AgSafe offers an educational program that will assist you in improving workplace health and safety, reduce the high costs associated with workplace injuries and illnesses and comply with Cal/OSHA requirements.

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Click Here to register for the California Safety Certificate Program coursework
Click Here to register for the Course 105 Roundtable Discussion

This course will provide you with an overview of the current regulations that affect workplace safety in California agriculture. The course will:

• Review the key California agricultural safety regulations

• Help you identify the regulations that are relevant to your operation

• Show you how to access the regulations online

Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) is the backbone of your company's safety program. The purpose of this course is to provide:

• An understanding of the eight essential elements of an IIPP

• General guidelines for developing, improving, implementing, and maintaining your IPP

• Guidance for developing an effective safety program or making sure that you current IIPP works for your operation

• The information you need to implement your IIPP and improve safety at your wokplace

To improve the safety of your operation, you must identify workplace hazards and learn how to eliminate or control these hazards in order to avoid tragic and costly injuries. This course will provide guidelines for:

• Identifying and evaluating workplace hazards

• Investigating safety incidents at the workplace

• Correcting unsafe and unhealthy work conditions

• Enforcing workplace safety

Effective Safety Training:
Course 104

A safe workplace depends largely on training your employees how to work safely. This course offers:

• An understanding of the need for and value of safety training

• Techniques for overcoming the potential barriers to effective training

• Ways to ensure that the training you provide is effective

• The tools for identifying the topics you need to include in your safety training sessions

Safety Certificate Roundtable
Course 105

Upon completion of the coursework, you will be required to participate in a 4 hour roundtable session designed to allow for discussion of how the information learned through the coursework was used, or could be used to enhance the company’s safety program.

4 Hour Elective Requirement

You can choose from a variety of approved classes to complete your elective coursework. If you are already enrolled in the certificate program, you will be notified when approved electives are being offered throughout the year.