Educational Sessions

Wastewater treatment can lead to uncontrolled hazards from flammable liquids, vapors, gases and combustible dusts that can produce powerful catastrophic explosions that may result in employee fatalities and significant property damage. This session uses case studies to explain how to use National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 820-2012: Standard for Fire Protection for Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities and adopted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards to identify and mitigate fire and explosion hazards.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the scope, application and purpose of NFPA 820 and OSHA standards applicable to wastewater facilities; 2. List the fundamental requirements for controlling fire and explosion hazards in wastewater collection and treatment facilities; and 3. Explain the elements of a fire and explosion prevention program for wastewater treatment and collection facilities.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Fire Safety
Credits: 0.4 CEU; 3.5 EPA; 4 SAN

This course is intended for public employers and employees who are charged with the review of accident investigations to format policy, procedures and change of process to decrease accident risk in the future. We perform accident analysis procedures and participants perform accident analysis on fatal accident investigations completed by Public Employment Risk Reduction Program staff. Participants present their findings and recommendations at the close of the session.

You will be able to: 1. Define the methods of performing an in-depth accident analysis; 2. Distinguish between an accident investigation and an accident analysis; 3. Identify action steps developed out of an accident analysis; 4. Explain how to develop policy, procedures and change of process to reduce risk factors; and 5. Summarize the accident analysis to an audience explaining their findings and recommendations.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 5.5 HR; 6 SAN

This course provides a basic understanding of how BWC determines rates and the costs that drive them. We discuss available rating plan options for employers, details on cost-control strategies and specific claims-management controls, and an overview of the safety culture wheel.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how BWC sets rates for individual employers; 2. List rating plan options; 3. Recognize the best risk-management strategy based on specific circumstances; and 4. Explain the safety culture wheel and it's use as a tool to determine areas of needed improvement in an employer's safety process.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation, Human Resources
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 5.5 HR

This one-day workshop provides you with the necessary tools to kick-start or revive your ergonomics process. Regardless of your industry – from repetitive assembly environments, to non-standard field services, to office workstations – this workshop provides you with the basics to find it, fix it and check for success.

You will be able to: 1. Define ergonomics and its importance to employers; 2. Identify the primary risk factors that contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders; 3. Describe tools available to employers for identifying ergonomic issues; and 4. Explain how to resolve various ergonomic issues.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Ergonomics
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 5.0 BELTSS; 5.5 HR; 6 SAN

Grain bin fatalities are steadily increasing each year. This classroom and live demonstration workshop prepares rescue personnel for the unconventional agriculture situations that exist in a grain bin rescue. Students use the Ohio Fire Academy's Comprehensive Agricultural Rescue Trailer (CART) to evaluate the hazards associated with grain bins and learn how to safely extricate trapped victims. You must wear hard sole shoes (preferably work boots) and bring a rescue helmet or fire fighter helmet, if possible.

You will be able to: 1. Identify safety equipment needed to attempt grain bin rescue; 2. Describe the hazards associated with grain bins; and 3. Explain how to successfully extricate a trapped victim from a grain bin.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Agriculture and Green Industries, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 6 EMS

Developed by the Fire Prevention and Emergency Medical Services committees

Machine safeguarding strategies require a systematic approach to meet safety, compliance and productivity goals. Through lecture and labs, participants will understand the operation and application of safeguarding devices for risk reduction covered in American National Safety Institute (ANSI) B11.0 such as safety interlock switches; safety limit switches; trap key systems; emergency stop devices; two hand controls; opto-electronics such as light curtains and safety scanners; safety mats; and safety edges.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how to systematically develop a risk reduction strategy using ANSI standards; 2. Describe state of the art safeguarding devices and how to properly apply them; and 3. List safeguarding solutions that are safe and compliant while complimenting PRODUCTIVITY goals.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.6 CEU

Your fire department may be great at responding to a house fire, but will they be ready when called to your facility? This workshop reviews fire situations in industrial, manufacturing and other property types to look at factors that make them different from that of a single-family dwelling. National Fire Protection Association statistics indicate that more than 100 fires occur each day in these specialty situations. Yet very little time is spent training for these scenarios. This workshop helps you help them respond.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize areas within your facility that may pose special firefighting challenges; 2. Explain how to educate firefighters and first-responders on the specific hazards that they can expect during a response to your facility; 3. List ways to assist fire and emergency response agencies in gathering data needed to make a safe, efficient, and effective emergency response; and 4. Identify special precautions and procedures needed to reduce the risk for fire within your facility.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fire Safety
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 5 BELTSS; 5.5 EPA; 6 SAN

This workshop addresses negotiation, a skill that safety professionals often lack. The ability to negotiate, whether it is negotiating a budget, your goals with management, your performance review, with vendors you are purchasing work-related materials from and even your salary is a key for success. The workshop will include non-verbal communications such as your handshake, facial expressions, body language and eye contact. It will include numerous exercises and group discussions and conclude with a mock negotiation.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Describe potential outcomes of a negotiation; 2. Explain ways to apply strategic thinking for negotiation success; 3. Identify your most effective negotiation style; and 4. Utilize the elements and recognized tactics of successful negotiation.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Communications, Safety Management
Credits: 0.6 CEU

This session explores the concept of a safety culture and how to define and measure it. Attendees will learn the function of safety culture as a reliable leading indicator of safety performance, how to optimize safety culture in their own organizations and the difference between safety culture and safety climate. Assist your organization in achieving safety excellence by attending this workshop.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how to measure and evaluate safety culture; 2. Describe the function of safety culture as a reliable leading indicator of safety performance; 3. Identify how to optimize safety culture in your organizations; and 4. Explain the difference between safety culture and safety climate.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Safety Management, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.6 CEU; 5.5 HR; 6 SAN

Waste water operators and staff are exposed to all types of hazards. Confined spaces are present at locations like the digester and other types of pits at most waste water operations. Participants learn where confined spaces are located and how to recognize them and prevent catastrophic incidents. In addition, participants learn how to safely size up a hazardous material incident and learn about new chemical labeling changes under the 2012 Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Globally Harmonized System update of the hazard communication standard.
 
After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Define the confined space, mechanical and chemical hazards associated with waste water operations; 2. Describe how OSHA and Public Employment Risk Reduction Program PERPP’s new revision for the hazard communication program aligns with the global harmonization standard; 3. Explain specific emergency procedures to include size-up of specific chemicals (chlorine) cylinders; and 4. Summarize protective measures when handling chemicals such as chlorine, sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen sulfide.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory, Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.3 CEU; 2.5 EPA; 3 SAN

BWC provides safety intervention grants to Ohio employers to reduce workplace hazards resulting in injuries and illnesses. This session provides an overview of the grant application process and how to most effectively complete the grant application. The majority of the session focuses on the impact the grant program has in the reduction of injuries and illnesses, and success stories from various industries throughout the state.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how to apply for grant funds from BWC; 2. List ways to determine their eligibility cycle for future grant funding; and 3. Identify equipment that has assisted employers.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the Health-Care Facilities committee

Wellness programs should be professional, well well-organized and well well-communicated all while meeting the needs of the organization and the employees that contribute to its success. In this session, we discuss the ever changing definition of wellness, describe winning practices for planning and executing effective wellness initiatives, recognize how health-care reform is impacting wellness and review ideas for creating a cohesive wellness team that includes strategic partners.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Define the current culture of wellness; 2. Describe best practices for providing workplace wellness programs; 3. Explain how health-care reform is impacting wellness; and 4. Identify strategic partners for creating a wellness team.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the Wellness committee

This session summarizes rules associated with self-certification and medical cards for holders of CDL's. Learn which documents you must provide that must be provided to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to be compliant and the penalties if CDL holders do not comply with the new rules.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Summarize the new rules associated with self-certification and medical cards; 2. Identify the documents that you need to provide to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; and 3. Explain the penalties if CDL holders do not comply with the new rules.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Motor Carriers committee

Why are falls still the leading cause of death and critical injury in the workplace? This session presents an overview of the federal fall protection standard. Learn about the huge number of injuries still occurring and their causes, and how you can now eliminate these hazards. This program includes a live demonstration of new technology in fall protection equipment.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the huge numbers of injuries occurring per year and why; 2. Identify the present federal fall protection standard; 3. Define the fall hazards present in all industries, and how these hazards can now be eliminated; and 4. Describe the new technology equipment.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Fall Protection, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Mining committee

This session is designed to helps participants tasked with designing or re-designing an organizational structure that not only address safety concerns but helps incorporate safety into everyday operational practice. The session addresses creating an umbrella type safety infrastructure as well as providing suggestions for training team members. The presenter shares Some basic tools and methods for measuring safety performance are presented along with follow up and continuous activity recommendations.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Describe ways to design an organizational structure to support development of a safety culture; 2. Explain a training plan for safety team members; and 3. List ways to implement safety performance measures to track progress.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Social and Behavioral, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Distribution and Logistics committee

This session places an emphasis on the importance of safe and reliable equipment, well-trained operators, properly designed job sites and a commitment to establishing a self-sustaining safety culture within your organization. Learn how to identify required heavy equipment inspections, best safe practices related to repair and maintenance, general equipment operation and work zone safety controls in the oil and gas industry.

You will be able to: 1. Identify safety culture parameters; 2. Explain how to mitigate potential hazards associated with heavy equipment operation and repair; 3. Define equipment inspection requirements related to heavy equipment; and 4. Describe pedestrian and equipment work zone set up and controls.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Oil and Gas committee

All companies train their forklift operators, the law requires it. This is only half of the safety equation. Pedestrian injuries from forklifts are extremely common and very serious. Learn what to tell your people to keep them safe, what rules to implement and enforce, and how technology can assist you so that everyone gets their jobs done efficiently and safely.

You will be able to: 1. List the top 10 pedestrian problems and solutions to them; 2. Define how to use technology to assist improve safety; and 3. Explain how to go back to their location and start prioritizing and implementing changes.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Driving and Transportation, Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Polymers/Advanced Materials committee

Common above the neck personal protective equipment (PPE) includes hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protections, face shields and other accessories. This session presents the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute standards applicable for this PPE. We include an understanding of the testing that is required to meet these standards, the selection, care and inspection of the proper PPE within the OSHA standards, and industry best practices.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Describe applicable standards for various PPE used above the neck; 2. Distinguish between various product options and how to select the best product for their application; and 3. Explain how to don (put on) and doff (remove), inspect and maintain the PPE discussed in the presentation.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

During this interactive session, we discuss how having a sedentary work setting can have a significant impact on the body and the mind. We spend some time demonstrateing and practiceing ways to add movement into the day. As our nation faces epidemic levels of obesity, which is directly related to the number hours seated per day, it is important to focus on strategies such as those suggested in this session to counter the effects.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Define the specific health concerns related to a sedentary work life; 2. Identify the costs of sedentary employees; 3. Discuss challenges in the workplace that may create barriers to a more active work day; and 4. Identify ways to practice strategies for incorporating movement throughout the work day.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 HR

Developed by the Occupational Medicine committee

This presentation assists public and private employers in understanding their responsibility under Public Law 91-596 when selected for mandatory participation in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The presenters walk through the steps businesses need to take to be prepared to respond to the survey, the forms they use and the benefits they receive from the information gathered.

You will be able to: 1. Explain an employer's legal obligations under Public Law 91-596 to respond to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey; 2. Describe the BLS survey process; and 3. Identify resources to assist employers with completing the BLS survey.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session is a guide to the steps that can and should be taken in a food industry organization to ensure owners, employees and customers enjoy a safe, legal and profitable experience while dining. The session outlines steps to take to create a safety culture within a food service organization. We discuss strategy, leadership, hiring, communicating, measuring and rewarding the right behaviors.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Develop a safety culture; 2. Explain ways to lead a safety culture; 3. Use the appropriate communication toward a safety culture; and 4. List ways to measure and reward behaviors leading towards the creation of a great safety culture.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Food Safety, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food Services committee

The session focuses on an emergency medical services (EMS) run from the time of a call to arrival on scene. Safety is the key in the discussion while looking at hazards associated with emergency transportation (vehicle safety), communication, personal protection and scene control. From the time of the initial dispatch, EMS personnel must think of personal safety and how to handle any situation as safely and effectively as possible. This session is part one of two. Part two is offered at 10:30 AM Wednesday, March 26. (#213)

You will be able to: 1. Recognize hazards of responding to EMS scenes; 2. Explain ways to communicate, and learn why it is necessary to run an effective and organized scene; 3. Identify equipment that can protect you on hazardous EMS scene and ways to care for that protective equipment to ensure it works appropriately (specifically body armor); 4. List scene control resources; and 5. Recognize the need to work effectively with law enforcement and departments other than your own.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.2 CEU; 1.5 EMS

Developed by the Emergency Medical Services committee

Many occupational injuries are acute traumatic insults of the musculoskeletal system. Applying a sports medicine approach from pre-participation assessment to corrective exercises is a step toward pro-active risk mitigation. Such an approach also encourages employee engagement for improved function, whether occupational or recreational. This session provides a brief review of biomechanics, injury trends and a discussion of functional movement screens.

You will be able to: 1. Identify basic biomechanics; 2. Recognize posture and movement faults; 3. Explain how to develop protocols that reduce injury and enhance recovery; and 4. Describe how to measure results of such protocols.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Rehabilitation, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 RN

Developed by the Rehabilitation committee

Given the reality that many workers' compensation managers administering claims have little or no training on understanding the workers compensation process. This session holistically addresses challenges faced by every player in that process. Those challenges include effective communication and planning; key materials in the process such as BWC's Physician's Report of Work Ability (MEDCO-14) and Request for Temporary Total Compensation (C-84); and most common mistakes that sabotage return-to-work efforts.

You will be able to: 1. Identify BWC's return-to-work philosophy and current initiatives; 2. Recognize the benefits of an effective return-to-work strategy; 3. Describe return-to-work tools available to assist employers; and 4. Explain how to create a plan to control workers' compensation claims' costs.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Workers' Compensation, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

Our hearing is one of our most important senses but is often taken for granted. Hearing loss is permanent, never heals and cannot be repaired or replaced. Everyone experiences some level of hearing loss. However, understanding how hearing works, and how we can protect ourselves from excessive hearing damage will ensure a higher quality of life. This session explains how our hearing works, how we can protect it, and demonstrates hearing loss and what life would be without it.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize the effects of both occupational and non-occupational noise on hearing; 2. Describe how hearing protection works, including advantages and disadvantages; 3. Recognize how hearing loss increases as we age; and 4. Explain how to select, fit, use and care for hearing protection.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Personal Protective Equipment, Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN; 1 RN

Developed by the Safety 24/7 committee

This presentation outlines common misconceptions that end users and safety professionals alike often have about head and eye/face products and their related safety standards. The presenter developed her presentation from the thousands of questions MSA gets each year via customer service representatives, website and hundreds of customers product line managers during new product development and voice of customer sessions.

You will be able to: 1. Identify specific types and electrical classes for helmets per the ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2009 Standard; 2. Identify general protectors vs. impact protectors in ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010; 3. Describe important, proposed changes to the standards; and 4. List what is covered and what is not covered under these standards.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Prevent Blindness committee

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a quantitative approach to evaluate process emissions and potential exposures in nanomaterial workplaces. The focus is on integrated air sampling, attention to surface contamination, detailed assessment of engineering control use, and the supplemental use of direct reading instruments to address engineering control deficiencies and worker practices. This session discusses these techniques.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the usefulness of the current NIOSH direction in nanomaterial exposure characterization; 2. Identify how to conduct an exposure assessment in a nanomaterial facility; and 3. Describe how to use the exposure characterization data as part of a risk management program.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Industrial Hygiene
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Industrial Hygiene committee

This session provides information on electrical violations the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) frequently finds during general industry workplace consultations. The information provided enables attendees to inspect, detect, and correct similar problems in their own workplaces.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. List common OSHA electrical violations; and 2. Recognize violations in their own workplaces.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Electrical Safety, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the BWC program committee

Columbus, Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Director Deborah Zubaty presents information on the emerging oil and gas industry. The session includes a review of information about OSHA fatalities, case studies of illnesses and injuries in the oil and gas industry, and information about OSHA standards that cover the oil/gas drilling and pipeline industries.

You will be able to: 1. Explain important safety and health issues associated with oil/gas drilling and pipeline industry; and 2. List OSHA's concerns for worker safety and health in the oil/gas drilling and pipeline industry.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the OSHA committee

Companies strive to keep fairness in all aspects of work. This is especially true in reporting safety incidents. Focusing on what happened and why, rather than who caused the problem is paramount in ensuring that the situation is reported and properly mitigated. The intent is to bring issues to light and solve them in a non-biased, transparent and non-threatening manner to maintain a true safety and health culture. In this session, learn how a just culture leads to the success of a safety and health effort.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Define just culture; and 2. Recognize how a Just just Culture culture leads to the success of a safety and health effort.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Public Utilities committee

If your company is considering purchasing equipment that would help reduce the potential for an injury from occurring, then this session is a must. There is up to $40,000 available for state-funded employers to help purchase safety related equipment to enhance safety efforts and reduce injuries in your facility. This session helps companies identify types of equipment available and includes a review of the application process. A company that has received a grant will also share its perspectives. This session is also offered at 1:15 PM Thursday, March 27. (#624)

You will be able to: 1. Identify types of equipment available through the Safety Grant Program for various industries/services; 2. Explain the application process in simple steps; and 3. Describe the Safety Grant Program from both an employer and BWC's perspective.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the Small Business committee

This session provides a comprehensive explanation of Ohio workers' compensation subrogation. The focus of this session is to assist employers and their representatives in understanding the interaction between Ohio workers' compensation claims and simultaneous personal injury actions. The presenters describes statutory duties under Ohio Revised Code sections 4123.93 and 4123.931, common subrogation referrals, recovery expectations and the impact of a successful subrogation collection.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the statutory framework governing subrogation recovery in workers' compensation; 2. Identify situations in which subrogation is applicable to a worker's compensation claim; 3. List the types of referrals to BWC that alert the agency to a potential subrogation; and 4. Explain an attorney's professional responsibilities as they relate to subrogation matters.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Legal, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

The session focuses on an emergency medical services (EMS) run from the time of a call to arrival on scene. Safety is the key in the discussion while looking at hazards associated with emergency transportation (vehicle safety), communication, personal protection and scene control. From the time of the initial dispatch, EMS personnel must think of personal safety and how to handle any situation as safely and effectively as possible. This session is part two of two. Part one is offered at 8:30 AM Wednesday, March 26. (#211)

You will be able to: 1. Recognize hazards of responding to EMS scenes; 2. Explain ways to communicate and learn why it is necessary to run an effective and organized scene; 3. Identify equipment that can protect you on a hazardous EMS scene and ways to care for that protective equipment to ensure it works appropriately (specifically body armor); 4. List scene control resources; and 5. Recognize the need to work effectively with law enforcement and other departments other than your own.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.2 CEU; 2 EMS

Developed by the Emergency Medical Services committee

Because there are 15 million people who have to deal with either food allergies or food intolerances, the food service industry must be vigilant about keeping customers safe. In this session you not only learn about receiving and storing food properly, but how both the front of the house and the back of the house should handle foods prepared and served to people with allergies or food intolerances.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance; 2. Identify the big eight; 3. Define cross contact vs. cross contamination and distinguish the difference; and 4. Describe how proper personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitizing can ensure safety for customers.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Food Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food Services committee

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining, Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Oil and Gas committee

This session highlights Destination: Excellence, a portfolio of seven BWC programs, designed to reward employers for keeping their workplace safe and getting injured workers healthy and back to work sooner. The speakers give an overview of the programs. They then delve deeper into the specifics of each program, including what each program is, why you should participate, the size of the incentive and the requirements of the program. This session is also offered at 10:45 AM Thursday, March 27. (#623)

You will be able to: 1. Identify the seven programs included in the Destination: Excellence portfolio; 2. Describe the benefits and requirements for each of the programs; and 3. Explain how to enroll in each program.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

Federal and state regulations change constantly. Each year the Motor Carrier Committee invites the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to give an update on rule changes and proposed rule changes. The speaker in this session reviews and discusses recent rule changes.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the upcoming rules and pending regulations; 2. Summarize changes to the tank endorsement; 3. Identify the commercial driver's license definitions; and 4. Explain the electronic on-board recorder requirement.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Motor Carriers committee

This session discusses ways to manage process-safety management and risk-management programs effectively to maintain compliance with the regulations and maintain the safety of your process. The session includes discussions on the difference between a compliance audit and a mechanical integrity audit, the importance of preventive maintenance, training and the management of change process.

You will be able to 1. Explain the documentation required for each element of both programs; 2. Summarize the best practices for preventative maintenance and mechanical integrity; 3. Define a solid management of change process; and 4. Explain what is necessary to maintain compliance and ensure safety of the systems.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Industrial Safety, Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Polymers/Advanced Materials committee

The Global Harmonization System (GHS) tidal wave has hit general industry. Two years into the transition, companies are still unclear about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA’s) requirements for hazardous chemical labels and safety data sheets (SDSs). Join us for a brief review of HazCom and what’s changed as a result of GHS adoption, the common questions environmental health and safety professionals are asking and how you can navigate a course of compliance for your workplace in preparation for the next series of deadlines. This session is also offered at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, March 27. (#343)

You will be able to 1. Define OSHA’s adoption of GHS affects label and SDS requirements under the revised HazCom Standard; 2. List the most common compliance issues affecting Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) professionals; 3. Explain how the changes to labels and SDSs affect your overall HazCom Program. This includes employee training requirements; 4. Describe ways to prevent chemical-related occupational injuries and illnesses from occurring at your facility; and 5. Identify how to prepare your facility for phase two of the GHS transition.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Chemical, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Health-Care Facilities committee

This session is an advanced course on creating and maintaining a safety process and culture through employee involvement and focus on leading indicators. This includes behavior based safety, near miss reports and safe work transformation.

You will be able to: 1. Identify a culture for an employee driven safety process; 2. List ways to change culture through trust and information sharing; 3. Explain the process for implementing safe work transformation and addressing the top of the safety iceberg of serious injuries and fatalities; and 4. Describe how to build a safety culture with the focus on leading indicators.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Distribution and Logistics committee

This session showcases how safe work habits in the mining industry can pay off by reducing or eliminating accidents/injuries, maintaining good employee morale and keeping operational costs under control.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize hazards; 2. Describe ways to make good decisions at work and home; 3. Explain how to make safety a daily habit; and 4. Identify how to work safe to protect yourself and your co-workers.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Mining committee

Smoking costs the United States more than $193 billion each year. This includes $97 billion in lost productivity and $96 billion in direct health-care expenditures or an average of $4,446 per adult smoker. It's time to clear the air and provide support for employees to quit smoking. Learn strategies for helping employees to quit using tobacco while creating a healthier workplace environment for all.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the benefits of helping employees to quit smoking; 2. Identify ways to support employees and their spouses who may be ready to quit smoking; 3. Define key elements of a smoke-free workplace policy; and 4. Explain how to use smoking cessation programs and other resources in the state of Ohio.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RN; 1 HR

Developed by the Wellness committee

This session provides detailed information related to the proper use and selection of fall protection equipment and a live fall arrest demonstration. Particular attention is given to the following topics: proper calculation of total fall clearance; the advantages of using self retracting lifelines instead of shock absorbing lanyards; hardware compatibility; and several key updates to the American National Standards Institute Z359 General Industry Fall Protection Standard.

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish between a shock absorbing lanyard and a self retracting lifeline; 2. List the four major parts of a personal fall protection system; and 3. Describe a free fall arrested without a shock absorber and one arrested with a shock absorber.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fall Protection
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Construction committee

This session presents an overview of the history of the occupational worker. Taken from the start of the greatest generation through the current day, we describe the history of work, giving the audience a greater understanding of working with the aging workforce that is present more than ever in businesses throughout the U.S.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize the struggle and sacrifice that aging workers experienced in their lifetime; 2. Identify the challenges of immigration, the Great Depression, WWII and the Korean Conflict; and 3. Explain the contributions made by the aging worker.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Human Resources, Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Occupational Medicine committee

Implementing the biopsychosocial model into workers' compensation in Colorado generated significant cost savings over a multi-year period. A crucial element was the implementation of early detection of and intervention into psychosocial factors. We give an overview of this model and a framework for implementation into the Ohio workers' compensation system. Case examples show how early detection/intervention can prevent prolong disability and reduce costs in challenging BWC cases.

You will be able to: 1. Define the basic concepts of the biopsychosocial model and its importance in dealing with industrial injuries; 2. Recognize the economic impact already demonstrated by implementation of this model; and 3. Identify cases at risk for prolonged disability and in need of early intervention.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Rehabilitation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN

Developed by the BWC program committee

Does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require employers to train their aerial work platform (aerial, boom, and scissor lifts) operators? What OSHA standards apply and what fall protection/fall restraint guidelines are applicable to this equipment? Beyond OSHA, what are other important reasons to train your people? If you don’t know, join us for this session to learn the answers to these questions and how to evaluate your facility/job sites for the big four killers.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the OSHA standards that apply to aerial work platforms; 2. Identify the four most common hazards when working with aerial work platforms; and 3. Describe how OSHA's required training can bring compliance and safety to your company.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Industrial Safety, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA

Developed by the Small Business committee

Arc-flash events attribute about 80 percent of all electrical injuries and one fatality per day in the U.S. In this session, participants learn about certifying equipment to global arc resistant guidelines and standards. Participants also learn current processes and technologies to identify and mitigate arc flash risks.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the processes to certify equipment to global arc resistant guides and standards; and 2. Explain the current processes and technologies to identify and mitigate arc flash risks.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Electrical Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Public Utilities committee

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists are charged with solving real-world problems related to human health and the environment in a manner consistent with the principles of sustainability. Green chemistry addresses the fundamentals of most of the work done within the EPA’s chemistry research programs, resulting in innovations in chemistry, economics, pollution prevention and human health.

You will be able to: 1. Explain ways to reduce exposure both environmentally and ecologically from a sustainability and green chemistry vantage point; and 2. List ways to reduce exposure and promote well being of workers and the general public.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Industrial Hygiene committee

This session addresses what to do when an injury occurs in your workplace. The speaker discusses filing a claim, how you should manage a claim, the injured worker, the managed care organization, and how BWC will manage the claim. She also discusses strategies for facilitating a safe return to work and claim settlement.

You will be able to: 1. Explain what to do from the moment an industrial injury occurs; 2. Identify best practices that will benefit both the employer and the injured worker; and 3. Recognize the difference between processing and managing a claim.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session provides an overview of accident causation theories with emphasis on human factors and errors as contributing factors to occupational and vehicular accidents. The session describes sources of human error related to human perception, attention, cognition and decision making. Further, the session emphasizes lessons learned from a variety of accidents in safety training and the design, development and communication of safety instructions; policies; and programs.

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish between the various theories of accident causations; 2. Explain the limitations of human perception, information processing and decision making; and 3. Describe the design and development of safety instructions, policies and programs.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Safety Management, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the BWC program committee

By understanding how disasters unfold to those on the inside as well as analyzing what occurs and why it occurs, we can improve our own response in a disaster. Using case studies, we dissect common causes of disasters and focus on common survivor attributes.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the factors that cause a disaster; 2. Explain how individuals typically respond in a disaster; 3. Recognize attributes that increase the likelihood of survival; and 4. Describe how to improve your response to disaster.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Safety 24/7 committee

This session addresses effective safeguarding systems when used as alternative protection under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Lockout/Tagout exception standards for minor servicing activities. This includes the requirements for meeting the minor servicing exception criteria.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Recognize when machine guarding is required and lockout/tagout is appropriate; and 2. Explain how machine guarding and lockout can work together for protection of employees.
 
Skill level: Basic
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the OSHA committee

This course gives new meaning to the term seeing is believing. Often it is not understood what makes eyewear qualify as safety eyewear. Sometimes it is not even understood there are standards governing safety eyewear. This course helps attendees see more clearly with increased knowledge about the following areas: reasons to use safety eyewear; features available and technologies used to produce safety eyewear; mandated safety standards; testing requirements; and standards enforcement.

You will be able to: 1. Define the importance of wearing safety rated eyewear; 2. Explain what it takes for glasses to be safety rated eyewear; 3. Identify the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards; and 4. Describe the myths associated with standards enforcement.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Prevent Blindness committee

This session starts with a brief anatomy description of the shoulder and progresses to the types of shoulder injuries, treatment options and return-to-work efforts. The session includes case studies.

You will be able to: 1. Identify types of shoulder injuries; 2. Recognize various treatment options for shoulder injuries; and 3. Describe return-to-work options for different injury and treatment scenarios.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Rehabilitation, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS

Developed by the Rehabilitation committee

The session covers the options individuals have during an active shooter event and presents the techniques they can use to increase their chances of surviving the event. We discuss in depth the difference between an active shooter and hostage situation. We also describe what is needed for the active shooter to have a high-fatality count and how to help minimize that goal.

You will be able to: 1. Define the term active shooter/aggressor; 2. Identify an active shooter/aggressor; 2. Explain individual response options in an active shooter situation; and 3. Describe law enforcement response and what to expect in the aftermath.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Workplace Violence, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Health-Care Facilities committee

Developing a strong safety culture is a goal of most safety professionals. While there are many ways to go about it, all fundamentally go back to impacting behaviors. It's important to get your motives in the right place — address why the rules or policy matter, how they impacts employees and get them on board. Learn to recognize the difference between a safety culture and behavior-based safety, how to motivate and communicate with people, and how behaviors impact construction safety culture.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Recognize the difference between a safety culture and behavior-based safety; 2. Discuss motivations from different people and how to communicate to them; and 3. Summarize how behaviors impact construction safety culture.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Construction, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Construction committee

This panel from the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership wants the workplace to be free of falls for all Ohioans. Topics covered include preventing a fall, recovering from a fall and the real reasons for a fall.

You will be able to: 1. List potential risks that may result in a fall; 2. Explain what is involved in recovering from a fall so you can return to work; and 3. Identify the impact that poor vision may have on the risk of falls.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fall Protection, Prevention
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Prevent Blindness committee

This two-part workshop provides an overview of the safety and health inspection process, then examines the identification of common hazards in general industry settings. Safety and health inspections are an essential part of the overall loss-prevention process. Participants learn to identify hazards through the use of picture illustration and group interaction. This is a must see session for those responsible for conducting or supervising safety inspections. This is part one of two sessions. Part two is March 26 at 2:30 PM (#425)

You will be able to: 1. Recognize the importance of conducting workplace safety inspections; 2. Describe how to conduct detailed safety inspections; 3. Explain common hazards in general industry settings; 4. Identify Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and consensus regulations associated with common hazards; and 5. Define common OSHA penalties for each hazard discussed.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Polymers/Advanced Materials committee

The presentation discusses bed bug anatomy, biology, prevention, extermination, pesticide information and summarizes the bed bug program at the Licking County Health Department.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize the biology of the common bed bugs; and 2. Explain ways to prevent bed bugs from invading your home or workplace.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Prevention, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 SAN

Developed by the Safety 24/7 committee

This session provides an introduction and review of available programs, discounts, implementation, reporting and challenges in dealing with the impaired employee.

You will be able to: 1. Identify drug-free safety programs available for employers; 2. Describe the requirements to implement such programs; 3. Explain the benefits of promoting a drug-free workplace; and 4. Describe the risk management and training approach for impaired employees.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session helps employers to understand the value of drug testing their workforce. Learn to identify drugs that trigger positive results on testing panels. The presenter discusses warning signs, financial gains and wisdom for a safe workplace. Time, training and expertise are at stake with each and every employee. Gain confidence, skills and direction to assist in applying this most important safety aspect.

You will be able to: 1. List warning signs of employee drug use; 2. Describe how to implement a drug-free safety program; 3. Explain the value of testing your workforce for drug use; and 4. Identify drugs that impact testing panels.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Mining committee

A physical therapist explains transitional work program development and its implementation requirements to receive premiums rebates through BWC's Transitional Work Bonus Program and return-to-work strategies.

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish between transitional work and light-duty programs; 2. Explain how to receive a premium rebate through BWC's Transitional Work Bonus Program; and 3. Identify return-to-work strategies used to supplement a transitional work program.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR

Developed by the Rehabilitation committee

The Benchmarking Leading Indicators Safety Survey (BLISS) identifies leading indicators associated with injury and illness rates in wholesale and retail businesses. Many leading indicator toolboxes exist; yet little evidence supports which indicators are significant in predicting injuries and illnesses. This session describes the main purpose and study design of BLISS, a collaborative effort between the BWC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the University of Texas School of Public Health.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the main purpose and study design of BLISS; and 2. Identify which leading indicators in wholesale and retail trade to use to manage health and safety in business.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the BWC program committee

Workplace safety issues that affect employee health may also involve disability discrimination and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This session helps attendees understand the latest developments under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and FMLA. In addition, it will provide attendees with the tools to develop and implement a process for minimizing liability under those statutes.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the latest developments in ADA and FMLA law; 2. Identify employer best practices for minimizing liability under the ADA and FMLA; and 3. Describe how to manage ADA and FMLA issues in conjunction with workers' compensation.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Human Resources, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the Small Business committee

Injured workers are vulnerable to the current opioid prescription drug abuse crisis. Their risk may be heightened compared to other groups given the nature of their injuries. Thus, appropriate and responsible opioid prescribing is paramount. But what are the expectations for prescribing? Learn how providers can systematically assess and consistently monitor patients for risk factors as part of successful pain control that remains compassionate and appropriate while assisting return to work.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize Ohio Administrative Code 4731-21 Drug Treatment for Intractable Pain; 2. List the additional requirements of Ohio’s new opioid prescribing guidelines; 3. Identify the key goals of opioid analgesic management in the context of work comp; and 4. Recognize the pitfalls of opioid analgesic prescribing.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Government/Regulatory, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH 

Developed by the BWC program committee

Who pays the real cost of oil and gas fatalities? The oil and gas Industry has higher fatality rates than general industry. Several short case studies will reveal how profit margins and sales volumes are impacted by a fatality, as well as how company size and type impact fatality rates. See graphic proof that a strong investment in safety excellence is worthwhile.

You will be able to: 1. Describe how company size and type impact fatality rates; 2. Summarize the most common causes of oil and gas fatalities; and 3. Identify the historical costs of Occupational Safety and Health Administration injury cases.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Oil and Gas committee

No matter what the industry, understanding the relationship between workplace fatality rates, workplace injury rates and seemingly minor events is the first step at taking action to prevent workplace fatalities. This session explores key areas of risk and the opportunities for incorporating fatality prevention into your safety program.

You will be able to: 1. Define industry statistics related to workplace fatalities and injuries; 2. Identify the program areas of risk; and 3. Recognize fatality prevention improvement opportunities with in your organization.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Safety Management, Prevention
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Distribution and Logistics committee

This session presents a personal overview and history of the speaker, who experienced his own brain injury, and his return to functioning and back into the workforce. Taken from the start of his injury, through recovery, rehabilitation and return to work, the session describes the structure and functioning of the injured brain, possible causes of brain injury and the signs and symptoms and challenges of the aging worker who has experienced a brain injury. This is a personal case study of a brain injured aging worker.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the structure and function of the brain; 2. List possible causes of brain injury; 3. Identify signs/symptoms and challenges of aging worker head injury; and 4. Explain case studies of the brain injured aging worker.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Rehabilitation, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Occupational Medicine committee

This session is geared toward the important task of maintaining tires and breaks on motor carrier vehicles. We discuss why checking tires on your trucks and trailers is important in saving money as well as possibly a life. The presenter reviews proper methods and preventative maintenance.

You will be able to: 1. Understand the need for proper maintenance of tires; 2. Explain the savings on maintaining tires; and 3. List the consequences of a tire coming apart or off of vehicles.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Driving and Transportation
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Motor Carriers committee

Foodborne illness can kill you. This presentation discusses the differences between a foodborne illness versus a reaction including the five Ws and How! (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) There are four major types of bacteria recognized as common sources for foodborne illness. Do you know the differences? This session is part 1 of 2. Part 2 is offered at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, March 26. (#285)

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish what a foodborne illness truly is versus a reaction; and 2. List the four bacteria and their sources.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Food Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food Services committee

This session explores the landscape of wellness incentives following the new Affordable Care Act regulations. Employee health concerns can negatively affect both the individual employee and the company bottom line. Wellness programs can help to mitigate these concerns and incentives are an important piece of the successful wellness program. Learn how to design an incentive structure for your wellness program that will be both compliant and impactful.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Explain how different types of wellness incentives are used by employers; 2. Identify compliance issues that may arise when using employee wellness incentives; and 3. Describe best practices regarding wellness incentives.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR; 1 RN
 
Developed by the Wellness committee

This session covers how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prioritizes, schedules and conducts inspections. The session also covers OSHA inspection statistics and enforcement initiatives targeted by the agency. Attendees learn what OSHA looks for during inspections, how to implement effective safety and health-management systems, and how to highlight these efforts during OSHA inspections.

You will be able to: 1. Identify how OSHA conducts inspections and how to prepare your workplace for OSHA; 2. Explain data on OSHA enforcement inspections and fatality investigations; and 3. List current OSHA enforcement initiatives.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the OSHA committee

What triggers a suspicion of workers' compensation fraud? The panel presenters discuss the red flags for provider, employer and injured worker related fraud and the common signs that may indicate something more ominous may be happening. Insurance related crimes are less likely to be reported because the victim is faceless. Reality is that although the perpetrator is not stealing from your pocket directly, these types of fraud increase the cost of medical services, premiums and the cost of doing business. This session is also offered at 1:15 PM Thursday, March 27. (#634)

You will be able to: 1. Explain how and when to report suspected workers' compensation fraud; 2. Recognize the warning signs of fraud amongst injured workers, employers and providers; 3. Distinguish between civil and criminal cases of workers' compensation fraud; and 4. Explain actions you can take to deter and prevent workers' compensation fraud in your workplace.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Legal, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session presents materials and best practices that will keep people who work outdoors safe throughout the seasons in relation to the environment. This includes including animals plants and insects. Participants learn practices and precautions that help to reduce or eliminate outdoor exposure to hazards. They also learn to identify the proper personal protective equipment to wear when working outdoors. The session also covers basic first aid do's and don’ts for treating injuries.

You will be able to: 1. Identify best practices for minimizing outdoor exposure hazards; 2. Explain the best personal protective equipment for outdoor work; and 3. Describe first aid dos and don’ts for working outdoors.

Skill level: Basic
Track: First Aid and Health Care, Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Public Utilities committee

The world is full of zombie walkers. These are the people that park in the exact parking spot every day. They have the same thing for lunch every day. When they get home from work, they don’t actually remember driving. They cause your Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable chart to look like the ascent of Everest. They walk through the facility with their safety glasses on their foreheads and their respirators around their neck. In this session you learn to identify the zombie walkers in your operation and understand the hazards they present. You will also learn unique training techniques that will improve retention of your safety presentations and get you more bang for your training buck.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the zombie walkers in your operation and the hazards they present; 2. List ways to use unique training techniques; 3. Describe how to improve the retention of visual presentations; and 4. Summarize ways to implement low-cost initiatives that will get you more bang for your buck.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Safety Management, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Industrial Hygiene committee

In 2008, Scott Warrick had a nuclear single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) brain scan conducted at the Amen Clinics. It showed he had post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For the next three years, Warrick studied the human brain and its remarkable ability to repair itself. When he changed his lifestyle, his 2011 brain scan showed his condition had been cured. The PTSD was gone. Come hear Warrick’s amazing story, and learn how your wellness program can boost your mental health and that of your employees. This is truly a session you will not want to miss.

You will be able to: 1. Identify those behaviors that damage your brain on a daily basis; and 2. Design a program that will help your employees repair their brains; 3. Change your culture to one that supports brain health.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Health and Wellness, Medical
Credits: 0.2 CEU

Developed by the Emergency Medical Services committee

This session provides business leaders with a guideline on how to measure wellness for true quantitative return on investment (ROI). No longer is wellness a "fluff." It is a bonafide corporate strategy to get to the bottom line and to protect your organization long term. Health care is typically the second largest expense of a business. Learn to treat the handling of health-care expenses in the same manner you handle your core business and product.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how to measure wellness and calculate for ROI; 2. Define what is compliant regarding incentives and disincentives; and 3. Describe a bonafide wellness structure.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 HR

Developed by the Wellness committee

This session includes a discussion of the safety fitness determination and changes that have been made and being considered. The presenter discusses CSA metrics improvement strategies and how to prepare for an intervention by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The presentation also covers how to communicate your improvement strategies to your customer.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the CSA update on safety fitness determination; 2. Explain the strategies for improving your CSA metrics; 3. Recognize the steps in preparing for intervention; and 4. List ways to communicate your improvement strategies to your customers.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Motor Carriers committee

This is a follow-up workshop to Conducting Safety Inspections - Part one that further examines the identification of more obscure hazards in general industry settings. Participants learn to identify hazards through the use of picture illustration and group interaction. This part two session also focuses discussion on control and hazard abatement. This is a must see session for those responsible for conducting or supervising safety inspections. This is part two of two sessions. Part one is March 26 at 1:15 p.m. (#424)

You will be able to: 1. Recognize the importance of conducting workplace safety inspections; 2. Describe how to conduct detailed safety inspections; 3. Explain common hazards in general industry settings; 4. Identify Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and consensus regulations associated with common hazards; and 5. Define common OSHA penalties for each hazard discussed.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Polymers/Advanced Materials committee

This session is a live demonstration of how food should be handled properly in a food service facility. This session is a continuation of session #284 offered at 1:15 PM Wednesday, March 26.

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish what a foodborne illness truly is versus a reaction; 2. List the four bacteria and their sources; and 3. Identify how food should be handled properly in a food service.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Food Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food Services committee

Reporters are trained to interview you. Shouldn’t you be trained, too? In today’s world of “gotcha” journalism, with digital cameras capable of sending hi-definition pictures to YouTube/CNN within minutes, crisis communication is a necessary skill set for company officials. Gain insight into what the media looks for in an interview, how the media’s objectives differ from the interviewee’s, and how to better and more effectively communicate to protect the organization’s image, brand and perception in the marketplace.

You will be able to: 1. Describe what the media looks for in an interview; 2. Explain how the media’s objectives differ from the interviewee’s; and 3. Identify ways to better and more-effectively communicate to protect the organization’s image, brand and perception in the marketplace.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Communications, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Health-Care Facilities committee

If you have delivery drivers on your payroll have you considered the hazards associated with making deliveries in at risk locations? What do you train your drivers to do if they are confronted by an aggressive driver? How would your drivers react if they were approached by someone at gunpoint? Learn the types of risk/hazards that drivers are exposed to and response techniques for these risks.

You will be able to: 1. Explain safety hazards associated with delivery drivers; 2. Identify unsafe situations and analyze how to avoid or mitigate them; and 3. List steps to protect yourself.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Driving and Transportation
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Distribution and Logistics committee

This session presents a Web-based eye safety education and training program based on a peer-to-peer approach.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize the eye safety program that was developed to include employees on implementation; 2. Explain how to assign co-workers to advocate for their fellow co-workers; and 3. Describe how to bridge the gap between safety managers and employees.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Training and Education, Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Prevent Blindness committee

This presentation focuses on Legionella as a waterborne pathogen, and how it could impact your organization and properties. The speaker presents an overview on overall risk issues, the predominant water systems associated with the disease, the major factors that contribute to Legionella presence and growth in facilities, and issues associated with an outbreak or case situation. The presentation touches on gray areas in dealing with Legionella pro-actively or reactively.

You will be able to: 1. List risk factors associated with Legionella; 2. Explain familiarity with range of facilities and systems at risk; and 3. Distinguish the nature of evidenced based material versus field perspective.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Industrial Hygiene, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Industrial Hygiene committee

This session presents an overview of the rehabilitation and re-integration of a brain injured employee back into the productive work force from the onset of a brain injury through return to work and possible accommodations/adaptations to the work site.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the classifications of brain injury; 2. Review of worksite accidents resulting in brain injuries; 3. Describe the integration of the brain injured worker's return to the work force (work related or not); and 4. Explain the utilization of on-site therapy and transitional work if necessary to ensure RTW success.

Developed by the Occupational Medicine committee

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in addition to enforcement of the Federal Mine Act, offers compliance assistance. However, most operations are reluctant to take advantage of this free service. The MSHA Small Mines Compliance Program has helped many Ohio operations in their compliance safety efforts. This session identifies the many areas in which the MSHA Compliance Program can assist small, medium and even large-sized mining operations.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Explain the compliance assistance services offered by MSHA; 2. Identify common compliance issues that you can easily rectify; and 3. Describe how non-authorized representatives can identify issues without corresponding citations.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Government/Regulatory, Oil, Gas and Mining
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Mining committee

Ohio EPA recognizes that it can be a challenge to understand and keep up with all the regulations and programs that apply to your business. This presentation highlights Ohio EPA's major areas of compliance, providing you with resources to gain a complete understanding of the requirements. The presenter also explains what you can expect if an Ohio EPA representative inspects your business.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize which of Ohio EPA's rules and guidelines may apply to your business; and 2. Explain what to expect during an Ohio EPA inspection.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Small Business committee

Real-time air monitoring is essential to identify potential airborne hazards. Airborne contaminants can present a significant threat to human health. Identifying and quantifying these contaminants by air monitoring is an essential component of a health and safety program at a job site. Participants will learn the use, care and limitations of a basic four gas reading instrument specific to monitoring for oxygen, flammables and toxins.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the benefits and limitations of direct-reading air monitoring; 2. Recognize the inherent safety classifications; and 3. Describe the use of direct-reading instruments.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Oil, Gas and Mining, Industrial Hygiene
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Oil and Gas committee

Sick days are relevant to employers because they result in lost wages, decreased productivity and production loss. Participants learn the top chronic diseases responsible for lost days at work. To improve overall health and wellness, effective strategies are needed to prevent disease before it occurs. General poor health leads to an increase in employee sick days. Participants learn steps required to develop and execute an effective treatment plan and treatment protocols.

You will be able to: 1. Identify top reasons for lost days from chronic disease; 2. Define various causes for lost days due to chronic disease; 3. Explain ways to formulate a treatment plan; and 4. Recognize measurable outcomes.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

Successfully returning an injured employee to work may sound simple in theory, but is often complicated in practice. There are stringent legal requirements in place for what is considered a valid return-to-work offer. Unaware employers often get tripped up when making such offers. This session explains the importance of making such an offer, the nuts and bolts required when making such offers and the legal implications of failing to comply with those requirements.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of a light duty job offer; 2. Define the legal requirements when making a light duty job offer; and 3. Identify different options when light duty job offers are rejected.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Rehabilitation, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

In this digital age, paper is outdated. However, paper manuals generally serve as the primary guide to operations, standards for training personnel and a reference source of important materials. How do you convert your operations from paper to digital? How do you ensure your message is delivered and knowledge is shared? How do you train that shared knowledge? This panel discussion allows attendees to openly discuss different paperless options and propose a solution.

You will be able to: 1. Describe solutions for converting paper-based operations to digital solutions; and 2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of paper and digital media.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Communications
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Public Utilities committee

This session looks at the barriers to safety accountability systems, including what should be included in an accountability system and the roles managers play in safety accountability.

You will be able to: 1. Define safety accountability systems; and 2. Explain who should be accountable.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Construction, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Construction committee

This session comprises a presentation of the hazards of trenching and excavation, methods of controlling the hazards and a discussion of common challenges to maintaining control of those hazards.

You will be able to: 1. Define the various soil types according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; 2. Identify the common hazards of trenching and excavation work; and 3. Describe the advantages of different methods to control those hazards.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Construction
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA

Developed by the OSHA committee

Creating a culture of wellness does not have to break the bank. Low budget? No budget? No problem. Engage employees and positively impact your workplace by leveraging existing resources and exploring a few new low-cost ideas.

You will be able to: 1. Describe ways to establish a new wellness program with minimal cost; 2. Identify low-cost and no-cost solutions to create a culture of wellness; 3. Explain ways to maximize participation in your wellness program; and 4. Recognize how to leverage leadership support for your wellness initiative.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Health and Wellness
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR

Developed by the Safety 24/7 committee

The speakers will present a detailed analysis of workers’ compensation data trends for Ohio BWC-insured employers. This data includes the frequency and cost of claims per employee per year, according to specific industry, size of company, injury/illness types and causes.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the types of industries and injuries that are experiencing an increasing trend in workers' compensation claims; 2. Explain how employers can benchmark their safety and health performance to develop plans for prevention and care; and 3. Describe how BWC plans to use available data to help employers.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session highlights many of the important issues that employers face regarding the potential benefits and pitfalls related to drug testing in the workplace.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize the current trends in drug use and their impact on the workplace; 2. Explain the drug testing process and the importance of proper policy implementation; and 3. Describe the potential benefits of drug testing in the workers' compensation arena.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CDMS; 1 CLE; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Rehabilitation committee

Do you do incident investigations? Do you perform an incident analysis for each accident event that occurs in your workplace? What is the difference between an incident investigation and an incident analysis? How do you conduct an effective witness interview to improve your information collection? Learn the answers to these and other questions and discover the importance of conducting an effective incident analysis and how it can identify necessary changes to your workplace safety program.

You will be able to: 1. Distinguish between an incident investigation and an incident analysis; 2. Summarize 10 elements of an effective incident analysis; 3. List tools that are useful during an incident inspection; and 4. Explain key components of an effective witness interview.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the State, County and Municipal Employees committee

This session is meant for small- and mid-size companies who are struggling to keep up with safety. Employers with approximately 100 or fewer employees benefit from this class by leaning the main elements for a successful safety program and common pitfalls they may face. The speaker discusses the hazards and deficiencies commonly found in safety programs for companies of this size. She also focuses on many of the available resources for companies to tap into to enhance their safety programs.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the main elements in an effective safety program for small- and medium-size businesses; 2. Describe how to avoid common safety pitfalls such companies often encounter; 3. List hazards and deficiencies commonly found in safety programs; and 4. Identify resources to get your safety program on the "right track."

Skill level: Basic
Track: Small Business, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

Forklifts are vehicles many of us work around every day. Most days we don’t give them a second thought, but nearly 100,000 lives are changed each year in the U.S. by forklift-related accidents. Learn if your program, your materials, your methods and your trainers are up to speed. Learn how to handle cell phones on forklifts, if forklift operators must be medically qualified and more. We tackle the tough topics and give you the real-life answers you need to run a safer facility.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Determine if your forklift training program is in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and if training methods and materials are up to speed; 2. Identify if forklift trainers are qualified; and 3. Explain what to do on key topics where the OSHA is silent but where an answer is needed.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Manufacturing committee

This session starts with a brief discussion of the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard for confined space in construction. It ends with a demonstration of a typical confined space entry. Participants learn how entry can be performed safely. Common equipment is displayed and best practices covered during the session.

After attending this session, you will be able to: 1. Explain the new OSHA confined space standard for construction; 2. Describe a typical confined space entry; 3. Identify best practices for safe entry; and 4. Define what a confined space is and what makes it permit required.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Construction; Personal Protective Equipment
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Metals committee

This session discusses the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 25 Standard for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems. Learn about the current standard and how to make sure your sprinkler system is in compliance.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the current NFPA 25 Standard to use; 2. Define the difference between inspecting, testing, and maintenance; and 3. Recognize the time lines for needed actions on sprinkler systems.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Fire Prevention committee

This class is a two part course on the basics of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping. This session,  part one, covers the basics of recordkeeping to ensure  you know what to record and what not to record. Part two is an application workshop where we apply the principles presented in part one to determine recordability of various injuries using a sample log with common recordkeeping errors as well as a Q/A session at the end. Part two is presented at 10:45 a.m.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Determine recordability of injuries; 2. Describe how to evaluate your logs for compliance; and 3. Explain how to properly complete OSHA 300 logs/300A forms.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the OSHA On-Site committee

Having a drug-free program that allows an employee who tests positive the opportunity to retain his/her job is often seen by employers as a social-betterment objective, not a business objective. But this is not the case. Employers with that belief are missing a bottom line opportunity. In this session, employers learn about the options they can consider for an employee who violates their drug-free policies and the benefits for both the employee and the employer.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the criteria for determining whether to establish a policy of termination or second chance after a positive test result; 2. Identify the levels of care that are possible after an employee tests positive; 3. List drug-free protocols for securing workplace objectives; limiting corporate exposure, ensuring productivity and cost savings, when dealing with an employee violation; and 4. Recognize the system of resources available in Ohio communities – private and tax subsidized.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CRC; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Drug-Free Workplace committee

The session reviews the changes that resulted from the 2012 revision to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200. It offers practical suggestions for implementing these changes in your work place.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Identify the labeling and safety data sheet changes; 2. Explain the training requirements; 3. List the facility labeling requirements for tanks and processes; and 4. Identify next steps toward compliance.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory, Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1SAN

Developed by the Chemical committee

Many industrial, clinical and laboratory operations use compressed gases on a daily basis to perform a variety of operations. Compressed gases pose serious physical and health hazards in these work places. This session focuses on the safe handling, storage and transportation issues related to compressed gas cylinders. It also discusses the impact of global trade as it relates to the compressed gas market.

You will be able to: 1. Describe proper safe handling, transportation and storage of compressed gas cylinders; 2. List types of gases and explain their relationship to various industries; and 3. Recognize the hazard compressed gases present in the global market place.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU: 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the College and University Safety committee

With so much information available at our fingertips, how are you using it to your advantage? We show some online tools to give you an advantage when doing your due diligence. We explain how these tactics and online resources are used in combating fraudulent claims. This session has case examples and video.

You will be able to: 1. List the most commonly used social network sites; 2. Learn how to protect your own personal information; 3. Explain how online resources are used to combat fraud; and 4. Develop your own skills by using these resources.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Communications, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Risk Management committee

The field of behavioral safety has been around for more than 30 years. In this time, practitioners and researchers have determined many of the means to optimize the performance of a behavioral safety process. This talk covers many of the known and validated approaches that create the profound results associated with a behavioral approach to safety. This session also presents a forward-looking perspective and will discuss the likely next phase of behavioral safety.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the use of discretionary effort and maximizing its potential; 2. Recognize the Observer Effect; 3. Recognize the impact of the Hawthorne Effect; and 4. Identify ways to learn how to avoid pencil whipping and use self-observations.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Social and Behavioral, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Employee Communications committee

Most electricians view shock as an occupational hazard, but many fail to recognize the dangers of arc flash. This session provides an eye-opening look at the real hazards lurking inside the typical 600V and below electrical system. The presenter uses a personal experience to define arc flash hazards. He also gives examples of how to reduce the number of injuries and deaths in your workplace.

You will be able to: 1. Identify an arc flash hazard; and 2. Explain various types of personal protective equipment to help reduce arc flash injuries.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Electrical Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food and Beverage Manufacturing committee

This panel session has been popular for several years. The panel includes representatives from the public and private sectors with expertise in highway safety, driver training, fleet management, commercial vehicle licensing and standards, federal programs and advanced transportation systems. Ask your questions and challenge this panel of experts!

You will be able to: 1. Define the federal and state safety program; 2. List commercial vehicle operation and licensing requirements; and 3. Identify technologies available to the public.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Highway Safety committee

This session is a discussion of basic construction safety-management practices, including daily requirements, explanation of multi-employer work sites and elements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's required Jobsite Safety and Health Programs.

You will be able to: 1. Explain basic requirements for proper construction project safety management; 2. Define the responsibilities in multi-employer work sites; and 3. Summarize the required elements of a Jobsite Safety and Health Program.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Construction
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Safety Program Development committee

The BWC Safety Grant program provides funding to assist in reducing the risk of injuries. As part of the program, BWC collects data to assess the reduction in exposure to occupational risk factors as a result of the interventions. Injury rates before and after the intervention are determined along with claims cost savings for the implementation of the intervention. This presentation summarizes the results of the data and discusses various interventions.

You will be able to: 1. Describe what engineering controls and equipment were most effective in reducing worker’ compensation claims and costs; 2. List what industries and sizes of employers had the largest worker’ compensation claim and cost reductions from the interventions; and 3. Recognize how online BWC prevention effectiveness data can be used for evidence-based safety and health.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the Ergonomics committee

The presenter designed this session for a multi-disciplinary audience from an end user perspective to learn practical information on how the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides 5th edition is used to rate permanent impairment. Anyone involved in performing, reviewing or managing impairment ratings, should attend this overview of the AMA 5 methodology. This includes what to make of the impairment rating reports based on the Guides and how to recognize the red flags in the reports not consistent with AMA 5.

You will be able to 1. Recognize the key concepts of the AMA Guides 5th edition; 2. Describe the underlying methodology of the AMA Guides 5th edition; 3. Identify the red flags in the AMA Guides 5th edition based reports; and 4. Define the elements of a valid impairment evaluation based on the AMA Guides 5th edition.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Medical, Rehabilitation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 RN; 1 HR

Developed by the Workers' Comp program committee

This session reviews the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Environmental Protection Agency requirements for conducting process-hazard analyses (PHA). The discussion highlights key points that you must cover to comply, as well as ensuring you carry out a proper analysis of process hazards. A working example is reviewed and discussed.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how a PHA is conducted; 2. Recognize proper and improper assumptions made in PHAs; and 3. Define critical aspects of a well executed PHA.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Safety Management, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the A.S.S.E./Ohio Council committee

Are you prepared to respond to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) whistleblower complaint? Federal OSHA enforcement of whistleblower complaints extend beyond OSHA matters and cover 20 other federal statutes. Employers should be aware of their rights and know how to avoid costly mistakes that can trigger liability. In this presentation. The speaker provides an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act whistleblower statute, employer’s rights in responding to such claims, preventative measures and recent cases.

You will be able to: 1. Identify elements of a whistleblower claim under Section 11(c) of the OSH Act; 2. List examples of adverse action under Section 11 (c ); 3. Explain employer obligations with respect to whistleblowers; and 4. Define how to effectively address whistleblower actions.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Safety Management, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This eye-opening session reveals the hidden and not so glamorous secrets of the student drug culture and alcohol misuse in our schools and neighborhoods. It provides an update on related current issues and discusses the short- and long-term effects of drug and alcohol misuse. This includes the physical, sociological and psychological impacts.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the hidden and not so glamorous secrets of the student drug culture and alcohol misuse; 2. Explain the short- and long-term effects of drug and alcohol abuse; and 3. List the physical, sociological and psychological impact of the drug use life.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Schools and Universities, Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH; 1 SAN

Developed by the Ohio Public Schools committee

This session presents a variety of topics from the Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) that every certified Ohio EMS and fire provider needs to know to obtain or maintain their Ohio fire and EMS certifications, and to help them perform their jobs daily. The presenter will also respond to audience questions.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the various levels of Ohio fire and EMS certifications; 2. Define the continuing education requirements for the various levels of Ohio fire and EMS certifications; 3. Summarize the Ohio fire and EMS one card/one expiration process for all certifications; and 4. Describe the audit process, the Ohio training institutions, the Ohio EMS website, investigations, grants, National Accreditations Pro Board (fire) and CAAHEP (paramedic), recent scope of practice and what's on the horizon.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.3 CEU; 3.5 EMS

Developed by the Emergency Medical Services committee

This session highlights Destination: Excellence, a portfolio of seven BWC programs, designed to reward employers for keeping their workplace safe and getting injured workers healthy and back to work sooner. The speakers give an overview of the programs. They then delve deeper into the specifics of each program, including what each program is, why you should participate, the size of the incentive and the requirements of the program. This session is also offered at 10:45 AM Wednesday, March 26. (#603)

You will be able to: 1. Identify the seven programs included in the Destination: Excellence portfolio; 2. Describe the benefits and requirements for each of the programs; and 3. Explain how to enroll in each program.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session provides an overview of the Ohio Fire Code Section 605 - Electrical Equipment, Wiring, and Hazards. Included in the session is abatement of electrical hazards, illumination, working space and clearances, multiplug adaptors, extension cords, unapproved conditions, appliances, electrical motors, temporary wiring, and portable electric space heaters. We discuss what the code enforcement official is responsible for and how you can be proactive in the proper use of electrical equipment.

You will be able to: 1. Identify electrical hazards in the workplace; 2. Describe the possible fire and or shock hazards; 3. Explain how to better evaluate your electrical equipment needs; and 4. Explain how the employee can be pro-active in the electrical age workplace environment.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Electrical Safety, Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Fire Safety committee

Maintaining a readiness to respond to emergency events and disasters is a fundamental responsibility for any business. Protecting employees, customers, property and business operations can only be done when businesses have taken time to conduct a hazard vulnerability analysis and then use the results to develop an emergency plan. The presentation introduces participants to information and tools that can assist with the development or revision of their emergency plan.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the emergency management model; 2. Explain how you can use the hazard vulnerability analysis to prioritize potential emergencies/disasters; 3. Explain how you can use the emergency management model components to develop an emergency plan; and 4. List ways to locate available tools and resources that can assist with the develop of an emergency plan.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Metals committee

This session is a hands-on demonstration on how a fire-based HazMat team responds to and handles HazMat spills and leaks at businesses and industries. The presenter shows a time shortened response from arrival to completion of the emergency response phase.

You will be able to: 1. Explain fire based HazMat team responses; 2. Recognize how to assist and prepare for a HazMat release; 3. Identify how fire based HazMat teams operate; and 4. Define ways to improve communications with fire based HazMat teams.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Chemical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1SAN

Developed by the Chemical committee

This session is an introduction to the hazards of flowing grain and procedures for safe grain bin entry. This session highlights the need for lock-out/tag-out and identifying risks when working from heights. A demonstration helps participants select and use proper safety harnesses and lifeline systems, especially when working in grain facilities.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the common hazards associated with flowing grain and entrapment; and 2. Explain how to select proper safety harnesses and lifeline systems for use at grain facilities.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Agriculture and Green Industries
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Agricultural and Green Industries committee

Improvements in safety training, the work environment, equipment and policies help reduce the number and severity of recordable workplace incidents. However, what happens when these fail or when a new situation arises that hasn’t been planned for? What drives how people respond and ultimately how safe they are? Our 30 years of original research indicates that there are six reasons people engage in safety behaviors. Learn what they are and how to put them to work to continue to improve safety.

You will be able to: 1. Explain why influencing behaviors is vital to improving workplace safety; and 2. Identify the sources of influence that contribute to safety behaviors.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Social and Behavioral, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the College and University Safety committee

This session takes attendees through the steps from the initial call when an employee is injured to the return to work of the injured employee. This incident scenario uses props and actors to provide a real world, hands-on interaction with the event. Attendees will see how to properly investigate, interview, document and analyze the event as the analysis unfolds.

You will be able to: 1. Explain key steps to successfully complete an incident investigation and analysis; 2. Identify difficulties you may face when analyzing an incident; and 3. Define the desired results of a successful incident investigation.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the State, County and Municipal Employees committee

This presentation focuses on marijuana legalization for medicinal or recreational purposes and the potential impacts on employers. The session looks at the effect that these public policies have had on employers in other states and also studies the language of the medicinal marijuana ballot initiative that could be on the Ohio ballot in 2014.

You will be able to: 1. Describe issues that legalization of marijuana have raised for employers in other states; 2. Identify concerns that employers might have with Ohio's ballot language; 3. Explain how to re-evaluate existing drug-free workplace policies in light of proposed legislation; and 4. Distinguish between medical conditions covered by national legalization laws and Ohio's proposed language.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Drug-Free Workplace, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CLE; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Drug-Free Workplace committee

Two years into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA’s) alignment of the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS), there’s still confusion among employers about chemical labeling requirements and safety data sheet (SDS) formatting. Join us as we discuss what’s changed, review the most common compliance issues affecting companies today, and explain how you can use technology to create a compliant SDS and label strategy for your workplace to meet the upcoming GHS deadlines. This session is also offered at 10:45 AM Wednesday, March 26. (#313)

You will be able to: 1. Define OSHA’s adoption of GHS affects label and SDS requirements under the revised HazCom Standard; 2. List the most common compliance issues affecting EH&S professionals; 3. Explain how the changes to labels and SDSs affect your overall HazCom Program. This includes employee training requirements; 4. Describe ways to prevent chemical-related occupational injuries and illnesses from occurring at your facility; and 5. Identify how to prepare your facility for phase two of the GHS transition.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Chemical, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Manufacturing committee

This class is a two-part course on the basics of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping. This session part two, is an application workshop where we apply the principles presented in part one (what to record and what not to record) to determine recordability of various injuries using a sample log with common recordkeeping errors as well as a Q/A session at the end. Part one is presented at 8 AM

You will be able to: 1. Determine recordability of injuries; 2. Describe how to evaluate your logs for compliance; and 3. Explain how to properly complete OSHA 300 logs/300A forms.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the OSHA On-site committee

This panel of experts discusses developing strategic risk management and return-to-work policies to assist companies in limiting lost-time exposure in workers' compensation claims while maintaining a healthy workforce.

You will be able to: 1. Identify effective risk management protocols; 2. Recognize the benefits of transitional duty work programs; 3. Describe how vocational rehabilitation services can impact return-to-work results; and 4. Explain ways to engage a resistant injured worker.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources, Rehabilitation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR

Developed by the Risk Management committee

Workers who possess exemplary listening skills are valuable members of the workforce. Effective listening skills support customer service, benefit workplace relationships and prevent misunderstandings that arise from poor communication. Likewise, improved listening skills create a safe workplace by decreasing the amount of injuries, fatalities and loss of production. This workshop will allow practicing effective listening skills emphasizing styles and processes used in the workplace. This session is also offered at 1:15 PM Thursday, March 27. (#534)

You will be able to: 1. Define the act of listening and its foundational qualities; 2. Identify various listening styles appropriate for different circumstances; 3. Identify barriers that prevent effective listening; and 4. Describe the impact effective listening can have on diversity, productivity and safety in the workplace.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Communications, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Workforce Diversity committee

This session is an overview of selected health-care reform legislation such as the American Affordable Care Act, Medicaid Expansion and International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition, specifically providing insights on known and unknown impacts to workers' compensation. It touches on the potential practical and legal impacts on medical services treatments, provider reimbursements, subrogation and other related aspects of administering and executing medical claims-management activities. How will applicable statutory and court case rulings be impacted?

You will be able to 1. Identify potential impacts of relevant health-care legislation on the workers' compensation environment; 2. Explain how target legislation impacts BWC's execution of relevant Ohio revised code; 3. Explain how target legislation impacts workers’ comp health-care providers and managed care organizations; and 4. Describe steps BWC is taking to proactively manage the impacts of these legislative changes.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Workers' Compensation, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

When trust drops in an organization, the speed of production and quality goes down while accidents go up. In the end, strategic goals go unmet. Why is trust so hard to build in an organization? How do you really build a team? Join Warrick as he explores the fundamentals of how to use conflict to build real trust, how to more effectively communicate with each other and how to build a team that remains focused on the organization’s goals.

You will be able to: 1. Define trust; 2. Identify when to use conflict when building a team; and 3. Describe how to use “EPR” communication skills to build trust.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Leadership
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Employee Communications committee

This course educates those responsible for securing loads on over the road transportation vehicles and those responsible for enforcement. We review the new cargo securement standards based on the North American Cargo Securement Standard Model Regulations. The new regulations require motor carriers to change the way they use cargo securement devices to prevent articles from shifting on or within, or falling. We review the most common mistakes made during securement and review prevention procedures.

You will be able to: 1. Review vehicle inspection and securement requirements; 2. Discuss the minimum performance criteria and cargo securement standards; and 3. Identify what securement devices are appropriate, including the securement device safety practices.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Highway Safety committee

This session discusses the diversion of legal pharmaceuticals into the drug trade market and the easy access to online drug purchasing, domestic and foreign. Participants learn how to identify sources of legal and illegal drugs, the details of drug interactions, student drug usage and experimentation, and the hidden dangers of legal drug misuse.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the details of drug interactions; 2. Discuss student drug usage and experimentation; 3. Describe some of the hidden dangers of legal drugs and misuse; and 4. Identify sources of legal and illegal drugs.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH; 1 SAN

Developed by the Ohio Public Schools committee

Are your employees involved in safety? Is participation high? Is the process employee driven? Are there benefits to employee involvement in safety? Join Falin for this session, and you'll leave with an innovative way to develop a safety program that is driven by employee involvement.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how to develop a safety program that drives employee involvement; and 2. Identify ways to sustain an active safety committee.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Safety Management, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the Safety Program Development committee

This session examines the scientific evidence and causal pathways associated with patient handling. The presentation describes the mechanisms by which low back disorders occur, shows how different patient handling activities and circumstances can contribute to risk and describes critical features important for mitigation of the problem.

You will be able to: 1. Discuss the degree of low back disorder risk associated with patient handling; 2. Recognize how low back disorders develop and their risk factors; 3. Identify the components of patient handling that are responsible for increased risk of injury; and 4. Explain the degree to which interventions are able to mitigate risk.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Ergonomics, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS

Developed by the Ergonomics committee

The risk-assessment process helps those responsible for improving machine safety and developing machine safeguarding solutions systematically achieve the goals of safety, compliance, risk reduction and productivity. This session briefly reviews the risk assessment process and focuses on the application of the hierarchy of protective measures, mitigation and the resulting safety specification. Participants complete a lab scenario applying these fundamentals.

You will be able to: 1. Define common machine hazards; 2. Identify applicable ISO and ANSI standards; 3. Apply the hierarchy of protective measures; and 4. Explain how to document the risk assessment results.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN

Developed by the A.S.S.E./Ohio Council committee

Because violence is one of the three leading causes of workplace death, employers must be ready to pro-actively address the potential for violence in the workplace. Recognizing bullying and other forms of harassment as precursors to more serious acts of violence is an essential part of any workplace violence program. This session discusses warning signs of potential violence and suggests policies and procedures to address violence.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the need for a violence in the workplace policy and procedure; 2. Recognize that bullying and harassment are perceived by recipients as violent acts; 3. Explain understand the need for addressing potential acts of violence proactively; and 4. List the risk factors inherent with the business functions of their respective companies.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food and Beverage Manufacturing committee

This session provides a live demonstration and training opportunity for people who operate fire extinguishers, want to know how automatic fire sprinklers for and are responsible for fire safety and evacuation procedures. You will use a fire extinguisher on a live fire, see a live demonstration of how fire sprinklers operate, and safely evacuate a simulated fire in the Fire Safety House. This multi-part session of demonstration and training provides a basic understanding of how a fire starts, how an individual can escape a fire and how a fire is controlled. NOTE: You may arrive anytime during this session and must rotate through each of the stations to receive CEU credit.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how smoke moves through an enclosed space; and 2. Identify the different classes of fire extinguishers.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the BWC program committee

Workers who possess exemplary listening skills are valuable members of the workforce. Effective listening skills support customer service, benefit workplace relationships and prevent misunderstandings that arise from poor communication. Likewise, improved listening skills create a safe workplace by decreasing the amount of injuries, fatalities and loss of production. This workshop will allow practicing effective listening skills emphasizing different styles and processes used in the workplace. This session is also offered at 11 AM Thursday, March 27. (#533)

You will be able to: 1. Define the act of listening and its foundational qualities; 2. Identify various listening styles appropriate for different circumstances; 3. Identify barriers that prevent effective listening; and 4. Describe the impact effective listening can have on diversity, productivity and safety in the workplace.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Communications, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Workforce Diversity committee

Federal, state and local governments have united with private industry toward a single overarching goal: To annually reduce roadway fatalities until we reach zero deaths on America's roadways. This session focuses on the national effort to move toward zero deaths on America's roads as well as American Traffic Safety Services Association's (ATSSA) and ATSSA members' initiatives to educate the public and policymakers on the importance of this national effort. This is part one of a two part session. Part two is offered at 2:30 PM Wednesday, March 26. (#325)

You will be able to 1. Explain how companies and individuals have an impact nationwide on the movement toward zero deaths; and 2. Identify how your organization and others can take part in reducing deaths on our highways.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Highway Safety committee

Whether small or large, most universities have multiple residential buildings, including high rise structures. Recognizing the importance of having a strong, vibrant educational training program is the key to ensuring a successful campus fire safety initiative. This session identifies the elements needed to properly develop, implement and maintain an interactive fire-safety prevention program. Attendees leave with a practical awareness of key components needed to create a program.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize the need to have a fire safety educational program on campus; 2. Describe the steps needed to attain support for your program; and 3. List the necessary components of a life safety program.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Schools and Universities, Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the College and University Safety committee

How often is complacency involved in accidental injuries and fatalities? Let's face it; complacency often plays a significant role. But how can we fight it? Learn how your organization can minimize the effects of complacency both on and off the job.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the shortcomings of traditional safety management against the ongoing occurrence of accidental injury and death; 2. Explain how complacency factors into virtually all injuries we sustain -- whether at work, home or on the road; and 3. Identify simple safety skills people can apply everywhere to avoid injuries.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the State, County and Municipal Employees committee

Maintaining a highly motivated workforce is essential for any organization. Not only is our cost of labor the single largest part of most any organization’s budget, but we rely on employees to execute our strategic plans. What really motivates employees? How can you keep employees focused on the strategic goals? How can terminating employees actually raise morale? Join Warrick as he explores the basis of human motivation and how to get the most out of your employees.

You will be able to: 1. Define what motivates the human animal; 2. Identify ways to measure employee morale from a financial standpoint; and 3. List ways to tie employee performance to the organization’s strategic goals.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR: 1 SAN

Developed by the Employee Communications committee

Direct farm markets, wineries, u-pick operations, tree farms and other agricultural-related businesses are quite diverse, and often have unique liability. The key to protecting the consumer, your workforce and business operations is preparedness. This session will cover how effective emergency action and business continuity plans and employee training can help maintain business operations, protect consumers and workers, and reduce your liability.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the components of an emergency action plan; 2. Describe a business continuity plan unique to your operation; and 3. List ways to develop an employee training program to minimize business disruption.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Agriculture and Green Industries, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Agricultural and Green Industries committee

This session provides an overview of basic employment law. We create an understanding of discrimination and the Equal Employment Opportunity laws. We also discuss proper employee classification (exempt vs. non-exempt) and the ramifications of improper classification illustrating why this is so important for your company.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the types of discrimination; 2. Explain the basic employment laws that affect everyone; and 3. Describe how to properly classify employees.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the Risk Management committee

This presentation begins with a focus on fire and explosion prevention as well as pre-incident planning. It finishes with a description of sample events and things to consider for response and recovery.

You will be able to: 1. Identify appropriate fire and explosion prevention controls to implement; 2. Discuss pre-incident planning for the type of event anticipated; 3. Explain the items to consider prior to a response; and 4. Describe one approach to business recovery.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Chemical, Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Chemical committee

This interactive session addresses six factors to consider when initiating job placement efforts: vocational, physical, psychological, social, placement and economic factors. Presenters discuss a real-life case study outlining each factor and how employment specialists work to reduce barriers within each one. The session highlights examples and statistics that reveal the challenging job market and effects of the recovering economy on job seekers. Part two is offered at 2:30 PM Thursday, March 27. (#645)

You will be able to: 1. Describe challenges faced by employment specialists when returning injured workers to the workplace; 2. Identify reasons why it may be difficult for injured workers to find employment; and 3. Explain how hiring practices have changed the job market.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

Prescription drug abuse remains an increasing problem in the United States as employers struggle to create a balance between privacy and safety. This session helps employers outline guidelines to ensure employee’s prescription drug use is safe, and to protect their workplace from the dangers of employee abuse and misuse of prescription drugs.

You will be able to: 1. Identify issues with employee privacy and safety that prescription drug use can present employers; 2. Define Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines regarding prescription drug use; 3. Describe how to address gaps in your drug-free safety program; and 4. Explain best practices that every employer should implement.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 CLE; 1 BELTSS; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Drug-Free Workplace committee

While it may be hard to believe, human trafficking is happening in Ohio. Well-informed schools can play an important role in its eradication. Attend this session and learn the definition, description and scope of human trafficking; what law enforcement agencies are doing to combat this criminal activity in the Columbus/Central Ohio area; and how to report a trafficking tip.

You will be able to: 1. Define human trafficking and its various forms; 2. Describe traits that are common among victims and incidents; 3. Explain methods used to prevent this crime; and 4. Identify how to report a trafficking tip.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Legal, Schools and Universities
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Ohio Public Schools committee

Smart phones and tablets? iPhones and Droids? Apps? We've all heard the lingo. But how does it apply to safety? In this session, cut through the hype and learn how specific apps can enhance safety performance, up to and including crisis communications.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the benefits of mobile applications with safety management; 2. List mobile applications that enhance functionality in safety; 3. Explain Twitter, social media, and a new approach to crisis communications; and 4. Summarize key points of social media etiquette.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Communications, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the A.S.S.E./Ohio Council committee

Rigging-related accidents can result in significant property and personal injury losses, up to and including loss of life. More often, basic principles of static force equilibrium are violated. Deficiencies in rigging design or overall manufacturing are found in most rigging-related injuries. In this lecture, we explain the importance of safety measures and provide historical data on accidents that you can use as preventive measures.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the most common mistakes in rigging-related accidents; 2. Explain the difference in value between a training and common sense approach; 3. Describe how to properly read rigging charts; and 4. List ways to select proper tools.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Metals committee

Hazards on machinery pose special challenges in the manufacturing environment. Safeguards can be misapplied or defeated causing lost productivity and danger to employees. Learn how to implement more effective safeguarding that keep employees safe, maintain or improve productivity, and comply with national consensus standards. This session provides an overview of the machine safeguarding process and introduces tools that assist with the design and implementation of a machine safety solution.

You will be able to: 1. List the two main methods of protecting workers that need to access a machine; 2. Describe the machine safety lifecycle; and 3. List appropriate machine safeguards using the mitigation hierarchy.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Industrial Safety, Manufacturing
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food and Beverage Manufacturing committee

This presentation is an overall Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) update with a twist. We cover the local/regional and national emphasis program hazards in place under OSHA. We use photos and videos to demonstrate the various hazards that are seen during emphasis program inspections and some of the mitigating controls that could have eliminated the hazards. This is an interactive presentation with audience participation.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the current OSHA emphasis program at a national and local level; and 2. Distinguish between an unabated and abated emphasis program hazard.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Manufacturing committee

In some cases, it might be appropriate as part of the overall treatment plan to have time off from work. However, quite often excessive amount of time off from work can be detrimental to one's health. Mounting scientific evidence has led to the wide spread agreement between various medical and specialties societies to issue policy statements that make return to work and or staying at work necessary as part of the overall treatment plan. Not working leads to increased morbidity.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize the risk to injured worker of excessive time off from work; 2. List the various position statements from medical societies and the physician specialty organizations; 3. Identify the major barriers to return to work or stay at work; and 4. Summarize the steps to a successful strategy to return to work or stay at work.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Medical, Rehabilitation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RN; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) is a recognition and exemption program of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that is targeted at small, high-hazard employers who wish to develop an exemplary safety and health management system in their workplaces. A panel comprised of employer representatives and BWC personnel who administer the program will discuss the SHARP program intended for the participation of Ohio's small employers who would like to find out more about SHARP.

You will be able to 1. Explain the SHARP program; and 2. Describe how to assist employers working toward SHARP certification.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Small Business, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the OSHA On-Site committee

This session covers the design of sprinkler systems for new and rebuilt structures or additions and upgrades to current systems under National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13. Topics include the need to determine water supply and demand and types of sprinkler head, construction and building materials. The type of materials and how materials are stored are additional considerations. Learn about testing and routine maintenance requirements.

You will be able to: 1. Identify appropriate upgrades to sprinkler systems for changes or upgrades to their facility; and 2. Describe sprinkler design requirements in reference to NFPA 13.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fire Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Fire Safety committee

Research has demonstrated that early identification and strategies that target risk factors for disability are effective for those at risk or for those with chronic pain-related disability. Applying methods proven in research can be challenging in practice. This presentation discusses evidence-based solutions that have been integrated into workers' compensation and disability management systems in North America. Large national employer outcomes are discussed.

You will be able to: 1. Explain how psychosocial risk factors impact work disability and drive costs in the U.S.; 2. Describe the limitations of the impairment treatment model; 3. Recognize psychosocial risk factors through practical video demonstration; 4. Identify injured workers at risk for delayed recovery; 5. Explain how cost-effective rehabilitation programs in the U.S. are used to prevent costly prolonged disability; and 6. List ways to improve return to work, health and socioeconomic outcomes.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Human Resources, Rehabilitation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 RN; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR

Developed by the Ergonomics committee

Best in class manufacturers achieve 5 percent to 7 percent higher overall equipment effectiveness, 2 percent to 4 percent less unscheduled downtime and less than half the injury rate of average performers. This is achieved through the 3Cs of safety maturity - culture, compliance (policies and procedures) and capital (technology investments). This session introduces the safety maturity index to measure and baseline the 3Cs of safety maturity, the first step to develop a path forward to improve both safety and productivity.

You will be able to: 1. Define the elements of safety maturity in manufacturing; 2. Describe the levels of maturity for each element; 3. Explain how to assess the safety maturity of a manufacturing facility; and 4. Summarize why all three elements of safety maturity are vital to success.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Safety Program Development committee

If your company is considering purchasing equipment that would help reduce the potential for an injury from occurring, then this session is a must. There is up to $40,000 available for state-funded employers to help purchase safety related equipment to enhance safety efforts and reduce injuries in your facility. This session helps companies identify types of equipment available and includes a review of the application process. A company that has received a grant will also share its perspectives. This session is also offered at 8:15 AM Wednesday, March 26. (#501)

You will be able to: 1. Identify types of equipment available through the Safety Grant Program for various industries/services; 2. Explain the application process in simple steps; and 3. Describe the Safety Grant Program from both an employer's and BWC's perspective.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

What triggers a suspicion of Workers Compensation fraud? The panel presenters discuss the red flags for provider, employer and injured worker related fraud and the common signs that may indicate something more ominous may be happening. Insurance-related crimes are less likely to be reported because the victim is faceless. Reality is that although the perpetrator is not stealing from your pocket directly, these types of fraud increase the cost of medical services, premiums and the cost of doing business. This session is also offered at 1:15 PM Wednesday, March 26. (#614)

You will be able to: 1. Explain how and when to report suspected workers' compensation fraud; 2. Recognize the warning signs of fraud amongst injured workers, employers and providers; 3. Distinguish between civil and criminal cases of workers' compensation fraud; and 4. Explain actions you can take to deter and prevent workers' compensation fraud in your workplace.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Legal, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CLE; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session helps agricultural and horticultural producers address the evolving needs of aging workers. Topic discussed will include safety for older workers; assistive technology used in agriculture; horticulture and gardening; and tricks of the trade for aging limitations. Highlights include discussing mobility, managing arthritic limitations, planning a productive day, and showcasing adaptive tools and equipment.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize aging limitations of senior workers in the agriculture and horticulture industries; 2. Identify methods to help older workers remain productive; 3. Explain the safety aspects associated with senior workers; and 4. Identify assistive technology and adaptive tools used to help workers remain productive.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Agriculture and Green Industries
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Agricultural and Green Industries committee

While safety managers are very fluent in the language of their profession e.g. regulations, standards and requirements, they often do not speak the language of corporate or company executives.  This session assists environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals learn how to speak the language of the corporate executive.

You will be able to 1. Explain the corporate executive language; 2. List where to find the information necessary to talk in the board room; and 3. Describe why EHS professionals must learn another language to be more successful.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Communications
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR; 1 SAN; 1 EMS

Developed by the A.S.S.E./Ohio Council committee

Federal, state and local governments have united with private industry toward a single overarching goal: to annually reduce roadway fatalities until we reach zero deaths on America's roadways. This session focuses on the national effort to move toward zero deaths on America's roads as well as American Traffic Safety Services Association's (ATSSA) and ATSSA members' initiatives to educate the public and policymakers on the importance of this national effort. This is part two of a two part session. Part one is offered at 1:15 PM Wednesday, March 26. (#324)

You will be able to: 1. Explain how companies and individuals are having an impact nationwide on the toward zero deaths movement; and 2. Identify how your organization and others can take part in reducing deaths on our highways.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Driving and Transportation
Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the Highway Safety committee

Have you searched websites like OSHA.com for safety and hygiene information, used basic search methods on Google or Bing, checked out Twitter? Not finding what you need to know? This session helps attendees discover the information inside the most popular websites for occupational, chemical and laboratory safety information, how to use Twitter to find new safety information and monitor incidents, and how to use Internet search engines more efficiently through advanced search techniques.

You will be able to: 1. Select the best websites for finding safety information for your needs; 2. Define Twitter hashtags and describe their use; and 3. Identify the advanced search functions of Internet search engines.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the College and University Safety committee

The session assists you in identifying many of Ohio's common creatures and the particular habitats in which they live. Whether snakes, spiders or flying insects, this session enlightens you on when to beware and what to look for when it comes to Ohio's more notorious inhabitants, including where you may run into plants that may make you itch and be generally uncomfortable.

You will be able to: 1. Describe how to wash up after contact with different kinds of poison ivy; 2. Identify the habitat of Ohio's three common venomous snakes; 3. Define the role of Ohio's diverse spiders; and 4. Recognize various flying insects which can be harmful, including wasps, bees and mosquitoes.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Agriculture and Green Industries, First Aid and Health Care
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the State, County and Municipal Employees committee

Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. has legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational use. Three legalization initiatives are pending in Ohio, which speak directly to employers. This session examines the safety, health, operational, legal and financial impact that legalization may have on the workplace.

You will be able to: 1. Summarize the three marijuana legalization initiatives being considered in Ohio regarding impact on employers; 2. Explain the issues that legalization of marijuana could raise for workplace safety, health and stability; and 3. Identify steps employers could take to proactively address those issues.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace, Legal
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 RN; 1 CLE; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Employee Communications committee

Many industries use hoist/crane/rigging practices on a regular basis. However, lack of proper training often leads to injures or can even end with a fatality. This session covers proper usage of below the hook devices such as chain and wire rope slings, shackles, and eye bolts. Learn how to employ safe lifting angles, read load calculations, acknowledge proper procedures and follow the necessary requirements to make a safe lift for both individuals and group rigging applications.

You will be able to: 1. List the proper terminology and techniques used for safe lifts; 2. Explain pre-shift inspections on lifting equipment; 3. Describe a proper lift setup to prevent injuries to self and others; and 4. Identify the importance of signaling when working with overhead equipment.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA

Developed by the Metals committee

Open enrollment gives state-fund employers an opportunity to choose a managed care organization (MCO) to help manage the medical portion of their workers' compensation claims. A strong MCO-employer partnership also helps injured workers receive the treatment they need to get back to work as safely and quickly as possible. This session covers what employers should know about the upcoming 2014 MCO open enrollment including resources available to help you, timelines and what items to consider when choosing your MCO.

You will be able to: 1. Describe the open enrollment process; 2. Explain the key time constraints in the process; 3. Recognize items to consider when selecting an MCO for your organization; and 4. Identify resources available to help with your MCO selection.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Workers' Compensation, Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

For many of us, finding the right solution to address an ergonomic issue can be challenging. Whether you are implementing a new product, administrative solution or personal protective equipment, it’s not always easy to differentiate a passing fad from a proven solution (fact). This interactive session aims to stimulate discussion and provide answers to common questions surrounding ergonomic products and solutions.

You will be able to: 1. List the myths and truths about common ergonomic products and solutions; 2. Define what truly makes a product/solution ergonomically sound; and 3. Explain basic ergonomic fundamentals to support or negate typical ergonomic claims.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Ergonomics
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Ergonomics committee

This session discusses the history of the rebuttable presumption and how to properly defend a claim where there is a positive drug test whether the rebuttable presumption is met or not.

You will be able to: 1. Identify conditions where the rebuttable presumption is met; 2. Describe when the positive drug test is appropriate; and 3. Explain the reasonable cause requirement.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Drug-Free Workplace, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RN; 1 CLE; 1 RCH; 1 HR

Developed by the Drug-Free Workplace committee

This interactive session addresses six factors to consider when initiating job placement efforts: vocational, physical, psychological, social, placement and economic factors. Presenters discuss a real-life case study outlining each factor and how employment specialists work to reduce barriers within each one. The session highlights examples and statistics that reveal the challenging job market and effects of the recovering economy on job seekers. Part 1 is offered at 1:15 PM Thursday, March 27. (#644)

You will be able to: 1. Define reasonable expectations for an injured worker's job search; 2. Identify environmental and biopsychosocial factors that impact return to work; 3. Describe ways that nurses and case managers can work with employment specialists to remove barriers to return to work; and 4. Explain how medical factors can be addressed in a return to work plan.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

This session will assist you in understanding what you should do to protect yourself when faced with an active shooter; what the mental states and reasoning of the shooter and others involved could be and what you should do if you are caring for an injured victim. Additionally, learn what to expect from law enforcement when they arrive. Lastly, gain an understanding of how to begin the process of developing an active shooter program in your workplace.

You will be able to: 1. Define steps to create an active shooter program in your workplace; 2. Describe ways to protect yourself during an active shooter incident in your workplace; 3. Summarize what to expect from law enforcement when they arrive on the scene; and 4. Explain the mental state of the active shooter and others involved and its impact on your workplace.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Workplace Violence
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Workforce Diversity committee

As a U.S. Marine, Corporal Mark O’Brien relied on his training, personal protective equipment (PPE) and support systems (fellow Marines) to save his life on the battle field. O'Brien continues to serve others by sharing his story of his occupational injury. He bridges the gap between being a U.S. Marine and employees in the workplace. O'Brien shares his compelling message to powerfully illustrate how training, PPE and your support systems make the difference in successfully completing your mission to be safe.

After attending this session, you will be able to 1. Recognize how critical it is to properly wear your PPE; 2. Explain the impact that your co-workers have on your safety, and the impact that they have on others; 3. Describe the importance of attending  safety training; 4. Explain why your action, safe or unsafe, affects more than just yourself.

You can also hear O'Brien speak at Thursday's 9:30 a.m. general session #903.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Personal Protective Equipment, Training and Education
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Manufacturing committee

This session is a review of the 2011 Ohio Fire Code and referenced National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards. We also answer questions regarding these updates as it may pertain to those facilities that require annual inspection from the Ohio Fire Marshal Office.

You will be able to: 1. Identify the current Ohio Fire Code in use; 2. Explain the referenced standards particularly NFPA in the Ohio Fire Code; and 3. Recognize the Ohio Fire Code.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fire Safety, Government/Regulatory
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Fire Safety committee

This session is a meeting of the Ohio Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Association open to all employers participating in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. All Ohio SHARP employers will receive an invitation.

You will be able to 1. Explain the current status of the SHARP program in Ohio; and 2. List ways to mentor other potential SHARP employers.

Credits: 0.1 CEU

Developed by the OSHA On-Site committee

This session explains the need to clearly identify permit required confined spaces (PRCS) and maintain an entry log. Unauthorized or improper entries into these types of spaces result in numerous fatalities each year, both for the entrants and for rescuers. In addition to developing specific entry procedures, the history of the space should also be examined to ensure the program is appropriate.

You will be able to: 1. Identify characteristics of PRCS; 2. Explain key elements of a PRCS hazard evaluation; and 3. Describe how to develop procedural guidelines for entry to a PRCS.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Industrial Safety, Safety Management
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Safety Program Development committee

Significant understanding of the behavioral neuroscience of pain has developed during the past 20 years. This knowledge has evolved into evaluation and treatment models that work successfully in the workers' compensation system.  These models show positive outcomes from early intervention to later treatment of chronic pain and opioid dependence/addiction. Claimants broadly fall under three categories that can be successfully managed within the biopsychosocial model of assessment and intervention: 1. Claimants with no objective pain generator whose subjective complaints outweigh the objective findings; 2. Claimants with positive findings of a pain generator who can benefit from cognitive-behavioral pain management techniques for pain control and desensitization of the biopsychosocial pain magnifiers; and 3. Claimants who may be opioid dependent, addicted or drug seeking and Best Practices medical management entails tapering the opioids and polypharmacy.

You will develop an understanding of the biopsychosocial model of pain, including 1. Psychobiology pathways of chronic pain; 2. Six primary psychosocial factors influencing chronic pain and delayed recovery; 3. Assessment Measures: screening assessment; comprehensive assessment 4. Successful cognitive-behavioral functional restoration interventions, including outcomes; and 5. New clinical pathways to avoid creating an unwarranted psych diagnosis.

Skill level: Advanced
Track: Rehabilitation, Medical
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 RN

Developed by the BWC program committee

Although fall protection is challenging, five primary techniques can help reduce fall hazard risk. This presentation addresses each of the top five methods with rationale and examples. It includes an exercise to evaluate where your organization stands related to these five critical areas.

You will be able to: 1. List five ways to reduce fall hazard risk; 2. Explain the advantages of applying prevention through design principles; and 3. Summarize the critical elements needed for effective fall protection training.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Fall Protection
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 EPA; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Food and Beverage Manufacturing committee

This session provides the basic information about the benefits of transitional work (TW) for the employer and injured worker. We discuss eligibility, the process to apply for a TW grant and participate in the TW Bonus Program, how to obtain a plan and the rewards of using one. Also discussed are strategies employers may use in offering modified duty and TW to their injured employees and services available to help in the speedy return to work of their injured worker.

You will be able to: 1. Explain the impact that TW can have on employer premiums; 2. Recognize the direct and indirect benefits of having a TW plan; 3. Describe how to obtain a TW plan for your company; and 4. Summarize how to participate in the TW bonus program.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Human Resources, Workers' Compensation
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 CCM; 1 CRC; 1 CDMS; 1 HR

Developed by the BWC program committee

How long do you simply observe troubling or disruptive behaviors before intervening? How do you recognize warning signs that trouble is on the horizon? Waiting too long or not correctly managing such issues can end in student or staff injury or even death. This session describes the concept of a behavioral intervention team (BIT) or crisis assessment team by examining its purpose, discussing cross-functional teams and sharing approaches for dealing with distressed people.

You will be able to: 1. Define a BIT; 2. List troubling, problematic or disruptive behaviors a BIT should consider; 3. Identify resources to form a cross-functional BIT; and 4. Discuss real scenarios.

Skill level: Basic
Track: Schools and Universities, Social and Behavioral
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 HR; 1 SAN

Developed by the Ohio Public Schools committee

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is bringing major changes to the way chemicals are classified. This discussion reviews a few best practices in chemical management. It also presents ways to leverage your GHS data and additional chemical information to get a better understanding of the hazards in your workplace. We discuss how you can use this information to mitigate risk and improve safety and compliance programs across the workplace.

You will be able to: 1. Recognize important chemical data from products, materials and production processes to make critical safety decisions; 2. Describe how to leverage GHS and chemical data to better understand workplace risks; and 3. Explain methods to reduce chemical-related hazards.

Skill level: Intermediate
Track: Chemical, Industrial Safety
Credits: 0.1 CEU; 1 BELTSS; 1 EPA; 1 SAN

Developed by the Risk Management committee