Survival Skills for Laboratory Safety Officers

It’s a jungle out there!

• Ergonomic improvements that must justify their return on investment (ROI)
• Waste management costs associated with single use needle holders
• Safety training that won’t put your staff to sleep

If these sound like some of your current headaches, then this is the program for you.   Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady®, has over 24 years in the trenches working with everyday safety issues that impact laboratories.   Whether you need help with an ergonomic assessment for an upcoming CAP inspection, to justify safety costs and their ROI or how to survive an OSHA inspection; come and learn about the latest skills needed to create a safety savvy laboratory.

Safety Training that Rocks!

Tired of the same old mandatory safety video? Want some new activities that will keep your staff interested as well as informed?

Shake up the troops with some safety training activities that reinforce your message and give new meaning to the word “inservice”.   In addition to the Safety Lady’s sound advice, you will experience first hand the various games and training exercises that will be key to a successful safety program at your facility.

Ask the Safety Lady®

The Safety Lady® will present the very latest in laboratory safety requirements

There have been lots of changes to the safety requirements for clinical laboratories.   For labs shipping or receiving specimens worldwide and the ISO15190 requirements are of interest.    The Department of Transportation (DOT) has also changed their definition of an infectious substance and how it must be shipped.   Even the College of American Pathologists (CAP) in conjunction with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), formerly NCCLS, has changed how they address safety issues in GP17-A2.

This program will present the very latest in laboratory safety requirements including noise, PPE, safe work practices, ergonomics, and shipping specimens.   As always, Terry Jo will entertain as well as inform and allow ample time for you to “Ask the Safety Lady®” about any issues you are facing at your facility.

Beyond Lip Service:   If You Take Your Safety Program for Granted, You Can Kiss Your Accreditation Goodbye.

Are you complacent about your safety program?
Are the same tired safety videos shown year after year?
Has your safety officer lost his/her enthusiasm for the job?
Is a Joint Commission or CAP inspection looming on the horizon?

Then it is time to jumpstart your safety initiatives and stop paying lip service to your safety activities.   This program will cover:

• Five no-fail strategies to a safer workplace
• Answers from the new NCCLS GP17-A2 Safety Audit
• How to bounce back from an OSHA inspection
• Ergonomic improvements that must justify their return on investment (ROI)
• Waste management costs associated with single use needle holders
• Safety training that won’t put your staff to sleep

Terry Jo Gile, the Safety Lady®, will be here to share her expertise and preview some breakthrough safety strategies that that are more than just lip service and will put you ahead of the learning curve.

Lab Safety Training Made Simple

Does the thought of unannounced OSHA, Joint Commission,
CAP or COLA inspections keep you up at night?
Do you have the required documentation for employee safety training?
Would your staff respond appropriately to safety questions by inspectors?

Relax...the Safety Lady® is here to give you the tools you need to prepare training on a variety of safety topics.

This program was designed by an expert with 43 years of lab experience and 24 years in laboratory safety.   Many in her audiences have said , “…you make it look easy, but when I get back home I just can’t seem to make it work.”   This program is designed to give you the tools you need to prepare an in-service on a variety of safety topics.   This program also provides you a useful bag of tricks to help you teach people with different learning styles and reach the employees on off shifts.

A properly executed safety training plan will allow you to get that much needed good night’s sleep we discussed earlier.   In addition to the Safety Lady’s sound advice, you will experience first hand the various games and training exercises that will be key to a successful safety program at your facility and are informative, fun and won’t put your staff to sleep.