This Annual Safety Training course is crafted for utilities maintenance personnel, focusing on critical safety protocols and best practices essential for a safe and efficient work environment. Participants will engage in a program that includes the following key components:

1. Employee Injury Reporting: Emphasizing the proper procedures for reporting injuries to ensure timely response and compliance with safety regulations, promoting a culture of safety within the workplace.
2. Ladder Safety Awareness: Covering safe ladder usage, including inspection, placement, and techniques to prevent falls, ensuring employees are well-versed in ladder safety.
3. Fall Protection: Providing insights into fall hazards and preventive measures, including the use of safety harnesses and systems designed to protect workers from fall-related injuries.
4. Confined Space Training: Educating employees on safe practices for entering and working in confined spaces, including hazard identification, monitoring, and emergency procedures.
5.Lockout Tagout (LOTO):Understanding the LOTO process to enforce safety during the maintenance of energy-isolated equipment, ensuring that machines are properly shut down and unable to start during repairs.
6. Bucket Truck Safety: Training on safe operation techniques for bucket trucks, including secure usage protocols and situational awareness to avoid accidents.( Hands-on & Classroom)
7. Electrical Safety Awareness: Highlighting the importance of electrical safety measures, including hazard recognition and safe work practices when dealing with electrical systems.

This two part in-person/classroom training equips utilities maintenance employees with vital knowledge and practical skills, fostering a safer workplace and reducing the risk of accidents in their critical roles.

To Register:

1. Go to Genius LMS and use your GT Login
2. Click "View Course Catalog"
3. Search for "Annual Safety"
4. Click "Register" for your preferred date
5. Click "Proceed to Checkout" and follow the instructions

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE REGISTERING, or IF YOU DON'T GET AN EMAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER REGISTERING, please contact generalsafety@ehs.gatech.edu.

Who Should Attend?:

All current Georgia Tech employees in facilities, maintenance, landscaping and housing in Area 1.