Health and Safety in Corrections

January 5, 2016

This course is a Michigan Corrections Officer Training Council approved curriculum under Public Act 415, requiring the training of new corrections officers. The course provides information and practical demonstration to prepare the student for certification as a correction officer. Topics of instruction cover the health and safety of prisoners and corrections officers in the confined institution, identification and response in fire safety and hazardous material including applicable MIOSHA standards. Areas of safety include infectious disease, stress management and hostage awareness. Students learn and demonstrate the proper techniques to maintain personal and prisoner safety in the prison.