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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Free Online Small Business Safety Training

North Carolina State University offers a six part online course in Safety and Health Management Systems for Small Businesses. This self-instructional training program on can help implement an SHMS that is the following:

Easy to develop
Inexpensive
Can usually be done in-house
Reflects your way of doing business
Based on specific needs of your workplace

The course, funded by an OSHA-sponsored Susan Harwood grant, includes the following six sections:

1. Introduction to Safety and Health Management Systems

2. Management Leadership

3. Worksite

4. Hazard Prevention & Control

5. Safety & Health Training

6. Post-Assessment

The online course is available at: http://www.ies.ncsu.edu/safetyhealthmgmt/#

Labels: Industrial Health, Safety Training