The College of the Mainland’s Gulf Coast Safety Institute is offering two classes free of charge in August on “Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous & Explosive Chemicals” and “Fundamentals of Risk Management.”
The process safety class is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 10. The class will review the history of process safety management, the importance of PSM and regulatory implications in the United States. Each of the 14 elements in the OSHA standard will be discussed and examples of compliance provided. The objective of this course is to provide participants with a working knowledge of the PSM framework and some tools to help overcome challenges associated with managing a PSM program.
The risk management class is being offered on Friday, Aug. 24 and will go over how to improve operational safety by correctly identifying hazards, review safety risk management processes, develop and utilize risk management techniques, eliminate or minimize risk; discuss how behavior influences risk vs. rewards.
Both classes are sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company and presented at the Gulf Coast Safety Institute located at 320 Delany Rd. in La Marque. Classes are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. To register, contact SeAlice Hemphill at 409-933-8365 or riskmanagement@com.edu.
In addition, Galveston County CERT will be hosting a CERT Academy over 3 Fridays in September and October. Each class runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – building and location TBA. Graduation drill will be held on October 19th with a brief graduation ceremony to follow. This is a 24-hour course of instruction and all classes must be attended to be eligible for graduation. Absences can be made up through another scheduled CERT Academy.
Attendees should dress appropriately for completing tasks that require getting up and down off the ground. No open toed shoes allowed; boots are preferred but tennis shoes are acceptable. Students will be learning team work, the use of fire extinguishers, utilities safety, medical operations, light urban search and rescue, Incident Command Systems, terrorism and the psychology of a disaster. Free training in First Aid and CPR is also available to all attendees at a separate time.
Minors between the ages of 13 to 17 may participate and graduate as a Teen CERT as long as an adult is present and responsible for their safety at all times. Interested parties should contact John Herrmann via email at: john.herrmann@co.galveston.tx.us for more information or just go to:galvestontxcert.samariteam.com and click on Surveys to complete your registration.
