Safe Community Omaha

Name of the Community: Greater Omaha Area, Nebraska
Country: United States of America
Number of inhabitants: 761,544
Program started year: 1924
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year:
www.safenebraska.org

Full application report:

For further information contact:
Kay Farrell
National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter
11620 M Circle
Omaha, Nebraska
United States of America, 68137
Phone: 001-402-896-0454
Fax: 001-402-896-6331
E-mail: kfarrell@safenebraska.org
www.safenebraska.org

The program covers the following safety promotion activities:
For the age group:

Children 0 – 14 years:

• Child Passenger Safety (CPS)
• CPS Technician Training
• CPS Advocates Training
• Community CPS Check-Up Events
• Weekly Appointment CPS Checks
• Bicycle Safety
• Cyclefest Rodeo
• Bike Safety Checks
• Bike Helmet Initiative
• Helmet Fittings
• Discounted Bicycle Helmet Sales
• Free Bicycle Helmets at special events and for underprivileged
• Trail Ride Safety Rewards Day
• Bike Rodeo Kit for Loan
• Kids + Safety Chronicle
• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign
• Statewide Coalition
• Safe Walk to School
• Pre-School Traffic Training
• Getting to School Safely
• Family Safety Day
• School Poster and Coloring Contests
• Safety House and Safety Store
• Fire fighters, law enforcement, 911 and many other interactive safety exhibits.
• Youth Fall Prevention Media Campaign
• First Aid/CPR
• Playground Demonstration Project
• Community Safety Awards Program
• Health Fairs
  

Youth 15 – 24 years:

• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign
• Statewide Coalition
• Honor Roll
• Wear a Belt or Wear a Tag!
• First Aid/CPR
• Trail Ride Safety Rewards Day
• Bike Helmet Initiatives
• Bicycle Discounted Helmet Program
• Free Bicycle Helmets for underprivileged and at special events
• Alive at 25
• Teen Driving Behavior Program
• Behind the Wheel Driver Education
• Teen Program
• Minor in Possession Education Program
• Alcohol Education
• Driving Under the Influence Education Program
• Anger Management for Youth
• Appropriate Decision Making for Youth
• Community Safety Awards Program
  

Adults 25 – 64:

• Midwest OSHA Education Center
• Safety and Health Summit Conference and Trade Show
• Safety University
• Safe Practices Programs
• Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program
• Health Care Network
• Safety Pro Newsletter
• Audio Visual Library Loan Program
• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign and Coalition
• Defensive Driving Programs
• Defensive Driving Course (DDC) -4 hours
• DDC-8 hours
• Alive at 25
• Coaching the Mature Driver
• Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving
• Behind the Wheel Driver Evaluation Program Handicapped
• Awareness Program (HAP)
• Handicapped Driver Evaluations
• Motorcycle Safety Training
• Forklift Training, (Powered Industrial Trucks) English and Spanish
• Custom Consulting
• Red Meat Industry – Employee Orientation, English and Spanish
• First Aid/Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• National Safety Council Advanced Safety Certificate
• Certificate of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Compliance
• Hazardous Chemical Training Programs
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Training Programs
• Trail Ride Safety Rewards Day (bike safety)
• Bike Helmet Discount Program
• Emergency Preparedness
• Anger Management for Adults
• Appropriate Decision Making for Adults
• Health Fair Activities
  

Older Adults 65+ years:

• Coaching the Mature Driver
• F1RST (Fall Intervention, Reaching Seniors Together)
• Fall Prevention Tool Kit
• Movement Improvement Tai Chi Training for trainers
  and class work for older adults
• Matter of Balance Training Class
• Medication Management How-To-Guide and Medication Tracker
• “Simple Modifications Can Keep You Safe in Your Home, Real Life Examples” DVD, under development
• Health Fair Activities
  
  

At the following environments:

Home:

• Family Safety Day
• School Coloring and Poster Contests
• Safety House and Safety Store
• Fire fighters, law enforcement, 911 and many other interactive safety exhibits
• Youth Fall Prevention Media Campaign
• F1RST: Fall Intervention, Reaching Seniors Together
• Fall Prevention Tool Kit
• Movement Improvement Tai Chi Training for trainers
  and class work for older adults
• Matter of Balance Training Class
• Medication Management How-To-Guide and Medication Tracker
• “Simple Modifications Can Keep You Safe in Your Home, Real Life Examples” DVD, under development
• Anger Management for Adults
• Anger Management for Youth
• Appropriate Decision Making for Adults
• Appropriate Decision Making for Youth
  
  

Traffic:

• Child Passenger Safety
• Child Passenger Safety (CPS)
• CPS Technician Training
• CPS Advocates Training
• Community CPS Check-Up Events
• Weekly Appointment CPS Checks
• Bicycle Safety
• Cyclefest Rodeo
• Bike Safety Checks
• Bike Helmet Initiative
• Helmet Fitting Checks
• Discounted Bicycle Helmet Sales
• Free Bicycle Helmets at special events and for underprivileged
• Trail Ride Safety Rewards Day
• Bike Rodeo Kit for Loan
• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign
• Statewide Coalition
• Defensive Driving Programs
• Defensive Driving Course (DDC) -4 hour
  DDC-8 hour
• Alive at 25
• Handicapped Awareness Program
• Coaching the Mature Driver
• Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving
• Behind the Wheel Driver Education
• Teen Program
• Adult Program
• Workplace Driver Evaluations
• Handicapped Driver Evaluations
• New Resident Driver Education
• Motorcycle Safety Training
• Community Safety Awards Program
• Driving Under the Influence Education Program
• Minor in Possession Education Program (Alcohol Education)
• Health Fair Activities
  
  

Occupational:

• Midwest OSHA Education Center
• Safety and Health Summit Conference and Trade Show
• Safety University
• Safe Practices Programs
• Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program
• Health Care Network
• Safety Pro Newsletter
• Audio Visual Library Loan Program
• Forklift Training, English and Spanish
• Custom Consulting
• First Aid/Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• National Safety Council Advanced Safety Certificate
• Certificate of OSHA Compliance
• Hazardous Chemical Training Programs
• DOT Training Programs
• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign and Coalition
• Defensive Driving Programs
• DDC-4, DDC-8
• Emergency Preparedness
• Red Meat Industry Employee Orientation, English and Spanish
• Firearms Safety Training
  
  
  

School:

• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign
• Statewide Coalition
• Safe Walk to School
• Pre-School Traffic Training
• Getting to School Safely
• Poison Prevention Poster Contest
• Fire Safety Coloring Contest
• First Aid/CPR
• Behind the Wheel Driver Education
• Teen Program

Sports:

• Kids + Safety Chronicle
• Safe Playground Demonstration Project
  
  

Leisure:

• Bicycle Safety
• Cyclefest Rodeo
• Bike Safety Checks
• Bike Helmet Initiative
• Helmet Fitting Checks
• Discounted Bicycle Helmet Sales
• Free Bicycle Helmets at special events and for underprivileged
• Trail Ride Safety Rewards Day
• Bike Rodeo Kit for Loan
• Motorcycle Safety Training
• Kids + Safety Chronicle
• Safety Pro
• Community Safety Awards Program
• Youth Fall Prevention Media Campaign
• Safe Playground Demonstration Project
• Health Fair Activities
  
  

Violence Prevention:

• Anger Management for Adults
• Anger Management for Youth
• Appropriate Decision Making for Adults
• Appropriate Decision Making for Youth
  
  

Programs Aiming at “High Risk Groups”:

• Alive at 25
• Child Passenger Safety
• Click It! Don’t Risk It! Safety Belt Campaign
• High School - Wear a Belt or Wear a Tag
• Coaching the Mature Driver
• Behind the Wheel Drivers Ed for Teens
• Driving Under the Influence (DUI) program
• Family Safety Day
• Firearms Safety Training
• First Aid/Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• F1RST (Fall Intervention, Reaching Seniors Together)
• Fall Prevention Tool Kit
• Movement Improvement Tai Chi Training of Trainers and class work for older adults
• Matter of Balance Training Class
• Matter of Balance Training Class
• Medication Management How-To-Guide and Medication Tracker
• “Simple Modifications Can Keep You Safe in Your Home, Real Life Examples” DVD, under development
• Hazardous Chemicals Training Programs
• Minor in Possession
• Motorcycle Safety Training
• Red Meat Industry Employee Orientation – English and Spanish
  

Surveillance of Injuries:
The Greater Omaha Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC, GOC) was founded in 1924 as Omaha Safety Council. It became accredited as a chapter of the NSC in 1936 providing services to Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, and Washington Counties. In community safety and court dismissal programs the Council also serves Pottawattamie County in Iowa. The population of these five counties is 761,544,

In 1987 this organization became Safety and Health Council of Greater Omaha. In 2002, the Safety and Health Council of Greater Omaha took the name of the NSC, as did other chapters, to strengthen the identity of the National Safety Council network of chapters to provide consistency in safety education and resources all across the United States.

Annually as a part of our accreditation process, there was a review of fatalities in the local environments.

Programs are developed and offered based on need. Because accidental injuries and deaths – whether from a car crash, fall, poisoning, choking, fire, drowning or suffocation – are preventable, the National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter’s safety education programs are designed to reduce the risk of injury by increasing awareness of how, when, where and to whom accidents occur, and by introducing behaviors proven to reduce injuries.

Various evaluation tools are used to measure the outcomes of these many programs. Worksite injury and death statistics are utilized. Numbers of programs that are held and the numbers of participants involved help to corroborate the awareness and education, laws and policies that passed or will pass as a result of the awareness and educational efforts, partnerships formed through the programs and public recognition are all a part of the evaluation measures.

The specifics of injury reduction are apparent by examining non-fatal and fatal injury trends over time. If there is a reduction in targeted injuries, it may be assumed that there has been a change in awareness and behaviors that have had a positive impact on injury reduction.

Statistics intended to measure success typically come from U.S. and state government sources. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services gathers information from hospital discharge data, trauma center data, and death certificate data. Motor vehicle crash data comes from the Nebraska Department of Roads. The Nebraska Office of Highway Safety provides observational safety belt usage data. OSHA and the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) gather data on workplace and non workplace related injures and fatalities. The National Safety Council annually publishes Injury Facts.

Publications and Videos:

• "Safety Pro, A Professional Resource for Safe Driving, Safe Living, Safe Working”, quarterly publication
• "Kids + Safety Chronicle”, quarterly publication
• "Click It Chronicle” (weekly e-mail to coalition)
• F1RST Fall Prevention Toolkit (resource packet)
• “Medication Management How-To-Guide and Medication Tracker”
• “Protecting Your Castle - Guidelines for Safety in the Home”
  Employee Orientation in English and Spanish for the Red Meat Industry including trainers guide and videos
• Hazardous Materials Video and Handbook,
• “An Employee’s Guide to Working with Hazardous Chemicals”
• “Bloodborne Pathogens: Everyday Heroes, Everyday Risks”
  
  

Staff:
The National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter has 124 employees, of which 102 are part time instructors with skills and certifications that allow them to teach the wide range of courses from behind the wheel driver education to teens, motorcycles safety training, behavior modification programs, defensive driving programs and first aid/CPR. Twenty two staff members provide program leadership and support to 5 strategic units: community safety, conferences, occupational safety and health, court services (traffic, motorcycle, behind-the- wheel education and behavior modification programs) and membership. Twelve staff members have college bachelor degrees in areas such as exercise science, marketing, graphics design, business, English, criminal justice and education. Advanced degrees at the Council are Juris Doctor, Masters of Public Administration, and Masters of Health Promotion.

Organization:


Public officials, governmental entities, law enforcement, educators, health care officials, insurance executives and corporate business leaders come together on the Council’s 52 member community-based volunteer board of directors in a collaborative effort “to promote safety and health by providing programs, resource services, and education to prevent and reduce both the personal and economic loss associated with injuries, accidents, and health hazards.” Hundreds of individuals in addition to the board of directors participate in various committees and task groups under the 5 strategic units to further carry on the work of safety and health promotion in the Greater Omaha area.