Three Ways to Keep Your Employees Safe on the Job
Published on October 28, 2021 by Nate Bortz
As the country continues to deal with the effects of the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to make sure you and your employees are following OSHA safety guidelines. Between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020, OSHA conducted 21,674 inspections in response to worker complaints, injuries and fatalities, and referrals impacted by the coronavirus.
If you think your business is too small for OSHA to bother with you, think again. Following proper safety guidelines, no matter how trivial they may seem, are essential to keeping your business alive.
One way to be prepared for any scheduled or unexpected OSHA inspections is by using our company-wide, online safety training solutions.
Plumbers Training Institute offers three safety training solutions, including:
- OSHA-Authorized Outreach Training Programs offered by the University of South Florida
- A Complete Safety Compliance Suite Course Package
- Individual Safety Professional Development Courses
OSHA Outreach Courses
OSHA Outreach is a voluntary training program that acts as the principal method used to train workers in the essentials of occupational safety and health in both the Construction and General Industry work sites. We offer both the 10 and 30 hour versions of these courses. The 10 hour program is catered toward entry level workers, and the 30 hour program expands upon topics presented in the 10 hour version for management-level workers.
Check out the OSHA courses here!
Safety Compliance Suite Course Package
Our Complete Safety Suite Course Package for gives your company access to 14 hours worth of online video courses, including:
- 29 CFR 1926 Confined Spaces – 3 hour
- Powered Industrial Trucks and Aerial Lifts – 2 hour
- Hot Work – 1 hour
- 29 CFR 1926 Stairways and Ladders – 1 hour
- Silica Safety – 1 hour
- Respiratory Protection – 1 hour
- Hazard Communication – 1 hour
- Access to Material & Sign-up Sheets for 24 Tool Box Talks*
- And more!
*Tool Box Talks are defined as a “casual team safety meeting that can be held at any time, anywhere, with any team or crew to discuss a specific safety hazard and safe work practices.” Our Safety Suite Course Package includes prewritten Tool Box Talk materials that your team leaders can read from, as well as sign-up sheets to help track attendance!
Safety Professional Development Courses
Or, if you’d rather help your employees train in a specific area, we also offer individual safety professional development courses. The courses range from three hours to just 30 minutes, so finishing training doesn’t turn into a whole day affair!
Professional Development courses include:
- Confined Spaces
- Respiratory Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment
- And More!
Why Use Online Training?
Online training courses offer two major benefits for your business: they save you time and they save you money.
Instead of taking up a half (or even a whole) day of work sending your employees to in-person classes, online courses give your crew the flexibility they need to finish their training without getting behind on any projects.
Since our courses work on any device with an internet connection, your employees can finish a course no matter where they are.
Here’s a preview of what our video courses are like. At the end of each lesson, we also include quizzes to make sure your employees stay engaged and retain the information.
Ready to keep your employees safe (and your business safe from OSHA inspections)? Click below to get started!