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Education, training and continuous improvement elements of safety and health management system (SHMS): Part 4 of 4
Education and Training aim to ensure that all workers receive appropriate and effective training in a language and literacy level they understand to do their work safely before performing assigned tasks, changes in assigned tasks, and changes in the workplace. While the appropriateness of the training refers to how well it covers the potential hazards in the workplace and the controls needed for each job, its effectiveness refers to how well workers understand and behave to protect themselves and others from potential hazards.
July 19, 2023国产短视频SafetyFlorida
Protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat
What first comes to your mind when thinking about occupational heat hazards? Many will think about outdoor work in the summertime. The 2023 summer season has greeted us with extreme heat advisories, watches, and warnings. By late June, more than a third, or 36% of the U.S. population, was covered by one of these heat alerts on a single day! You don鈥檛 need to wait until June or be outside to consider heat when developing your job hazard analysis (JHA).
July 10, 2023国产短视频SafetyFlorida
Mental health in society and the workplace
国产短视频SafetyFlorida Consultant Clarence Rodrigues discusses the impact of mental health on workers and how symptoms can be managed.
April 4, 2023国产短视频SafetyFlorida
COPH introduces the Lifelong Learning Academy
The COPH is introducing a new way of learning and teaching beyond the degree programs. The COPH Lifelong Learning Academy was developed in response to proposed legislation to address public health workforce gaps, including positions required to prevent, prepare for and respond to public health emergencies
June 13, 2022College News
Salud Latina 国产短视频combats misinformation in Spanish
国产短视频College of Public Health faculty members have come together to provide credible public health messages and combat misinformation in Spanish.
September 27, 2021College News
PhD in genomics program welcomes first student
COPH student Jan Dahrendorff graduated this past summer with his MSPH in genomics. He鈥檒l be taking the next step as the first student to enter the newly established genomics PhD program.
August 23, 2021College News