Our Topic: Responding to Crisis in the Workplace: What needs to be done next?
Our primary focus on workplace health and safety is to identify hazards and ensure that proper controls are in place to prevent unexpected adverse events that result in failure or loss.  We also need to be prepared to address potentially unexpected events.  A plan must be in place to provide emergency response quickly.  We then investigate events and gather facts to identify factors that caused or contributed to the event.  We use that information to make positive changes to workplace conditions.
What are we missing???  We interview witnesses, survivors, responders, and other people who had a role in the event process.  These people may feel a sense of guilt, blame or experience other post-traumatic stress.  How can we help address these lingering effects?  Our program will discuss this final factor.  Michele will share information to help us, and the other people involved, recognize and cope with stress reactions to traumatic events.

Our Speaker:

Michele E. Ashby, CHST, President

Safety & Wellness Partnership, Inc.

Michele is the President and owner of Safety & Wellness Partnership, Inc.  Her  company is focused on partnering with organizations to improve people’s safety and well-being through training and consulting services.  She is an authorized outreach trainer for the OSHA 10 & 30-hour General Industry and Construction Standards courses.  Her company is an authorized training agency for the National Safety Council’s Traffic Flagger Certification Training and several Driver Improvement Courses.  She holds a B.S. from Indiana University in Applied Health Science for Occupational Safety and Health with a concentration in Psychology. Her personal mission is to sow seeds that will inspire and help other people grow and be fruitful.

Please RSVP by 11:30am, May16, 2016, so we can have a headcount to set up the room accordingly. Food is ordered on May 16 at 12pm. If you do not RSVP by then you may not have lunch. If you plan not to eat please send me a separate email to amasterson@genpak.com stating so.

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