The AWS SENSE Program is a comprehensive set of minimum Standards and Guidelines for Welding Education programs. Schools can incorporate SENSE into their own curriculum in order to help attain Perkins funding as well as to help insure an education that is consistent with other SENSE schools across the nation. This program is fully supported by the American Welding Society (AWS).
Our mission at Career Safe® is to deliver Safety Education for America's Future™. Our vision is to advance and enhance OSHA’s outreach by providing every young worker with workplace safety training prior to taking their first job. To this end, we are committed to offering affordable, informative and innovative online safety training to reach as many young workers as possible.
According to the CDC, there were approximately 19.4 million young people under the age of 24 entering the workforce in 2018—but this does not mean that these young workers are necessarily prepared and able to handle risks and hazards that can occur in a work environment. Not being knowledgeable of hazards related to a specific job or knowing how to assess and correct problems can lead to devastating injuries or even death. Safety training can make workers more conscious of hazards and risks such as falls, vehicle accidents, overexertion injuries, and workplace violence. Unfortunately, many workplaces offer little to no job-related safety training, which can leave workers and others on the job site unprotected. Based on current statistics, young workers, ages 16-24, continue to have the highest rates of work-related injuries and illnesses; greater than any other age group. Here at CareerSafe, we are focused on providing young workers with foundational skills for life through safety, health, and security awareness training. We have reached over two million young workers, but there are millions more that are still at risk and we are committed to expanding our outreach to ensure that every young worker has the basic knowledge and skills necessary to be safe, healthy, and secure in the workplace.