Hazard Recognition - The Energy Wheel Way

Hazard recognition is a necessary first step in keeping our workers safe and ensuring they go home at the end of the day. However, recognizing hazards before work begins or during work is not as easy, intuitive, or straightforward as we would like to believe. The good news is that research has shown that we can improve our ability to recognize hazards by using tools to train our brains to stay alert and look for visible and hidden dangers on a worksite. This webinar will explore how a person identifies a hazard, why some hazards are missed, and a tool used to increase the likelihood of recognition.

Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:  

1. Explain the importance of hazard recognition
2. List two areas of the brain used when recognizing hazards
3. List the most common types of hazards recognized and missed
4. Describe why some hazards are easier to see than others
5. Demonstrate how to use the energy wheel

Lecturer

Michelle Reiher, CIH, CSP

Instructor

Michelle Reiher is a certified industrial hygienist and certified safety professional with over 20 years of safety and health experience in general industry and mining. She holds the MSHA IS, IU and IN certifications and has develop and conducted safety and health training within the MSHA Part 48 New Miner, Annual Refresher and Instructor Training courses. She has a passion for health and safety training and believes everyone should be given the knowledge to make choices that will keep them safe.

Credit

This course contains 1 hours of instruction. 0.1 CEUs are offered for this course.

As an IACET Accredited Provider, Bowen Learning Network offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

Eligible for contact hours with the BGC, BCSP, IHMM, and other OEHS certifying agencies.

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Completion Requirements

To receive a Certificate of Completion for this course, participants are required to complete the following items:

1. Participate in the live webinar or review the on-demand webinar recording.
2. Score 70% or higher on the quiz.
3. Complete the webinar evaluation.

No certificate will be awarded to participants who do not meet the above completion requirements.

Computer Requirements

The Bowen Learning Network online virtual classrooms are powered by BigBlueButton. It fully supports the Windows, Mac OS X, and Chromebook platforms (see below for versions supported). Support is available for iOS (iPads) and Android Tablets. While smart phones can be used, the screens are too small to display all of the aspects of the Virtual Classroom.  For the best online learning experience, the use of a device with a larger screen is HIGHLY recommended. A physical keyboard is also recommended.