To have a high-functioning and performing organization you need to have a strong link between three things: employees who take ownership, a culture of accountability, and a high-trust workplace.

COURSES:
Building Accountability: Taking Ownership
Building Accountability: Trust and Performance at Work
Building Accountability: Managing Yourself

It's no secret: box cutters are sharp. They cut things. If you need to open a box, or cut strings or plastic, they're great. However, there are obvious safety risks associated with using sharp tools, like, cutting oneself. Or even accidentally cutting others. In this course, we'll talk about the proper way to handle a box cutter or utility knife. We'll also discuss some things you shouldn't do with these tools, and go over some good maintenance techniques including how to clean and store them.

Falls, injuries, and even death from ladders are much more common than you think, and they're almost always preventable. There are several ways that injuries can occur with ladder use, so in this series, we'll go over general information about types of ladders and their components, how to safely position and climb a ladder, and how to properly store, carry, and transport a ladder. In this first course, The World of Ladders, we'll dive into the different kinds of ladders available and choosing the correct one for your job. We'll talk about using accessories, go over duty ratings, and discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA's) requirements for ladder use.

Industrial hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards at work that may result in injury/illness or affect the wellbeing of workers. Industrial hygienists use strict scientific methodology and professional judgment when determining the potential for hazardous exposure risks in the workplace. Their goal is to prevent industrial disease, using the science of risk management, exposure assessment, and industrial safety. In this course, we'll talk about what a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is, and the categories of hazards they face. We'll list the people a CIH works with to make their determinations, as well as discuss their process for handling hazards.

Welcome to our training on OSHA's standard, The Control of Hazardous Energy, better known as lockout tagout. So, what is lockout tagout, and why is it so important? Well, as with most standards or regulations set by OSHA, the primary goal is to ensure safety in the workplace. With lockout tagout, this means properly controlling hazardous energy, so that employees servicing or maintaining machines and equipment are not exposed to serious physical harm or, in extreme cases, fatality. In this series, we'll provide an overview of the standard and what it might look like in your workplace.

How do you achieve your goals? Not the short-term daily tasks, but long-term goals and dreams? Some find that they don't actually ever achieve them, or they fall way short. If you're the type who works day after day, and year after year, but don't feel like you're really getting anywhere, this course is for you. SMART is an acronym that you can reference as your guide for goal setting. Setting SMART goals will help you to focus your efforts, keep you accountable, and help you attain whatever goal it is you hope to reach.

Back injuries and back pain can be debilitating, keeping you in bed for days and out of work for even longer. Whether it's a sudden injury incurred by lifting something improperly or a slowly-developing injury caused by years of poor posture, a back injury can be ruthless. Our goal in this program is to help you prevent back injuries by being aware of your posture, thinking about how you're going to move before you move, staying fit, and visiting a doctor as soon as the slightest back pain occurs.

Back injuries and back pain can be debilitating, keeping you in bed for days and out of work for even longer. Whether it's a sudden injury incurred by lifting something improperly or a slowly-developing injury caused by years of poor posture, a back injury can be ruthless. Our goal in this program is to help you prevent back injuries by being aware of your posture, thinking about how you're going to move before you move, staying fit, and visiting a doctor as soon as the slightest back pain occurs.

When being told they are wrong, people can sometimes be defensive. But generally, people want to learn from their mistakes and improve. Telling someone when they make a mistake is giving them that opportunity. The skill is learning how to best tell someone, and we'll discuss that here.