Upcoming Courses - Tallahassee, Pre-enrollment required

June 27
   8am - How to Develop a Safety Program
   1pm - Employee Screening

July 25
   8am - Understanding Behavior & Stress Strategies
   1pm - Methods and Techniques of Training

August 29
   8am - Loss Control Part 1
   1pm - Loss Control Part 2

Fee

NFSC MEMBER $50 per course

NON-NFSC MEMBER $60 per course

$50 one time PSM Program Certificate Completion Fee for those who completed all core and and elective fees for completion program certification.

List of Courses Available

How To Develop A Safety Program
- Learn how to develop and enhance your safety program Florida Workers' Compensation law authorizes premium reductions for an effective safety policy promoting safe working conditions.

Preparing for Emergencies
- Assists in development of a comprehensive action plan for a potential crisis. Covers program responsibility and management, personnel training, fire and explosion, evacuation and much more.

Employee Screening & Safety Orientation
- Reduce problems by careful selection and orientation of new employees. Learn the win/win method of employee termination, a thorough orientation process and employee selection and hiring. A must for all personnel involved in the hiring process.

Understanding Behavior and Stress Strategies
- Recognize stress control and reduction techniques, and learn how to aid supervisors and management can contribute less to employee stress. Identify mod and attitude changes caused by on and off the job stimuli.

Ergonomics
- OSHA calls the '90's the Decade of Ergonomics. Topics covered include workplace corrections to reduce both employee injuries and workers' compensation claims. Improving your employee safety and productivity is easily accomplished.

Methods and Techniques of Training
- Safety training, required by OSHA, makes good sense. Learn methods of presentation that will guarantee learning and retention. Motivating your employees, producing dynamic safety meetings and more are covered in this program.

Record keeping & Documentation
- This course covers the details of record keeping: what is recordable and what is not, what is recordable as an injury, as an illness, and categorizing the difference between illness and injury. Analyzing the data to prevent similar incidents from recurring is also discussed.

Loss Control Part I
- Foundations - Introduces the principals of insurance and the importance of inspections before and after the incident. Attention is given to how and why to investigate near miss incidents and understand Job Safety Analysis.

Loss Control Part II
- Applications - Part I is not a pre-requisite to Part II. Students will examine applications during group exercises. Employer/ employee rights and obligations are explored.

Incident Reporting & Investigation
- A systematic approach is necessary - for both reporting and investigation. Proper procedure will identify causal factors and suggest corrective actions that will reduce or eliminate the probability of recurrence.

Managing a Drug Free Workplace
- A state approved Drug Free Workplace will directly reduce premiums and positively impact your cost of doing business. Drug use results in increased job turnover, absenteeism, injuries, and theft/security problems. All of these lead to poor employee morale and performance.

Managing Workers' Compensation
- is a comprehensive course that covers the following: Medical assistance and return to work programs, insurance understanding and how to save, the legal aspects of workers' compensation, the investigation process to eliminate future incidents, and the employers' rights and obligations.