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Public Safety Overview

Information and training is a critical part of the public safety. Information regarding hazards and protective measures should be provided to workers through written documents and material safety data sheets. Through effective information and training, workers should learn to read and understand such information, determine how it can be obtained and used in their own workplaces, and understand the risks of exposure to the hazards in their workplaces as well as the ways to protect themselves. A properly conducted training program will ensure comprehension and understanding. It is not sufficient to either just simply hand them material to read.

You want to create a climate where workers feel free to ask questions. This will help you to ensure that the information is understood. You must always remember that the underlying purpose of the public safety training is to reduce injury to employees and the public. This will be accomplished by modifying behavior through the provision of hazard information and information about protective measures. If your program works, you and your workers will better understand hazards within the workplace. Furthermore, your workers' comprehension will also be increased, and proper work practices will be followed in your workplace.

A major focus of American Financial Institute’s educational services is to provide public training in a variety of areas. We make public safety training easy. Study at the pace that suits you...start and stop whenever you want and pick-up where you left-off! At the completion of your training you will receive your online certificate. Print it out and keep it in your account for safekeeping until you need it. Recordkeeping made easy!

Subjects Covered Under This Heading are Described Below.

Child Care

The daily life of preschool children in the United States has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Because mothers of young children are far more likely to work than at any other time in the past, mother and child now spend much less time at home. Research indicates that two-thirds of all jobs created in the 1990s were filled by women, three-quarters of whom are likely to become pregnant during their working lives. More than half of all new mothers now return to their jobs before their child's first birthday. Furthermore, two-thirds of women with pre-schoolers and over three-quarters of those with school-age children are expected to be in the labor force by 2010. Also, far more relatives--particularly women-also are employed, and have less time to spend with nephews, nieces, young cousins, and grandchildren.

For these and other reasons, young children are more likely to attend day care centers. During the 2 decades, employment in private-sector day care centers increased by more than 250 percent, gaining nearly 400,000 jobs and continuing to grow during two of the four recessions in the period.

Be among the select few who are positioned to take advantage of the opportunities as a Child Care Professional and register for a class through American Financial Institute’s on-line portal. Remember to verify the specific state requirements for licensure.

It is critical that food industry managers know their individual state's food safety training requirements, and abides by them. These regulations can vary from state to state and sometimes by county or city. Managers need to know food safety and the critical importance of its role. And they need to learn how to share food safety knowledge with every employee. American Financial Institute gives managers the knowledge and tools to do just that.

Some of the concepts managers will understand with American Financial Institute training include:

Sanitation. Managers will learn the dangers of food-borne illness, how to prevent it and the keys to food safety. They'll see where contamination starts, the components for good personal hygiene, and how every employee can be a safe food handler.

The Flow of Food Through the Operation. Managers will discover how to prevent cross-contamination, and how to utilize time and temperature control effectively. They'll get the inside story on safe receiving, food storage, preparation and serving, and cooling and reheating. They'll also learn how taking active managerial control of critical food-borne illness risk factors makes all the difference for a safe operation.

Sanitary Facilities and Pest Management. Managers will cover all aspects of cleaning and sanitation in a practical, applicable manner. They'll also learn about pest management, and how to keep pests out of the operation.

Finally, managers will cover the way to keep employee training ongoing, to keep food safety working in every location.

Traffic School/Defensive Driving

Defensive driving can be one of those vague terms like "safety" that has a meaning but can be applied in many different ways. That's why we here at American Financial Institute are pleased to offer a defensive driving course that defines what we mean by staying safe on the roads and preventing collisions. Whenever there's an accident, someone is at fault. Often, one of the two drivers in a collision wasn't at fault in the least! We don't want either of those drivers to be you, so our course teaches defensive driving techniques to help you visualize, anticipate, and react to the mistakes that other drivers are most likely to make.

The great thing about our defensive driving course is that you can take it right here, right now, on our web site! You don't need to find a defensive driving instructor and go to a classroom to get the knowledge from experts in driver safety. All you need for our defensive driving course is a computer with Internet access. In some areas, this course qualifies as a court-mandated traffic school, and can even be used by some insurance companies to get you a discount on your auto insurance premiums. If you have any questions about the possible financial benefits, talk to your insurance provider. Different companies have varied rules based on many factors, and you may qualify! Regardless, your insurance is bound to stay lower if you can manage to avoid an accident that the other guy was about to cause. Register today and stay out of his way!

Online Defensive driving classes are sometimes required by the courts if you've received a moving violation. Lots of people think that you need to take this type of course in a classroom, but that's not true. With American Financial Institute, you can take online defensive driving with our easy, convenient web-based defensive driving course. You just register, then log on and off as often as you like.

American Financial Institute offer courses for traffic school, defensive driving, driver improvement, driver's education, and mature drivers. Register today for one our online courses and become a better driver.