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IN Review - 2010 Released Report on Safety Inspections |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
The Quality, Metrics and Statistics (QMS) division of the Indiana Department of Labor has published the 2010 edition of IN Review. IN Review is the Indiana Department of Labor’s annual comprehensive study of Hoosier occupational injuries and illnesses**. An electronic copy of the publication can be found at: www.in.gov/dol/files/IN_Review_2010_Website.pdf.
More than three million Hoosiers work in this great state. In 2008, 112,100 of these workers were injured or made ill, and 132 were killed, while working. With so many lives impacted in Hoosier workplaces, conveying a strong message of workplace safety and health is of the utmost importance. Our goal is to ensure that by working in Indiana, Hoosiers have a safe and healthy place to work, and that they return home safely to their families.
Please take the time to review the annual study; it is our expectation that this publication will be a useful tool in understanding worker safety and health hazards that your constituents are faced with on a daily basis. The contents of the study include:
- occupational injury and illness trends by industry,
- common events and sources which lead to injuries,
- narratives about actual incidents in Hoosier workplaces, and
- articles by the safety and health professionals at the Indiana Department of Labor.
This information will provide employers and employees more information on what can be done to improve their workplace safety and health cultures.
Limited hard copies of the study are available. For additional information on the Indiana Department of Labor, please visit our website at: http://www.in.gov/dol or phone (317) 232-2655.
**Data used in the study was collected from Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). The survey and the census are administered by the IDOL’s QMS division in partnership with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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NOW AVAILABLE: Collaborative Disaster Planning Training in Indiana |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
The
American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) received FY 2007 Competitive Training Grant Program (CTGP) funds from DHS/FEMA to create a free web-based training for Building Collaborative Disaster Planning Processes Between Hospitals and Emergency Management. This training will be rolling out nationwide over the next few weeks and is now available in the state of
Indiana .
The attached training portal guide contains information on the course, and on how to register for the course and navigate through your online virtual community in the training portal. Please pass along the information to anyone you think would be interested.
A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from each state will address state-specific implementation of ideas presented within the training modules during a forthcoming webinar. The webinar for
Indiana will be scheduled in the next few months, and a notice will appear in the portal when the date and time is set.
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Free Training Hosted by Evansville Police Department |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Click here to view the flyer for Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings & Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents
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Training and Certification of Traffic Incident Responders Pilot Course |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Click here to view the details on the "Traffic Incident Management" course that will take place March 29 - May 1st.
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St. Vincent Hospital EMS Primary Instructor Course |
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Nominate Your Colleague Today for an EMSC National Hero Award |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
The EMSC National Resource Center (NRC) is currently seeking nominations for the 2010 EMSC National Heroes Awards (NHA). These awards are presented to individuals who make an outstanding contribution to the EMSC program.
This year's award categories include: EMSC Project Coordinator/Manager of Distinction, EMSC Provider Leadership, EMSC Family Volunteer of the Year, EMSC Advisory Committee Member, Outstanding EMSC Research Project, State EMSC Policy Leader of Distinction, and EMSC Lifetime Achievement.
To nominate an individual, please complete the online nomination form. Nominations will only be accepted using the EMSC National Resource Center's online nomination process. Criteria used to select the winning candidate in each category are available for download. All nominations are due no later than Friday, March 12.
National Heroes Award winners will be announced at this year's Annual EMSC Program Meeting to be held May 25 - 27, at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Bethesda, MD.
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