Webinars

Webinars are a great way to keep up on safety and industry related topics in this time of economic cutbacks. A webinar is a presentation presented via the internet. Many are free or relatively low cost. Most take just an hour, including a question and answer session.

Some webinars for June include:

The Value of Assessing Your Injury Management Practices: Building Front-end Processes to Reduce Back-end Costs - June 24, 2009, 2pm EDT - $59.95 OHSOnline

Rapid Action Pandemic Planning: Taking the Next Step - June 24, 2009, 2pm EDT - FREE OHSOnline

Preventing and Enforcing Musculoskeletal Hazards in the Workplace - June 17, 2009 2pm EDT - FREE - http://www.ccohs.ca

The 3 A's of Arc Flash - Awareness, Analysis, Action - June 13, 2009 2pm EDT - FREE - http://www.EHSToday.com

If you can't make a certain date or time, or miss a webinar, don't worry. Most webinars are available to watch on demand.

Here are a few places that provide both upcoming and on-demand webinars:


http://www.ccohs.ca/products/webinars/


http://ohsonline.com/Webcasts/List/Webinars.aspx/


http://www.asse.org/education/virtualclassroom.php


http://www.necanet.org/job/safety/webinars/


http://ehstoday.com


http://www.ishn.com

June is National Safety Month

June is National Safety Month. This year's event focuses on four themes, each with its own week—teen driving (June 1-7), falls prevention (June 8-14), overexertion (June 15-21), and distracted driving (June 22-28).

This week focuses on teen driving.

Traffic crashes are the number-one cause of teen fatalities -- an estimated 38 percent of all teen deaths occur from crashes. Inexperience, speeding, cell phone use/texting and alcohol are some of the leading factors that can heighten young drivers’ risks. As parents, your employees can take steps to help keep young drivers safe.

You can find more information and tips here.