Find out how the safety director of a small company manages to deliver quality, cost-effective training that lives up to the company slogan Safety Always.
For Jerry McGlynn, safety director for McWilliams Electric Co., bringing training in-house was a strategic decision. The family-owned business of about 90 employees calculated what it was spending to send workers out for training and decided to take training inside.
McGlynn, who earned certification as a safety training supervisor and construction health and safety technician, was put in charge. Among other cost-effective training techniques:
- McGlynn regularly visits jobsites, focusing especially on areas of concern, including any raised by the general contractor. He uses this information in future training.
- All supervisors attend a quarterly safety meeting where they receive required training and discuss safety and health issues.
- McGlynn uses online training as a backup in case employees are not able to attend live sessions.
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- At the conclusion of a training session, participants are asked to write down safety goals and lessons learned, place the sheet of paper in an envelope, and address it to themselves. McGlynn mails these to workers’ homes about a month later to remind them of what they have committed to work on.
- A game such as Safety Jeopardy is incorporated into quarterly employee safety meetings. Popular prizes, including tickets to sporting events, are earned when employees demonstrate their safety knowledge.
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It’s All Up to You
Whether by happenstance or design, your company now has exactly one person in charge of workplace safety—and it’s you.
Where’s the best place to start, given limited time and money, to make sure you keep your workers safe and keep your company in compliance? What should you be focusing on? How do you make sure you stay on top of everything?
Join us on March 17 for the answers to these and all your other questions about being a “safety department of one.”
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The single most important place to turn your attentions to—before anything else
- Which regulations you need to keep track of, and how to be sure you stay on top of compliance issues
- How to write and implement a safety program that prioritizes the biggest issues while identifying areas for improvement
- How to set up a proactive and engaged safety committee to be your eyes, ears, and hands when it comes to training and operating safely
- The “must complete” forms and documentation to have on hand should an OSHA compliance officer pay you a visit
- What to do in case of an accident—who to notify, what forms to complete, and how to prevent the accident from occurring again
- When to seek the help of an outside safety consultant—and how to find a good, affordable one
- Resources and training that can make you a better safety professional and improve your day-to-day safety management skills
About your Speaker:
Christopher J. Miranda is the founder of MAC Safety, Inc., located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which provides occupational safety and health management services nationwide.
Miranda has years of experience in safety management, accident investigation, and OSHA compliance. A Penn State graduate in business management, his unique blend of business expertise and business ownership, and his extensive safety background allow him to balance safety advocacy with building a profitable business.
Miranda is a national trainer and author, who designs safety programs that help companies achieve a safer work environment, which typically results in a healthier bottom-line profit. By driving the proactive management of a clients’ worker’s safety and health, providing OSHA required training and monitoring OSHA reporting requirements, Miranda helps companies operate more efficiently and with less risk of fines and citations. His safety awareness training program has contributed to significant reductions in OSHA reportable accident rates at companies all around the country.
Through MAC Safety, Inc., Miranda and his team helps companies develop, implement, and maintain safety programs that meets and exceed OSHA safety requirements. Our experienced consultants conduct OSHA training classes at clients’ worksites which include everything from required OSHA training for employees and supervisors to customized training based on business’s unique safety requirements.
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