Presented by Bruce Drewes Idaho Technology Transfer Center - Boise, ID.

SAFETY FEST OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST

Presented by Bruce DrewesIdaho Technology Transfer Center - Boise, ID

SAFETY FEST OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST

FREE Safety Training for Idaho’s Workforce· In an effort to reduce hazards presently causing

fatalities, injuries and illnesses on the job

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest• Founder - Rick Callor of URS

• Boise, ID•OSHA/MSHA Sanctioned•Program Training Goal

• General Industry,• Construction,• Highway Maintenance/Construction

Safety Fest of the Great NorthwestApril in Pocatello, ID (since 2010) andOctober in Lewiston, ID (since 2010)

Both Hosted by Idaho T2 CenterAlso:January in Boise, ID (since 2005)

Hosted by URSFebruary in Post Falls, ID (since 2008)

Hosted by Idaho Forest GroupMarch in Twin Falls, ID (2010)

Hosted by College of Southern Idaho

Founding Partners•Major local businesses help with

• Class Agenda• Venue for Event• Getting the Word Out/Advertising• Finding Sponsors• Financial Assistance

• Volunteers• Providing Instructors

Sample Agenda: Introduction/Opening Human Performance Combustible Dust BBS Training

10 Hr OSHA Construction Defensive Driving VPP Road Map Lockout/Tagout

OSHA Recordkeeping Machine Guarding Flagger Training Control of Hazardous Energy

VPP 101 Safety Management First Aid/CPR Crane Management MSHA Sand/Gravel Training

Slam the Door On The Killer Four

HAZMAT (includes Bloodborne Pathogens)

SCBA Training (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus)

Scaffolding

Hazard Recognition 10 Hr OSHA Construction START (Supervisor Training in Accident Reduction Techniques

ADA Compliance

Confined Spaces MUTCD/Work Zone Safety Welding Gas Fall Protection

Cranes/ANSI Standard Awareness

Overhead Power Lines Safety/Electrical Hazards DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Drugs & Alcohol

Arc Flash Safety Leadership Excavation & Trenching Accident Investigation Training

Aerial Boom & Scissor Lifts Rigging 10 Hr OSHA General Industry

Forklift Training

Sponsors•Sponsors donate funds – receive recognition for their contributions

• Funds used toward event expenses• Supplies• Class materials• Administration

Vendors•Pay fee for a booth - to display their safety products• 2 day vendor show• Money used for break refreshments

Instructors•Qualified instructors volunteer their time

Volunteers•Locals help with registration, class organization, etc.

• Local Red Cross• Public Health Districts

Attendance•Pocatello & Lewiston – 2010 through 2012• 181 Classes offered• 1,889 Individuals Registered• 3,216 Seats Filled• 11,995 Total Hours Safety Training

Registration•On-line registration

•Participants register on-line free of charge•Pocatello – http://www.safetyfest-eastern idaho.org •Lewiston – http://www.safetyfest-lewiston.org