Safety School What do your employees need to know right now?

UAC Safety School

What do your employees need to know right now?

Keep your employees safe this winter. Every

work day comes with safety concerns. As a businesslevel UAC member, did you know that you have ready-to-go safety training available to you through UAC's Safety School? Sponsored by Snellings-Walters Insurance Agency, Safety School makes it easier to keep your employees - and your company - safe. Each Safety School topic includes a trainer document, which guides the instructor through the training session, and a slide presentation to show your employees. All of this is available in both English and Spanish. Also included is an attendance sheet so you have a record of who received the training and when. Here are just some of the topics available to you:

Cold weather safety

OBJECTIVE: To recognize the symptoms and to know the results of overexposure to the cold, and to take precautions to prevent overexposure.

Avoid illness with personal hygiene

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the importance of personal hygiene to job health and safety and to explain basic handwashing procedures.

Staying safe on the roads

OBJECTIVE: To help company drivers understand the risks and how to adjust their driving behaviors during adverse weather conditions.

Building an effective first aid kit

OBJECTIVE: To ensure that workers are equipped with the necessary supplies to aid most minor on-the-job incidents.

Pruning safety

OBJECTIVE: To help workers recognize, prepare for, and prevent hazards common to pruning.

Leaf removal safety

OBJECTIVE: To be able to identify and prevent the potential hazards associated with fall leaf removal.

Preventing slips, trips, and falls

OBJECTIVE: To point out the most common – and preventable – causes of serious injury and death related to slips, trips, and falls.

Struck-by safety

OBJECTIVE: To make all employees aware of the hazards of struck-by incidents and how to prevent them on the job site.

Get the training

Visit UAC's Safety School to get training materials (training notes, slide presentation, attendance sheets) on a variety of safety topics.

UAC Safety School is available online to all business-level UAC members.

Here's how to access:

> Go to urbanagcouncil.com

> Use the "MEMBERSHIP" menu tab

> Click on "Members-only content" > Log in as a member > Use the email address and password that is associated with your UAC membership > Need help? Contact us: Call 706.750.0350 or email office@georgiauac.com > Scroll to the "Safety" category on that list and click on "Visit UAC Safety School"