ACCESS SAFETY: Safety Training for Employers Serving Michigan's Workers With Barriers to Inclusion.
ACCESS SAFETY is a statewide program that develops and delivers workplace safety and health training to MARO members. Funded by a grant from the Consultation Education and Training (CET) Division of MIOSHA, this training can be presented both on-site, in person, and as web-based seminars delivered via the internet. Training clearly and graphically represents workplace hazards and safe work practices for community rehabilitation organizations, the workers they serve, and the staff who support them. Offering creative strategies to make the workplace safer, ACCESS SAFETY presents training to suit the requirements of the target audience, with programs that employers can retain and utilize on an ongoing basis. Such targeted, relevant, site-specific safety training is available through no other resource for organizations serving people with disabilities and other barriers.
TRAINING TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE GRANT:
ERGONOMICS for both Industrial and Office Environments; strategies for reducing overexertion and repetitive strain, including back injuries. Risk factors & approaches to prevention; posture and body mechanics, workstation design, stretching and exercise.
LOCKOUT/TAGOUT The process of controlling hazardous energy, identifying potential sources, isolating devices, and lockout procedures.
HEARING CONSERVATION Noise in the workplace, hearing protection, audiometric testing.
SAFETY COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT Implementing a safety and health management system, committee representation, goals and objectives, accountability for credibility, documenting outcomes.
YOUNG WORKER SAFETY Rights and responsibilities under MIOSHA, injury statistics, common workplace hazards & the injuries that can result, prevention strategies.
PROGRAMS CAN ALSO BE CUSTOM DESIGNED FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION'S NEEDS
It is our collective responsibility to ensure that safety is an integral part of the employment and training services provided by community based organizations. Take advantage of these valuable training resources!
To schedule an appointment for training, or if you have questions about the project, please contact: Todd Culver, Assistant Director,517/484-5588, tculver@maro.org