Workplace Emergency Preparedness

• Why is Emergency Preparedness important to small businesses?
• How to form planning team – Who are the key decision makers in an emergency? Who will develop and implement the plan?
• How to identify the risks and hazards to which your business is vulnerable.
• How to develop an Emergency Action plan – creating a statement of purpose; identifying key players and their responsibilities; outlining the response procedures; developing a training plan and the review procedure.
• What are the business continuity issues you need to think about and how do you identify and evaluate appropriate resources?

Emergency Preparedness for Small Businesses in the Healthcare Industry

will provide information focused on the needs of healthcare providers and facilities.

Risk Management and Preparedness for Small Business

will further explore the tools small business can use to protect their assets and to recover from emergencies.

• Emergency Preparedness Series Workplace Emergency Preparedness
  • Why is Emergency Preparedness important to small businesses?
  • How to form planning team – Who are the key decision makers in an emergency? Who will develop and implement the plan?
  • How to identify the risks and hazards to which your business is vulnerable.
  • How to develop an Emergency Action plan – creating a statement of purpose; identifying key players and their responsibilities; outlining the response procedures; developing a training plan and the review procedure.
  • What are the business continuity issues you need to think about and how do you identify and evaluate appropriate resources?
  
  Emergency Preparedness for Small Businesses in the Healthcare Industry will provide information focused on the needs of healthcare providers and facilities.
  Risk Management and Preparedness for Small Business will further explore the tools small business can use to protect their assets and to recover from emergencies.
• Workers Compensation 101 Workers Compensation 101 Recent changes through House Bill 7 present a new and unique opportunity for employers to control their workers compensation costs. This workshop will review the latest refinements of the changes and explain how Texas employers can benefit from the new rules.
  
  Topics include:
  • 79th State Legislature – House Bill 7
  • Legal & Compliance
  • Workers’ Compensation System
  • Benefits
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Workplace Safety Services
  • Sam Hurtz Case
  • Return to Work
• Keeping Your HR Systems Dynamic Keeping Your HR Systems Dynamic- Handbooks, Job Descriptions, the Hiring Process This seminar is designed to up date small business owners and managers on the latest trends in employee handbooks, competency based job description, and recruiting and hiring practices.
  
  Included in the training are:
  • Determining what policies and procedures should be put in place
  • Legal considerations to keep in mind when developing a handbook
  • Integrating drug-free workplace and safety policies
  • Developing job descriptions and recruiting materials
  • New thinking concerning applications and interviewing techniques
  • The importance of reference checks in today’s climate
  • The role of orientation, communication, coaching and supervision in making your systems work
• Employee Handbook Employee Handbook: What You Need to Know to Develop or Update Your Employment Policies This seminar is designed to assist small business owners and managers in developing, communicating and updating personnel policies and employee handbooks. Learn about new areas such as new definition of retaliation, Internet use, picture phones, expectation of privacy, identity theft and veteran rights. Keep current with judicial leanings regarding progressive discipline, workplace violence and harassment.
  
  Included in the training are:
  • Elements of an Employee handbook
  • Determining what policies and procedures should be put in place
  • Legal considerations to keep in mind when writing policies and procedures
  • Implementing policies and procedures through orientation, communication, coaching and supervision
  • Integrating drug-free workplace and safety policies
• The Employment Process The Employment Process: How to Recruit, Hire, Develop and Terminate Legally This seminar will review the current trends and requirements in recruiting, hiring, developing, disciplining and terminating employees.
  
  Areas discussed will include:
  • Developing job descriptions and recruiting materials
  • Appropriate applications, screening and interviewing
  • The importance of reference checks in today’s climate
  • Employee orientation and development – the importance a development plan
  • Performance appraisals and their relevance in unemployment claims
  • Progressive discipline strategies
  • The termination process
• Small Business Employee Handbook Clinic Small Business Employee Handbook Clinic This clinic is a hands-on event for the creation of an employee handbook. Utilizing an electronic template, each attendee will be able to create or revise their personnel policies with the direction and assistance of Human Capital staff.
  
  Attendees of this clinic will:
  • Identify the key elements of an Employee Handbook
  • Determine the federal and state regulations that apply to your company
  • Consider the policies you want to include in your “house rules” portion of the handbook
  • Create or revise your handbook using a computer and handbook template provided for this class.
  • Receive assistance in developing your handbook and a critique when it is competed.
• Harassment & Violence Update Harassment & Violence Update: What You Need To Know This workshop is designed to assist the small business in developing an approach to eliminating harassment, minimize the potential for workplace violence and to learn the elements of security planning.
  
  This workshop will address:
  • What constitutes harassment and the various types of harassment.
  • How to conduct a harassment investigation.
  • Disciplinary action for harassing behavior
  • Development of a plan to prevent violence and a plan for greatest protection of your employee if violence should occur
  • How to develop a security and emergency preparedness plan to cover the situations that are most likely to occur in small businesses.
• Dealing with Difficult People Dealing with Difficult People This workshop identifies unwanted behaviors and describes different styles of communication offering strategies to turn conflict into cooperation.
  
  This workshop will cover:
  • How we got here – Generations and Expectations
  • Who are the difficult people?
  • What’s your style?
  • What’s their style?
  • Strategies- blending, redirecting listening, trying it out.
• Safety Plan Clinic Safety Plan Clinic This clinic is a hands-on event for the creation of a workplace safety plan. Utilizing an electronic template, each attendee will be able to create or revise their safety management practices with the direction and assistance of Human Capital staff. Interactive discussion will cover resources for writing (rewriting) your company’s safety and health plan; preparing for emergencies; assessing job hazards; developing a successful training program. The goals and objectives of a workplace safety program will be reviewed and a plan utilizing the tools for creating and maintaining a safe and compliant workplace will be prepared during the clinic.
• OSHA Record Keeping Requirements OSHA Record Keeping Requirements Failing to keep accurate records on the OSHA injury log could cost your business $1000 or more. Designed to help managers avoid fines and citations, this workshop reviews recordkeeping process and requirements. Participants will learn good recordkeeping practices including how to identify what is and is not reportable and recordable; how to properly log entries onto the OSHA 300 injury/illness log; and how to make changes and corrections to the required forms. The session also covers posting requirements and the annual survey of occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Controlling the Cost of Workplace Injuries Controlling the Cost of Workplace Injuries Whether you are a subscriber to Workers Compensation Insurance or not, dealing with workplace injuries contains many hidden costs. This workshop will help small employers identify and control the invisible and unnecessary costs related to job injury. Identify the strategies of overcoming the difficulties and costs associated with lengthy lost time. Learn how to develop and implement an effective return to work program that reduces the financial and personnel stresses when an employee is out of work due to a workplace injury.
• Warehouse Safety Warehouse Safety Warehouses are busy and dangerous environments in which to work. Recently, there has been a large increase of injuries to warehouse workers. Some of the top causes of worker injuries in warehouses are forklifts overturning, manual handling and lifting, people being struck by powered equipment, slips and falls, and chemical splashes. This program is tailored to fit the needs of the customer. Some of the topics included are Materials Handling/Lifting/Ergonomics, Walking Surfaces and Working Environment, Powered Industrial Trucks, Exit Routes/Fire Prevention, Hazard Communications and other topics as required. Length of program will vary according to customer needs.