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Terms & Conditions

Revised 11/18/2019

The following terms of use apply to the use of this web site ("Web Site"), including without limitation all site-related services. By using this Web Site, you agree to be bound by these terms of use.

Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on this Web Site (collectively the "Trademarks") are the registered and unregistered trademarks of us, our licensors and suppliers, and others. You may not use the Trademarks, including without limitation in connection with any product or service, in any manner without our express written permission. Nothing contained on this Web Site should be construed as granting, by implication, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark.

Compliance (IMPORTANT):

Safety Training products and solutions created by Safety Provisions, Inc., Home of the Hard Hat Training Series, are herein defined as training tools, designed to assist employers, supervisor, safety officers, and the like in fulfilling their ultimate responsibility to train, qualify, certify, test, and observe their employees and operators. These tools are also provided herein to help operators better understand basic principles of safe operation, best practices, and regulations specific to their chosen course(s).

Ultimate compliance according to federal, state, and provincial regulations, as well as company rules, is so much more than training. Of fact, according to said-regulations, it is the employer who is ultimately responsible to ensure any and all training being done or training tools being used are in line with the specific regulations governing their company, industry, or equipment. Because ultimate certification is the responsibility of the employer and training (whether online training, training kits, training via videos, on-site training, or other forms of training) is simply a tool to help them certify their own workers, or in the case of individuals seeking a job, to help them better understand safe practices, and because our training solutions are designed to help a broad spectrum of industries, employers, and workers, and because it cannot possibly cover every specific situation or application for every possible customer, work site or industry, it is understood that employers are the ones responsible to address any "gaps" in training in an effort to make it specific to their operations, work sites, and employees.

Additionally, it is understood that neither training nor a training company "certify" operators or workers. According to federal and state standards, it is the employer through their own means or through the use of 3rd party trainers or training tools (such as those services and products offered by Safety Provisions, Inc) who certifies and acknowledges his/her employees have been sufficiently trained, tested, and observed and are therefore authorized and trusted to work and operator safely and in accordance with the principles outlined in the training as well as any other additional information trained on by the employer or their trainers/supervisors in an effort to make all training and applications specific to their work situation and work force.

Be it known that course completion alone, whether in a live setting, an online setting, in front of videos, or by use of training kits, does not necessarily signify compliance. While our training courses, kits, and others services and products are noted as being OSHA-compliant, this term is herein defined as meaning that the training tools, for their part, follow to the best of our ability the regulations and best practices put forth by OSHA, ANSI, CSA or other governing safety agencies.

Furthermore, it is understood that a company can use OSHA-compliant training, as herein defined, but fail to do other things required by OSHA or other governing safety agencies in conjunction with the training and still be found not to be collectively compliant as a company or still be found in violation of certain standards outlined in the training. For example, a company that takes a training such as forklift, which covers safe use, but fails to follow the outlined principles taught therein might still be in violation and fined accordingly. Or a company that requires its employees to take an online course but fails to administer a practical exam by way of practical exercises and observation is in violation of federal and state regulations since the practical examination/observation is a required portion of ultimate training, certification, and compliance. It is understood that such negligence or disregard for the training principles taught is not a reflection of the training or our promise that it was built to comply with safety regulations and, by virtue of that, is OSHA-compliant as herein defined.

Be it known that by using these online courses for your self or your employees, you understand your responsibility in this matter and agree to abide by the regulations governing you in order to achieve collective compliance. It is the employer's ultimate responsibility to administer the practical exam and further observe any and all workers applying in the field what they learned about safe operations in the classroom. This can be done by the employer or a designated safety supervisor or competent person.

Individuals taking online courses or other training for themselves further understand that where employment is not secured, the online training is simply part of a certification and not a license to operate any piece of equipment without eventual employer authorization. In this sense, it is feasible, common, and encouraged that any subsequent employer not accept training based on a certificate alone, but they instead see the new hire receive their own agreed-upon training followed soon after (prior to work) by a skills check during which they test and observe the worker practically applying in the field what they learned in the classroom.

Train the Trainer/Competent Persons

According to regulations, such terms as "competent person" and "trainer" are, in fact, employer designations. It is understood that our online courses, on-site training, and any other form of training which, in the end, issues a certificate for a trainer or for a competent person are once again a tool designed to be used by the employer to make this designation. It is understood that a certificate alone does not necessarily qualify or certify a trainer. As an employer, you must further justify this designation by way of education, experience, training, or the like.

Training Kit License Agreement

1.Safety Provisions, Inc, home of the Hard Hat Training Series®, requires 1 Kit per: 1.training location 2.Or "traveling trainer"

For example, if you or multiple trainers train all of your crew in one office you only need one kit. Or if one trainer travels to multiple locations, you only need one kit. But if you have multiple branches with their own trainers or if you have multiple trainers that you send out to other branches, additional kits would be required. If additional kits are needed for other branches or trainers, discounts are available, depending on the number of copies needed. The same goes for companies that want to buy one kit and post it online to be broadcast or made available to other branches; additional copies or licenses are required.

  1. Kits cannot be passed along from trainer to trainer, site to site, etc.
  2. No parts of this Kit may be reproduced or re-purposed in any form, electronically or mechanically.
  3. No part of this Kit or the content therein may be posted online or in a network folder for other branches to use unless permission has been granted by Safety Provisions, Inc. If you are interested in customizing a kit to broadcast to multiple locations, a broadcast license is needed.
  4. You are allowed to print out the materials for use within the classroom, (i.e. training manual, student workbook, exams, answer keys, etc). At no time, however, are you allowed to print the materials for resale.
  5. You do have permission to modify the training program for your specific needs, however the Kit may not be resold or re-purposed under the name of Safety Provisions or any other company name unless permission and licenses are granted by Safety Provisions, Inc. If you wish to resell, a distributor agreement must be entered into by both parties.
  6. Your purchase and use of this product signifies your willingness to comply with this agreement in all its facets.

As a small business, we truly appreciate your support and honesty in this matter. Contact Safety Provisions, Inc. with questions or for permissions.

Certificate and Wallet Card License Agreement

License agreement as it pertains to certificates and wallet cards, both those purchased as a part of a training kit and those published in an effort to issue certifications for training performed outside of the Hard Hat Training Series.

  1. As a trainer independent of Safety Provisions, Inc. (Hard Hat Training), you understand that the training you offer is offered by you and not by said-company.
  2. In no way should you pretend or allude to the idea that you represent Hard Hat Training, other than to say you are authorized to use our training materials.
  3. In this sense, the certificate is a partnership in which you, the trainer, provided training to the best of your knowledge and according to your clients’/employees’ needs by using our pre-designed, customizable training materials in an effort to help them be in compliance and stay safe.
  4. Specific to the certificate, you may remove our logo/seal and replace it with your own as you see fit.
  5. You may also retain our logo/seal on the certificate in conjunction with your own logo/identity provided you are using our training materials.
  6. At no time should you issue a certificate or wallet card with our logo on it for a training you provided other than the topic noted on the certificate and covered by the covered by the Hard Hat Training Series product purchased.
  7. It is understood that this license agreement as it pertains to the certificates applies also to your use of the wallet card template.

Training Video License Agreement

1. Safety Provisions, Inc, home of the Hard Hat Training Series®, requires 1 Training Video License per:

  1. training location
  2. Or “traveling trainer”

For example, if you or multiple trainers train all of your crew in one office you only need one license key for the video purchased. Or if one trainer travels to multiple locations, you only need one license key, which said-trainer can then access as he/she trains across various location. But if you have multiple branches with their own trainers or if you have multiple trainers that you send out to other branches, additional licenses would be required. If additional video license keys are needed for other branches or trainers, discounts are available, depending on the number of licenses needed. The same goes for companies that want to buy one video and post it online to be broadcast or made available to other branches; additional copies or licenses are required.

2. Videos/Video Licenses/Video Login information cannot be passed along from trainer to trainer, site to site, etc.

3. No parts of the video may be recorded, reproduced or re-purposed in any form, electronically or mechanically.

4. No part of the Video or the content therein may be posted online or in a network folder for other branches to use unless permission has been granted by Safety Provisions, Inc. If you are interested in broadcasting to multiple locations, a broadcast license is needed.

5. You are allowed to print out any associated materials for use within the classroom, (i.e. training manual, student workbook, exams, answer keys, etc). At no time, however, are you allowed to print the materials for resale or pass them on to branches outside the one(s) covered by your license key.

6. Your purchase and use of this product signifies your willingness to comply with this agreement in all its facets.

As a small business, we truly appreciate your support and honesty in this matter. Contact Safety Provisions, Inc. with questions or for permissions.

Regarding Online Training Specifically:

For Individuals Users/Learners Assigned Course for Self-Learning AND For Company/Account Admins Assigned to Oversee an Online Training Account:

Account Use: If designated as an admin, you now have the ability to create users, assign courses, access tests and certs, etc. We have already sent you instructions on how to do this. Contact us if you need them resent as they contain important information. But we are also always happy to help set users up too, especially if you have a lot of them to do at any given point. So feel free to email or call us if you want us to do that for you. You have access to all of our courses (operator, trainer, English, Spanish), but if there are only certain ones you want, just let us know and we can simplify it for you.

Expiration: Access to the course does not expire. Learners have an unlimited amount of time to complete a course assigned to them.

Assigning courses: When Admins or Learners hit the ”+” button next to a course, that course is assigned, and you will be invoiced based off of courses assigned, not completed. If you incorrectly assign a course, you must let us know within two business days so we can remove it from the invoice. Manually removing it yourself will not automatically remove it from the invoice.

Refunds/Uncompleted courses: Refunds are typically not allowed, but in the instance that an employee no longer needs a course, we can place that unused course on your account as a credit or manually re-assign that course to another employee on your behalf if the following conditions are met: (1) the course has not been started and (2) it is within two weeks of the initial date on which the course was assigned.

As it relates to online courses or credits when purchased via purchase order and invoice. Sales become final upon invoicing (eg, a customer contact us and asks us to invoice them for x-amount of online course credits; we then, in turn, add those credits to their account and invoice them: this constitutes a fulfillment of goods and the sale is final whether those credits are used up or not.)

Limitation of Liability

We, the creators and providers of these materials have, to the best of our ability, created training tools in compliance with federal regulations specific to the U.S. and Canada. However, with your purchase you understand that it is your responsibility to know, be familiar with, and heed any and all regulations (federal, state, provincial or otherwise) specific to your workplace, working conditions and/or the equipment on which and around which you work. Your further understand that it is your responsibility to use these tools in accordance with said regulations. Regarding online training courses, you understand that these courses satisfy the classroom requirements for training, and any an all operators should also be observed on the equipment and have their skills and understanding of safety principles tested practically. Safety Provisions, Inc will not held harmless for an misunderstandings or misuse of these tool. Additionally, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES, OR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES.

Right of Refusal

Safety Provisions, Inc will never refuse service based on class, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, creed, or the like, but we do reserve the right to refuse service or end service to customers whose virtual, digital, or physical presence is deemed distracting or as threatening to the efficiency, safety, welfare, and general well-being of customers, employees, and/or the business itself. Justifiable reasons for refusing service to a customer may include but are not limited to: non-payment; a track record of non-payment or slow payment; verbal or written harassment; continual threats of lawsuits; a track record of not applying in the field what we teach in training thus leading to dangerous situations, near missed, accidents, and/or violations and citations according to federal, state, provincial, local, and company laws and regulations.

Privacy, Security Overview

Like most websites, we collect non-identifiable information upon visits, such as cookies, ip address, time of visit, etc. Other than that, we only collect information you provide during the process of purchasing products. We do not keep credit cards on file, nor do we or will we sell or give the information you provide to 3rd parties. We may, on occasion, use it to send emails regarding new products, from which you can opt out. Regarding security, we are a secure site and we do not capture or maintain credit card information.

Content

Despite our best efforts to ensure that the content on this Web Site is accurate, complete and current, there may be instances when content is inaccurate or incomplete. We make no warranty or guarantee that the content on this Web Site is error-free, complete, or current, or that your use of this Web Site will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure, or that this Web Site is free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of this Web Site and any materials provided through this Web Site are entirely at your own risk. We reserve the right, but shall not be obligated, to correct errors, update, add and/or remove content on this Web Site at any time without notice. You acknowledge and agree that we have no obligation to maintain or provide any updates, upgrades, enhancements, or other modifications to this Web Site.

Changes

We reserve the right to change this Web Site notice. In addition, we may revise these terms of use at any time effective immediately upon updating this Web Site. Your continued use of this Web Site following such changes will be deemed acceptance of such changes. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the current version of these terms of use.

Code of Conduct

While using this Web Site, you agree not to:

  • restrict or inhibit any other visitor or member from using this Web Site, including, without limitation, by means of hacking" defacing any portion of this Web Site;
  • Use this Web Site for any unlawful purpose
  • Express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us, without our prior written consent;
  • Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of this Web Site, except for the Public Domain Material as defined below;
  • Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in this Web Site;
  • "Frame" or "mirror" any part of this Web Site without our prior written authorization;
  • Link to any page of or content on this Web Site other than the URL located at the above domain; or
  • Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine" or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of this Web Site or its contents.

While using this Web Site, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Jurisdiction Governing Law Venue

These terms are governed and construed by the laws of this state without regard to its conflict of law rules. You agree that if any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remainder of these terms will remain in full force and effect. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Announcements

Our press releases, announcements, and postings to this may site contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. They do not constitute an offer to sell or an obligation to buy any security.

Ownership Copyright

The selection, compilation, collection, arrangement and assembly thereof are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark and other laws, and you acknowledge that these rights are valid and enforceable. We retain and shall own all right, title and interest in and to this Web Site and any content contained therein (except for any Public Domain Material) and any derivative works or other modifications thereof, including, without limitation, all copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual rights, subject only to the limited license set forth herein. You hereby assign, and agree to assign, to us all right, title and interest (including all intellectual property rights) throughout the world that you have or may have in this Web Site or any content contained therein (including with respect to any modifications suggested by, or other contributions made by, you), which assignment shall be deemed effective as to any future modifications or contributions immediately upon the creation thereof. You further irrevocably waive any "moral rights" or other rights with respect to attribution of authorship or integrity of any modifications suggested by, or other contributions made by, you under any applicable law under any legal theory.

External Links

This Web Site may provide links to third party web sites and that we have no control over such sites or the content provided through such sites. Your use of linked web sites is subject to the privacy practices and terms of use established by the specific linked site, and we disclaim all liability associated therewith. The fact that such links are offered does not indicate any approval or endorsement by us of any linked web site or any material contained on any linked web site. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policies and terms of use of such web sites.

Termination

These terms and conditions shall remain effective until terminated in accordance with their terms. We reserve the right to immediately terminate these terms and conditions, the license granted herein and/or your access to and use of this Web Site or any portion thereof, at any time in the event of your breach or violation of these terms and conditions. Upon such termination for breach, your right to use this Web Site shall immediately cease, and you shall destroy all information or materials obtained from this Web Site and all copies thereof, whether made under these terms and conditions or otherwise.

Access & Security

You are solely responsible for providing, installing and maintaining at your own expense all equipment, facilities and services necessary to access and use this Web Site, including, without limitation, all computer hardware and software, modems, telephone service and Internet access.

If you are an employer, you shall ensure that each of your employees, contractors and agents complies with these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the license restrictions above. You shall promptly notify us of any unauthorized copying, display, modification, transmission, distribution, or use of this Web Site or any content contained therein of which you become aware.

We reserve the right at any time and without prior notice to change the hours of operation of this Web Site or to limit your access to this Web Site for any reason, including without limitation, (1) in order to perform repairs or to make updates, upgrades, enhancements or other modifications or (2) in response to unforeseen circumstances or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

Miscellaneous

If any of these terms and conditions are found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the other terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter. These terms and conditions may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by both you and us. These terms and conditions are not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with our prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained in these terms and conditions is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.

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