
3. Pre-Assignment
1. Overview
2. Workplace Safety and Health Laws
3. Activity || OSHA Overview
4. Understanding Roles and Responsibilities
5. Activity || Exploring Roles and Duties
6. Planning for Safety
7. Activity || Developing a Safety Plan
8. Scenario Exploration
9. Module 2 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Safe Use of Computer Workstations
3. Activity || Setting Up Workstations
4. Principles of Ergonomics
5. Activity || Practicing Ergonomics
6. Fire Safety Measures
7. Activity || Fire Safety Drill
8. Promoting Fitness and Wellness
9. Activity || Fitness and Wellness Practices
10. Recognizing Heat Stress
11. Managing Stress
12. Preventing Workplace Violence
13. Scenario Exploration
14. Module 3 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Encouraging and Enforcing Safe Practices
3. Activity || Safety Promotion Strategies
4. Key Elements of a Safety Program
5. Clarifying Managerial Duties
6. Activity || Defining Responsibilities
7. Building a Safety-Focused Culture
8. Activity || Creating a Positive Culture
9. Scenario Exploration
10. 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. Activity || Practicing On-the-Job Training
7. Running Effective Safety Meetings
8. Activity || Conducting a Safety Meeting
9. How to Plan and Deliver a Training Session
10. Activity || Developing Lesson Plans
11. Scenario Exploration
12. Module 5 || Review Questions
1. Overview
2. Strategies for Changing Stressful Situations
3. Activity || Techniques for Altering Stress
4. Learning to Avoid Stressors
5. Activity || Avoidance Techniques
6. Accepting Unchangeable Situations
7. Activity || Acceptance Practices
8. Relaxation Methods for Stress Relief
9. Establishing Helpful Routines
10. Activity || Routine Building
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. Introduction
2. Feedback
1. Action Plan
2. Recommended Reading List

About this course

$25.00
110 lessons

Study Model

Online - Certificate of Completion Included
Duration

4 - 5 hrs
Accreditation

Pending
Skill Level

Beginner