How To Set Up and Manage An Employee Safety Committee

Presented by John J Meola

Employee Safety Committees are important mechanisms in the workplace that offer many advantages over the traditional ‘I’m the Boss’ Theory X generational management model. In brief, those days are increasingly diminishing.

Participatory engagement is becoming the new mantra for an enlightened (SAFE) workplace, particularly for:

This webinar will discuss the steps needed to set up your Committee and make it works at the optimum level, at the startup level, or as a refinement to an existing Committee.

Dealing with ADHD in the Workplace

Presented by Donal Grothoff

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) has almost become commonplace, yet it is one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorders. Someone truly suffering from ADHD can struggle to perform even the simplest of duties, which will cause their productivity to suffer. Knowing how to deal with ADHD can make a business thrive. Being a professional who works with ADHD suffers every day, Don has experienced the struggles of a person suffering from ADHD and how it affects their life and work. ADHD is a high anxiety disorder that takes over and disrupts lives. Every day, people with ADHD have to struggle through daily activities and work that can be confusing and disorienting in thought and action. Don has come to the realization that success or failure in business begins in what people are thinking and believing about themselves and the work they do. Business begins with an idea or thought and then takes action to make it happen. ADHD sufferers can live their lives in constant stress and anxiety, which has adverse effects on how we think and can be the downfall of any business. Stress and anxiety can disrupt thinking and stop actions. Don takes his audience through an educational and interactive class teaching how thought process and mindset work and natural methods for handling everyday anxiety and stress that improve mindset and increase performance.

How Best to Handle Your Business When There is High Anxiety at Home

Presented by Donal Grothoff

Managing a business and home life is a challenge by itself, but when your home life is chaotic due to someone dealing with an anxiety disorder it can be disastrous. Learning how to handle that can be the difference between a business succeeding or failing. Being in his own home-based businesses for over 20 years, Don has experienced the struggles of anxiety in a home with two children dealing with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. OCD is a high anxiety disorder that took over and disrupted his life. Every day, Don had to carry on his business while chaos reigned at home. He has come to the realization that success or failure in business begins in what people are thinking and believing about themselves and the work they do. Business begins with an idea or thought and then takes action to make it happen.

Active Shooters: Ready or Not?

Presented by Joe Rosner

Active shooting events are rare, but since the consequences, when they happen, are catastrophic it is vital to implement common-sense measures to prevent them and prepare to react quickly and effectively when they do happen. This webinar will provide strategies, tactics, and techniques for the prevention, recognizing warning signs of possible shooters and effective actions to take if a shooting occurs. Cover topics will include

• The scope and impact of shootings in business, schools, and other public locations.
• Case studies of recent active shootings.
• The timeline of active shootings.
• Recognizing the characteristics of armed individuals.
• Identifying the warning signs of incipient violence.
• Recognizing the sound of gunshots.
• Planning your escape.
• Taking cover
• De-escalating tactics and techniques

John J. Meola is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and an Associate in Risk Management Degree (ARM). He has over 25 years of experience in construction, insurance, manufacturing and risk management. He is an Adjunct Instructor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business and has a BA in Education.

He is the Safety Director for Pillar Inc. based in Richmond VA and is a consultant with private clients in various industries. He is an OSHA Construction Safety Outreach Trainer and is the author of two safety handbooks. He is also a regular contributor to several construction trade publications and presents seminars to select audiences all over the United States.

Donald Grothoff is an author, speaker, EFT practitioner, podcaster, and the owner of Family OCD in Charlotte, NC USA. The focus of his practice is helping families whose children are afflicted with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Anxiety via a modality called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or “tapping”.  With over thirteen years of training and experience in EFT, Don assesses the whole child, family, and environment, providing a variety of alternative treatments that address the child's particular needs.

Don has helped local schools develop their own tapping programs. He has worked with traditional and alternative practitioners such as a pediatric neurologist, integrative pediatric and naturopathic doctors, psychiatrists, chiropractors, therapists, and social workers. Don is the author of the E-book “A Trip to the Non-Sensical: A Dad's Journey Through His Daughter's OCD”, in which he shares his personal experience guiding his family through a traumatic diagnosis.  Don is available for private sessions, speaking, and workshops worldwide via Skype and other online methods.

Joe Rosner is the Director of Best Defense USA and nationally recognized expert on workplace violence and personal safety for health care, real estate and other industries. He has been a speaker at numerous state and local conferences including; The National Emergency Management Summit, the National Association of Realtors, the American Healthcare Association and Heartland Healthcare Conference. He is the author of Street Smarts & Self Defense for Children as well as books on workplace violence prevention and personal safety for real estate and healthcare occupations all of which can be found on Amazon. His credentials include multiple black belts, law enforcement, military, and bodyguard experience and growing up on the south side of Chicago.