Training
Safety doesn't happen by chance. Employers need to build a strong foundation of safety to keep employees stay safe. Our training helps you provide a safe work environment and meet statutory requirements.
Our trainings have a focus on ensuring your organization has the information and safety systems in place to make sound safety decisions and place your staff in a position to succeed. Our trainings address claims trends, risk reduction techniques and policies and safety compliance.
Public Entity Safety Essentials
Public Entity Safety Essentials (PESE) trainings are tailored to field, front-line, and supervisory employees at cities and other public entities. These trainings will help these employees 1) understand their general safety obligations to themselves and their co-workers, and 2) know about recommended voluntary standards that improve their safety outcomes. Each course will provide employees with resources they can take back to their organizations to improve safety knowledge and competence at their facilities, and potentially influence and improve their organization’s safety program.
Some trainings available for on-demand viewing. Check out details and availability for these trainings.
Webinars
We know it is sometimes difficult – if not impossible – to get out of the office to a training and sometimes schedules and budget don’t allow you to send those who would benefit most from trainings. Our webinars focus on a broad array of safety issues that impact your city and staff, including safety rules updates, how to better engage with staff regarding safety, and specific hazards law enforcement staff have exposure to.
Learn more about wildfire smoke and how to stay safe
View the ambient heat rule update recorded webinar
Retro Annual Meeting
Held annually, our Retro Annual Meeting generally occurs in conjunction with AWC’s Labor Relations Institute. It includes a featured speaker, and reviews the safety successes and prior year’s performance, announces WorkSafe Employers, and reveals what is in store for the Retro Program for the upcoming year.
Site-specific training
Do you have specific training needs? Examples include bloodborne pathogen control and hazardous chemical communication (GHS). Let us help you figure out how to best address your safety training needs. Contact retro@awcnet.org for more information.
Member Expo
Held each fall, Member Expo helps you get the information you need to make your job easier, reduce risks, utilize free member resources, and save your city money. This conference is free to AWC Workers’ Comp Retro members.
Taking care of our own, engaging and supporting public safety
View our on demand recording from AWC’s Member Expo! Discover how chronic stress affects high stress professions, get resources and solutions for uniformed and civilian employees. Hear about effective public safety focused resources and learn how anxiety, stress and even PTSD, when identified earlier can be prevented.