Population Health

Safety Training for Community and Faith-Based Outreach Workers

"Hazards We May Face When Helping Others"

These training materials have been developed by collaboration between the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (WisCOSH), and outreach organization partners, to help Outreach Workers be safer.  This was supported by a Susan Harwood grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA.

A complete training kit is provided, which will enable a trainer to provide a 50-minute safety training session for outreach workers.  The kit includes:

Trainers

We recommend you download necessary documents and watch/download the appropriate video.  The downloadable Windows Media video files are large, and may take approximately 30 minutes to download.

• The Trainer's Guide (DOC) explains how to do the training session and provides forms.
   
• The 13-minute Trainer's Video shows how to do the training session.
  [Windows Media]  [Flash]
   
• The Trainer's PowerPoint is part of a "Train-the-Trainer" program.

Outreach Worker

We recommend you download the Outreach Worker's Guide and watch/download the appropriate video, in the language needed.  The downloadable Windows Media video files are large, and may take approximately 30 minutes to download.

• The Outreach Worker's Guide helps workers identify and control hazards.
  [English]  [Spanish]  [Hmong] (DOC).
   
• The Outreach Worker's PowerPoint presents what is found in the Outreach Worker's Guide.
  [English]  [Spanish]  [Hmong]
   
• The 10-minute Outreach Worker's Video shows outreach work and how it is possible to identify and control hazards.

  English:   [Windows Media]  [Flash]
  Spanish:  [Windows Media]  [Flash]
  Hmong:   [Windows Media]  [Flash]

We hope these materials help you identify and control hazards to be safer when doing outreach work.

It is also possible to get a high resolution version of the materials by ordering them directly from:

WisCOSH Inc.
1023 S. 5th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Please send $15 to WisCOSH to defray duplication, shipping and handling costs.

Additional Contact Information:
James Schultz, Executive Director of WisCOSH
(414) 933-2338
www.wiscosh.org