{"id":12649,"date":"2024-01-09T01:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:48:19","slug":"werc-safety-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/werc-safety-course\/","title":{"rendered":"WERC Safety Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Warehousing Education &amp; Research Council (WERC) has launched an online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">Safety &amp; Compliance course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">course<\/a> follows the successful launch of the Distribution Logistics Fundamentals and Equipment modules earlier this year. These three courses are part of a series of six that lead to a WERC certificate for warehousing education.<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">Safety &amp; Compliance course<\/a> is tailored to train employees on distribution logistics regulations and US compliance, along with an overview of important compliance requirements from OSHA, EPA, DOT, and FDA. Participants will gain a deep understanding of how different types of compliance are required in warehouses and distribution centers, which contribute to the overall safety of distribution logistics operations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12650\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1622\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21.png 1622w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-1536x413.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-400x108.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-440x118.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-650x175.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-14.44.21-980x263.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1622px) 100vw, 1622px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Safety &amp; Compliance course is tailored to train employees on distribution logistics regulations and US compliance.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Key topics covered in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">Safety &amp; Compliance course<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of fire safety programs, HAZMAT safety training, personnel safety training, and other safety measures<br \/>\nRequirements and standards for good housekeeping practices, accident responses, risk assessments, and regular self-audits<\/li>\n<li>The content of this virtual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">course<\/a> includes interactive activities and learning content for review. It also builds on valuable insights from the previous courses, Distribution Logistics Fundamentals and Distribution Logistics Equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upon completing this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">Safety &amp; Compliance course<\/a>, participants will earn a certificate and a digital badge to display on their LinkedIn profiles and email signatures. The six-part series culminates in a WERC certificate for education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To learn more and enroll in the WERC Distribution Logistics Leader Mico-Credential and Certification Program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werc.org\/getcertified\">werc.org\/getcertified<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Warehousing Education &amp; Research Council (WERC) has launched an online Safety &amp; Compliance course. This course follows the successful launch of the Distribution Logistics Fundamentals and Equipment modules earlier this year. 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The new Safety &amp;&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/werc-safety-course\/\" class=\"excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10],"tags":[896,10401,157,106,51,62,55,590,7424],"class_list":["post-12649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-top","category-news","tag-distribution-center","tag-distribution-logistics-fundamentals","tag-logistics","tag-material-handling","tag-mhi","tag-supply-chain","tag-warehouse","tag-warehousing","tag-warehousing-education-research-council"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WERC Safety Course - Find A Distributor Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/werc-safety-course\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WERC Safety Course - Find A Distributor Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Warehousing Education &amp; Research Council (WERC) has launched an online Safety &amp; Compliance course. 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