Understanding and Improving Your Safety Culture
Dates: June 2, 2022
Meets: Th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Course: $130.00
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
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Phone: (616)331-7180 Email: learn@gvsu.edu
This course will provide the knowledge and tools for participants to gain an understanding of the factors that affect culture and how it impacts safety performance. Management Leadership/Commitment and Employee Involvement are the most critical components of having an effective Safety and Health Management System (SHMS).
This course will use data, examples, case studies, and activities to illustrate best practices and assist participants in improving their company’s safety culture.
Check-in from 8:30 - 9:00am.
Lunch provided.
MTI courses offer scholarships that will pay 50% of the cost. To learn more about the scholarships program or to apply, visit the MIOSHA scholarship application page.
| Fee: | $130.00 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | 6.00 |
| CEUs: | 0.60 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | Course | $ 130.00 |
| Optional Fee | Scholarship | $ 65.00 |
Jim Getting, PhD
Jim Getting was appointed to MIOSHA's Consultation Education and Training
(CET) Division in 2007 and provides construction safety services for the Southwest
counties of Michigan. Jim has over 16 years of experience as a construction
safety professional. Prior to joining CET, Jim worked as Safety Director for several
companies, encountering a multitude of construction safety hazards. Jim learned
first-hand the challenges of training workers, developing safety plans, inspecting
worksites, and developing written programs to ensure worker safety and complying
with MIOSHA standards.
Jim has a Doctoral degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Auburn
University. His primary specialty is the managing of safety and motivation of workers
through behavioral safety methods. By utilizing these straight-forward and effective
techniques and his field experience, Jim provides training and consultation to assist
companies in developing positive and proactive safety programs.