Curriculum

  • 1

    Excellent Pre-Job Safety Briefings

    • Introduction to Pre-Job Safety Briefings

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    • Preparing for the Meeting

    • Steps for an Excellent Discussion

    • Example Pre-Job Safety Briefing

    • Review Example Pre-Job Safety Briefing

    • Conclusion and Recommendations for Pre-Job Safety Briefings

    • Pre-Job Safety Briefings - Steps for an Excellent Discussion

    • Quiz - Excellent Pre-Job Safety Briefings

  • 2

    Managing Change and Using Stop Work

    • Introduction to Managing Change and Stop Work

    • Importance of Stop Work and When to Use it

    • Life Threatening Hazards

    • Direct Controls

    • Stop Work Process and Conclusion

    • When to Stop Work

    • Stop Work Process

    • Quiz - Managing Change and Using Stop Work

  • 3

    Energy-Based Observations

    • Introduction

    • What are we looking for?

    • What are we asking about?

    • How often we perform safety observations

    • How well we perform safety observations

    • Controls and Human Factors

    • Overall Approach and Conclusion

    • Quiz - Safety Observations

    • Resource: Safety Observations Scorecard

    • Resource: Safety Observations Field Guide

  • 4

    High Energy Control Assessments (HECA) Overview

    • Introduction to High Energy Control Assessments and Motivation for the Technique

    • HECA Overview

    • HECA Example

    • Compare and Learn with HECA

    • Quiz - High Energy Control Assessments

    • Resource: High-Energy Icons

    • Resource: HECA Overview

    • Resource: HECA Rulebook

  • 5

    High Energy Control Assessments (HECA) Rulebook and Calibration

    • HECA Review and Rulebook

    • HECA Example #1

    • HECA Example #2

    • HECA Example #3

    • HECA Example #4

    • HECA Rulebook and Calibration Conclusion

    • Resource: High-Energy Icons

    • Resource: HECA Overview

    • Resource: HECA Rulebook

  • 6

    Safety Classification and Learning (SCL) Model

    • Safety Learning and Classification Introduction

    • Safety Classification Examples

    • Safety Classification Process

    • Safety Classification Examples Using the Model

    • Safety Tracking and Learning

    • Quiz - Safety Classification and Learning

    • Resource: SCL Model Flowchart (PDF)

    • Resource: SCL Model Glossary

  • 7

    Ten Tips to Implement Energy-Based Safety

About Your Instructor

Professor

Matthew Hallowell

Dr. Matthew Hallowell is a President’s Teaching Scholar and Endowed Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned a BS and MS in Civil Engineering and a PhD with a focus on Construction Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health. Before his academic career, he worked in construction as a laborer, project engineer, and quality inspector.Dr. Hallowell specializes in construction safety research, with an emphasis on the science of safety. He collaborates with companies and industry associations like the Edison Electric Institute, Project Leadership Institute, Canadian Pipeline Association, and the INGAA foundation. For his research, he has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Construction Industry Institute Outstanding Researcher Award.