Presented by: Joseph Cook, NYS Public Employer Safety and Health Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. This training will identify hazards associated with excavations, describe the methods for protecting employees from cave-ins, apply excavation hazard protection methods and recognize employer requirements to protect workers from excavation hazards. Case studies will offer ...

Presenter: Sara Cegelski, Senior Training and Development Consultant, HR Works This course will emphasize the strong connection between employee growth and a supervisor’s use of strong coaching skills with employees. The session will highlight the ways in which coaching is more effective than “telling” as it reduces learning time, increases retention and improves employee accountability ...

Presenters: Pete Frisoni, PERMA Public Safety Risk Management Specialist, Brian Budinich, Emergency Care Account Manager; Mellissa Bates, Northeast Regional Manager; Kellie Smith, Emergency Care Specialist; and Joshua Kisselbrack, Emergency Care Account Manager. Patient movement is the backbone of all ambulance operations.  It is the job task that is performed for almost every job assignment, with ...

Fireground Rehab for Everyone Firefighting is physically demanding work.  Overexertion is a leading cause of firefighter injuries and can lead to line-of-duty deaths.  Fireground rehabilitation helps firefighters to work safely and is not just for large departments.  In this presentation, Mike McEvoy and David Hostler, lead authors of the textbook Rehabilitation and Medical Monitoring will ...