Center for Risk Management
The Center for Risk Management (formerly the Risk Management Institute) at College of the Mainland invites you and your staff to attend health and safety classes held at our facilities. There is NO enrollment fee. We have received generous support from the Texas Mutual Insurance Company to educate workers about occupational safety. These classes provide related materials to keep for future reference. The courses are excellent for organizations to update or include in their internal training.
Spring 2026 Class Schedule
Introduction to Electrical Standards (League City campus)
Friday, March 6, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Course topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures and applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Students will participate in workshops on the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation (League City campus)
Friday, March 20, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers an introduction to basic accident investigation procedures and describes accident analysis techniques. Course topics include reasons for conducting accident investigations, employer responsibilities related to workplace accident investigations, and a six step accident investigation procedure. The target audience is the employer, manager, employee or employee representative who is involved in conducting accident and/or near-miss investigations. Upon course completion students will have the basic skills necessary to conduct an effective accident investigation at the workplace.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
OSHA's Top 10 - #3 Ladders and Other Elevated Work Surfaces (Texas City campus)
Friday, March 27, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
While the citations are specific to the construction industry to put it on the list the issues around ladders and other elevated work surfaces cross over to the general industry and maritime. In this class we’ll cover the use of various types of ladders (mobile, fixed) and elevated work surfaces called by names such as aerial lifts, scissor lifts, man lifts, etc. Specific attention will be given to the most recent revisions to the Walking Working Surfaces standard for general industry.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Warehousing and Storage (League City campus)
Friday, April 10, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the hazards and injuries likely to occur in public warehousing and storage operations, including encounters with powered industrial trucks, material handling, lifting and ergonomics, hazard communication, walking and working surfaces, and life safety including fire protection and evacuation. This course is intended for warehouse workers, supervisors, and employers responsible for developing safe work practices and procedures in a warehouse setting. Upon course completion students will have the ability to recognize the potential for injuries from forklifts, material handling and lifting, exposure to hazardous substances, slips, trips, and falls and methods to control and abate these hazards.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry (League City campus)
Friday, April 17, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the identification, evaluation, prevention and control of fall hazards in the construction industry. The course focuses on falls to a lower level rather than falls to the same level resulting from slips and falls. Course topics include identifying, analyzing, and preventing fall hazards utilizing OSHA Fall Protection Standards. At the conclusion of the course, students will have an awareness level of identifying fall hazards and methods to control and abate the hazards.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
OSHA's Top 10 - #4 Lockout/Tagout (Texas City campus)
Friday, April 24, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the role and responsibility of the employer to develop and implement an energy control program, or lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) for the protection of workers while performing servicing and maintenance activities on machinery and equipment. Course topics include types of hazardous energy, detecting hazardous conditions, implementing control measures as they relate to the control of hazardous energy, developing and implementing energy control programs including written isolation procedures, training of authorized and affected employees, and periodic inspection of energy control procedures using the OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy Standard. Upon course completion the student will have the ability to explain the importance of energy control programs, procedures, training, audits and methods of controlling hazardous energy.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Silica in Construction. Maritime, and General Industries (League City campus)
Friday, May 1, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the development and implementation of controls and strategies to prevent or mitigate silica exposures in construction, maritime, and general industries. Course topics include describing the requirements of OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standards and recognizing the hazards and risks, assessment options, and exposure control measures associated with silica exposure.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
OSHA's Top 10 - #5 Respiratory Protection (Texas City campus)
Friday, May 8, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respiratory protection program. Course topics include terminology, OSHA Respiratory Protection Standards, NIOSH certification, respiratory protection programs, and medical evaluation requirements. Program highlights include workshops on respirator selection, qualitative and quantitative fit testing, and the use of respiratory protection and support equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to identify and describe the elements of a respiratory protection program, the proper selection, use, and inspection of respiratory protection, protection factors, and evaluate compliance with OSHA Standards.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Lockout/Tagout (League City campus)
Friday, May 15, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the role and responsibility of the employer to develop and implement an energy control program, or lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) for the protection of workers while performing servicing and maintenance activities on machinery and equipment. Course topics include types of hazardous energy, detecting hazardous conditions, implementing control measures as they relate to the control of hazardous energy, developing and implementing energy control programs including written isolation procedures, training of authorized and affected employees, and periodic inspection of energy control procedures using the OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy Standard. Upon course completion the student will have the ability to explain the importance of energy control programs, procedures, training, audits and methods of controlling hazardous energy.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
OSHA's Top 10 - #6 Fall Protection (Texas City campus)
Friday, May 22, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This course covers the OSHA Fall Protection Standard and an overview of fall protection methods. Course topics include principles of fall protection, components and limitations of fall arrest systems, and OSHA Standards and policies regarding fall protection. Students will participate in workshops demonstrating the inspection and use of fall protection equipment, residential construction fall protection, training requirements, and developing a fall protection program. Upon course completion students will have the ability to assess compliance with the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, evaluate installed passive systems and fall arrest systems, and develop and implement fall protection plans.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Heat Illness and Prevention (League City campus)
Friday, May 29, 2026
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
According to BLS data from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program, high temperatures can be dangerous to people at work and can lead to injuries, illnesses, and death. OSHA states that Supervisors and workers should be trained about heat hazards. They should also learn about prevention and first aid. Topics in this course include types of heat-related illness, including how to recognize common signs and symptoms, importance of immediately providing first aid to affected workers, procedures for contacting emergency medical services, importance of protecting new “unacclimatized” workers and work practices to help workers develop acclimatization.
Contact: riskmanagement@com.edu, 409-933-8162
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Cancellation Policy:
Please give at least 24 hours' notice if you are not able to attend class so we may register other students from the wait list. If you have any questions before the class, or need assistance on the day of the class, please send email to riskmanagement@com.edu. You can also call 409-933-8162 and leave a message. Your call will be returned within 24 hours.
Who can benefit from these classes?
- Safety trainers/personnel
- Physical plant directors
- Health personnel
- Office personnel
- All workers
- Human resources personnel
Comments from evaluations:
- "This was a much-needed course for safety professionals!"
- "I wish more of my co-workers would take this course!"
- "Well organized! Speaker was very knowledgeable of subject at hand!"
- "These classes are a great resource for my business!"
- "We will not miss a single offering!"
- "Great hospitality! I'll be back!"
- "Great course materials, and the refreshments were a nice addition. Thank you!"
Continuing a 20-year partnership, Texas Mutual Insurance Company,
the state's leading worker's compensation insurance company, has given $100,000 to
fund safety and health classes taught by experts at the Gulf Coast Safety Institute.
From left: Mary Amelang, Vice President for Institutional Advancement; SeAlice Hemphill, Program Assistant at the Gulf Coast Safety Institute; Cindy Lewis, Director of the Gulf Coast Safety Institute; Dr. James Templer, Vice President of Instruction; Woody Hill, Texas Mutual Insurance; and Wayne Faircloth, Texas House of Representatives.