Based on years of industry collaboration and academic research, this course covers the latest advancements in safety.

This course has been time-tested and is based on evidence. It's not an opinion or philosophy, but instead rooted in science and proof. If you are a safety professional looking for the next level of safety training, this course is for you.

Curriculum

  • 1

    Safety 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

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.

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