Training - Ramirez Associates

Training

RAMIREZ ASSOCIATES is a global leader in safety, health and environment management training. Our instructors combine their high level of knowledge and practical experience with a dynamic and motivational teaching style to provide an effective learning experience.

RAMIREZ ASSOCIATES offers a wide selection of courses that can be delivered at your facility or other selected venue. On-site courses use standard RAMIREZ ASSOCIATES materials or can be customized to meet your specific needs, requirements, objectives and timeframes. Most courses can also be presented in Spanish by our bilingual instructors.

Courses Available:

Safety, Health & Environmental Management
Principles of SHE Risk Management
Professional Auditing for Safety, Health & Environment Management Systems
Effective Accident/Incident Investigations & Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis Techniques Workshop
Controlling the Property Damage Accident
Behavior-Based Safety
Managing Safety with a Hispanic Workforce

Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Management
A fundamental course for those involved in managing people and the activities of safety, health and/or environment (SHE). Emphasis is on implementing a practical and systematic approach to managing these critical areas. Learn how to prevent accidents and reduce risks of potential harm to people, property, processes and the environment.

Gain the knowledge, tools, skills and resources that will enable leaders to immediately begin to implement an effective SHE program, or improve your existing one. Presented in 3-5 days, the following topics are typically included:

Causes and Consequences of Accidents/Incidents
Basic Principles of SHE Risk Management
Workplace Rules and PPE Requirements
Inspections for Accident Prevention and Cost Control
Managing a Compliance Program
Accident / Incident Investigations
RCat™ Root Cause Analysis Technique
Job and Operation Analysis and Procedures
Effective Communication Skills
Emergency Preparedness
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
Introduction to Environmental Management
Measurement Techniques in SHE Management
Program Implementation Techniques / Action Planning

Benefits

Improve management skills
Learn how to use a systematic approach to management
Gain know-how, skills and resources for SHE program activities
Understand multiple causes and consequences of incidents
Learn commonly used practices proven successful worldwide
Get the ideas and resources to begin immediately working toward the prevention of accidents, overall improvements, the reduction of rework and more efficient processes

The book, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management – A Practitioner’s Guide is used as the core document for this course.

This course is also offered as a Public Course through our partnership with TEEX, the Texas University Extension Services.

Principles of SHE Risk Management
Risk Management is not just about insurance! This course was developed for all levels of leadership, to introduce risk management as it relates to safety, health and environment issues. The course presents best practices and how to establish a risk profile of your organization. The course provides: an in-depth coverage of risk assessment principles; decision-making tools; and the systems to manage the processes of safety, health and environment. Presented in 3-5 day sessions.
Course topics include:

Risk Management Activism
Causes and Consequences of Incidents
Introduction to Basic SHE Risk Management Principles
Basic Risk Assessment
Managing Risk Exposures
Systematic Approach to Hazard Identification and Assessment
HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
FMECA (Failure Mode and Effects Critically Analysis)
SWIFT (Structured What If Technique)
STRAP (Site Team Risk Assessment Process)—A practical, semi-quantitative approach
Managing Legal Compliance
Controlling Risks
Measuring Risks and Their Controls
Company Culture and Change Management
Developing Effective Action Plans

Professional SHE Management System Auditing
This course was designed for those with responsibility for auditing safety, health and environment (SHE) management program elements within their organization. This course provides participants with auditing knowledge, skills and methodology for using a common global approach. The course is typically presented in 4-5 days, depending on the background and experience level of participants. It is recommended that participants first complete the Safety, Health and Environment Management course or its equivalent.

CAP™ - The Common Audit Process is typically used as the core document for this course. ISO and OHSAS standards may also be used. If your company already has a management system auditing tool, RAMIREZ ASSOCIATES can customize this course to your tool, with the emphasis being on effective -auditing techniques. In-plant audit exercises can be included, or participants may be assigned to work with RAMIREZ ASSOCIATES auditors when baseline or follow up audits are scheduled as “training audits” and conducted for your company.

Course topics may include:

Introduction to CAP™
The Audit Process and Methodology
Measurement Techniques
Pre-audit Roles and Responsibilities
Auditor Demeanor and Skill
Conducting Interviews and Reviews
Conducting the Opening and Closing Meetings
Post Audit Activities
How to Write an Effective Report of Findings
Element Reviews

Program Elements typically covered in this course:

Planning and Leadership
Training and Communications
Job and Operation Analysis and Controls
Change Management
Purchasing Systems
Work Rules and Operating Permits
Inspections
Occupational Health and Hygiene Programs
Personal Protective Equipment
Incident Investigation and Analysis
Emergency Preparedness
Audits and Reviews
Corrective And Preventive Actions

EFFECTIVE ACCIDENT / INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
Designed for safety people and other managers at all levels who will have investigation responsibilities for significant accidents when the seriousness requires involvement beyond the first line supervisory level. The course focuses on proven techniques in the investigation of accidents involving loss to people, property, the environment and processes and to the investigation of near-miss incidents with potential for major or serious loss.

Course Objectives:
The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct effective investigations of accidents and incidents in a thorough and professional manner. In addition, a unique feature of this course is that it provides participants with effective tools and skill to evaluate the causal factors that led to the accident or incident. This is crucial to develop effective corrective actions to prevent repeat accidents and incidents.

Course Contents:

Causes of Incidents
Pre-incident Preparation and Incident Response
Where-Position Evidence
Who-People Evidence (Interviewing)
What-Parts—the Physical Evidence
Written—The Paper (Documents) Evidence
Reconstruction and Reenactment
Workplace Design Considerations and Human Factors
Incident Cause Analysis
Incident Reports and the Remedial Action Plan

Benefits You Will Gain:

Knowledge, skills and methodology for investigating accidents/incidents.
Understanding how analysis of accident/incident information can lead to the Root causes
Skills to conduct a more effective investigations
Knowledge, skills and methodology for the Root Cause Analysis Technique (RCAT)

Participants receive a course manual, which includes sample forms and procedures, the RCAT™ chart and Worksheet.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
RCat™ - Root Cause Analysis Technique is a practical, simple tool, a detailed map through a causation model, to get you to the “root” or “basic” causes of accidents and incidents. Designed to help organizations break the cycle of ineffective investigations and repeat accidents. The workshop is typically presented in 4 – 8 hour sessions.

Investigation teams have found RCat™ extremely useful in investigative and analysis process. First-line leadership may not have the same level of skill as professional investigators but with RCat™ they have a tool to consistently assure effective investigation results.

Potential benefits of using RCat™:

Guides through key steps of effective investigation and analysis
Listings of causes help to ask the right kinds of questions and look for the right kinds of issues
Assures underlying or root causes are identified
Helps link incident causes to effective remedial actions.

Designed for managers, first-line leaders, Safety Committee members and others who have responsibility for incident investigations and determining root causes, and necessary corrective actions to be taken.

The workshop includes:

Review of the Accident/Incident Investigation process
Case studies for practical application of the process
Use of the RCat™ Chart and Worksheets
Recommended solutions to prevent or minimize the causes identified

Controlling Property Damage Accidents
Based on the book, The Property Damage Accident by Frank Bird, the course was designed to provide participants with the skills to:

Conduct physical conditions inspections
Identify and take corrective actions
Eliminate/reduce effect of root or underlying causes of property damage and other losses.

This course is presented in 2-3 day sessions.

The objective of the course is to provide participants with a better awareness and understanding of the importance of property damage control in managing risks.

The course includes:

Why Property Damage?
Damage: A Problem of Perception
Identification and Reporting
Investigating the Property Damage Accident
Consequences, Causes and Control of Property Damage
A Project Approach to Damage Control
Sell & Motivate
Practical Methods of Application
Inspecting Physical Conditions
The Consequential Accident

The book, Property Damage, by Frank E. Bird, Jr. can be purchased separately. Click here for more information.

For pricing and scheduling information click here.

For public course information click here.

Introduction to Behavior-Based Safety
Behavior-based safety (BBS) has received worldwide attention. The development of the BBS process can be traced back to pioneers like Krause (USA), Geller (USA), and Schutte (RSA). Impressive behavior changes have taken place and significant reductions in injury rates have been achieved when implemented in a structured manner.

Companies that apply the principles of BBS properly have improved safety performance. This is an introductory course and provides:

Overview of fundamentals of behavior-based intervention
Knowledge to assist organizations in determining if behavior based safety would be a cost effective solution
Foundation for implementing a BBS strategy.

This course is typically presented in a 2 day session.

Managing Safety With a Hispanic Workforce
With the sharp increase of Hispanic workers in the US workforce, employers face the challenges of dealing with language barriers and cultural differences. Effective communications is essential to ensuring a safe work environment, and communications can only be effective when everyone understands how to get the job done the right way, the safe way…every day.

This one-day leadership course focuses on strategies to help workers understand company policies and the need to comply with SHE related programs and requirements. Through examples and exercises presented by an experienced instructor, learn how to improve your communications and understand the behavioral drivers of your workers. This course is typically presented in 1-2 days.

Some of the topics included are:

How Hispanics perceive the “boss/subordinate” relationship
How most Hispanics view and carry out work instructions
How your management style may be costing you some of your best workers
How to give work instructions and ensure they are understood
How to clearly communicate expectations.