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Introduction
 Did you know that The University of Findlay (UF) specializes in customizing training courses and offering them at the client’s location?
In 2006 alone, SEEM trained 9,132 people, through offering 394 classes, at 216 different locations in 42 states, and 4 foreign countries. Since 1989, we have trained over 80,000 people. 80% (or 64,000) of those people have been trained through customized training programs offered at their location. As you know, the cost of sending a number of employees away to take training courses (travel and subsistence expenses) can be more expensive than the cost of the course itself. In addition, travel time can cause excessive downtime, or significant overtime pay to those taking the trainee’s place while he/she is away. Even lost opportunity cost can enter the picture. So, you don’t need to come to Findlay to take advantage of our high quality, practical based environmental, safety, health, or security training programs. We will come to you!
Any of the courses that you see on this entire Website can be customized to fit your individual needs. We will work with you to make sure the course focuses on exactly what it is that you want to accomplish. We then provide you with a fee that based on the entire customized package. The project summaries listed on this Web site at the end of most service descriptions, or accessible from the initial Home page and the three Separate Program Intro pages, provide a wealth of examples of how customized courses offered at a particular client’s location, served to meet their specific needs at a total fee that they were comfortable with.
Please don’t think of us as just a place to come to take hands-on training courses at our two fixed facility training centers. Our motto is –You don’t need to find us, we will find you!!
Please let us know how we can help.
| | Customized Training Project Summaries | | Campus wide OSHA Safety Training | | SEEM, working through a private nonprofit institution of higher learning’s Risk Management Committee, planned and is implementing a campus-wide 10-Hour OSHA General Industry Compliance program. Some departments’ training may be expanded to a full 30-Hour program. The overall training program is being implemented in the interests of improved worker safety and awareness. The plan is actually being expanded to incorporate training topics other than OSHA General Industry standards, such as Emergency Response Operations Level, Confined Space, Threat Assessment Management, Unified Command Structure, Crisis Response Plan implementation and other topics that are identified on the Campus-wide training matrix. To date, over 70 University Employees have been trained. | | Confined Space Entrant/Attendant, Confined Space Rescue, and Incident Command Training | | For the past 5 + years, SEEM has been customizing and providing Emergency Response, Incident Command and Confined Space Entrant/Attendant, Supervisor, and Rescue training workshops for a specialty (and hazardous) metals processor. This training is provided at both SEEM’s indoor and outdoor training facilities located in Findlay, OH, as well as at the client’s location. All exercises and scenarios are presented in accordance with the client’s response plans, permits and procedures, as well as applicable federal regulations. To date, over 500 employees from this company have received training. | | Emergency Preparedness and Response to WMD Training | | In a rapid-turnaround fashion, SEEM developed and delivered a State-wide program involving a series of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training classes for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The State Department of Public Safety sponsored the training through grant funding. The grant was part of an initial release of Federal Homeland Security funds. The purpose of the program was to provide relevant training to potential First Responders who might have to deal with issues of WMD. A secondary benefit was to provide pertinent Continuing Education Hours for annual recertification of EMS providers in the State. This was a fast-track program which began in March 2002 and ended in September 2002. The courses include WMD Awareness, Operations, and Technician Level training. The classes were provided to EMS entities at more than 40 local venues around the state and at times convenient to the trainees. The program served more than 1,200 individuals. | | Emergency Response and Incident Command Training | | UF custom designs original Emergency Response and Incident Command training for an international chemical manufacturer at one of their facilities in Michigan. The company was pleased with The University of Findlay’s flexibility and ability to arrange courses specific to their needs such as specialty procedures for dealing with rail car emergency response and product transfer. Over 120 trainees have undergone these specific courses, and have continued to return for annual refreshers for the past five years. | | Emergency Response Training | | For almost ten years, SEEM developed and delivered a customized training program to meet the requirements of a major national motor freight carrier’s company-specific spill protocols as well as industry standards and government regulations. SEEM’s training teams provided hazardous material emergency response training to more than 2,000 client terminal employees each year at 47 U.S. terminals, in 29 different states. The training was conducted for dock workers and supervisors, as well as garage personnel and dispatchers. Managers were provided with incident command training that was developed around the client’s own Emergency Operations Plan. The purpose of the training was to reduce the "down time" on the docks when a spill of chemical or other potential hazardous materials occurred, and also to reduce the cost of calling in a professional cleanup contractor. The trainees learned how to determine how critical a spill was, and if they could safely clean it up themselves. All participants were trained on the proper cleanup and disposal protocol to follow when the client cleaned up their own dock spills. | | Emergency Response Training | | SEEM delivered a customized training program for a confidential Michigan chemical manufacturer that provides OSHA HaZwoper Technician Level training in accordance with the company’s standard operating procedures and emergency response plans. The training is for approximately 50+ participants, and is held at SEEM’s Environmental Resource Training Center in Findlay, Ohio. The training consists of both classroom and hands-on experiences including mock emergency responses to potential incidents that could occur at this facility. | | Emergency Response Training | | SEEM has developed and delivered a series of hazardous materials-oriented emergency response courses to volunteer firefighters and other public first responders throughout Ohio. These courses are funded by a grant from The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Courses include Awareness, Operations, and Technician-level Emergency Response, as well as Incident Command and Emergency Response Refresher, and a specialized Emergency Response to Rail Car and Emergency Transfer Course. The delivery format has been unique in that classes are taught in the evenings and on weekends at the firefighters’ locations. To date over 3,950 volunteer firefighters and public first responders have been trained through over 250 different class offerings at more than 100 locations throughout Ohio. | | Emergency Response, Environmental and OSHA Safety Training | | SEEM developed and continues to deliver a series of environmental, health and safety, emergency response, incident command and industrial/corporate security courses for one of the Big-Three U.S. auto manufacturers. SEEM training teams have trained approximately 3,000 client personnel annually at more than 30 facilities throughout Michigan and Ohio, as well as other states in the Midwest Northeast, and Southeast. SEEM develops the training programs using the company’s specific practices, SOP’s, Spill Control and Countermeasure Plans and other industry and plant standards. The purpose of the training is to reduce hazardous materials spills, improve overall company compliance with various environmental and OSHA Regulations, and make the corporation a better "corporate citizen". Additionally, SEEM has been an active planner and participant in the firm’s annual Emergency Response Team (ERT) "Challenge", where ER Teams from various plants come to compete in mock drills that test their knowledge and expertise in applying the training principles to real-life emergency situations. | | Emergency Response, OSHA Safety and DOT Safety Training | | Over the past 6+ years SEEM has designed and delivered training services for the Occupational Safety & Environmental Health department of a major state-supported university in the Upper Midwest. The program relates to university emergency response team (Technician-Level), annual ER Refresher, OSHA Hazardous Waste Site Worker, Incident Command and DOT training requirements. SEEM conducts this training on an annual basis in order to sharpen the skills of its campus response teams. The training is provided at the client’s campus, where spill response and emergency scenarios are customized to their facilities, organizational structure, potential risks, department of public safety needs and university power plant requirements. To date, over 1,100 certificates have been issued for successful completion of training through the offering of 70 individual classes to University employees. | | Emergency Response, OSHA Safety and DOT Safety Training for a Major University in Michigan | | | Emergency Response, Rail Car Response, Incident Command and OSHA Safety Training | | UF designs and delivers a customized training program for one of the major oil and gas producers in the U.S. This customized program satisfies regulatory compliance, updates employees responsible care awareness, encourages employee safety and the protection of the environment, updates requirements for transporters of hazardous materials, and minimizes downtime. To date, The University of Findlay has trained a total of 650 employees throughout Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas. An example of a typical training program might include the following classes: OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Site Worker, Awareness, Operations and Technician Levels of Emergency Response for Terminals & Transport, Emergency Response for Pipeline Operations, Emergency Response for Off-Shore Drilling Operations, Incident Commander, and Rail and Tank Car Specialist. The Program is designed in accordance with the company’s facility response plans and other site or client specific protocols. The on-location training consists of both classroom and hands-on experiences, including mock emergency responses to a variety of incidents. | | Firearms Simulation Training | | CTP delivered Firearms Training Systems (FATS) to nearly all non-administrative county law enforcement personnel for mid-size Ohio County Sheriff’s department. Our instructor coordinated the training schedule and curriculum with the county safety and training officers, and incorporated departmental policies and procedures in the hands-on training which included the use of chemical spray, baton, handcuffs and firearms. Our program exceeded the primary goal of the department which was to provide affordable training to nearly one hundred officers and to test the officer’s decision-making skills and to their response to simulated situations. All officers, special deputies, jailers, and staff participated.
The judgmental training provided by The University of Findlay proved very beneficial for several officers who were involved in a real-life situation that required the use of lethal force a few weeks after the training. In fact, the officers involved stated that the training they received helped them make the right decisions and survive a life-or-death situation. | | Firearms Simulation Training for Hospital Security Force | | SEEM delivered on-location Firearms Training Systems (FATS) that involved all forty-five security personnel of a local hospital/medical center. The SEEM instructor coordinated the training schedule and curriculum with the Chief of Security and Management to incorporate departmental policies and procedures into the training. In this case, a greater emphasis was placed on the officer’s verbal communication skills used to deal with a situation that may occur. The goal of the security staff is to diffuse or de-escalate the incident and hopefully eliminate the need for the use of force.
The training program included the use of communication and verbal skills, empty-hand techniques, as well as the use of baton, chemical spray and firearms. The training exceeded the expectations of the Chief of Security and will be incorporated into an annual training program for security personnel at the medical center. In the future, The University of Findlay will create additional scenarios that will involve hospital and security staff. These scenarios will be created and filmed at the client’s facilities to enhance future training at not only this medical center, but other medical centers as well. | | Firearms Simulation Training for Law Enforcement | | SEEM has delivered Firearms Training Systems (FATS) for many local law enforcement agencies. The goal of the agencies and departments is to provide effective training to as many officers as possible at an affordable cost. To date, over five hundred officers have participated in the training programs. The training, which normally is conducted on location, includes officers from the County Sheriff and Municipal Police Departments who are interested in maximizing participation and sharing training expenses.
Collectively, over five hundred officers from more than a dozen different departments have participated in and benefited from our FATS training programs. Frequently, the training was conducted during non-normal working hours to accommodate the various schedules of law enforcement personnel.
The goal of our training program is to test the decision-making skills of the officers and to provide realistic training that will improve their response to real-life situations that they will face. To accomplish this, The University of Findlay will tailor the program to meet the needs of the participating agencies with hands-on training to include verbal communications, prisoner control techniques, handcuffing, use of baton, chemical spray and firearms. | | National Incident Management System and Mass Casualty Decontamination Training | | SEEM developed a two-day workshop for both the city and county Health Departments that was tailored to meet the specific needs of each department. More than twenty nurses, doctors, sanitarians, commissioners, inspectors and general staff participated. Topics covered in day one centered on practical exercises, review of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and evaluating internal and external capabilities. Day Two focused on respiratory protection, personal protective equipment (PPE) and hands-on exercises involving a mass casualty incident requiring Level C protection and communications with other agencies and first responders. The City and County Health Department conducted the training in order to be more prepared for a potential terrorist attack. An advanced program is currently in the planning stages. | | School Threat Assessment Management Training and Program Implementation | | SEEM custom designed a school district wide Threat Assessment Management Training Program that was developed and implemented over a two-year period. The program consisted of four main phases: Phase I Identifying Threats Phase II Crisis Response Phase III Crisis Recovery Phase IV Test the Plan (Tabletop Exercise) The desired outcome of the program was a Threat Management Team that would be better prepared to identify threats before an incident occurs. Approximately 25 school officials received this intensive training. Over the course of the project, the school district’s internal plans were updated and improved. The tabletop exercise resulted in an After Action Report that includes a Corrective Action Plan that discusses potential weaknesses in the plan and prescribes appropriate actions that will be taken within a specified time to address and correct the weakness and improve the overall preparedness of the district. | | Simulated Firearms Training for Corporate Security Client | | SEEM created a two-day training session using Firearms Training Systems (FATS) on location to personnel of a private security firm responsible for the safety and security of an Executive for several Fortune 100 companies. CTP’s instructor coordinated the training schedule and curriculum with the client’s Chief of Security and Management. Additional training scenarios specific to the client’s physical property and facilities will be filmed and produced by SEEM to enhance future training for this particular client. | | Terrorism Awareness Training | | SEEM developed and delivered a one-day Emergency Response to Terrorism Awareness training course for operations-level responders at a federal defense airbase, located in the Midwest. The audience included engineers, environmental, safety & health professionals, security personnel and contractors. The course agenda was designed for and approved by base staff. It included risk assessment, an in-depth review of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive agents, and guidelines for recognizing and responding to acts of terrorism. The training program concluded with a facility-specific tabletop exercise. The airbase conducted the training in order to improve their knowledge and skills on the issues arising around a potential terrorist attack. | | Workplace Violence Training | | SEEM has developed and is delivering a comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention and Awareness training program for over 8,000 employees of a Fortune 500 pharmaceuticals company headquartered in the Northeast, with facilities worldwide. Our program is divided into an Awareness Phase and an Ongoing Training Phase and includes the following: 1) Executive Overview; 2) Training for Response Teams; 3) Operational Management Training; 4) Awareness Training for all Employees; 5) CD for Managers; 6) Written Workplace Violence Program. In addition to assisting the Company in creating a written Workplace Violence Plan, the program incorporates a blended-learning approach to effective training that includes face-to-face training, developing a CD for managers, and creating a series of Awareness level training videos scenarios that will be presented via the Company Intranet. One of the video scenarios will be for workers, and will show what workplace violence is and isn’t, and what the worker should do when they see, or suspect it. The second video is for supervisors, and will show what is and isn’t workplace violence as well as how the supervisor should deal with their employees who report it, as well as how to properly report suspected incidents up the chain of command, per the company policy. |
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