Safety Information
The Insurance Coverage Office cares about the safety and wellbeing of all employees whether at work or at home. The resources available on this page are designed to help you safely navigate a variety of situations and experiences.
Current Safety Matters Newsletter
November highlights include:
- Emergency Evacuation
- Open Burning Ban
Upcoming Safety Trainings
The Insurance Coverage Office conducts monthly webinars on various safety topics. You can register for the webinars through the Delaware Learning Center (DLC) by typing the title of the course in the global search bar and requesting the session.
The following are upcoming webinars. All webinars will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- October 3 - Fire Prevention and Extinguisher Use
- November 7 - Cold Stress Awareness
- December 5 - Accident Investigation and Reporting
Safety Videos
The Insurance Coverage Office maintains a library of DVDs on various safety topics that are available to State organizations to use in their safety meetings or training sessions. The list of videos is below. Contact the Insurance Coverage Office to request a video.
Safety Topics
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Accident Investigation
- Building a Lasting Culture of Safety
- Caught-In/Between Hazards in Construction
- Creating a Safe Industrial Workplace
- Fall Protection in Industrial and Construction Environments
- GHS Safety Data Sheets
- Hand and Power Tool Safety in Construction
- I2P2: Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- I2P2: Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- Maintaining a Clean and Healthy Work Environment
- Safety Audits
- Safety Awareness for New Employees
- Safety Housekeeping and Accident Prevention
- Safety Orientation
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, Trips and Falls in Construction
- Struck-By Hazards in Construction
- Trenching and Shoring Safety in Construction
- Walking and Working Surfaces
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Back Care Basics
- Back Safety (Spanish)
- Back Safety in Industrial Facilities
- Back Safety in Office Environments
- Materials Handling Safety
- Safe Lifting (English & Spanish Versions)
- Safe Lifting and Back Safety
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Distracted Driving
- Driving Agility
- Driving Defensively
- Driving Safety (The Basics)
- Work Zone Safety
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Electrical Safety
- Electrocution Hazards, Part I, II
- Lock Out/Tag Out
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Relief for Eye Strain and Headaches
- Safety Showers and Eye Washes
Resources:
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Safety Council (NSC)
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Fire Prevention in Healthcare Facilities
- Fire Prevention in the Office
- Industrial Fire Prevention
- Using Fire Extinguishers
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Heat Stress in Construction
- Winter Safety
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Back Safety in Office Environments
- Computer Workstation Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Fire Extinguisher Familiarization and Use
- Hand and Power Tool Safety
- Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety
- Hearing Conservation and Safety
- Office Safety
- Safety Housekeeping and Accident Prevention
- Using Fire Extinguishers
- Working from Home
- Workplace Safety for Office Professionals
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Ladder Safety
- Ladder Safety in Construction
- Scissor Lifts in Industrial and Construction Environments
- Supported Scaffolding Safety
- Suspended Scaffolding Safety
Resources:
- American Red Cross
- Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Safety Council (NSC)
- Ready
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Active Shootings in the Workplace: Prevention and Survival
- Dealing with Hazardous Spills
- Emergency Planning
- Getting Real about Workplace Violence (Series)
- Run, Hide, Fight - Surviving an Active Shooter Event
- Winter Safety
- Workplace Safety: Active Shooter
- Workplace Violence
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Back Safety in Office Environments
- Computer Workstation Safety
- Ergonomics for Your Desk Chair
- Ergonomics Mashup - Work Life Balance
- Fighting Fatigue in the Workplace
- Industrial Ergonomics
- Office Ergonomics
- Office Safety
- Safety Housekeeping and Accident Prevention
- Walking and Working Surfaces
- Workplace Safety for Office Professionals
Resources:
- Poison Control Hotline: 800-222-1222
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- American Red Cross
- Find Your Local Poison Control Center
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Safety Council (NSC)
- Poison Control
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Lead Exposure in General Industry
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Dealing with Hazardous Spills
- Effective Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Equipment Safety Essentials
- Forklift/Powered Industrial Truck Safety
- GHS Container Labeling
- Hand, Wrist, and Finger Safety
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Materials Labels
- How to Put On and Take Off PPE
- Loading Dock Safety
- Machine Guard Safety
- Manual Pallet Jack Safety
- Materials Handling Safety
- Motorized Pallet Jack Safety
- Respiratory Protection and Safety
- Safety Housekeeping and Accident Prevention
- Safety Showers and Eye Washes
- Safety Orientation
- Walking and Working Surfaces
- Warehouse Safety
- Warehouse Safety
- Workplace Safety for Office Professionals
- Workplace Safety: Active Shooter
- Workplace Violence
Resources:
Recommended Training in the Delaware Learning Center (DLC):
- Aerial Lifts in Industrial and Construction Environments
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bloodborne Pathogens in Commercial and Industrial Facilities
- Confined Space Entry
- Crane Safety
- Crane Safety in Industrial and Construction Environments
- GHS Container Labeling
- Hazard Communication in Industrial Environments
- Hazardous Communication in Auto Service
- Hazardous Communication in Cleaning and Maintenance Environments
- Hazardous Communication in Construction Environments
- Hazardous Communication in Hospitality Environments
- Hazardous Communications in Healthcare Environments
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Materials Labels
- Health and Safety
- Hot Work Safety and the Permitting Process
- Lead Exposure in General Industry
- Motorized Pallet Jack Safety
- Scissor Lifts in Industrial and Construction Environments
- Silica Safety in Industrial and Construction Environments
- Supported Scaffolding Safety
- Suspended Scaffolding Safety
