Calendar

2015 Course Schedule (TBA)

Courses conducted at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, unless otherwise indicated.

Classes usually held 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (concluding by 3:00 pm on last day to accomodate travel).

Course Descriptions

Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis

Duration: 3 Days, TBA

Overview: Designed for those learning about incident investigation and root cause analysis (IIRCA) as well as those with existing experience looking for a refresher course with a current perspective. This course takes participants through the practical aspects of the incident investigation process and covers different techniques to conduct root cause analysis. It also emphasizes the importance of using RCA data in the assessment of safety and health management system effectiveness.  There is a heavy emphasis on hands-on (experiential) learning through case studies.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Safety Behavior Optimization in Mining

Duration: 3 Days, TBA

This course emphasizes application of behavior management principles in mine safety and health management.  It includes the basic principles of operant conditioning and behavior modification and how those principles can be applied to observation and feedback processes and other elements of a mine safety and health management system, e.g., risk management, communication, reinforcement and recognition, etc. Emphasis is also placed on human error and differences with behavior-based safety. The course is appropriate for those looking to integrate behavior modification processes into their current programs and systems as well as those with experience looking to review and renew their current approach. While participants will receive a strong foundation in behavior principles, the course will be delivered through experiential learning.  This course is designed to assist those implementing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Safety Culture Assessment & Enhancement

Duration: 2 Days, TBA

Overview: This overview course introduces participants to organizational culture, safety culture and climate. It will highlight the process of developing and conducting a climate assessment, interpretation of assessment data, strategies for enhancing organizational culture and the critical connections between culture, leadership and effective management systems. While this is a practical hands-on experience, the course also provides an overview of safety culture models in different industries and the latest lessons and limitations from field research.  This course is designed to assist those implementing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Safety & Health Management System (SHMS) Development & Implementation

Duration: 4 Days, Dates TBA

This course offers an in-depth review of safety and health management system principles and practice including frameworks, structure, generic models (NMA CORESafety, ANSI Z-10, OHSAS 18001, etc.), strategic planning, development and implementation, auditing and certification, change management, integrating MSHA/OSHA regulations into the SHMS, integrating a SHMS into other company systems, among other topics. The course is intended for those at the beginning of their SHMS journey and for those with SHMS experience who are looking to improve an existing system. The course will emphasize the difference between ‘paper systems’ and ‘effective systems.’ This course is designed to assist those implementing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Safety & Health Management System Auditing

Duration: 2 Days, Dates TBA

Overview: A practical review of safety and health management auditing principles and practices including, but not limited to: first, second and third party auditing; audits versus assessments, audit development (protocols, etc.), audit strategies, auditor competencies and roles, data review and analysis, audit communication; audit findings, follow-up and accountabilities; and  attorney-client privilege as it relates to audits. The course also addresses auditing internal safety and health management systems versus external systems such as OHSAS 18000, NMA’s CORESafety and ANSI Z-10. The course is designed to be customized and offered as an internal auditor qualification course with mastery examination and certification.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Risk & Change Management in Mining

Duration: 5 days, Dates TBA

Overview: Participants will be introduced to the concepts associated with operational risk management in mining. Based on the generic ISO 31,000 model for risk management, the course includes practical experience with multiple risk assessment techniques such as brainstorming, Workplace Risk Assessment & Control (WRAC), Bow Tie Analysis (BTA), Hazard & Operability Studies (HAZOP), Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), among others.  The course also includes a review of hazard identification techniques, effective risk mitigation and controls, optimization of risk management through safety and health management systems, risk culture, and other variables that impact the effectiveness of mining risk management.  Enterprise-wide risk management will also be addressed. This course is designed to assist those implementing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBD

Leadership Development

Duration: To be determined

Overview: This course is designed to assist front line, middle and senior managers in mining companies improve their leadership competencies with an emphasis on safety. A baseline assessment will be conducted (i.e., 360° feedback), a development program based on the Center’s leadership model (i.e., competencies) or in conjunction with company’s model, with a personal development plan. Focusing on experiential learning, participants will learn to improve their leadership competencies in practical and sustainable ways and will generate their own leadership development plan that can be used as a stand-alone reference or integrated into sponsoring company’s performance management systems. Participants are offered the opportunity to have a follow-up day with course faculty.  This course is highly-experiential and effective, best leveraged for companies without a current leadership development process/program. This course is designed to assist those implementing NMA’s CORESafety system.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): To be announced

Advanced Development for Safety & Health Professionals

Duration: To be determined

Overview: This course is designed to help enhance the knowledge and competency of current safety and health professionals in the mining industry. The purpose of the course is to provide tools to help individuals who will or are likely to assume senior management positions. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to: basics of mining engineering, management systems, safety and health performance analysis, risk management including enterprise-wide risk management, behavior optimization, effective interpersonal and organizational communication, strategic planning, culture assessment and enhancement, leadership competencies, safety and health economics (e.g., ROI), among others.  All qualified individuals are welcomed to this course; however, it is recommended that companies partner with the Center to integrate this developmental opportunity into their succession planning processes. 

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Customized Course

Duration: At your discretion
Dates: To be determined
Overview: The Center works with mining companies and organizations to develop customized courses that address topics unavailable through the Center’s on-campus offerings. These customized courses are directed to company mining employees and can be delivered either by company personnel or Center faculty.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Course Fee: To be determined
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon and other faculty TBA

Master of Science (M.S.) in Mining Safety and Health Management

Duration: 12 - 24+ months
Dates: Anticipated Launch, Spring 2015
Overview: Master of Science (M.S.) degree, specific to mining safety and health management. The degree program integrates curriculum that includes but will not be limited to: introduction to mining safety  and health management, mining engineering, risk management, safety and health management systems, assessment and assurance, industrial hygiene and occupational medicine, safety engineering.  This degree is intended for those seeking careers in safety and health management as well as those (e.g., engineers, managers, government officials, physicians, consultants, etc.) with a strong interest in the subject. The course is being developed to enable students to complete the degree using a combination of residential attendance and virtual/online participation, i.e., tailored to those working full or part-time. This program is currently (2/13) under development and undergoing institutional review and approval. To track progress, please subscribe to our email list for periodic updates.
Course Fee: University of Utah graduate school fees apply
Instructor(s): Tom Hethmon