Hello everyone!
I am happy to welcome you all to the Disaster Relief and Safety Training Series. My name Ryan, and I am the Program Manager for World Cares Center.
This program provides accessible occupational safety, disaster response, and emotional resiliency training to workers and volunteers. It will also equip you with practical skills to recognize workplace hazards, prevent injuries, reduce hazardous exposures, and protect your physical and emotional well-being.
DRST 1-1: Introduction to OSHA, Know Before You Go, and Introduction to Disaster Management
Date: November 17th, 2026: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Description: Participants will learn OSHA fundamentals, personal readiness assessment, hazard awareness, disaster management systems, teamwork, communication, safety and risk reduction methods.
DRST 1-2: Introduction to Physical Safety and Emotional Resiliency
Date: December 15th, 2026: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Description: Participants will strengthen their ability to recognize and prevent common disaster response and clean up hazards as well as learn emotional resiliency strategies to address stress and trauma exposure present in disaster work.
DRST 1-3: Addressing Injury and Illness and Heat Safety
Date: January 19th, 2027: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Description: Participants will learn OSHA protection methods, heat illness recognition and prevention, basic first aid, hands only CPR
DRST 1-4: Flood Response and Fall Protection
Date: February 16th, 2027: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Description: Participants take the first step to flood response by learning about flood related hazards including contaminate water, mold, electrical hazards and more. Slips, trips and fall prevention, one of the leading causes of injuries will be presented.
This Disaster Worker Training Series is generously sponsored by the Citizen Bank Foundation.
I have also created events in this group’s calendar with the zoom registration link for each session. I encourage all of you to take all four of the classes if possible; participants who complete all four trainings will receive a certificate of completion.
If you have any questions, please email me at implementation@worldcares.org. Thank you!