Safety Training Methods

Training Goals
Upon completion of Safety Training Methods (STM), you will be able to make decisions about your safety and health training needs - needs analysis, performance, objectives, instructional strategy and methods, content, media, delivery, evaluation, and cost.
STM is a 4.5 –day course focusing on the knowledge and skills required to assess your training needs; as well as to plan, organize, create, and deliver safety and health training programs.

During training, you will:

Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

Training Goals
Upon completion of Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH), you will be able to recognize potential and existing chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards, you will also be able to conduct an industrial hygiene walk-through survey, and perform basic air and noise monitoring.
Based on NSC’s Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene technical manual, this 4.5 day course examines four key processes in an effective industrial hygiene effort - anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control.

During training, you will cover:

Standard First Aid/CPR/AED for Employees

This is a one day course that teaches care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults (infants and children also included), identifying and caring for bleeding, sudden illness, injuries and preventing disease transmission. This course is designed to meet OSHA standards for workplace first aid and CPR training. This course also meets a variety of licensure requirements for adult care workers.

First Aid /CPR/AED Instructor Development Course

Training Goals
Upon completion of this 3-day course you will be able to obtain official certification to teach first aid and CPR courses. You will learn how to conduct class sessions, and will be provided with the reasons and dynamics behind each topic or visual presentation.

Instructor Development Courses cover:

Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens Instructor Development Course

The Bloodborne Pathogens instructor course meets the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and is your tool for training employees or members of the general public who may come in contact with infectious materials as part of their jobs. This is a one-half day course.
During this course you will learn new methods that involve, influence and facilitate adult learning while refining your teaching skills.

The Bloodborne Pathogens course topics include:

DDC-4 for Employees

Recently revised, our four-hour Defensive Driving Course (DDC-4) is a cost-effective way to make sure ALL your drivers know how to develop or maintain safe, defensive driving habits and attitudes.

Course Content

DDC-4 Instructor Development Course

DDC-4 can help your organization increase your profitability by reducing the number of insurance claims, time away from work due to injuries and the cost of vehicle repairs. Let our experienced trainers provide you with the tools and knowledge to become an excellent trainer for your organization.
During this 2-day course, you'll gain the confidence to be an effective trainer for our basic defensive driving course.
Who Should Attend?
Safety managers, fleet supervisors, HR managers, and driving school instructors should all attend this course.
DDC-4 is a cost-effective way to ensure all your drivers develop safe, defensive driving habits and attitudes. When you do not have eight hours to teach a driver training program or a refresher course, our 4-hour condensed defensive driving course is the answer. All core concepts are included.

Topics covered in the instructor course include:

Van Driver II for Employees

Many organizations assume that driving a van is the same as driving a car, and expect their employees (or volunteers) to take on van-driving responsibilities without any training. Van driver II shows drivers how to compensate for these differences. This is a 6 hour course.

Course content

Forklift Operator Instructor Training

This course meets the OSHA CFR 1910.178(l) safety training requirements for Powered Industrial Vehicle Operators.
This program trains you to train your lift truck operators to use their equipment safely. It helps you comply with OSHA’s Powered Industrial Standard, aimed at reducing injuries and related costs. This is an eight hour course.

Course Content:

Professional Truck Driver for Employees

This six-hour course will cover:

Professional Truck Driver Instructor Development Course

Truck driving is among the top ten most dangerous professions. But if you think the job’s dangerous, look at the consequences of frequent on-the-road collisions. One user of our Professional Truck Driver Course (DDC-PTD) estimated that before training, 60% of his drivers could expect a collision in the course of a year. That was before DDC-PTD stepped in. This program user experienced a 50% decrease in collisions.
Our blockbuster course respects your drivers’ intelligence, and bases every session on the actual experience of their colleagues. Your driver’s real questions and concerns get answered. Drivers get new approaches to hazardous situations and participate in discussion about techniques that work for their vehicles.
This one-day course is designed for all trucks. This includes Straight Trucks, Equipment Maintenance Trucks, Delivery Vans and Semi Trucks.

Course Content Includes:

Flagger Training for Employees

The National Safety Council’s Flagger Training Program is a skill-building program taught by certified instructors and meets federal guidelines for controlling traffic through construction work areas. The program includes best practices and performance-based testing for new flaggers. This class lasts four hours.

Course content

Flagger Instructor Development Course

The National Safety Council’s Flagger Instructor Course is one-day and will provide the instructor candidate with:

Safety Management for Construction

This one-day course focuses on the special needs of construction supervisors.

Course content:

OSHA 10-Hour Training for Roadway Construction Industry

Developed by the National Safety Council and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, this two-day course covers 11 modules that can be taught separately. Material is geared toward roadway work zone construction workers. Information focuses on practical approaches to recognizing and controlling OSDA-identified construction hazards.

Course Content:

Temporary Traffic Control in Work Zones - Design & Supervision

The National Safety Council’s newest work zone training program gives traffic engineers and technicians the knowledge and skills to establish safe, efficient movement of traffic and protection for roadway construction workers. Contractors, utility industry employees and municipal, county or state employees involved in establishing and maintaining traffic control in or near the vehicle right-of-way will benefit from this course.
At Least one year of experience in work zone traffic control and a passing grade on the written test are required to receive a certificate from this course. The course for employees lasts one day. The Instructor Development Course is two days.

Course Content:

Incident Investigation

Training Goals
Upon completion of the Incident Investigation course, you will be able to:

During training, you will examine:

All prices are per person; multiple class discounts are available.
On-site classes are available 7 days, 24 hours (minimum of ten students).
For more information or to schedule training classes contact:

John Stubbs or Margarette Cather
Community Safety and Health Division
Arizona Chapter National Safety Council
1606 W. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ    85015-5232

Staff Telephone: (602) 234-1698
Fax: (602) 277-5485
E-mail: box5@acnsc.org
Outside the Phoenix Metropolitan area please call:
888-835-0740