Trainings

Overview

Join Juan Cajandig, PRISM Senior Risk Control Specialist, CSP, CFPS, MAS, ARM for Safety and the Supervisor

Register: Safety and the Supervisor

Please also consider attending the companion course on July 16, 2025:  Learning to Use the GISOs.

Course description:

Safety and the Supervisor focuses on the Injury and Illness Prevention Program. This safety management system provides the essential tools supervisors need to prevent injuries and illnesses in the workplace. Individual system components are explained in detail along with implementation techniques. The Tosco Refinery fire is discussed which led to new laws making management responsible and accountable for employee health and safety.

Pre-Course Requirement:

***Obtain a copy of your organization’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and bring it to class.***

This course may be bundled with Accident Investigation Parts 1 & 2, Learning the GISO’s, Workers Compensation for Supervisors, Safety Management – What is it?, and Developing Effective Control Measures to complete  the Safety Management Training Series.

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@prismrisk.gov

Overview

PRISM has partnered with CJPIA and CPS HR to offer five(5), full-day in-person training courses, which provide the building blocks to establish, develop and embed risk management as a business process in your public sector organization.  Click for the description of all 5 courses.

This workshop is designed to help public entity practitioners manage their organization’s risk and exposure by ensuring a basic knowledge of the relevant laws, foundations, and applications of Risk Management as a profession. Participants will also gain key concepts and tools related to the unique loss exposures faced by public entities.

Learning Objectives

• Acquire a sound, contextual understanding of how Risk Management impacts the overall financial health of public entities
• Define and explain the purpose of Risk Management in the public sector, comparing and contrasting “Traditional” with “Enterprise” Risk Management
• Define the core competencies of the Risk Management profession
• Explain how the historical development of Risk Management in the public sector has evolved into today’s practices
• Explore the pros and cons of different ways to practice Risk Management within a public entity
• Explain basic concepts of laws and regulations that commonly involve public sector risk management, such as Public Records Act Requests, the Brown Act, and HIPAA
• Learn and apply the fundamentals of Root Cause Analysis in the context of Risk Management
• Gain awareness of the core Enterprise Risk Management process
• Demonstrate understanding of the components and purpose Certificates of Insurance

Additional Information

• Class size is limited – sign up early!
• Registration Fee: $199

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@prismrisk.gov

This course will provide information on the lockout/tagout requirements during maintenance of machinery and equipment to prevent electrocutions, amputations, and other serious injuries.

Trainer: Colin Bender

Overview

PRISM has partnered with CJPIA and CPS HR to offer five (5) training courses which provide the building blocks to establish, develop and embed risk management as a business process in your public sector organization.  Click for the description of all 5 courses.

This workshop is designed to help public entity practitioners manage their organization’s risk and exposure by ensuring a basic knowledge of the relevant laws, foundations, and applications of Risk Management as a profession. Participants will also gain key concepts and tools related to the unique loss exposures faced by public entities.

Learning Objectives

• Acquire a sound, contextual understanding of how Risk Management impacts the overall financial health of public entities
• Define and explain the purpose of Risk Management in the public sector, comparing and contrasting “Traditional” with “Enterprise” Risk Management
• Define the core competencies of the Risk Management profession
• Explain how the historical development of Risk Management in the public sector has evolved into today’s practices
• Explore the pros and cons of different ways to practice Risk Management within a public entity
• Explain basic concepts of laws and regulations that commonly involve public sector risk management, such as Public Records Act Requests, the Brown Act, and HIPAA
• Learn and apply the fundamentals of Root Cause Analysis in the context of Risk Management
• Gain awareness of the core Enterprise Risk Management process
• Demonstrate understanding of the components and purpose Certificates of Insurance

Additional Information

• Class size is limited – sign up early!
• Registration Fee: $199

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@prismrisk.gov

Overview

Join Juan Cajandig, PRISM Senior Risk Control Specialist, CSP, CFPS, MAS, ARM for Learning How to Use the General Industry Safety Orders (GISOs)

Register: Learning How to Use the General Industry Safety Orders

Please also consider attending the companion course on July 9, 2025:  Safety and the Supervisor

Course description:

Learning to Use the GISOs teaches students how to lookup the Title 8 Regulations applicable to hazards found in the workplace. Students complete a practical exercise in class where they have to identify a workplace hazard, find the applicable regulation, and give the corrective action to abate the hazard. After completing the exercise they have acquired the skills needed to conduct workplace inspections in their organization.

Certification requirements:

• The homework assignment must be completed and turned in to the instructor.
• Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of completion.

This course may be bundled with Accident Investigation Parts 1 & 2, Safety and the Supervisor, Workers Compensation for Supervisors, Safety Management – What is it?, and Developing Effective Control Measures to complete  the Safety Management Training Series.

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@PRISMRisk.gov

Overview

Join Juan Cajandig, PRISM Senior Risk Control Specialist, CSP, CFPS, MAS, ARM for this first of a two-part Zoom guided discussion on Respiratory Protection in the Workplace.

Please register for both events.

Part 1: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Part 2:  Thursday, July 31, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Course description:

This is a challenging and technical course designed to teach Respiratory Program Administrators the information and skills required to do their job effectively. Some of the topics covered are: identifying harmful exposures, methods for assessing employees’ exposures, controlling harmful exposures, voluntary use of respirators, filtering facepiece respirators, wildfires, confined spaces, air-purifying respirators, atmosphere-supplying respirators, negative and positive pressure respirators, respirator selection, environmental factors affecting use, medical evaluations, fit testing, inspections and maintenance, writing a respiratory protection program, and more.

It is strongly recommended students download the Cal/OSHA Respiratory Protection in the Workplace Guide, read it, and be familiar with the material prior to attending class.

Students who complete both days will be able to take the end of course exam.  A score of 80% or higher will demonstrate proficiency in accordance with 8 CCR GISO 5144 (c). They will receive a certificate of completion.

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@prismrisk.gov

Overview

Join Juan Cajandig, PRISM Senior Risk Control Specialist, CSP, CFPS, MAS, ARM for this first of a two-part Zoom guided discussion on Respiratory Protection in the Workplace.

Please register for both events.

Part 1: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Part 2:  Thursday, July 31, 2025 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Course description:

This is a challenging and technical course designed to teach Respiratory Program Administrators the information and skills required to do their job effectively. Some of the topics covered are: identifying harmful exposures, methods for assessing employees’ exposures, controlling harmful exposures, voluntary use of respirators, filtering facepiece respirators, wildfires, confined spaces, air-purifying respirators, atmosphere-supplying respirators, negative and positive pressure respirators, respirator selection, environmental factors affecting use, medical evaluations, fit testing, inspections and maintenance, writing a respiratory protection program, and more.

It is strongly recommended students download the Cal/OSHA Respiratory Protection in the Workplace Guide, read it, and be familiar with the material prior to attending class.

Students who complete both days will be able to take the end of course exam.  A score of 80% or higher will demonstrate proficiency in accordance with 8 CCR GISO 5144 (c). They will receive a certificate of completion.

Need More Info or Help?
We hope you can join us. Feel free to contact Doug McGill for more details.

Phone: 916-850-7300
Email: dmcgill@prismrisk.gov

This training focuses on defensive driving principles, such as distracted driving, scanning techniques, and other safe driving behaviors with the goals of reducing motor vehicle accidents.

Trainer: David Mattos

Duration: Series of four (4) separate 2-hour sessions (September 2, 9, 16, & 23; 9 am to 11 am)

New course content is introduced at each session, participants should plan to attend all four sessions.

Course Content

This course includes accessibility requirements and the role of public entities to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related accessibility standards and regulations. You will understand the core accessibility requirements of the ADA, methods to comply with the ADA, and ways to reduce the risk of discrimination toward persons with disabilities. Policies and strategies will be outlined to provide access to programs, services, activities and facilities of a public entity. Course content includes the job functions of the ADA Coordinator, which include effective, accessible communication, tracking data such as complaints and grievances, managing the public input process, developing policies (e.g., for service animals, emergency evacuations, alternate formats), and implementing and overseeing the entities self-evaluation and transition plan. Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, California Building Standards Code (Title 24, California Code of Regulations), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), other federal and state accessibility standards and regulations will be clarified. An overview of requirements of construction and remodeling will be introduced by discussing key elements of the built environment that need to be accessible.

Topics include:

• Accessibility laws, standards and regulations
• Role and notice of the ADA Coordinator
• Role and notice of the Section 504 Coordinator (504)
• ADA departmental liaisons
• Self-evaluation and transition plans
• Required notice and rights for persons with disabilities
• Accessibility policies
• Public input
• Acceptable terminology
• Definition of a disability
• Grievance procedures and forms
• Responding to a complaint or grievance
• Tracking and resolving complaints and grievances
• Leased sites
• Landlord-tenant responsibilities
• Joint use agreements
• Accessible meetings and events
• Safe harbor
• Technical infeasibility
• Undue burden
• Alterations vs. maintenance
• Case law and litigation trends
• Best practices
• Purchasing standards and specifications
• ADA resources
• Effective communication
• Accessible alternate formats and documents
• Accessible websites
• Service animals
• Other power-driven mobility devices
• Maintenance of accessible features
• Low-cost barrier removal
• Plan reviews
• Construction oversight
• ADA risk analysis and prognosis for compliance
• Current ADA litigation and trends
• Top 10 strategies for compliance
• Implementing your ADA self-evaluation and transition plan

This course will provide information regarding the key components of a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) compliant HazCom program including the written program, chemical material inventory, labels, signs, placards, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and employee training.

Trainer: Sarahi Vargas Garcia

Evaluate your agency’s Cal/OSHA-required IIPP as a crucial safety program. Is it effectively improving safety and health in your workplace? We will discuss the mandatory elements and how employee involvement cultivates a resilient and safe work environment.

Trainer: Rachel Dreher

This course will provide information on how to conduct a PPE hazard assessment, different types of PPE (respirators, eye protection, hand protection, etc.), limitations of PPE, and the care, maintenance and storage of PPE.

Trainer: Katie Chilcott

This session will explore best practices regarding written vehicle use policy, seatbelt use, cellphone use, pre-trip inspections, incident preparedness, DMV Pull Program, training requirements, behind the wheel evaluations.  Trainer: Eric Marcinkowski

This course will provide information regarding risk factors for lifting injuries, how to assess lifting tasks, safe-lifting and proper body mechanics, and the importance of mechanical aids.

Trainer: Michael Schiller

This course will provide information on how to conduct an accident investigation and develop solutions to prevent reoccurrences. Supervisor safety responsibilities, preplacement screening & hiring practices will also be discussed.

Trainer: Adam Lopez

This course will review regulatory requirements for both portable and fixed ladders. Discussion includes proper selection of ladders, duty ratings, set-up and securement of ladders, climbing and use, care and storage, and training requirements.

Trainer: Colin Bender

This course will provide information regarding risk factors for, and signs and symptoms of, ergonomic injuries as related to an office workstation situation. The discussion will involve prevention strategies including adjustments to workstations, microbreaks, and recommended exercises and stretches.

Trainer: David Mattos

This course will provide information on fall protection requirements for those working at elevated locations (where a person could fall more than four feet), including fall hazard surveys, fall protection system selection and application, fall protection equipment, training, and emergency rescue plans.

Trainer: Adam Lopez

The first part of this training session will provide information on indoor and outdoor heat illness prevention and exposure mitigation requirements including shade, water, rest, acclimatization, and emergency procedures.

The second part of this webinar will provide information on wildfire smoke hazards including air quality triggers, work practice controls, and respirator use during wildfire events.

Trainer: Rachel Dreher