(INDIANAPOLIS) -- By making safety a priority in workplaces across the state, employers are investing in more than just the products produced and services offered -- they are also investing in the health and safety of the employees. By attending three upcoming conferences hosted by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, employers and employees alike can learn how to ensure a high level of workplace safety.

Event details include: 

• Hazard Recognition and Inspection Preparation, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. Employers need to know how to recognize a potential hazard. Preparing the workplace against those hazards can help employers also deal with inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This conference will focus on the OSHA requirements for hazard recognition; how to set up and manage a successful internal audit system; which standards OSHA cites most often; communicating and managing the hazard recognition process for optimum employee involvement; and more.
• Electrical Compliance Made Easy; Including Lockout/Tagout, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. Though electrical terminology and compliance can often be complicated, understanding safe electrical practices is important. Learn more about how to understand electrical terminology; what electrical hazards to look for; wiring design and methods including marking, identifying, guarding, temporary wiring and the use of flexible cords; electrical safe work practices; portable electric equipment safety; lockout/tagout program and procedures; and more.
• Forklift Safety: Train the Trainer Workshop, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. Few things can be more dangerous to employees and more costly to employers than when the lack of training or a failure to inspect equipment leads to an accident involving a forklift. The Forklift Safety: Train the Trainer Workshop will feature an overview of the 1910.178 standard and what is applicable to workplace trucks; program training content and topics including truck-related and workplace-related topics; performance certification requirements; inspection requirements; understanding the stability triangle; testing and evaluation; and training tips.

All three conferences are presented by The Safety Firm with speaker Bobbi Samples; each is good for one credit toward the completion of the Safety Compliance Specialist Certificate.

The cost for each of the conferences is $329; or $299 with a Chamber-member discount. Anyone sending three attendees to the seminars may send a fourth for free. Lunch is provided with each workshop.

All conferences will be held in the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Conference Center at 115 W. Washington Street, Suite 850S in downtown Indianapolis. To register to attend, visit www.indianachamber.com/conferences or call (317) 264-6885 or (800) 824-6885.

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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is the state's largest broad-based business advocacy and information organization, representing nearly 5,000 member companies that employ 800,000 Hoosier workers.