A Moment In Time – Ken Lynch
The speaker will discuss how his life was before his electrical accident, what happened the day of, the 3 month hospital stay along with the 15 surgeries, how it impacted his life forever and how safety is vitally important to have the ability to go home to your families at the end of the day.
Active Threat Guidance – Brady Helms
This session will discuss the recent trends in workplace and public active threat/active shooter incidents, and what you can do should you find yourself in an active threat situation.
Adult First Aid/CPR – Bryan Morris/Kevin Kealey
A quarter of Americans say they’ve been in a situation in which someone needed CPR. If administered properly and immediately to sudden cardiac arrest victims, CPR can save lives. Participants will learn how to perform CPR and handle respiratory and cardiac emergencies for adults until professional medical help arrives. In addition, participants will learn the basics of first aid. This course provides adult first aid/CPR training through the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) curriculum and provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to respond in a medical emergency. Attendees who successfully complete the course will be issued an ASHI certification. (10 seats are available per session, Register in SATERN)
June 4, 8:30-3: Register in SATERN
June 6, 8:30-3: Register in SATERN
June 11, 8:30-3: Register in SATERN
June 13, 8:30-3: Register in SATERN
Asbestos Awareness Training – Tracy Avant & Rachel Ferris
Do you work with or around materials that contain asbestos? Attend this training to be able to recognize asbestos-containing materials, and understand the hazards of asbestos. All personnel who may contact asbestos-containing materials while performing building renovation, maintenance, or custodial activities, are required to attend asbestos awareness training annually. This training is intended for employees who have contact with, but do not disturb asbestos- or presumed asbestos-containing materials and for employees who clean up dust, waste and debris that may contain asbestos. This course will focus on recognizing damaged and deteriorated asbestos-containing materials, and working safely around them. If you work in building renovation, operations and maintenance, utilities, or as a building manager or custodian and you may contact asbestos-containing materials, you must attend this training annually. Target audience: Construction & building renovation personnel, operations &maintenance personnel, and custodial workers. (Hybrid) Register in SATERN.
Can You Hear Me Now? – Roy Deza/Rachel Ferris
Description: Did you know that hearing loss is associated with an increased risk of dementia and affects one in 8 of all Americans, one in 4 adults in their sixties, and nearly 2/3 of Americans ages seventy and older? Hearing loss is also linked to other problems including social isolation, depression, faster rate of physical decline, increased risk for falls, and even premature death. This presentation will provide information about the irreversible effects of both work- and nonwork-related noise exposure over time and what we should do to protect our ability to communicate and maintain a quality of life as we age. This presentation covers the effects of acute and chronic exposures to noise levels which some may not consider to be loud. Participants will learn about the effects of noise exposure on hearing ability, what level of protection is afforded by ear plugs and other devices, and what you can do to preserve your hearing for the future. This training session will also fulfill the annual requirement for those who are required to participate in the Hearing Conservation Program. Register in Satern.
Control Of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout Training – Chris Quinn
Course provides an overview of the OSHA, GSFC, and Industry requirements for control of hazardous energy program (otherwise known as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)). The training provides the steps for performing lockout/tagout necessary to protect personnel from the unattended startup of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities. This training does not solely authorize personnel to perform lockout/tagout, but can be used to organizations to supplement the qualification of personnel. This course does not cover specific equipment employees work with or specific policy or procedural documents from individual organizations.
Audience: Personnel who perform service or maintenance on equipment that possesses hazardous energy or who apply Lockout/tagout devices for service or maintenance. Highly encouraged for supervisors of authorized employees supporting organizations that perform service or maintenance activities at GSFC.
Emergency Management Plan and Workplace Preparedness – Brady Helms
Training is essential to ensure that everyone knows what to do when there is an emergency. This session will provide an overview of emergency management at GSFC, as well as how to locate your building’s emergency plan and what you can do to be increase your preparedness should an emergency arise at work.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Supervisors – Desiree Antonacci
This orientation underscores the EAP as a consultative resource for managers. We’ll answer some of the most common questions we hear from managers, offer practical solutions with real examples of everyday management challenges, and provide guidance for referring employees to the EAP. Discover how confidential consultations with the EAP can help problem-solve almost any management situation, improve the interpersonal aspects of supervising, and more.
Escape Room
The Safety Awareness Campaign Escape Room is a fun way to test your ability to recognize hazards. You’re invited to a co-worker’s retirement party that has food, friends, and hazards. The room consists of hazards that each team must uncover to find the hidden letter. In order to “escape”, each team must identify all of the hazards (and letters) in the room and unscramble the letters to determine the “escape” word. Each team will have up to 5 minutes to escape! Sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA5AE23A0FBC34-49560521-2024
Fire Extinguisher Training – Art Gavin
The class covers the simple science of fire, classification of fires, features and limitations of fire extinguishers, selection and operation of fire extinguishers, and safety when using a portable fire extinguisher. Participants will move to a designated outdoor location for hands-on training, which includes the use of special training fire extinguishers on Code 360’s electronic fire extinguisher training system. (In person only, 20 seats are available per session) please Register in SATERN.
June 5, 9:00- 11:00: Register in SATERN
June 5, 1:00 – 3:00: Register in SATERN
June 12, 9:00- 11:00: Register in SATERN
June 12, 1:00 – 3:00: Register in SATERN
Floor Warden Training – Brady Helms
This training is designed to educate FOMS, AFOMs, and FWs in building evacuation procedures to follow during an emergency. Target audience: Designated Floor Wardens, FOM, AFOMs (Hybrid) Register in SATERN.
Formal Disent Process – Tim Trenkle
A discussion of the Agency Dissenting Opinion (DO) process and the role of the Technical Authorities (TAs) in that process will be discussed. Real-world examples of the process will be presented and discussed followed by a Q&A.
Ground Based Pressure Vessel & Pressure Systems (PVS) Owner Training – Stacey Dodson
This course will provide pressure vessel and pressure systems owners with an overview of the GSFC PVS safety program, PVS certification process, PVS operations, safety training, and common critical PVS components.
Audience: GSFC Greenbelt PVS System Owners, Lab Managers, PVS Owning Org Management, PVS Operators, Safety Representatives
Hazardous Waste Training – Leo Hrybyk & Harry Stein
GSFC is committed to operating its mission without compromising the planet's resources so that future generations can meet their needs. The GSFC Environmental Management System (EMS) consists of numerous goals aimed at reducing Goddard’s environmental impacts and risks. Target Audience: Hazardous Waste Generators (Hybrid) Register in SATERN
June 4, 1:30-3: Register in SATERN
June 6, 9-10:30: Register in SATERN
June 12, 9-10:30: Register in SATERN
Human Factors Coding
The NASA Human Factors Analysis and Classifications System is used to identify mishap contributors. The presentation will discuss the latent Human Factors identified in recent GSFC mishaps and other factors of which personnel should be aware that contribute to mishaps.
Industrial Hygiene Five 10-minute Topics – Jeff Dalhoff
This session intends to provide an overview of five common types of services provided by the Industrial Hygiene team at GSFC: chemical exposure, indoor air quality, ergonomics, noise exposure, and oxygen deficiency hazard assessments.
Integrated Contingency Plan – Jonathan Clements
This course is designed for oil handlers and their supervisors. The ICP defines “oil handling personnel” as those individuals who use, store, and/or transfer oil; witness the use, storage and/or transfer of oil. Oil handling personnel include employees who repair or maintain machinery that contains oil. Target audience: for those who use, store, and/or transfer oil. (Hybrid) Register in SATERN
Laboratory Safety 101 – Tracy Avant & Rachel Ferris
This course is a basic overview of laboratory safety topics intended for new lab employees, interns or experienced employees who need a refresher.
Leaders Making Tough Decisions – Mike Kelly
This course is designed to give learners an opportunity to consider factors that influence their decision-making, and to reflect on decisions they have made and the lessons that can be applied to future decisions. We will use MAVEN project and Dr. Chris Scolese/Former GSFC Center Director as video samples for discussion during this session. This session will help attendees will have identified personal values that are most important to them; gained insight into how they have demonstrated moral courage in past decisions, and how they might demonstrate that courage for future decisions; determined how they might anticipate and prepare for situations that could require quick decisions; identified strategies for presenting their views when they do not align with the majority of others; recognized which types of decisions are particularly tough; and identified personal biases that may impact their decision-making and ways to minimize the impact on decisions
Audience: All employees
Mosquito & Tick Illness – Dr. Ashton-Jones
Mosquitos and ticks can be a big nuisance in the summertime. We all try to avoid being bitten by them. But a mosquito or tick bite may not just be inconvenient and irritating. Their bite may also cause illness, and in severe cases, even death. Illnesses or infections associated with their bites include Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, West Nile, Dengue, and Zika. This course will provide an overview of the common illnesses, their symptoms, and treatments. We will also provide tips to avoid mosquito and tick bites.
NASA Safe App Walkthrough – Brady Helms
This session will introduce participants to the new NASA Safe App. Users will be guided through app setup, features, and content.
Office Safety for Supervisors – Bryan Morris
This course was developed specifically for Goddard supervisors. Did you know that there are 73 requirements in the safety GPRs alone that every supervisor on center has to comply with, regardless of the type of work your employees perform? This course categorizes the 73 requirements so they can be discussed without reviewing each shall statement, and it provides additional information on available resources and training that supervisors have at their disposal. (Teams only)
Oxygen Deficiency Hazard – Luis Muniz
This course describes potential oxygen deficiency hazards associated with cryogen and compressed gas storage areas, and the controls Goddard has implemented to mitigate these hazards. (In person only) Register in SATERN
Pain and Fear Exposed: A Prescription for Resilience – Louis Crivelli
Is fear really the mind killer? In this seminar, Dr. Louis Crivelli will examine the relationship between pain, fear, and healing. He will cover the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the spine and brain as they relate to reception, transmission, and processing of pain in the body. How our society at large and internal and external environments contribute to the pain epidemic we see in this and other countries.
Dr. Crivelli will also discuss internal and external stressors and how they can influence growth, inflammation, sleep, healing, and overall health and wellbeing. The concept of fear avoidance behaviors will be discussed as a primary barrier to optimum health and wellness. Simple stress reducing techniques for the home and office will be introduced.
Finally, Dr. Crivelli will discuss how we can modulate, overcome and break through pain and fear on our way to health and healing. Suggestions for how to choose the right healthcare professional will be introduced and discussed.
Psychological First Aid: "First Steps in Creating Psychological Safety."
The talk focuses on identifying individual triggers to negative emotions and then modifying the subsequent emotional/behavioral reaction. This includes identifying environmental cues that elicit responses, individual filters that affect perception, emotions, and behavior.
Psychological Safety (EAP) for Supervisors – Desiree Antonacci
This presentation discusses the importance of psychological safety in the workplace, what you can do to promote such an environment, and how it affects your employees and the agency.
Respiratory Protection – Rachel Ferris/Roy Deza
This session will cover limitations and capabilities of various types of respirators, situations in which a respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can comprise protection. This training session will fulfill the annual GSFC Respiratory Protection Program training requirement for employees who wear respirators. Target audience: Employees that are GSFC Respiratory Protection Program participants. (Teams Only) Register in SATERN
Self-Certification of Specific Needs – Brady Helms
This session will provide an overview of GSFC’s Self-Certification of Specific Needs Program, including the importance of self-alerting Protective Services about specific emergency-related needs and the upcoming changes to the form and process for registration.
Safety Culture & The Last Survey – Krystal Kennedy
Did you complete the last round of GSFC’s Safety Culture Survey and are curious about the results? Are you reading this description and asking yourself…. “What Safety Culture Survey?” This session is for you no matter how you answered the two previous questions. GSFC’s Safety Culture POC, Krystal Kennedy, will present a brief overview of NASA’s Safety Culture Model, summarize the results of the survey, discuss improvements that have been made in response to the survey data, and respond to any questions about Safety Culture. 1 hour
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
This training will provide an introduction to storm water, an overview of the SWPPP, responsibilities of the Activity Coordinator, permit requirements and spill reporting procedures. Target audience: GSFC - Activity Coordinator, permit requirements and spill reporting procedures. (Hybrid) Register in SATERN
