Unit IV Assignment

Instructions: In Units I and II, you created a top 15 list of safety training required for Carter’s Material
Handling Equipment Manufacturing Company. In this assignment, we will focus on one department in
Carter’s organization, and we will work toward selecting one training topic that will be used for the Unit
V and Unit VII Assignments. This assignment involves completing two exercises (Exercises 1 & 2). First,
select one of the four departments described in Carter’s organization. Be sure that the department you
select has more than two training needs identified on the table you created in the Unit II Assignment.
Then, use that information to complete Exercises 1 and 2, which are on the next couple of pages. This
assignment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the following course learning outcome:

2. Examine safety and health training theories and their applications.

First, review the case about Carter’s Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Company (see Unit I
Assignment). Then, follow the instructions below, save all of your work to this document, and submit it in
Blackboard for grading.

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Exercise 1. This exercise involves conducting a training assessment (or a needs assessment). The purpose
of this assessment is to precisely identify three areas: the content, the target audience, and the
environment. This is very important, as you want to ensure that you are providing training to support the
existing needs. Remember, you have already completed some of this work in Unit II, so use that
information to get started. Complete the first table by analyzing the needed content.

The Content
List potential hazards Identify the knowledge and List training topics
skills needed
This training assessment will The welding department needs to Safe management of fire-
pertain to the welding be trained in the relevant CFR generated and high-temperature
department, which faces hazards standards, namely fire protection equipment such as hand-held
in terms of the potential outbreak measures, fire brigades, portable grinders and oxyacetylene
of fires from ultra-high fire extinguishers, standpipe and torches
temperature welding operations, hose systems, fixed
and thus needs to be trained in extinguishing systems, fire Operation of fire extinguishing
the operation of standard fire detection systems and employee systems, standpipe and hose
extinguishing and fire prevention alarm systems. systems and portable fire
systems. extinguishers
The welding department needs to
The welders use an assortment of develop a strong safety culture Fire detection and employee
hand-held grinders and an and be actively supportive of a alarm system operations
oxyacetylene torch, which may broad safety training regime that
cause injuries if improperly ensures the safe operation of
handled. In the past year, four their tools and equipment to
welders were treated for minor prevent fire hazards.
burns.

In the event of an outbreak of a

fire, evacuation may be hindered
without adequate knowledge or
experience.

The improper use of personal

protective equipment may lead to
burns and scalding injuries.

Complete the next table by analyzing the target audience (or the learners). Feel free to use fictitious
information, as the purpose of this exercise is for you to practice utilizing the process of a training
assessment (or needs assessment).

Target Audience or The Learners

General characteristics Education and prior Preferred learning styles
knowledge
The general characteristics of the The welding department workers This group works best with
welding department are technical have been trained in basic kinesthetic and demonstration-
trades and diploma qualification operation of fire protection, fire based learning, and expects
holders without a degree. They brigades, portable fire training to be efficient and

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have a decent level of English extinguishers and fire detection relevant to their needs. Hence,
proficiency but are not inclined systems, but the last safety demonstrations of the operation
to long lectures. Generally, this training was 4 years ago and of latest fire extinguishing and
group is highly experienced, much of their training has since detection systems, and hands-on
which has made them somewhat been forgotten. They are experience on how best to use
resistant to safety refresher technical trades and diploma them, would suit this group well.
training, which they view as a qualification holders without a
slight waste of time. The group degree.
views past injury incidents as
anomalies, and has not expressed 50% male, 50% female. Age
much concern for them. range 25-50. All have completed
high school and all have
All employees work 7 AM – completed junior college
4PM with a one-hour lunch technical training.
break, Monday through Friday.
On Saturday, overtime is worked
at peak production times, usually While all employees understand
in the summer. and speak English, several
employees in the
Shipping/Receiving Department
use Spanish as their primary
language.

Complete the third table by analyzing the training environment. This is where you can identify the
advantages and challenges of the training environment. In other words, think about the opportunities and
the limitations that the training environment presents. Feel free to use fictitious information, as the
purpose of this exercise is for you to practice utilizing the process of a training assessment (or needs
assessment).

Training Environment
Brief description of the The environment supports The environment does NOT
training environment what types of activities support what types of activities
The training environment is The environment supports The environment does not
comprised of a basic meeting lecture-based activities in the support simulated fire drills due
room setting adjacent to the main basic meeting room, and hands- to the need for the welding
shopfloor with a basic projector on demonstrations of fire machinery and shopfloor to be
and AV support, and the actual extinguishing equipment and fire almost continuously operational.
welding shopfloor, where detection systems on the welding
activities are halted for shopfloor.
maintenance and safety training
on occasion.

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Exercise 2. The purpose of this exercise is to utilize the process of preparing goals and objectives for
training. First, select one of the topics from the training assessment you just created in Exercise 1, and
then complete the steps below by developing goals and objectives for the topic. NOTE: The topic you
select will be used for the assignments in Unit V and Unit VII.

2.1 In the space below, complete the following sentence: The goal of this training is to…

The goal of this training is to ensure that welding workers are equipped with the appropriate knowledge
and skills to identify and report hazards, minimise workplace safety breaches, and be highly proficient in
the operation of personal protective equipment, fire detection and extinguishing systems, in order to
prevent any fire-related incidents at the welding department.

2.2 Complete the table below by listing the details for each course objective. The purpose of this step is to
begin identifying each part of a course objective before formally writing it.

Knowledge, Skills, and Conditions Skills Performance

Attitudes Needed (Tools, materials, activities, Standards
or equipment needed)
Knowledge needed - Fire detection and - Trainees will be able - According to the
- Operation of fire alarm system interface to effectively identify a standards in 29 CFR
detection and employee briefing fire hazard or a fire 1910 - 1910.164 Fire
alarm systems - Fire detection and outbreak and activate detection systems and
- Knowledge of when hazard identification the alarm and detection 1910.165 Employee
and under what principles systems accordingly alarm systems,
circumstances to - Fire detection employees should be
evaluate a fire risk and workflow able to activate the
activate systems systems and enact an
accordingly evacuation in 15
minutes.
Knowledge needed - Portable fire - Trainees will be able - According to standards
- Operation of portable extinguisher to operate a portable fire in 29 CFR 1910.157
fire extinguisher, - Standpipe and hose extinguisher, standpipe Portable fire
standpipe and hose systems and hose system to extinguishers and
systems - Relevant instruction effectively contain a fire 1910.158 Standpipe and
manuals and operating outbreak hose systems,
principles employees should be
familiar with the
operation of equipment
related to fire
extinguishing, standpipe
and hose systems.
Knowledge needed - Personal protection - Trainees will be able - According to standards
- Use of personal equipment (fire to know why, when and in 29 CFR 1910.155
protection equipment retardant clothing, eye how to use personal Fire protection
- Administration of first goggles, chainmail protection equipment to
aid and first-responder gloves) ensure the safety of
status medical care - Instruction manual themselves and their
- Use guidelines colleagues

2.3 Next, write the course objectives by following the CSP format (i.e., conditions-skill-performance).

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a. Given the principles of fire detection and alarm systems, and the hands-on training in the operation of
such fire detection and alarm systems, the supervisors and welding team will be able to effectively enact
an evacuation from an accurate fire detection to promote safe escape from a fire hazard, in 15 minutes
according to fire detection and evacuation guidelines.
b. Given the principles of fire extinguishing equipment, the trainees will be able to operate a portable fire
extinguisher, standpipe and hose system to effectively contain a fire outbreak, based on the 29 CFR 1910
standards for the operation of equipment related to fire extinguishing, standpipe and hose systems.
c. Given the principles of personal safety and protection, the trainees will be able to articulate why, when
and how to use personal protection equipment to ensure the safety of themselves and their colleagues,
according to the standards in 29 CFR 1910.155 (Fire Protection).

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