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Safety program builder webinar series

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Safety Program Builder

Build a safer workplace with free practical, program-based webinars.

DWC’s Safety Program Builder Webinar Series helps Texas employers, supervisors, and safety professionals strengthen the core parts of an effective safety and health program. These webinars spotlight leadership, worker involvement, hazard control, emergency planning, OSHA-required programs, and continual improvement.

What this series covers

  • Leadership and worker participation strategies that strengthen safety culture.
  • Hands-on approaches to identifying hazards, controlling risks, and preventing injuries.
  • Guidance for building written safety programs that support OSHA compliance.
  • Practical training for emergency action plans, respiratory protection, LOTO, fall protection, and more.

Who should attend

This webinar series serves employers, managers, supervisors, safety committee members, human resources staff, and others who help build or improve workplace safety programs. The topics work especially well for organizations that want practical guidance, not legal jargon.

Supervisors and managers

Learn how leadership actions, planning, and follow-through shape daily safety performance.

Safety professionals

Refresh key program elements and gather ideas you can adapt to your own workplace.

Small and mid-size businesses

Build stronger programs with clear steps, practical examples, and manageable systems.

Webinar topics

Each webinar focuses on one building block of a strong safety program.

Check back soon for more dates.

Leadership

Management Leadership and Safety Culture

Explore how leaders shape, support, and promote safety as a core organizational value. This webinar shows how visible commitment, clear expectations, consistent actions, and open communication help build a culture where employees feel responsible, empowered, and motivated to work safely.

November 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. | Register

November 9, 2026 | 1:30 p.m. | Register

Participation

Worker Participation and Safety Committees

Learn how active worker involvement and a strong safety committee can improve engagement, strengthen communication, and identify hazards earlier. This session highlights practical ways to turn worker input into safer, more efficient operations.

November 10, 2026 | 10 a.m. | Register

November 10, 2026 | 1:30 p.m. | Register

Hazard analysis

Hazard Identification and Assessment 

See how job safety analyses and hazard assessments break work into steps so organizations can spot dangers before work begins. The webinar covers risk evaluation, control selection, and ways to help workers understand the safest way to perform a task.

November 18, 2026 | 10 a.m. | Register

November 18, 2026 | 2 p.m. | Register

Inspections

Safety Inspections, Hazard Prevention, and Control

Find out how regular inspections help identify unsafe conditions and behaviors before they lead to incidents. This session also explains how prevention and control measures reduce risk through corrective action, safe work systems, and protective safeguards.

Compliance

Regulation Determination, Training, and Education

Review how to identify the OSHA standards that apply to your operations and align training with those requirements. The webinar explains how better training and education strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and help workers understand safe work practices and their rights.

Program design

Safety Program Development, Evaluation, and Improvement

Learn how to build structured safety programs, evaluate performance, and use incident trends and employee feedback to improve results. This session focuses on continual improvement so programs stay effective, relevant, and responsive to changing workplace conditions.

October 26, 2026 | 8 a.m. | Register

October 26, 2026 | 1:30 p.m. | Register

Emergency planning

Emergency Action Plan Development

Discover the key parts of an effective emergency action plan, including likely emergency scenarios, worker roles, communication methods, evacuation steps, and response procedures. The webinar shows how a strong plan reduces confusion and supports coordinated action when every second counts.

Respiratory protection

Respiratory Protection Program Development

Understand how to build a respiratory protection program that covers hazard identification, respirator selection, fit testing, employee training, and equipment care. This session helps organizations reduce exposure to airborne contaminants and support OSHA compliance.

Electrical safety

Electrical Hand Tool and Assured Grounding Program Development

Review how to build a program for portable electric tools and extension cords that emphasizes inspection, grounding and continuity testing, maintenance, and documentation. The webinar highlights practical steps that help prevent shocks, equipment failure, and injuries.

Machine guarding

Machine Guarding Program Development

Examine how to identify machinery that needs guarding, choose appropriate guard types, set inspection and maintenance routines, and train employees in safe use. This webinar focuses on reducing equipment-related injuries and strengthening compliance efforts.

October 29, 2026 | 8 a.m. | Register

October 29, 2026 | 1:30 p.m. | Register

Noise

Hazardous Noise Program Development

Learn how a hazardous noise program identifies exposure sources, measures noise levels, establishes hearing protection requirements, and supports worker training and audiometric testing. The session explains how these steps help prevent long-term hearing loss.

LOTO

Lockout/Tagout Program Development

Review how to build a program for portable electric tools and extension cords that emphasizes inspection, grounding and continuity testing, maintenance, and documentation. The webinar highlights practical steps that help prevent shocks, equipment failure, and injuries.

Confined spaces

Confined Space Program Development

See how a confined space program identifies confined and permit-required spaces, assesses hazards, establishes entry procedures, and supports monitoring, rescue planning, and employee training. The session focuses on preventing life-threatening incidents in high-risk spaces.

Bloodborne pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens Program Development

Review the key parts of a bloodborne pathogens program, including exposure-risk identification, exposure control procedures, PPE, hepatitis B vaccination, worker training, and documentation. This session supports safer practices and stronger compliance with OSHA requirements.

Fall protection

Fall Protection Program Development

Learn how to identify fall hazards, select prevention and arrest systems, create clear procedures, and train employees to work safely at heights. The webinar emphasizes controls that reduce serious injuries and support compliance with fall protection requirements.

Hazard communication

Hazard Communication Program Development

Understand how to build a hazard communication program that includes a current chemical inventory, Safety Data Sheets, proper labeling, and employee training. The webinar helps organization improve chemical hazard awareness and reduce exposure risk.

September 17, 2026 | 8 a.m. | Register

September 17, 2026 | 2 p.m. | Register

Registration and webinar information

  • Cost: Free.
  • Format: Zoom.
  • For more information: 512-804-4610

For more information, contact: HealthSafety@tdi.texas.gov

Last updated: 7/27/2026