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As an employer, it is your responsibility to determine employees' needs for personal protective equipment. For additional information concerning when protective equipment is necessary, click here.
 
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Establish a Return-to-Work Program
A return-to-work program is a practical approach to returning injured employees to a safe and productive work environment. Although injured employees may be unable to perform their regular jobs, they can often do alternative, productive work while recovering fully from injuries.
 
A return-to-work program can reduce the cost of lost time due to injuries and can keep an injured employee contributing to your organization. Injured employees who stay at work also receive support from co-workers and feel productive.
  
For assistance in implementing a successful return to work program, please click here.
HAZCOM Changes

OSHA has implemented an update to the HAZCOM standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). OSHA is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification of Chemicals (GHS). Your company must train all employees on the changes to the standard by December 1, 2013. WCF seminars will be taught throughout the year to assist with understanding these changes.
Visit OSHA's HAZCOM page for more details or contact your WCF safety and health consultant. 

Major changes to the Hazard Communication Standard

  1. Hazard classification: Provides specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures.
  2. Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each hazard class and category. Precautionary statements must also be provided.
  3. Safety Data Sheets: Will now have a specified 16-section format.
  4. Information and training: Employers are required to train workers by December 1, 2013 on the new labels elements and safety data sheets format to facilitate recognition and understanding.
Safety Class 
Upcoming Safety Seminars

Safety seminars are a great way to polish, refresh or learn new safety skills and preserve your company's bottom line. Most courses are free for WCF policyholders. To access a full list of classes or to register, click here.

 

SEPTEMBER
9/5 8:30 - noon Best Practices in Safety: ANSI/AIHA Z10/2012 Standard
9/11 8:30 - 10:00 Ergonomics: Office Ergonomics & Safety
9/11 10:15 - 11:45 Basics of OSHA &Workers Compensation Requirements
9/12 8:30 - 10:00 Back, Eye, and Hand Injury Prevention
9/12 10:15 - 11:45 Identifying Workplace Hazards
9/18 8:30 - 12:00 Strategies for Return to Work
9/19 8:30 - 10:00 Risk Management: Identifying & Reducing Risk
9/19 10:15 - 11:45 Safety Programs for Small Businesses
9/19 8:30 - 10:00 Identifying Workplace Hazards
9/19 10:15 - 11:45 Machine Guarding
9/26 8:30 - 10:00 UPDATE! Preventing Workplace Slips, Trips, and Falls
9/26 10:15 - 11:45 NEW! Protecting Eyes & Ears


OCTOBER
10/3 8:30 - 10:00 Fraud Prevention: Protecting Legitimate Need VCO
10/3 10:15 - 11:45 Managing your Experience Modifier
10/10 8:30 - 10:00 Bloodborne Pathogens: The OSHA Requirements
10/10 10:15 - 11:45 Strain & Sprain Injury: Prevention Techniques
10/24 8:30 - 10:00 Forklift Safety Train-the-Trainer
10/24 10:15 - 11:45 NEW! Global Harmonization: The New HAZCOM


NOVEMBER
11/6 8:30 - 12:00 Strategies for Return to Work
11/7 8:30 - 10:00 Driver Safety & Awareness
11/7 10:15 - 11:45 UPDATE! Preventing Workplace Slips, Trips, and Falls
11/8 8:30 - 10:00 Driver Safety & Awareness
11/8 10:15 - 11:45 UPDATE! Preventing Workplace Slips, Trips, and Falls
11/8 8:30 - 10:00 NEW! Keeping the Aging Workforce Safe
11/8 10:15 - 11:45 Incident Investigation
11/13 8:30 - 10:00 Managing an Effective Safety Committee
11/13 10:15 - 11:45 OSHA Required Programs
11/14 8:30 - 10:00 Respiratory Protection
11/14 10:15 - 11:45 Violence in the Workplace
11/20 8:30 - 5:00 OSHA Construction Safety 10-hour (1st day)
11/21 8:30 - 12:00 OSHA Construction Safety 10-hour (2nd day)

Watch Safety Seminars Online 
WCF provides free online, streaming safety seminars from our website. The seminars are helpful for training large or small groups at anytime. Click to access WCF On-Demand Safety Training.