APSU, Mid-Cumberland Regional Safety Council to offer BBS, OSHA training courses

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is partnering with the Mid-Cumberland Regional Safety Council to offer Behavioral Based Safety Training and OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Training classes this month.

Both classes will be held in McReynolds Building, room 219 on the University campus.

Behavior Based Safety Training (BBS) is an employee-driven performance management process designed to cultivate a proactive and safe work culture.

BBS promotes interventions that are people-oriented and employee driven initiatives that have a proactive focus, encouraging individuals to assess their own work practices and behaviors.

BBS is a three-hour course that will meet for one session on June 17th, from 3:30pm-6:45pm. Cost to register is $75.00 per person. If you register five spots, you will receive the sixth registration at half price.

OSHA 10 Hour General Industry training includes introduction to OSHA, emergency plans, walking-working surfaces, personal protective equipment, hazard communication/GHS, electrical safety, industrial hygiene, machine guarding and lock-out/tag-out. Upon successful completion of the course, an OSHA 10 Hour General Industry card will be issued. Course will be held with a certified trainer.

OSHA training will be offered on June 22nd-24th. Classes on Monday and Tuesday will meet 3:30pm-6:45pm; class on Wednesday will meet 3:30pm-8:00pm. Cost to register is $150.00. If you register five spots, you will receive the sixth registration at half price.

To register for BBS training, visit http://tinyurl.com/orztxn5. To register for OSHA training, visit http://tinyurl.com/pnejgja

For more information on APSU’s Continuing and Professional Education unit, visit www.apsu.edu/ext-ed or call 931.221.7816.