March 6th-10th, 16th & 17th
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Please note: If you are registering again to add a class to your agenda, please reach out to Meaghan Mulcahy at [email protected], to adjust your schedule. This will help us keep an accurate count for each session.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis course will cover the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.132. During the course, we will discuss the various forms of PPE, hazard assessments, proper PPE selection, and training requirements associated with the PPE standard.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramProvides a general awareness of the risks and the regulatory requirements for protecting employees who work with or are exposed to substances or materials that contain silica. General Industry and Construction standards will be discussed throughout the course.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis course provides an overview of the science of industrial hygiene. Learn how industrial hygienists and employers can anticipate, recognize, analyze and control environmental and physical hazards in the workplace. By addressing these hazards, industrial hygienists help protect the health and well-being of workers, as well as members of the communities where they live and work.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceThis training will be about recognizing the hazards associated with machinery use, the methods of machine guarding, the different types of machine safeguards, and your responsibilities when working with guarded machinery.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramA basic level awareness training course that provides an overview of fall hazards, fall protection equipment, and OSHA fall protection standards.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis session is intended to provide knowledge of internal safety audits, according to the Montana Safety Culture Act and OSHA 1910 General Industry Standards. It will also provide guidance on how to plan and conduct a safety audit, common hazards found and corrective actions.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThe purpose of this course is to provide workers with information that will enable them to recognize common struck by and caught in/between hazards at the worksite.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThe class will provide detail into OSHA 1926 subpart F: Fire Protection and Prevention. The class will provide detail into fire protection and prevention standards for employees and employers. Participants will learn about the different types of fire extinguishers and types of fires that could occur in the workplace.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramA compliance-based practical guide to workplace violence prevention with an emphasis on employer interventions and real-world examples from late-night establishments and healthcare settings.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThe class will provide detail into OSHA 1926 general requirements for a variety of tools found in the workplace (Hand, power, Abrasive, Woodworking, etc.) Along with general requirements of tools the class will provide details into hazard awareness, guarding and precautions for safe use of hand & power tools.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramA brief overview of bloodborne pathogen (BBP) biology, compliance requirements for healthcare and non-healthcare settings, and some lessons learned with other pathogens compared to BBPs.
Slips, trips and falls are one of the leading causes of accidents, both in and out of the workplace. As a result, they are a significant problem both to the general public and the workplace. This class will cover practical methods to reduce slips and falls.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThe course will provide an overview of the OSHA standards related to emergency action plans, and will help prepare employers and employees to respond to various emergency situation. Some topics covered in this training course include: exit and evacuation routes, assembly areas, fire prevention, fire extinguishing systems, types of workplace emergencies, and emergency action plan elements.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis course will provide an overview of the Hazard Communication Standard. We will cover the methods for learning about chemical hazards, including labels, safety data sheets and hazard assessments, as well as standard requirements in the workplace.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis course will cover various work surfaces associated with various work environments. After the course, you will have the knowledge and skills to:1. Identify hazards in the workplace associated with walking and working surfaces.2. Identify best practices for eliminating or controlling hazards associated with walking and working surfaces in the workplace.3. Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from walking and working surface hazards.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramAn introductory training course provides an overview of trenching hazards, equipment, and OSHA trenching standards.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceIn this lock out tag out (LOTO) training participants will learn the necessary steps in order to lock and tag out a piece of equipment. This training will cover the entirety of the LOTO process. From precautionary measures needed to be taken before a lock and tag is placed to the intermittent steps that must be taken for a lock and tag to be removed. Common questions about the LOTO process that will be answered are: Who has the authority to use lock out tag out? When do I use lock out tag out? What needs to be done before a lock out tag out can be used? How do I lock out and tag out a piece of equipment? When can a lock out tag out be removed? Who can remove the lock out tag out? As well as the different types of LOTO.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceClass will include types of electrical hazards; regulations pertaining to electrical safety and review the most common electrical hazards found in the workplace and how to prevent them.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceClass will cover the fundamentals for both operator and pedestrians in areas where PIT are used. Fundamentals include right of ways, traffic, applications, and proper use.
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryLearn how to control your workers' compensation cost. This class covers the cost drivers of workers’ compensation and how to control them.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceEnsuring that your employees remain healthy and safe while on the job boosts morale and increases your company’s profitability. During the training you will learn the risk factors associated with office ergonomics and the basic steps to take when conducting an ergonomic assessment. Musculoskeletal injuries become harder to treat, more disabling and often more painful as they progress. We would like to prevent them from progressing to a level where comfort, safety and productivity are adversely affected.
Montana Public Sector Safety ComplianceUnderstanding of what a Confined Space is, what hazards make up a Confined Space, and how to mitigate the hazards. Including information on Permit Required Confined Spaces and Confined Space Rescue.
Montana Safety and Health Consultation ProgramThis session is intended to provide knowledge of general welding safety, according to OSHA 1910 General Industry Standards, and hazards associated. It will also provide guidance on various methods to protect employees from these hazards.
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryParticipants who register for this course must have their cameras turned on during class. They also have to attend each session in order to earn their OSHA 10-Hour Card. The OSHA 10 class helps develop the critical skill of Hazard Awareness - an analysis of cause & effects of the most common injuries happening on any job site. Benefits include increased productivity, fewer worker injuries, greater employee engagement. Topics include OSHA overview; employer responsibilities; employee rights; slips & falls; machine guarding; material handling; hazardous chemicals; ladders; electrical; effective safety management; ergonomics.
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryThis class provides an overview of Montana’s workers’ compensation system, including the history and purpose of workers’ compensation, coverage requirements, rights and responsibilities of the employer and injured worker, benefits structure, and dispute resolution process.
Katie LevineAmerican Foundation for Suicide PreventionTalk Saves Lives™: Suicide Prevention Education for Workplace Settings is a 60-minute education presentation designed to be delivered in workplace settings, to organizational leadership, managers/supervisors, and employees. This presentation provides participants with the scope of the problem of suicide, key research findings, including risk factors and warning signs for suicide, along with recommendations for the role we can all play in suicide prevention.Topics covered include:• Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide• Research: Information from the latest suicide prevention research• Risk Factors and Warning Signs: Information on health, historical, and environmental factors that put individuals at risk for suicide along with suicide warning signs• Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care• What You Can Do: Guidance on how to get help for yourself or someone else in a suicidal crisis
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryLearn the best practices the stay at work/return to work program recommendations for safe and effective return to work following a workplace injury. Learn how to use a workability form to improve communication between the health care provider, injured worker, and the injured worker’s employer.
James MesserCompliance Assistance Specialist, OSHAThis session will highlight OSHA's recordkeeping and reporting requirements. This will include when to record and report work-related injuries and illnesses and how to complete the required forms.
Montana Department of Administration- State Human Resources DivisionNavigating the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and various other laws, regulations, policies, and procedures can seem complex and confusing. This presentation will examine key concepts of the FMLA, common challenges, and employer best practices. Attending both the FMLA and ADA presentations will offer participants a greater understanding of where the FMLA leave begins and ends, how FMLA and ADA differ, how they often overlap, and how to administer each piece of legislation to remain compliant and balance the needs of both the employee and employer.Upon completion of this session, participants will:• Define covered employer• Describe employer notice requirements• Recognize FMLA leave requests• Assess employee eligibility under the FMLA• Recognize FMLA-qualifying conditions• Understand employee rights under the FMLA• Understand medical certification requirements• Provide examples of FMLA interference and retaliation• Describe strategies to prevent FMLA abuse• Describe situations where WC, FMLA, and ADA may overlap
Montana Department of Administration- State Human Resources DivisionNavigating the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and various other laws, regulations, policies, and procedures can seem complex and confusing. This presentation will examine key concepts of the ADA, explore the interactive process and reasonable accommodations, address common challenges, and offer employer best practices. Attending both the FMLA and ADA presentations will provide participants a greater understanding of where the FMLA leave begins and ends, how FMLA and ADA differ, how they often overlap, and how to administer each piece of legislation to remain compliant and balance the needs of both the employee and employer.Upon completion of this session, participants will:• Define covered employer• Identify protections for people with disabilities under the ADA• Define “qualified” applicant/employee• Define disability and examine key concepts• Recognize reasonable accommodation requests under the ADA• Explain the interactive process• Understand when and how to request medical documentation• Explore reasonable accommodations options, including the use of leave• Define and recognize undue hardship and direct threat under the ADA• Describe situations where WC, FMLA, and ADA may overlap and how to administer each
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryPlease select the Thursday session to ensure proper registration. This is part 2 of 2 for this class.
Shawna PageMountain West OSHA Education CenterThis course covers the roles and responsibilities of the employer to educate and assign a competent person to excavation sites. Course topics include understanding and application of definitions relating to the OSHA Excavation Standard, excavation hazards and control measures, soil analysis techniques, protective system requirements and emergency response. Upon course completion, students will understand the importance and duties of a competent person in excavation work and have the knowledge and skills required performing these duties.
Montana Department of Labor and IndustryParticipants who take the OSHA 10-Hour Construction course must have their cameras on during the class. Participants must attend every session in order to earn their 10-Hour card. This training is designed to educate every construction worker on the recognition and avoidance of the top four hazards in your work environment. Topics include fall protection, personal protective equipment, health hazards, and more. It also includes an introduction to OSHA’s construction industry standards and requirements of the more frequently referenced and cited standards. Students receive an OSHA 10-hour card upon completion.
