Continuing Education
Center for Occupational Safety and Health
ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND ARC FLASH TRAINING
Purdue University North Central’s Center for Occupational Safety & Health was awarded a Susan Harwood OSHA Training Grant that allowed us the opportunity to develop programming in electrical safety and arc flash training at little or no cost to the participant.
Three of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Violations in Indiana are electrical in nature. This concerned us and we are thankful for the opportunity to assist in altering this statistic.
Training was designed with three distinct groups of workers in mind.
The qualified workers who directly work with electricity or are exposed to arc flash hazards.
The* affected worker who assists the qualified worker or who works in close proximity to electrical hazards.
The outreach trainers who teach the hazards of electricity and arc flash and the new OSHA electrical standard requirements as well as 30-hour card holders to reinforce their knowledge of electrical safety and the NFPA 70 E standard.
* Training materials for affected workers are provided in English and Spanish.
Training Dates
At PNC-Porter County
TBD
Registration Fee: $189
Includes lunch and all course materials.
Attendees receive a certificate of training from Purdue upon completion of the training.
Training CEU's are awarded.
This programming is a collaborative effort of Purdue University North Central (PNC) and the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana (CAF). If you are interested in participating in this free training please call our office for more information.
The following information was generated for an OSHA Grant awarded to Purdue University North Central in 2007! The mission of the grant is to provide electrical safety and arc flash training throughout the state of Indiana. PNC/CAF desires to establish the benchmark in training for electrical safety efforts and has presented a training program that provides the philosophy, knowledge, and techiniques necessary to implement a safety-first work site.
As part of our service we are providing our training material online.
Purdue University North Central established the Center for Occupational Safety
and Health in fall 2005.
Since then t he Center for Occupational Safety and Health offers the most-needed OSHA training courses at competitive rates. Purdue University
North Central partners with Great Lakes Regional OSHA Training Institute Education Center, and PNC’s OSH trainers are well established in the field of safety education, with 10 to 30 years experience each. The OSH Center also accesses support from INSafe and IOSHA at a depth that is not available to the private sector.
Learn from the experts – the professionals who absolutely make your OSH experience at PNC a step above the rest! Our instructors bring a wide range of knowledge and experience from the leading OSHA education centers around the country.
Instructor experience:
A combined 86 years of safety and health experience
OSHA Outreach Trainers
Executive Safety and Health Director of the Construction Advancement Foundation
Instructor of Safety Management, OSHA, DOT and Environmental Training
Consultant to over 400 companies on issues relating to safety, health and environmental management
Police and Fire Promotion School Instructor
Past Director of the OSHA National Training Institute
Consultant to some of the world’s largest high-profile cases;
corporations such as Exxon, Halliburton and World Bank
Meet your instructors:
(l-r): Jim Arendas, Sarah Sanders Smith, Manuel Ypsilantes
Safety and Health Management Systems Workshop This unique program is a dynamic approach to managing safety in the workplace! Instructors, with decades of OSHA experience, will lead you through the systems process. Attendees will not only learn about the elements of a safety and management system, they will leave this session equipped with the knowledge to develop and implement a safety and health management system in their workplace. So if you want to evaluate your safety program or just need a boost to get it started or shaped up, this is the workshop for you.
PNC Porter County - Valparaiso
TBD
Registration Fee: $169
OSHA 511:
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
This course provides an overview of OSHA policies, procedures, and standards as well as general industry safety and health principles. Using OSHA standards as a guide, topics include scope and application of the OSHA general industry standards with special emphasis placed on the most hazardous areas. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a 30-hour General Industry course completion card.
At PNC Porter County-Valparaiso
TBD
Registration Fee: $800 Book Fee: $45
OSHA 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
This10-hour general industry safety course is designed to increase safety and health awareness for workers, foremen, job supervisors, and other personnel involved in general industry operations. OSHA recommends the 10-hour general industry training program as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers. Upon successful course completion, the participant will receive an OSHA General Industry safety and health 10-hour course completion card.
At PNC Porter County-Valparaiso
TBD
Registration Fee: $250 Book Fee: $45
OSHA 501 – Outreach Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry
This course is designed for personnel interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour general industry safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as intensive instruction on training techniques. A thorough understanding of OSHA general industry standards is required.
At PNC Porter County-Valparaiso
Monday through Thursday, March 8-11, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Registration Fee: $800
Prerequisites: Must hold an OSHA 30-hour card and have 5 years of safety experience.
NEW! Scaffolding Safety 1-day Workshop
The purpose of PNC’s scaffolding safety program is to reduce injuries to workers. Employers have the responsibility to protect their employees from work related hazards and workers have a responsibility to themselves and their co-workers to be knowledgeable about the safe use of scaffolding equipment. This course will cover safety issues involved in all types of scaffolding, including supported and suspended scaffolding. Topics include fall hazards, personal fall arrest systems, scaffold access, electrocution hazards, scaffold collapse hazards, general requirements, and review of the OSHA requirements in Subpart L.
At PNC Porter County-Valparaiso
TBD
Registration Fee: $169
Includes lunch and all course materials.
NOTE: Students in the OSHA 501 courses who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the Outreach Program must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Outreach trainers are required to attend an OSHA update course every four years to maintain their trainer status.
LOOK! A supplemental course to assist with your safety program development:
Safety and Health Management Systems Workshop
(One-day program)
This ONE-OF-A-KIND program is a dynamic approach to managing safety in the workplace! Instructors with decades of OSHA experience will lead you through the systems process. Attendees will not only learn about the elements of a safety and health management system, they will be equipped with the knowledge to develop and implement a safety and health management system in their workplace. If you want to evaluate your existing safety program or get off to a good start developing a new one, ensure that your company is ready to meet the legal issues of impending legislation with this timely workshop.
Available as contracted training customized to your workplace.
Training at Your Location
Employers have a duty to protect their workers from injury and illness on the job. Protecting workers also makes good business sense. Accidents and injuries are more expensive than many realize. Costs mount quickly. But substantial savings in workers’ compensation and lost workdays are possible when injuries and illness decline. The Center for Occupational Safety and Health at Purdue University North Central can help you.
There are four elements that every effective program should have:
Management leadership and employee involvement
Workplace analysis
Hazard prevention and control
Safety and health training and education
Businesses, manufacturers, government and private industry rely on PNC to offer customized business solutions to enhance organizational performance. PNC's Center for Occupational Safety and Health will work with you to extend your training and HR departments. Please contact us at (219) 531-4200 or email pdranger@pnc.edu.
For additional information or to arrange for customized safety training at your company, contact PNC’s Office of Continuing Education at
(219) 531-4200 ext. 4207 or pdranger@pnc.edu.
You can also visit us online at www.pnc.edu/ce. For further information about course content, contact the Center’s Director at (219) 785-5684 or ssmith@pnc.edu.
