Hazard Control and Risk Assessment - Webinar By MentorHealth November 29, 2012

Overview: This webinar will describe methods and approaches that can be used to identify risks and hazards in the workplace. This webinar will also help you to understand what you must do to eliminate or reduce the risk for your employees.

OSHA requires that all workplaces identify and evaluate the hazards present in the work environment. This also involves the assessment of the risk levels associated with these hazards in order to control them.

Why should you attend: Attendance in at this webinar will assist you in determining how to identify hazards and risks in your workplace, and will help you to evaluate the risks of these hazards so that they may be reduced or eliminated.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Risk identification
Hazard assessment
Chemical hazards
Physical hazards
Hazard communication techniques

Who Will Benefit:
Managers
Supervisors
Administrators
Safety Staff
Human Resources
Nurses

Dr. Kenneth S. Weinberg, Ph.D. is an independent consultant in environmental health and safety. Dr. Weinberg has consulted for several companies in the areas of OSHA Injury and Illness reporting, as well as auditing for OSHA inspections. He has worked as the Director of Safety at Mass. General Hospital in Boston for almost twelve years, and has written several books on the topics of health care safety, OSHA, and Indoor Air Quality. He has also written several articles for prominent national safety publications, and serves on the editorial advisory boards for safety publications. He Also has been Administrator of the Health Care Divisio0n of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and is a member of several panels that advice on safety related matters.