Health & Safety

Please ask us how your employees can earn CEU credit for our NEW eLearning Certificate Programs. SilkWeb now offers an Occupational Health and Safety Certificate Program which can earn your employees CEU credits. Ask us how!

Accident Investigation
This eLearning safety course explains how to conduct a proper investigation of a workplace accident. The course covers the proper investigative procedures and helps learners gain an understanding of basic investigation skills.

Asbestos Awareness
This eLearning safety course will teach employees how to properly identify asbestos hazards and protect themselves from contamination. Employees learn where they may find asbestos and how to minimize asbestos exposure and its hazardous effects.

Bloodborne Pathogens
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of bloodborne pathogens, common modes of their transmission, methods of prevention, and other pertinent information. This program is designed to meet the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030.

Drug Free Workplace
A drug free workplace is an employment setting where all employees adhere to a program of policies and activities designed to provide a safe workplace, discourage alcohol and drug abuse and encourage treatment, recovery and the return to work of those employees with such abuse problems.

Emergency Planning
This eLearning safety course is designed to teach all employees how to respond to workplace emergencies. Employees will learn how to identify the importance of a well-defined emergency response plan and reporting emergencies, the components of an evacuation, and identify emergency response actions.

Fire Safety
Fire Safety training explains what actions an employee should take in a fire emergency. In addition, employees learn how to identify different alarm signals, evacuation routes and procedures and safe fire extinguisher use.

Forklift Safety Training 
In this eLearning safety course employees learn about the hazards associated with forklift operation and OSHA-required safe work practices for forklift operation.

H1N1 Flu Prevention
2009 H1N1 (sometimes called “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway. The purpose of this course is to provide information on the H1N1 flu virus and to recommend ways to avoid spread of the virus.

HIPAA Awareness Training
This eLearning safety course provides information about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This eLearning course explains the HIPAA regulations pertaining to the privacy and security of healthcare information. This eLearning course was designed for use by any individual or organization involved in the health care of patients.

Industrial Ergonomics
Industrial ergonomics is a health and safety course that covers the steps that you can implement to reduce employee injuries. This eLearning course explains the importance of using ergonomics in industrial environments to reduce potential injuries. Employees learn how to identify ergonomic risk factors, potential injuries and methods to minimize or eliminate industrial ergonomic hazards.

Personal Protective Equipment Training (PPE)
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is a health and safety requirement for many different jobs. This eLearning course explains the proper techniques for identifying the need for PPE, the different types of PPE available, and how to choose PPE correctly.  

Slips, Trips, and Falls Prevention
Slips, trips and falls are a major source of injury in the workplace. This eLearning safety course explains how employees can minimize and eliminate slip, trip, and fall hazards in the workplace. Course topics include OSHA safety requirements, guarding for floor and wall openings, issues with stairways, ladder, scaffolds, loading docks, and how personal behavior affects safety.

Substance Abuse Awareness 
Substance abuse in the workplace is a major cause of workplace injuries and high health costs for employers. It is important for managers to understand substance abuse, how to identify drug users and abusers, and how to properly handle employees under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Workplace Violence
This eLearning safety course covers the causes and types of workplace violence. Employees will review various types of workplace violence and the techniques that can be used to prevent workplace violence according to OSHA.