Online training

Learn a simple six-step process for getting to the root cause of workplace accidents and incidents. We call it taking ACTION.

This recorded webinar provides the basics for conducting an accident analysis to prevent future injuries.

In today's competitive job market, it's imperative that you train and retain quality employees. This session will provide you with best practices and easy-to-use tools to make your onboarding process successful. These resources will help new employees be safe and productive while creating a strong safety culture in the workplace. If your preference is to use a farm labor contractor, we will review ways to ensure that contractor has the knowledge necessary to stay safe at your jobsite.

From the moment we leave our house in the morning until the moment we arrive home at the end of the day, many of us spend significant time behind the wheel of vehicles and equipment of all shapes and sizes. We will cover legal requirements, best practices, and risk management principles to ensure we and our coworkers arrive at our destination in one piece, whether they are operating an ATV, UTV, pickup, tractor, combine, or anything in between. 

Have you ever done something that made people say, "What were you thinking?" Can you recall an in-the-moment choice that affected someone's safety? This session will discuss ways to retrain our brains to make conscious decisions that influence safety, time, money, and resources on your farm. 

We all use chemicals, but are we using them safely and complying with OSHA rules? We will review common chemical uses, present best practices, and discuss tips and tools for getting the job done safely. We will also review OSHA rules and recent changes that affect the agriculture industry.

What do poker and farming have in common? Find out as we explore seven common problem areas around the typical farm shop, while learning to prevent injuries and improve safety.

For more information,visit our Agriculture page.

ATVs have become useful tools to increase productivity on Oregon farms, but they are powerful and potentially dangerous vehicles. This video demonstrates active riding techniques to improve ATV stability and provides practical safety tips to reduce injuries.

A significant percentage of agricultural injuries and fatalities occur on and around tractors. This video covers the nine important safety elements that Oregon OSHA requires every ag employer to review with their tractor drivers at least annually. Safety issues unique to the equipment and work environment are also discussed.

Stay safe on orchard ladders by following the tips in this short video. 

Choosing the right PPE to use with your farm's respiratory protection program can sometimes be challenging. Dust masks, mist masks, respirators, and proper footwear and clothing, along with respirator fit testing and required training ... all these and more are addressed to provide for a safe and healthy workplace for your farm workers.

Slips, trips, and falls are some of the leading causes of injuries in the workplace and account for 15 percent of all accidental deaths, second only to motor vehicles. This section covers legal requirements, best practices, and proper equipment selection when working off the ground, and gives you a leg up on keeping yourself safe on ladders, roofs, ledges, and other elevated surfaces.

When injuries or near misses happen, are you doing everything you can to investigate the incident and learn from any mistakes that were made? This highly interactive session walks you through the elements of an effective incident analysis. It gives you the skills and knowledge to document relevant details, determine root causes, and develop action plans to ensure an isolated incident in your workplace does not become a pattern.

With UTVs taking the role of ATVs on farms and job sites, there are new safety considerations needed for proper operation. In this UTV training video, we share basic operating guidelines and tips for safely using a UTV for commercial and ag operations.

Learn about the process from beginning to end, including how and when to file a claim, what's covered, and what programs are available for injured workers and their employers.

This is your opportunity to learn everything you need to know about filing a workers' compensation claim. More than just the "when" and "how," this class covers injured worker benefits, claim costs and how they can be influenced, reserving claims, and much more.

A fascinating class packed with information and presented by adjusters who walk you through some of the more strategic areas of claim management. They cover key factors driving claim costs and what you can do as the employer to help manage those costs. You hear updates on return-to-work and the Employer-at-Injury Program, managing rising medical costs, reserves, combined conditions, permanent impairment, investigations, vocational benefits, settlements, and much more.

Includes chapters on: 

Compensability, 12 min

Compensability investigations, 18 min

Return-to-work program, 26 min

EAIP program, 13 min

Claim management and investigations, 20 min

Claim closure, 7 min

Post closure, 6 min

When an employee is injured there are a lot of things to manage and remember. The most important thing is to ensure your employee seeks the treatment they need, but then there are forms to complete, people to contact and plans to put in place to bring your employee back to work safely.

You do not often have control of the costs associated with a claim but there are things you can do to help reduce and manage them. Join a Bilingual Adjuster and Bilingual Return to Work Consultant as they cover the process of filing a claim and the benefits of returning your employee to modified work. They will discuss the forms to use and how to complete them, as well as the communication and additional information needed to successfully bring a claim to resolution. You will also learn about how you can help reduce claims costs and retain a valuable employee by putting in place and following a Return to Work Program. You will learn about creating modified work ideas, methods to help you retain your employee and how to formally reduce time loss exposure if employment issues arise.

Please come prepared with questions. Although we will not be discussing specific claims, we are happy to answer any questions about the Claims and Return to Work process in an effort to continue building a successful relationship with you and your employees.

Please be advised that this session will be presented entirely in Spanish.

Prepare for an injury-free workday. The session starts with a safety fundamental: planning. We discuss how to create and conduct effective pretask plans to avoid injuries.

Identifying hazards is another key step in prevention, so we focus on four of the most common hazards in construction: falls, electrocution, “caught-in-between,” and “struck-by.”

Respond to incidents and analysis. Sometimes, despite our best safety efforts, incidents and injury accidents occur. We learn the actions you need to take when things don’t go as planned and incidents or injuries occur on the jobsite. We also explore how to study incidents and accidents to find and implement actions that can make our jobsites safer.

Explore the difference between observation and assumption and how that influences stereotypes and the culture around you.

Discover why we all have biases, why we should pay attention to them, and what we can do to become more aware of our biases.

Learn about the benefits of psychological safety in the work environment.

Take a journey with us in this recorded webinar as we ask existential safety questions like, "What happens if I push that red button?" But mostly we talk about common types of hazards—how to identify, prioritize, and minimize them while exploring the motivation behind the risk-taking cycle.

Finding and fixing hazards takes time and practice. In this interactive, online training, you learn what to look for and which problem areas to tackle first.

Chefs compete to see who's got the chops when it comes to restaurant safety. Learn how to avoid common kitchen injuries, including burns and cuts, muscle strains and falls, and hazardous chemicals and equipment.

For more information, visit our Hospitality/Restaurant safety page.

Having the right ergonomic equipment helps. But you don't have to spend a fortune. This video series shows how you can make small changes that can have a big impact on your comfort and safety.

Fentanyl claimed the lives of nearly 194 people a day in 2021 due to drug overdose. When your work puts you in danger of coming into contact with fentanyl, what can you do to protect yourself and others? This self-guided training course will cover that and more.

For more information, see our fentanyl resource page.

This recorded webinar provides tools administrators can use to ensure they are meeting core Oregon OSHA regulations.  Participants learn about the most frequently cited regulations in the health care industry and the resources they can tap into to help them bring their facilities into compliance.

Test your sun safety knowledge in this interactive game.

Oregon employers and workers face increased possibilities for heat illness and smoke exposures with rising temperatures and increased wildfire risks. Here we discuss updated Oregon OSHA rules to protect workers against these hazards. Learn about the rules, health impacts, challenges, and strategies for protecting workers.

Video chapters include:

• Oregon OSHA rules and applicability – 2 minutes
• Workers’ compensation claims review – 5 minutes
• Protection against wildfire smoke – 15 minutes
• Heat illness prevention – 23 minutes
• Labor housing – 5 minutes
• Links to resources, fact sheets, helpful apps, and more

Hear about recruiting and sourcing from Deborah Jeffries, Vice President for HR Answers, Inc.

Hear from Guy Tauer of the Oregon Employment Department on employment trends in Oregon.

Hear about hiring and interviewing from Deborah Jeffries, Vice President for HR Answers, Inc.

Hear about employee retention from Deborah Jeffries, Vice President for HR Answers, Inc.

Hear from Chris Morgan of Barran Liebman LLP Paid Leave Oregon, including eligible employees, what types of leave are covered, and notice requirements.

What leaders need to know and how to address conditions to prevent the "quiets" from taking hold in your workplace.

Learn more about offering feedback and coaching to employees, including effective one-on-one meetings, performance accountability, and setting expectations.

Learn about the impact of mental health on your workplace from Deborah Jeffries, SHRM-CP, PHR, CPC.

This eLearning module describes how our brain works so leaders can consider solutions with full, nonjudgmental attention.

Mod Rates from a safety perspective are a very important number. Everyone who has workers' comp insurance has one. It's important to understand what it represents, how it works, and how it effects the cost of your insurance.

Gathering the supplies you'll need in an emergency doesn't have to be complicated. Start with these five essentials-for work, home, car, and school-then expand on your kits as time allows.

This is a strategy to lead safety at organizations by engaging employees.

Learn about leadership styles to increase effectiveness.

Learn how to help employees in a changing work environment.

Everyone has a role in accountability to create a safe workplace.

Make challenging conversations more effective.

Give appropriate feedback to employees so they can learn and grow.

Good leaders have the trust of their employees; this training shows how to build and maintain trust.

The strongest foundation to leadership is good communication skills.

An engaged workforce is safer, more productive, and happier.

Learn the best ways to acknowledge employee contributions.

Learning teams are great for engaging employees in solving workplace issues.

From sizing up the job to preventing kickback, this video covers the basics of chainsaw safety both on and off the job.

For more information, go to: Logging safety

Oregon OSHA adopted changes to the Division 1 penalty structure and scheduling of comprehensive inspections in response to SB 592. This presentation will provide an overview of SB 592, the resulting changes to the Oregon Safe Employment Act (OSEA), the changes in civil penalties associated with violation of Oregon OSHA regulations as well as the four triggers for the new ‘Comprehensive Inspection for Cause’ type inspection.

Learn how to determine Oregon OSHA recordability, posting, and reporting requirements. The new requirements for submitting electronic injury and illness data are discussed.

Includes chapters on:
Introduction, 1 min.
Recordkeeping requirements, 9.5 min.
Electronic submission requirements, 6.5 min.
Completing the OSHA 300 log, 43 min.
Reporting requirements, 5 min.
Access to records and retention, 5 min.
Test your knowledge Q&A, 11 min.

This recorded webinar provides the foundation that SAIF uses to build and operate its premium audit program. It ties back to the specific Oregon laws and administrative rules on the requirements an insurer must meet, including what policies we audit, what we need to include in an audit, how our regulator insures we are following the rules, and the rights a policyholder has to dispute results.

This recorded webinar discusses questions many agents receive, including vacation, paid time off, verifiable time records, and how these relate to audits, per Oregon law.

In this recorded webinar we review Oregon law and case law on the subjectivity of workers, using a flowchart to assist with what can be a complicated analysis.

In this interactive training, you'll learn about requirements for recording workplace injuries and illnesses, including how to complete the OSHA 300 log and 300A summary.

As an Oregon employer, you are required to have a safety committee or hold regular safety meetings. We'll walk you through the steps to find out which one is right for your business.

Need help understanding safety committees and meetings? In this recorded webinar, we discuss the Oregon OSHA requirements, the structure of safety meetings vs. safety committees, and strategies for running each effectively.

Avoid over reaching with this quick ladder safety tip.

Learn seven simple exercises to improve core strength and muscle tone and reduce your risk of injury. It only takes a few minutes before work or during breaks.

Did you know slips, trips, and falls are a leading cause of workplace injuries across industries? Thousands of injuries and even deaths can be attributed to slips, trips, and falls every year. In this course, you will learn how to use the Stop the Fall model to keep yourself and others safe.

Feel like you need a break? These short, peaceful videos give you the serenity you need in only about a minute. Just sit back, click, and relax.

Including better overall health in your safety plan is the best way to have zero workplace injuries. This integrated safety approach is called Total Worker Health®. Covering topics such as stress, fatigue, nutrition, physical activity, hydration, and tobacco, this training module provides numerous ideas for how to improve the safety and health of your workers. 

Learn how to support workers’ well-being by managing workplace stressors. 

This short video includes best practices for safely entering and exiting large vehicles.

Great examples of how hearing loss impacts lives both at work and at home.

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