EH&S Certificate Series
Participants in this program will develop a heightened awareness of good health and safety practices, understand UC Davis health and safety policies and procedures, acquire tools and techniques to evaluate and reduce health and safety risk, identify areas for further development and learn how to effectively implement your injury/illness prevention plan (IIPP). Participants who complete the five core courses in the series will receive a certificate of completion.
EH&S (in partnership with Staff Development & Professional Services) recently received an award of recognition in the Unique or Innovative Program category at the 2002 Campus Safety Health & Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) Annual International Conference on Campus Safety. CSHEMA is the campus safety division of the National Safety Council.
Building a Successful Safety Program
Making safety an ongoing process requires the knowledge of what needs to be done to establish a safe and healthy work environment. This course provides participants with the:
- Major components of what comprises a successful safety program.
- Principles and techniques on how to implement your safety program.
- Techniques on how to sell safety to others in your department or unit.
Health and Safety Legal Liability
This course focuses on the concepts of legal liability (general, civil and criminal), risk assessment, conducting business in a litigious world, and how to respond if you are contacted by a lawyer. Topics include:
- How to recognize and reduce health, safety and environmental liabilities in the work environment.
- What you need to know as a safety coordinator.
- What is your liability.
Workplace Hazards
This course covers hazard evaluations, types of hazard controls (elimination, engineering control, protective equipment and administrative controls), the use of regulatory and consensus standards, and the basis for health and safety standards and protecting sensitive populations. Topics include:
- Identifying and evaluating hazards
- Key concepts of toxicity and the potential of physical and ergonomic hazards
- Ways to control hazards, including hazard elimination, and use of protective equipment or administrative controls
- Regulatory and consensus standards
- Key elements of exposure standards
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Putting Your IIPP to Work
Instructor: TBA
This course will help participants create and maintain an Injury/Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) and put it into action. Responsibilities, hazard evaluation, documentation, training, injury prevention and follow-up will also be covered. This course will also include resources and techniques for reducing injuries, accident investigation and documentation, and injury reduction plans. Topics include:
- The elements of an IIPP
- Factors important to effective implementation of an IIPP
- The importance of scheduling review of the IIPP
- How to perform an accident investigation
- Evaluating departmental accident history and developing a focused injury reduction plan
- Establishing responsibilities for carrying out the departmental IIPP
Ergonomics Awareness & Evaluations
Participants will gain a practical working knowledge of applying ergonomic principles to the office setting. At the end of the training, participants will be able to identify risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's), recognize common MSD's and their symptoms and determine practical solutions to ergonomic issues.