MISCELLANEOUS SAFETY PROGRAMS

Back Safety Program
Electrical Safety - Lockout/Tagout
Fire Extinguisher Training
Forklift Safety Training
Sexual Harassment Training (Supervisors)
Violence in the Workplace Program

BACK SAFETY PROGRAM

BACK SAFETY is delivered to help prevent disabling injuries on (and off) the job. It is designed to be easily learned and retained.

BACK SAFETY is cost-effective and broadly applicable to office workers, material handlers, trucking, law enforcement, etc.

This program provides the following improvements to your work environment:

• Cost containment in injury and disability expense
• Decreased preventable worker's compensation injuries
• Increased employee knowledge about prevention of injuries
• Teamwork approach to injury prevention

Program Length

• 2-hours

Cost

• 1-20 students $395.00, no charge for handouts

ELECTRICAL-LOCKOUT/TAGOUT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have divided workers who work on or with electrical systems into two categories; qualified workers and unqualified workers.

Qualified Workers are employees who can work on or near exposed energized equipment and must receive detailed training on the following:

Who should attend Qualified Workers Program?:

Any employee who will be maintaining, setting-up, cleaning machinery and/or equipment, and will be exposed to a hazard should the machine be engaged/energized.

Program content:

• Definitions of Energized, Exposed, GFI, Ground, Electrical Hazards
• Stored energy, Electrical flow, Emergency procedures
• How to identify exposed electrical equipment and energized parts
• How to lockout and tagout equipment so that it can be worked on safely
• How to safely work on or troubleshoot electrical equipment and parts

Lockout / Tagout Program content:

• Review OSHA compliance regulations
• Who is required to Lockout? Why?
• Supervisor’s role in ensuring compliance
• When is it required to Lockout equipment?
• Review your company's specific policies & procedures
• Who requires notification when lockout procedure is to be used?

Unqualified Workers are workers who are not permitted to work on or near exposed energized equipment.  Unqualified workers do not have the knowledge, skills and experience needed to work on energized electrical equipment and parts.

If there is any ambiguity about whether you are considered a qualified or unqualified worker, you should speak to your supervisor for clarification.

Program content:

• Be familiar with the fundamental concepts of electricity
• Be familiar with the effects of electricity on the human body
• Be able to recognize common electrical hazards
• Be familiar with electrical protective devices
• Emergency procedures

Program Length

• 1-hour - Basic Electrical for unqualified (general population) employees

Cost

• 1-20 students $398.00, plus $6.00 per student for booklets

Program Length

• 2-hours - Electrical for qualified workers with Lockout / Tagout Training

Cost

• 1-12 students $460.00, 13-20 students $690.00, plus $6.00 per student for booklets

FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

Clean, Safe and Effective Fire Extinguisher Training

Advanced sensor technology detects where the trainee aims and sweeps our compressed air and water training extinguishers called SmartExtinguishers™. The on-board control system realistically and automatically varies the flames in response and can simulate Class A, B and C fires.

Smart Fire Extinguisher Training

How it works

When the trainee squeezes the handle of the "smart" training extinguisher, a directional ultrasonic signal is emitted from the tip of the training extinguisher's nozzle. This signal is picked up by the four sensors on the front of the I.T.S. base unit. The on-board microprocessor control system determines exactly where the user is aiming and sweeping. Variable electronic valves constantly adjust the amount of propane sent to the burners to simulate the fire's response to the extinguisher.

If the trainee aims at the base of the fire, and sweeps the training extinguisher properly, the flames gradually go out.

If the trainee does not sweep properly the flames will continue to grow.

If the trainee does not sweep all the way across the base of the fire,  the flames will not go out. Only the areas of the fire that were hit with  the training extinguisher will be extinguished.

How I.T.S. simulates class A, B and C fires with propane

The different classes of fire respond differently to fire extinguishers. For example, class A fires gradually go out with proper sweeping and class B fires die out quickly but flare up if not extinguished fully.

By varying propane flow rate to simulate the different classes of fire, I.T.S. realistically simulates class A, B and C fires. Variables such as the rate of sweeping the extinguisher, where the user is aiming, and the intensity of flames are calculated by the on-board processor, which varies the propane-fueled flames accordingly.

A "live fire" provide the hands-on experience necessary for each employee to be prepared to fight a controllable fire. This is a very active program.

Program Length

• 2 hours
• Add on to an existing program (see rate savings below)

Program Frequency

• Annual renewal

Cost -- 2 hour format

• 1-20 students $375.00
• Plus $4.00 per student for booklets and materials
• Extinguisher recharging cost at market rate

Cost -- Add this program to another existing program on the same day

• 1-20 students $255.00
• Plus $4.00 per student for booklets and materials
• Extinguisher recharging cost at market rate

Cost -- One hour Annual Refresher class - Live fire burn - Brief lecture

• Prerequisite: Must have taken a two-hour fire extinguisher program within the past 12 months
• 1-20 students $255.00
• Plus $2.00 per student for materials
• Extinguisher recharging cost at market rate

FORKLIFT SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM

The newly published OSHA forklift rules offer a new compliance challenge. Life Safety Associates provides effective training on your equipment tailored to your workplace needs.  Our experienced forklift instructors combine classroom and practical hands on training into a challenging but supportive curriculum. You will be confident in the ability of your drivers who pass our certification test. For those who prefer off-site training, we also offer forklift classes at our training facility.

See this link for forms and checklists forklift related forms

This program provides the following training:

• Safety overview
• Cal-OSHA regulations
• Responsibilities
• Height/Load/CG
• Operating procedures
• Haz Mat handling
• Emergency procedures
• Driver evaluation
• Written test/Q&A

This program provides the following improvements:

• Recognize potential hazards
• Improve driving performance
• Reduce accidents
• Review of current regulations
• Driver responsibilities
• Safety practices and procedures
• Skills testing

Program Length

• See hour format with cost below

Program Frequency

• Refresher training is required by OSHA every three years or sooner should there be an accident.

Cost

Training hours required will vary based on class size

• 1 to 2 types of lifts - $82.00 per student, plus $4.00 per student for booklets, five student minimum, 2 to 4 hours of training
• 3 types of lifts - $96.00 per student, plus $4.00 per student for booklets, five student minimum, 2 to 4 hours of training
• Forklift Renewal, 1 to 2 types of lifts - $68.00 per student, plus $4.00 per student for booklets, five student minimum, 1 to 2 hours of training
• Overhead Crane Training, 3 hours, 1-10 students $715.00, plus $3.00 per student for materials

SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS

Required for Supervisors, 2-hour format

AB 1825

California law AB 1825, requires companies with 50 or more employees (which includes F/T & P/T employees and contractors) to provide training on the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation to all supervisory employees. This regulation is effective August 17, 2007.

Employees that become promoted to a supervisor level or higher must complete training within six months of assuming that supervisory role.

Supervisor is

Anyone in the company who has authority (significant influence) over others meets the criteria as a supervisor per AB 1825 guidelines. It generally includes anyone having the means to: hire, transfer, suspend, lay-off, fire, promote, assign, reward, or discipline other employees.

DFEH

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing requires that training be a minimum of two hours and be presented in an "interactive" method. Online or web-based courses qualify as does classroom training. Life Safety Associates® provides both web-based and classroom training at your site or ours. Our programs meet or exceed AB 1825 training criteria. Retraining is required every two years.

Support

Life Safety Associates® provides Sexual Harassment written policies and procedures specific to your company.

Training Elements - Supervisors - AB 1825

• FEHA definition of unlawful sexual harassment (SH)
• Types of conduct that constitute SH
• Remedies available for SH
• Strategies to prevent SH
• Practical examples of SH
• Limited confidentiality of the complaint process
• Resources for victims of unlawful SH
• Employer's obligation in conducting investigations
• If a Supervisor is accused of SH
• Essential elements of an anti-harassment policy

Program Length

• 2-hours

Cost

• Classroom Training: 1-12 students $468.00 13-20 students $698.00, plus $4.00 per student for booklets and materials
  
  
• Online Training - Pay-for-View: $32.00, includes knowledge quiz results sent via email to your designee

Client specific Web-Based presentations - $750.00 - $2950.00

• These presentations are company specific, your property and available to you in PowerPoint®, Flash®, PDF® and/or Word®.
• Branded with your company logo, colors and graphics
• Simplistic to elaborate
• With or without narration, music or knowledge quiz
• Hosted on your Intranet or our Web site.

VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE PROGRAM

Recommended for all employees including management 2-hour format

Three-step process to handling violence in the workplace:

Step 1: Prior to Incident

• Identify High-Risk Situations
• Identify Warning Signs
• Identify Mechanisms
• Developing Policies
• Developing Procedures
• Lower-Management Training
• General Population Training
• Media Issues

Step 2: Time of Incident

• Low-Threat Procedures
• High-Threat Procedures

Step 3: Post Incident

• Mobilizing Resources
• Use of EAP
• Debriefing/Critiquing
• Community Support

Program Length

• 2-hours

Cost

• 1-20 students $585.00, handouts at no additional cost