Montana State Fund is looking for Montana business owners who want to build a strong safety culture at their workplace. Through our free WorkSafe Champions program, Montana employers and their employees are given a solid foundation of knowledge to develop and implement a workplace safety culture.

Classes will meet in person in March, June, and September from 1pm – 5pm. (See location and dates below). These classes coincide with our statewide quarterly safety workshops in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Glasgow, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Miles City and Missoula.

You do not need to be a Montana State Fund policyholder to take part.

WorkSafe Champions Curriculum
Six Modules will be covered (two each class)

Modules
-Workers’ Compensation 101
-Claims management
-Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work
-Organization and individual motivation
-Montana Safety Culture Act
-Culture
-Incident management
-Hazard management and training

Attendees will be required to identify areas that need improvement within their organizations, create a safety action plan and act on the plan.

If you or your employees would like to attend, or you have questions, contact Kirk Smith at 800-332-6102 extension 5361 or email kirksmith@safemt.gov .

Dates and Locations

March Dates – 1pm-5pm
Glasgow: Wednesday, March 8 – Cottonwood Inn & Suites
Miles City: Thursday, March 9 – Sleep Inn & Suites
Billings: Friday, March 10 – Hampton Inn, West I-90
Bozeman: Wednesday, March 15 – Best Western GranTree
Helena: Thursday, March 16 – Best Western Great Northern
Great Falls: Friday, March 17 – Holiday Inn Convention Center
Butte: Tuesday, March 21 – La Quinta Inn
Kalispell: Thursday, March 23 – Hampton Inn
Missoula: Friday, March 24 – Best Western Grant Creek Inn

June Dates – 1pm-5pm
Glasgow: Wednesday, June 7 – Cottonwood Inn & Suites
Miles City: Thursday June 8 – Sleep Inn & Suites
Billings: Friday, June 9 – Hampton Inn, West I-90
Bozeman: Wednesday, June 14 – Hilton Garden Inn
Helena: Thursday, June 1- Holiday Inn Express
Great Falls: Friday, June 16 – Holiday Inn Convention Center
Butte: Tuesday, June 20 – La Quinta Inn
Kalispell: Thursday, June 22 – Hampton Inn
Missoula: Friday, June 23 – Best Western Grant Creek Inn

September Dates – 1pm-5pm
Glasgow: Wednesday, September 6 – Cottonwood Inn & Suites
Miles City: Thursday, September 7 – Sleep Inn & Suites
Billings: Friday, September 8 – Hampton Inn, West I-90
Bozeman: Wednesday, September 13 – Hilton Garden Inn
Helena: Thursday, September 14 – Holiday Inn Express
Great Falls: Friday, September 15 – Holiday Inn Convention Center
Butte: Tuesday, September 19- La Quinta Inn
Kalispell:  Thursday, September 21 – Hampton Inn
Missoula:  Friday, September 22 – Best Western Grant Creek Inn