2025 Course Descriptions | Safety Awareness Campaign

Active Shooter/Active Threat Guidance - Michael Macri/Bob Steinheimer/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.

Audience: All Employees

Adult First Aid/CPR – Bryan Morris/Dan Ferris

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, 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.

Audience: Construction & building renovation personnel, operations &maintenance personnel, and custodial workers. (Hybrid)

Basic Cryogenic Safety

This course illustrates the hazards associated with ultra cold temperature fluids, storage systems and the ways to mitigate and eliminate these hazards. Topics include pressurization, frostbite, cold contact burns and oxygen enrichment.

Blossom Within: A Spring-Inspired Yoga & Mediation Journey – Itunu Jagun & Aditi Gadariya

Meditation: This 30-minute guided meditation invites you to cultivate mindfulness, relaxation, and self-love. Through gentle breathwork and body awareness, you'll release tension and connect deeply with the present moment. You'll be guided to offer kindness and compassion towards yourself, embracing feelings of self-love and inner peace. This meditation offers a much-needed break to reset your mind, reduce anxiety, and regain your energy.

Inspired Yoga: This 30-minute inspired Yoga session is a combination of mindful movement and breathwork to promote strength, flexibility, and inner peace. It is an approachable style that makes yoga accessible to all levels, encouraging physical and mental wellness.

Audience: All Employees

Cyber Security – Ask the CISO

Over the last year or so, new tools offering generative AI capabilities have captured people’s attention and created significant buzz. The excitement around these technologies is easy to understand but what risks do they present? During this presentation, we’ll discuss some cybersecurity frameworks for thinking about generative AI, emergent areas of concern, and how to guide responsible adoption.

Enduring Lessons Learned Abstract

NASA has accomplished many amazing missions throughout its history and across its domains. We have also experienced significant mishaps. Our approach to excellence as we ‘boldly go’ is to never forget the impact of mishaps and ensuring lessons learned are remembered from one generation to the next. While we may make mistakes moving forward, repeating mistakes we have already made cannot be tolerated. In this talk, Russ DeLoach, NASA’s Chief of Safety & Mission Assurance, will recall major incidents of our past, the primary causes and lessons we’ve learned from Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia, and NOAA N-prime. He will conclude his remarks with a review of insights shared by Wayne Hale, former Space Shuttle Program Manager and flight director for 40 NASA missions.

Emergency Preparedness and Response at GSFC - 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 and responce 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.

Audience: All Employees

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:

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)

Floor Warden Training – Brady Helms

This training is designed to educate FOMS, AFOMs, and FWs in building evacuation procedures to follow during an emergency.

Audience: Designated Floor Wardens, FOM, AFOMs (Hybrid)

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Overview and Chat GSFC Demonstration – Omar Hatamleh/Michael Biskach/Matt Dosberg

The GSFC Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) Team will provide an overview of Goddard's AI strategy and will showcase ChatGSFC, a general-purpose Generative AI chatbot that is capable of assisting with a wide range of tasks: General questions and quick research; Document search, generation and editing, code explanation and generation, and data analysis.

Audience: All employees

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Q & A – Matt Dosberg

The GSFC community is invited to bring AI questions, use cases, and any other discussion items.

Audience: All employees

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.

Audience: Hazardous Waste Generators (Hybrid)

How Stress Impacts Work Safety – Isabel Hernandez

This presentation explores the critical intersection of human factors with workplace fatigue and stress, shedding light on how these seemingly subtle conditions significantly impact individual performance, decision-making, and overall organizational safety. Through the lens of NASA’s Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (NASAHFACS), the discussion will illustrate how fatigue and stress serve as underlying psychological and physical preconditions, that can silently contribute to workplace accidents. Participants will gain valuable insights into proactive approaches for identifying and mitigating these risks, including practical strategies for individual recuperation, stress management, and organizational resilience.

Audience: All Employees

The Impact of Breaking the Silence – Robert Conway

This presentation explores the definition and types of organizational silence and how they manifest themselves in an organization. A short case study demonstrates how simple and habitual actions can unknowingly prevent members of the organization from speaking freely when they need to. Finally the presentation provides tactics and practices that leaders can use to help recognize and prevent the open flow of communication in their organization.

Audience: All Employees

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.

Audience: for those who use, store, and/or transfer oil. (Hybrid)

Intro to Office Workstation Ergonomics – Rachel Ferris

An introduction to Ergonomics in the Office setting, both in the workplace and at home. This topic covers the basic concepts of stress and repetitive motion health effects on the musculoskeletal system and common methods of ensuring neutral body postures to mitigate common musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). It will cover the process of requesting an ergonomic assessment at GSFC, what to expect, resources available and points of contact for GSFC, WFF and IV&V.

Audience: All employees

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.

At the completion of this course, learners 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

Columbia: Legacy and Lessons Learned – Mike Cianilli

Legacy and Lessons Learned takes you back in time on a journey to 2003 as Columbia prepares for its 28th mission into space. Experience the emotional and physical recovery from the STS-107 accident and engage in an extensive conversation on an array of powerful lessons that Columbia teaches us today. The audience will also travel further back in history to the 1960s through the 1980s revisiting the invaluable lessons for our future from Apollo 1, Apollo 13 and the Challenger accidents. This experience is brought to you by NASA's new Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). ACCLLP is the Agency's innovative effort to reimagine, reintroduce and effectively share the lessons learned from its history with an eye towards ensuring our future mission success.

Audience: All Employees

LQMS PVS Database Training – Jacqueline Roth

This instructor-led training will familiarize employees with the use of GSFC's LQMS PVS Database as part of the process for certifying low-risk pressure systems or “Lab Policy” certifications.

Target Audience: PVS Engineers, PVS Technicians, PVS Organizational Approvers, PVS Owners

Making a Sound Investment/Rachel Ferris, Adrian Crowe, Dr. Jennifer Cushing

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.

Managing Strong Emotions: For Employees – Desiree Antonacci

In this interactive presentation, participants will reflect on their own experiences when situations led to strong emotional reactions and get tips on how to best navigate these scenarios. Additionally, there will be a discussion about how to manage and control behavior when emotions are triggered and leave the presentation with strategies to maintain a professional demeanor and outlets to de-escalate and self-soothe themselves.

Audience: All employees

Mission Safety and Security – Keenan Bowens

This presentation will highlight key connections between mission safety and mission security, identify related activities ongoing within those disciplines across the Agency, and provide examples of IV&V analysis results that showcase the imperative of integrating security work across NASA’s OCE, OCIO, and OSMA.

Audience: All Employees

NASA Safe App Overview – Brady Helms

This session will introduce participants to the new NASA Safe App. Users will be guided through app setup, features, and content.

Audience: All Employees

Office Safety for Facility Operations Managers (FOMs) – Bryan Morris

This course was developed specifically for Goddard FOMS. 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)

Audience: FOMs

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)

Audience: Supervisors

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)

PVS Lab Policy Certification Training – Jacqueline Roth

This training will provide instruction on the process to carry out PVS certifications for simple, low-risk pressure systems or “Lab Policy” certifications.

QCARD for Employee – Dann Brown

This session will introduce participants to the Qualification, Certifications And Requirements Database (QCARD) used by GSFC to track functional work training requirements for contractor and civil servant employees. Users will be guided through the processes for reviewing assigned raining, understanding training requirements, and documenting completion in the system.

QCARD is primarily used to track functional work training, which is training for specific tasks or functions performed by individual employees, which may be mandated by federal/state regulations or NASA requirements. Some examples include: ESD Operators, Laser Users, Cleanroom Access, and Hazardous Waste Generators.

Audience: Employees with functional work training requirements.

QCARD for Supervisors – Dann Brown

This session will introduce participants to Qualification, Certifications And Requirements Database (QCARD) used by GSFC to track functional work training requirements for contractor and civil servant employees. Users will be guided through the processes for reviewing, assigning, and tracking employee training in the system.

Audience: Supervisors of employees with functional work training requirements.

Return to Office: Indoor Air Quality & Ergonomic Assessments

With respect to recent increased return to on-site work, this presentation will cover ergonomic and indoor air quality best practices, how to request an assessment by the Industrial Hygiene team, and standard points included in an assessment.

2024 Safety Culture Survey Results – 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

Audience: All employees.

Self-Certification of Specific Needs During Emergencies – 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.

Audience: All Employees

Stop the Bleed

Understanding the importance of controlling blood loss can be critical to saving a life! Participate in a Stop the Bleed training class and learn three quick techniques to help save a life before somebody bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet.

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan – Lauren Wicklund

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.

Audience: GSFC - Activity Coordinator, permit requirements and spill reporting procedures. (Hybrid)

VEO Scooter Demonstration and Scooter Safety Tips – Jeff Hoover, Anna Libertini, Nico Nagle

Veo is pleased to join the GSFC community for its safety awareness event. During this event, Veo will provide six scooters to showcase its vehicles and allow demo rides. Veo will also have handouts and informational cards to raise enthusiasm for micromobility travel around the facility and awareness for safe and courteous best practices. The Veo staff will share the finer points about the vehicles, app, and overall experience.

Audience: All Employees