Monthly Workplace Safety and Compliance Topics

ESGW In Services

Media: General - Crisis - Social

January: Health, Safety, and Employee Rights

• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Employee Rights and Responsibilities (Employer/Team Member Relationship, Team Member Responsibilities)
• Safety and Loss Control (Safety and Loss Control Program)

February: Environmental Factors and Legal Matters

• Identification of Unsafe Environmental Factors
• Subpoenas, Search Warrants, and Other Investigations
• Environmental Awareness (Hazard Identification, Assess the Risk, Making the Changes, Making Decisions, Safety Culture)

March: Material Safety and Disability Awareness

• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
• Disability Awareness
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Hazard Communications (Safety Data Sheets, Team Member Responsibilities)

April: Abuse, Neglect, and Workplace Drug Policies

• Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
• Drug-Free Workplace (Impacts on the Workplace, Rehabilitation, Testing)

May: Back Safety, Fraud Prevention, and Reporting

• Back Safety and Lifting (The Forces Involved, Common Causes of Back Injuries, Prevention, Proper Lifting, Exercises)
• Waste and Fraud (Reporting, Whistleblower Policy)

June: Confidentiality and Seizure Disorders

• Confidentiality (Confidentiality and HIPAA: Confidentiality, HIPAA, Violations)
• Seizure Disorders (Types, Incidence; Causes and Development, Signs, Symptoms and Types, Diagnosis and Tests, Treatment and Prevention, What to Do?, First Aid For Seizures)

July: Safety, Loss Prevention, and Customer Service

• Safety and Loss (Safe Lifting, Blocked Aisles)
• What is ESGW Doing to Keep You Safe?
• About Workers Compensation
• Customer Service (Active Listening, Active Listening Techniques)

August: Fire Safety and Internal Communication

• Fire Extinguishers (The Fire Triangle, Types of Fires, Rules for Fighting Fires, Fire Extinguisher Use, P.A.S.S., Fire Extinguisher Inspection)
• Go Tell Edgar

September: Ethics, Conduct, and Incident Reporting

• Code of Ethics
• Team Member Conduct
• Conduct (Code of Conduct, Respect People, Safe Conduct)
• Incident Reporting and Procedure
• Accident/Incident/Near Miss Investigation
• Injury Reporting Procedure
• Medcor 800-775-5866
• Incident Reporting (Reporting Procedures, UPDATE: Drug Testing, Return to Work, Flow Chart - lots of charts: 1: Injury Reporting Procedure, 2: Injury Reporting Form, 3: Medical Treatment, 4: Accident Interview, 5: Witness Information, 6: Return to Work Status Report, 7 Worker's Compensation Preferred Providers List, 8: Certified Collection Sites, 9: Key Safety Contacts)

October: Emergency Preparedness and Person-Centered Practice

• Review of COOP and EPP (COOP = Continuity of Operations Plan) (EPP = Emergency Preparedness Plan) Emergencies
• COOP Phase I: Activation (Staff Resource Contingency Plan)
• COOP Phase II and III: Maintenance and Reconstruction (Continued Education)
• Person-Centered Practice (Principle 1: Listening, Principle 2: Community, Principle 3: Self Direction, Principle 4: Talents and Gifts, Principle 5: Responsibility)

November: Workplace Hazards and Violence Prevention

• Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Winter Safety
• Workplace Violence (Violence by Co-Workers, Violence by Personal Relations, Violence by Customers or Clients, Violence by Strangers, What to do in case of..., Employee Responsibilities)

December: Winter Driving, Safety, and Diversity

• Winter Driving
• Winter Safety
• Safe Driving
• Winterizing Your Vehicle/Routine Maintenance
• Visibility
• 12 For The Road/What to keep in your car
• Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity and Cultural Competency
• Diversity and Cultural Competency (Diversity, Cultural Competency, Diversity in Action)