Every year there are several work related injuries and fatalities that cause employee distress, loss of money for companies, lives to be destroyed. Repeatedly there are articles announcing a tragic accident at a job site ranging from explosions, execution, struck by machinery, and the list goes on and on. Sadly, companies making a sound investment in industrial safety materials could have prevented many of these injuries. There are several sets of safety training materials including confined spaces, electrical safety, fall prevention, and lockout tagout.
Confined Spaces Training is important for workers in environments including underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, pits, silos, vessels, and pipelines. Employees working in these environments encounter hazards including toxicity, engulfment, dangerous moving parts, electrical hazards, etc. The confined spaces training set educates individuals who work in confined spaces about entry procedures, permits, importance of using gas detectors, hazard recognition, and more. Included in the set are a Trainer Tools CD-ROM with a Rescue Services Evaluation Guide, Confined Space Entry Permit, Pre-Entry Checklist, and a quick access information card. There is also supplemental information that can be customized for individualized company use.
Electrical Safety Training is important for those companies whose work environments present electrical hazards including electricians and cable technicians. The electrical safety training set is a “how-to-handbook” to assist supervisors and managers educate their employees about electrical hazards in the workplace. It addresses OSHA regulations and best practices for employee safety and compliance. Included in the electrical safety training set are a CD-ROM toolkit, checklists, electrical safety plans, electrical safety procedures, and more.
Fall Prevention Training is of great importance for employees whose work environments involve them working at a height of four feet or more. Several work environments including maritime, construction, and working above dangerous equipment and machinery. The material covered in the Fall Training Prevention Kit includes types of falls, surfaces, ladders, ramps, elevated work areas, and stairs. It includes a DVD, employee handbook, instructor’s guide, training log, wallet sheet cards, and an awareness poster.
Lockout Tagout Training is of utmost importance for those companies whose employees work machinery. Work environments including shipyards, factories, and utility plants can use lockout tagout to prevent employee injuries. The Lockout Tagout Training Kit consists of a CD-ROM training program and a handbook to instruct employees to the correct method of lockout tagout procedures, risks, and management. This training emphasizes the importance of a designated employee turning off or disconnecting machinery or equipment source before performing service functions and much more.
Regardless of your industry, whether it is a factory, construction, maritime, cable technician, etc. industrial safety training is an essential to maintaining a profitable bottom line as well as healthy employees. All safety training materials are designed to be a complete and reliable information source to prevent injuries at the workplace. The saying, “you have to spend money to make money,” is true. In this case, your company spends a little money to reduce work related injuries, reduce lost time from employees being absent, and improve productivity from employees being present for work.
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