Today we’re going to talk about aerial lift safety. You may know this type of equipment by commonly used names such as “cherry pickers” or “snorkel lifts.” It is any telescoping or articulating device mounted on a vehicle used to elevate or position people. . It includes a platform such as a bucket or basket to carry personnel. Various types of equipment include aerial lifts, and they are often mounted on trucks. Aerial lifts are used in various industries, such as utilities, construction, and tree service. Because aerial lifts can be hazardous, they are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. If you work in aerial lifts or near them on the ground, you need to understand the hazards, the basic regulatory requirements, and the safety work practices that must be followed to prevent accidents and injuries.

This session provides information about arc flash, shock hazards, and best safety practices for “unqualified persons” who work around electrical equipment but who lack the skills, knowledge, and training to work on or near exposed, energized electrical equipment. In this session, we’ll talk about the hazards and risks of working around exposed, energized electrical equipment. We’ll also discuss general safe work practices from the consensus standard, National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, that can help prevent arc flash incidents.

Asbestos is a well-known health hazard and is highly regulated. However, this was not always the case. There are numerous materials in existing buildings and structures that contain asbestos and having the ability to recognize them is important. This training session about asbestos awareness is designed for employees who may contact or work near asbestos-containing material (known as ACM), asbestos-containing building material (known as ACBM), or presumed asbestos-containing material (known as PACM), but do not disturb it as part of their normal work activities.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

The main purpose of this session is to familiarize you with basic first-aid procedures. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the benefits of obtaining first-aid and CPR certification; identify proper procedures for a variety of medical emergencies; assist in administering first aid when a coworker is injured; and do no further harm.

This session provides information about battery safety and is intended for any employees who handle or use batteries in the workplace. We’ll discuss all the key issues associated with using batteries safely, including battery hazards, charging, and maintenance. This session focuses primarily on the large lead-acid batteries, as well as lithium-ion batteries used in a variety of industrial equipment. The main objective of this session is to make sure you work safely with batteries on the job.

Adherence to blasting safety precautions is of utmost importance in every area of working with dangerous explosives, and safety precautions are strictly enforced by OSHA. By the time the session is over, you will understand the importance of treating the explosives you work with and the blasting process with respect; key blaster qualifications and skills; federal regulations for handling, storing, and transporting explosives; how to take proper precautions when loading and detonating explosives; and the rules to follow during and after the blasting process.

The main objective of this session is to give you information that will help you safely use chain saws. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand how chain saws work, including maintenance tips, how to identify the basic risks associated with chainsaw use, how to prepare and protect yourself with the right personal protective equipment (PPE), and you’ll learn safe work practices for using a chain saw, as well as what not to do.

In today’s training session, we’ll review the key elements of a typical host employer’s safety program. Contractors will be required to follow the host employer’s safety program while performing their work. Familiarity with the host employer’s site and safety program is crucial to reducing the risk of injury.

This training session focuses on safe rigging for crane and derrick operations at construction sites. A critical job for the safety of any crane or derrick operation is rigging the load. Rigging is the most time-consuming of any crane operation and represents the greatest hazard potential. In this training session, we’ll cover the fundamentals of rigging cranes and derricks.

The main objective of this session is to talk about the hazards of dipping and coating operations and the precautions you must take to protect your health and safety. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the health and safety hazards of dipping, coating, and cleaning operations, understand controls used to protect you from accidents and exposures, work safely with flammable liquids used in the processes, and know what to do in an emergency.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

The main objective of this session is to help you learn how important it is to work safely in excavations or trenches. At the end of the training session, you will understand preventive measures required by law, your role in working safely, your employer’s obligations to protect you, hazardous atmospheres, and types of protective systems.

This training session provides important information on fall protection at construction sites. Anyone who is exposed to potential fall hazards must be trained to identify these hazards and how to properly use fall protection. Note that this session covers general fall protection topics but does not discuss certain specific activities covered by OSHA, regulations, such as stairways, ladders, electric power lines, and steel erection work.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with important information about your duties as a flagger and about temporary traffic control zone safety generally. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the hazards of flagging; identify different sections of a temporary traffic control zone; understand the temporary traffic control plan and your responsibilities as a flagger; effectively use signaling devices; and safely position warning signs, tapers, and flagging stations.

The main objective of this session is to make sure you, as a construction worker, know the broad scope of gas safety and what is required to comply with the law. By the time the session is over, you will understand why gas safety is important, what the OSHA standards are, procedures to stay safe when working with gas, and your responsibilities for gas safety.

Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face potential exposure. Therefore, it is important to know what chemicals are in your workplace, what hazards they present, and how to limit exposure to those chemicals.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard requires that employees be informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals in their workplace and how to protect themselves from those hazards. This course describes how that information is conveyed to employees.

By the end of the training you will be able to explain the purpose of the HazCom standard; recognize the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in your workplace; explain the purpose and content of safety data sheets (SDSs) and how to access that information; interpret the information on chemical labels; and identify and apply appropriate measures to protect yourself from the chemical hazards in your workplace and respond to emergencies.

Rough terrain forklifts are a special class of forklifts, known as Class 7 powered industrial trucks, that are designed to carry heavy loads safely indoors and outdoors on rugged and sloped surfaces and in adverse weather conditions. This presentation will review the hazards and explain what you can do to prevent accidents and injuries when operating these lift trucks. The course does not cover vehicles used for earth-moving or over-the-road hauling.

Ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities are one of the most common forms of accidents that happen on the job. But there is a lot you can do to avoid becoming one of those accident statistics—and it starts with using the information you will be provided during this training session.

The objective of this training session is to protect your health and keep you productive. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand lead hazards, exposure, and control; respiratory protection; medical surveillance; information about chelating agents; engineering controls and work practices; and your right to access medical and air sampling records as well as a copy of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lead standard for construction.

There are, on average, 150 deaths nationally in permit-required confined spaces every year, and in many of those cases, a would-be rescuer was a casualty. This module provides supervisors of permit-required confined spaces with information to help them ensure that rescue services are available and that the means to summon them are operable while entrants are in such a space. The module covers confined space operations in general industry workplaces.

This safety training module is for attendants at permit-required confined spaces where construction work is performed, including building new structures or upgrading existing ones. An attendant is stationed outside a permit-required confined space to monitor the entrant, conditions inside the space, prevent unauthorized entry, and summon rescuers when needed.

This safety training module is for entrants at permit-required confined spaces where construction work is performed, including building new structures or upgrading existing ones.

Over 2 million workers enter permit-required confined spaces annually, but less than 15 percent are trained to recognize common hazards like oxygen deficiency, engulfment, entrapment, and other safety and health threats from energized systems and toxic materials. Fortunately, there are effective and well-established safe practices, testing protocols, and hazard controls that can prevent injuries and illnesses caused by these hazards in confined spaces. This training session provides information on these safe practices for workers designated as authorized entrants for permit-required confined spaces.

Portable power tools are common at many workplaces, but many workers become complacent when using them on the job and are seriously injured as a result.  This course is designed for workers who use portable power tools such as drills, sanders, chain saws, circular saws, and grinders and provides information about the hazards and safe practices to prevent injury.  By the end of the course, you will be able to identify the hazards of portable power tools, take precautions against injury, use tool guards effectively and correctly, and understand common safety practices for specific types of tools.  Duration: 14 minutes

The main objective of this session is to teach you how to properly refuel equipment and the construction machinery you work with every day while adhering to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) rules and regulations. By the time the session is over, you will understand the hazardous liquids you will be working with, how to properly dispense liquid fuel, the location of appropriate refueling areas, where to store liquid fuels, how to control fuel spills, how to protect yourself against potential fires and explosions, and important OSHA regulations and how they protect you.

This Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction presentation will help prepare workers at construction sites to recognize potential exposures to hazardous silica dust and take measures to prevent exposure. At the end of the presentation workers will be able to describe respirable crystalline silica and the health effects of exposure to silica dust, at-risk activities on construction worksites that involve airborne release of silica dust, and how to take effective precautions to prevent exposure.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

This training session provides basic hazard awareness and safe work practices for workers who use scaffolds to safely perform construction, repair, and maintenance work on structures and for workers who erect, maintain, and disassemble scaffolds. The course covers practices and control measures to protect workers from scaffold-related injuries caused by falls; falling objects; unstable or overloaded scaffolds; electrocution; and slips, trips, and falls on the same level. Note that this session does NOT cover permanent work platforms, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, or lifts suspended from cranes or derricks, which are covered in separate training courses.

Thousands of workers use scissor lifts to perform work at heights across a wide variety of industries. But because of this high rate of usage, there is a similarly high rate of scissor lift-related accidents. Fortunately, the majority of these incidents can be prevented through proper training. This presentation will train scissor lift operators to appreciate the hazards associated with scissor lifts; minimize those hazards; and safely operate, handle materials on, and inspect and maintain scissor lifts.

By the end of the course, workers will be able to recognize the hazards of operating scissor lifts; identify common features of scissor lift equipment; inspect scissor lifts and maintain them in a safe working condition; demonstrate safe stabilization, positioning, and operation of scissor lifts; lift loads, tools, and other work materials properly; and prevent falls through safe work practices and by wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

This session is intended for the “competent person” at trench excavation sites—that is, a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards and working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees in and around excavations and who is authorized to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate the hazards.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand the OSHA regulation for protecting the safety and health of underground construction workers. By the end of this session, you will understand the critical role of what OSHA terms a “competent person” in maintaining jobsite safety; see what’s needed to keep everyone connected and aware; know what protections you have for ventilation, illumination, and air monitoring; list site control procedures that are designed to protect workers; know the minimum requirements for air and light, which are critical concerns for all underground workers; understand the rules for special situations, when projects include drilling and blasting, the use of cranes and hoists, or working with gas underground; learn what emergency procedures must be in place at all times, even if just one person is underground; and know what records must be kept on air quality and potentially dangerous exposures—that are available to workers during and after a project.

Constructing underground tunnels, shafts, chambers, and passageways exposes workers to many dangers, including reduced visibility, falling rocks and soil, difficult or limited entry and exit in work areas, exposure to air contaminants, and emergencies such as fire and explosion. This module provides workers involved in underground construction work with information about common hazards and safe work practices to prevent injuries and respond to emergencies.

The objectives of this session are to discuss important safety points about welding and cutting. By the end of the session, you will be able to identify the major safety and health hazards, know the different welding processes, select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and implement controls needed to prevent or control fires.

A construction site is an inherently dangerous workplace. The main goal of this session is to help you understand the importance of working safely near heavy equipment. At the end of the session, you will be able to understand the leading causes of heavy equipment-related accidents, identify dangers associated with heavy equipment, discuss what Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations say about working safely on or near heavy equipment, and learn basic precautions to stay safe on the worksite.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand how important it is to work safely near power lines. This session is intended for general construction workers. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the major causes of power line-related accidents, identify dangers associated with power lines, find out what Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations say about power line safety, learn preventive measures to stay safe, and get some tips on what to do in case of an emergency.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to work safely outdoors. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify outdoor hazards, take proper precautions to prevent injury or illness, and apply effective first aid in the event of an injury or exposure.

Those of you who work regularly in cold conditions have more to worry about than just being uncomfortable. Cold working conditions can actually lead to health hazards that you need to protect yourself against. During this session, we’ll tell you what hazards to look out for and how you can keep yourself safe—and warm!

While being hot may sometimes be unavoidable, if you get too overheated and dehydrated, it could be downright dangerous. During the session, we’ll discuss how working in hot conditions can be hazardous to your health and safety, different types of heat-related illnesses you should be aware of, and what you can do to protect yourself if you work in hot conditions.

This online aerial lift safety training course focuses on teaching employees about aerial lift safety on the job. Aerial lifts are extremely useful pieces of equipment and are commonly used in many industries. But this equipment can be hazardous to both operators and employees working nearby unless proper precautions are taken by all employees while at work.

More than 2,000 people annually are treated in burn centers with severe arc flash injuries, and many of the victims report that failure to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), inappropriate use of tools, and working on live circuits contributed to their injuries.
This course provides information about arc flash and shock hazards and safe work practices for “unqualified” persons who work around but not directly on or near exposed, energized electrical equipment or parts.
By the end of the course, unqualified persons will be able to identify the hazards and risks of arc flash, implement safe work practices, recognize appropriate PPE, and respond to an arc flash incident.

This is a training session about asbestos awareness. It is designed for employees who may have contact with or work near asbestos-containing material (known as ACM), asbestos-containing building material (known as ACBM), or presumed asbestos-containing material (known as PACM), but who do not disturb it as part of their normal work activities.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

The main purpose of this session is to familiarize you with basic first-aid procedures. By the time the session is over, you will be able to recognize the benefits of obtaining first-aid and CPR certification; identify proper procedures for a variety of medical emergencies; assist in administering first aid when a coworker is injured; and do no further harm.

The main objective of this session is to make sure you practice battery safety on the job. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify battery hazards; understand how batteries work; safely charge batteries; assist in properly maintaining batteries; select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for battery maintenance; and follow proper emergency procedures.

This course is designed to promote explosives and blasting safety. Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost importance in every area of working with dangerous explosives, and safety precautions are strictly enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). By the time the session is over, you will understand the importance of treating the explosives you work with and the blasting process with upmost respect; key blaster qualifications and skills; federal regulations for handling, storing, and transporting explosives; how to take proper precautions when loading and detonating explosives; and the rules to follow during and after the blasting process.

The main objective of this session is to give you information that will help you safely use chain saws . At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand how chain saws work, including maintenance tips, how to identify the basic risks associated with chainsaw use, how to prepare and protect yourself with the right personal protection equipment (PPE), and you’ll learn safe work practices for using a chain saw, as well as what not to do.

In today’s training session, we’ll review the key elements of a typical host employer’s safety program. Contractors will be required to follow the host employer’s safety program while performing their work. Familiarity with the host employer’s site and safety program is crucial to reducing the risk of injury.

This training session focuses on safe derrick and crane rigging operations at construction sites. A critical job for the safety of any crane or derrick operation is rigging the load. Rigging is the most time-consuming of any crane operation and represents the greatest hazard potential. In this training session we’ll cover the fundamentals of rigging cranes and derricks.

The main objective of this session is to talk about the hazards of dipping and coating operations and the precautions you must take to protect your health and safety. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the health and safety hazards of dipping, coating, and cleaning operations; to understand controls used to protect you from accidents and exposures; to work safely with flammable liquids used in the processes; and to know what to do in an emergency.

This session provides information about electrical hazards in the construction industry and best safety practices for “unqualified persons” who may use common portable electrical tools but who are not familiar with the construction and operation of more complex electrical equipment and the hazards involved. “Unqualified” means that you are not specifically trained and authorized to work on or near energized electrical equipment and wiring. This session will teach you how important it is to work safely with electrical tools and around exposed, energized electrical equipment.

The main objective of this session is to help you learn how important it is to work safely in excavations or trenches. At the end of the training session, you will understand, preventive measures required by law, your role in working safely, your employer’s obligation to protect you, hazardous atmospheres, and types of protective systems.

Este curso de entrenamiento en seguridad en línea enseñar a los empleados cómo reconocer los riesgos de caídas de seguridad y protección contra caídas identificar cuando es necesario, utilice los sistemas básicos de protección contra caídas, evitar la caída de objetos, inspeccionar los sistemas personales de detención de caídas, y rescatar a sí mismos ya los demás de las caídas.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with important information about your duties as a flagger and about temporary traffic control zone safety generally. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the hazards of flagging; identify different sections of a temporary traffic control zone; understand the temporary traffic control plan and your responsibilities as a flagger; use signaling devices effectively; and position warning signs, tapers, and flagging stations safely.

The main objective of this session is to make sure you, as a construction worker, know the broad scope of gas safety and what is required to comply with the law. By the time the session is over, you will understand why gas safety is important, what the OSHA standards are, procedures to stay safe when working with gas, and your responsibilities for gas safety.

El objetivo principal de esta sesión es enseñarle sobre la comunicación de riesgos. Al finalizar esta sesión, usted será capaz de reconocer las sustancias químicas peligrosas; entender los riesgos que representan; interpretar la información de las etiquetas de sustancias químicas; entender las hojas de datos de seguridad o SDS; protegerse de los riesgos físicos y de salud, y responder a las emergencias.

The main objective of this session is to discuss rough terrain forklift safety. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify rough terrain forklift hazards; understand stability principles; follow basic safety rules; inspect forklifts and worksites for safety; and prevent tipovers.

The objective of this training session is to protect your health and keep you productive. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand lead hazards, exposure, and control; respiratory protection; medical surveillance; information about chelating agents; engineering controls and work practices; and your right to access medical and air sampling records. You’ll also be able to see a copy of the OSHA lead standard for construction.

The main objective of this session is to review the requirements for successful confined space rescue operations. By the time the session is over, you will be able to recognize confined space hazards; plan for rescues; evaluate rescue services; differentiate among types of rescues; train and equip a rescue team; and identify the phases of a rescue operation.

This training session will help you identify the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of authorized confined space entrants.

This online confined space training for entrants course will teach Spanish-speaking employees to recognize the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs and symptoms of exposure to hazards. The training course will also teach employees how to test and monitor for hazards that include atmospheric dangers as well as how to work closely with the attendant to enable him or her to monitor your exposure to dangerous situations.

This training session discusses safety when using portable power tools. As we will see, using portable power tools can be hazardous if you do not use them safely, but there are a number of safety guidelines you can follow to prevent injuries.

The main objective of this session is to talk about powered platform safety features and procedures. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify powered platform components, recognize platform safety features, understand inspection requirements, use personal fall arrest systems properly, follow safe work practices, and act effectively in an emergency.

In the construction industry, dangerous fuels such as oil and gasoline are materials handled every day. Understanding their hazards and taking precautions when handling, dispensing, and storing them can save lives. This online course focuses on refueling equipment safety.

This Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction presentation will help prepare workers at construction sites to recognize potential exposures to hazardous silica dust and take measures to prevent exposure. At the end of the presentation workers will be able to describe respirable crystalline silica and the health effects of exposure to silica dust, at-risk activities on construction worksites that involve airborne release of silica dust, and how to take effective precautions to prevent exposure.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed scaffolding standards that set performance-orientated criteria that, when followed, will help protect you from scaffolding hazards such as falls, structural instability, falling objects, overloading, and electrocution. This online construction scaffold safety training course teaches employees the basic background for scaffolding safety.

This online trenching safety training session for the “competent person” is intended to provide a background of information on which to begin building the competent person’s experience. This course will teach employees to recognize the hazards associated with trenches and understand the protective systems for trenches and the hazards and prevention measures for the activities associated with excavation.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand the OSHA regulation for protecting the safety and health of underground construction workers. By the end of this session, you will understand the critical role of what the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) terms a “competent person” in maintaining jobsite safety; see what’s needed to keep everyone connected and aware; know what protections you have for ventilation, illumination, and air monitoring; list site-control procedures that are designed to protect workers; know the minimum requirements for air and light, which are critical concerns for all underground workers; understand the rules for special situations when projects include drilling and blasting, the use of cranes and hoists, or working with gas underground; learn what emergency procedures must be in place at all times, even if just one person is underground; and know what records must be kept on air quality and potentially dangerous exposures that are available to workers during and after a project.

The objectives of this session are to discuss important safety points about welding and cutting. By the end of the session, you will be able to identify the major safety and health hazards, know the different welding processes, select appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and implement controls needed to prevent or control fires.

A construction site is an inherently dangerous workplace. You must pay attention not only to what you are doing but also to what other workers around you are doing. The main goal of this session is to help you understand how important it is to work safely near heavy equipment. At the end of the session, you will be able to understand the leading causes of heavy equipment-related accidents, identify dangers associated with heavy equipment, discuss what OSHA regulations say about working safely on or near heavy equipment, and learn basic precautions to stay safe on the worksite.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand how important it is to work safely near power lines. This session is intended for general construction workers. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the major causes of power line-related accidents, identify dangers associated with power lines, find out what Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations say about power line safety, learn preventive measures to stay safe, and get some tips on what to do in case of an emergency.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to work safely outdoors. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify outdoor hazards; take proper precautions to prevent injury or illness; and apply effective first aid in the event of an injury or exposure.

Cold conditions present hazards that may seriously impact worker health and safety. The objective of this online training course is for employees to review the hazards posed by cold conditions and learn valuable methods for preventing and responding to health or safety incidents. At the end of this training session, employees will be able to understand the body’s reaction to cold conditions, recognize and respond to cold-related illnesses and injuries, know the risk factors of working in cold conditions, and take preventive actions to minimize these risk factors.

If you work outdoors in hot weather or indoors with no cooling system, it comes with the territory that you may sometimes feel hot and uncomfortable. While being hot may sometimes be unavoidable, if you get too overheated and dehydrated, it could be downright dangerous. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses, and that’s what this training session is all about.

Today, we’re going to talk about how to prepare for acute respiratory illness pandemics. For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, respiratory disease pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses or influenza, are something else. They often involve new strains of viruses to which people have developed no immunity. These kinds of viruses can spread quickly and widely, and they can pose a major global health threat. That’s why you need to know about acute respiratory illness pandemics and how to prepare for them.

For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, acute respiratory illness pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses (including COVID-19) or influenza, can spread quickly and widely, and pose a major global health threat.

The main objective of this course is to make nonhealthcare workers aware of the risks of pandemics and the precautions to take to keep themselves safe. By the time the session is over, you will be able to describe what a pandemic is; identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms; appreciate the risks of infection; prevent the spread of infection; prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and react responsibly if you get sick.

Learning Objectives
• Describe what a pandemic is;
• Identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms;
• Appreciate the risks of infection;
• Prevent the spread of infection;
• Prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and
• React responsibly if you get sick.

OSHA continues to release updated guidance for employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Employers and employees alike need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces, as well as workers who are fully vaccinated depending on the COVID-19 Community Level. The main objective of this training session is to inform workers about recommended steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19, as well as about new requirements with which they must comply.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

Asbestos is a well-known health hazard and is highly regulated. However, this was not always the case. There are numerous materials in existing buildings and structures that contain asbestos and having the ability to recognize them is important. This training session about asbestos awareness is designed for employees who may contact or work near asbestos-containing material (known as ACM), asbestos-containing building material (known as ACBM), or presumed asbestos-containing material (known as PACM), but do not disturb it as part of their normal work activities.

Underground storage tank (UST) Class C operators are the first line of defense when it comes to responding to emergencies at gas stations. Do you know how to identify and respond to these emergencies quickly and effectively? This training course covers the actions employees designated as Class C operators must take in response to emergencies or alarms caused by spills or releases resulting from operation of UST systems. They are often gas station attendants and even convenience store staff. The course meets the federal operator training requirements identified in 40 CFR 280.242(c). We’ll discuss the basic safety features of a UST system, such as spill and overfill protection, release detection, and alarms. You’ll learn about the requirements for inspections, safe operations, emergency responsibilities, and how to respond effectively in emergencies related to USTs and gas station operations.

The main objective of this session is to prepare you for EPA inspections. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify federal and state environmental laws and public acts authorizing inspections; recognize basic features of media-specific and multimedia inspections; interact effectively with government agencies; understand the inspection process; and obtain the best possible outcome from an EPA inspection.

As a new worker at a hazardous waste site or treatment, storage, and disposal facility, or TSDF, you need to learn about the safety and health risks associated with facility operations. This course provides an overview of the HAZWOPER regulatory standard’s safety requirements for hazardous waste facility operations, the types of potential hazardous exposures, medical surveillance requirements, the practices and procedures to reduce the risk of an incident or exposure to a hazard, the hazard controls deployed to help ensure safety, and the proper use of personal protective equipment, or PPE.

Trainees will learn to understand their role as a first responder and the company’s emergency response plan; identify hazardous substances and know the risks if they are released or spilled; recognize a hazardous release or spill and potential outcomes; report the spill or release by calling for help, notifying others of the chemical spill or release, and helping coordinate an evacuation. Duration: 19 minutes.

Today, we’re going to talk about the safe transportation of hazardous materials, which are also referred to as HAZMAT. The Department of Transportation, or DOT, says that most incidents involving the release of hazardous materials are the result of human error. This means that most incidents can be prevented if you know proper safety procedures and follow the requirements of the HAZMAT transportation regulations. The more you know about how to transport hazardous materials, the safer you’ll be personally and the safer the shipments you’re involved with will be, as well.

When you have completed this training session, you will understand federal guidelines for container storage of hazardous waste at generating facilities; recognize and be ready to follow safe practices for managing hazardous waste containers; understand why it is important to segregate certain hazardous wastes; know what to look for in inspecting hazardous waste areas at the facility, and know more about how to minimize wastes.

Employees at a hazardous waste facility who are unfamiliar with the procedures and preventive measures specific to their job duties will likely lead to injuries and violations of OSHA and EPA rules.  This course provides information for workers involved in hazardous waste operations about the processes and procedures to perform their work safely. It covers hazardous waste facility routine operations, waste acceptance policies and procedures, equipment maintenance requirements, and emergency preparedness, prevention, and response procedures.  By the end of the course, you will be able to understand your facility’s hazardous waste management processes and procedures as they relate to your job, comprehend the facility’s waste acceptance procedures, know equipment maintenance requirements, recognize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for your job, understand the facility’s emergency and contingency plans, and act safely and effectively in an emergency. Duration: 17 minutes.

This session is about safely and correctly working around hazardous wastes. It covers the basics of hazardous waste management for all workers who handle hazardous wastes.

Any generator that offers hazardous wastes for transportation for off-site treatment, storage, or disposal must prepare a manifest using a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (federal Form 8700-22). Regulations regarding hazardous waste manifests are found at 40 CFR 262 Subpart B. Training is necessary to ensure compliance. Anyone responsible for signing a manifest or for completing any part of this specialized shipping paper should receive training in completion of the manifest. This training session will show you how to properly complete a manifest and will explain how the parts of the manifest are distributed.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand the recordkeeping requirements of the federal hazardous waste regulations. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand the importance of keeping accurate records; comprehend recordkeeping requirements of the hazardous waste regulations; identify which records must be kept; and know how long to retain records.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand how hazardous wastes can get into your body so that you can avoid harmful exposures. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand the potential health effects of exposure to hazardous waste; identify the four primary routes of exposure; recognize symptoms of exposure; prevent exposures; and administer effective first aid in the event of an exposure.

Hazardous waste facility personnel must be able to respond effectively to emergencies to stay in compliance with environmental laws, protect the public, and prevent damage to the environment. This session will focus on emergency response procedures required under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for personnel at large quantity generators (LQGs) and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). It also applies to small quantity generators (SQGs), though SQGs are not required to have formal written training programs for their employees.
Personnel will learn the procedures to operate and maintain emergency response and monitoring equipment, shut down automatic waste feed operations, recognize the various alarms systems, respond to fires or explosions, perform emergency shutdowns, and respond to an incident that has the potential to contaminate groundwater. Duration: 23 minutes.

Today, we’re going to talk about the health effects of hazardous waste. Hazardous wastes are composed of substances that can be harmful to your health. Exposure to some hazardous wastes can cause serious illness, injury, or even death. However, these materials can be handled and disposed of safely if proper procedures are carefully followed. This training session will introduce you to the hazards of hazardous wastes and the steps to take to prevent harmful exposures. With adequate information about hazardous waste, you can minimize risks and protect your health on the job.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements at 49 CFR 172.704 Subpart H are designed to enhance the security of hazardous materials transported in commerce. As part of these requirements, shippers and carriers of certain hazardous materials must develop and implement security plans. Also, all shippers and carriers of hazardous materials must ensure that their employee training programs include a component on security. This course covers Hazmat transportation security awareness training.

This training session will help you be able to know potential workplace lead exposure hazards; understand the health hazards and symptoms of lead exposure; know the permissible exposure limits; understand what medical surveillance is required; and know what air monitoring is and why it’s required.

The main objective of this session is to learn the hazards of metalworking fluids and steps you can take to reduce your exposure to them. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize signs of unsafe fluid; identify metalworking fluid hazards; effectively use engineering controls to reduce exposure risks; and take all other necessary precautions to protect your health and safety.

This online safety course will teach employees about the hazards of mold both in the workplace and at home. We will learn how to detect mold, where to find it, the health hazards and symptoms of mold exposure, how to clean up minor mold contamination, and how to prevent mold from growing.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) provides a barrier between you and the hazards of your job. The right PPE, properly used and maintained, can protect you from the hazards involved in the emergency response tasks you perform—and it can help ensure that you are able to go home safe and healthy at the end of your shift. But for PPE to protect you properly in emergency situations, you have to know how to select the right equipment for the job, understand its capabilities and limitations, use it properly, and remove it safely. We’ll discuss all these important issues and more in this training session.

After this training session, you will understand how a PPE hazard assessment is conducted, which involves evaluating the workplace and job functions for any potential hazards that can be controlled through the use of PPE; be able to select the proper PPE to protect against the hazards found during the hazard assessment; and be able to show employees how to properly wear and care for their PPE.

Chemical reactions can be extremely hazardous if they are not thoroughly understood and controlled. When intentional or unintentional reactions get out of control, they can result in fires, explosions, or releases of toxic fumes or gases. Employees could be injured—or even killed—as a result of an uncontrolled chemical reaction. This session shows how to safely manage reactive chemicals to prevent accidents.

Today, we are going to talk about the safe operation of processes that use toxic and flammable chemicals and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s, or EPA’s, regulations for preventing chemical accidents. This training session is designed for employees working at facilities with processes categorized as Program 2 under the EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions under 40 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 68, otherwise known as the Risk Management Program, or RMP.

The overall goal of this training is to prevent serious accidents that may cause injury to you and impact public health and the environment. By the end of the training session, you’ll be able to avoid or correct hazards and unsafe conditions; respond to emergencies; understand the importance of site security; and know the basics of controlling hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) and permit-required confined spaces.

Today, we are going to talk about the safe operation of processes that use toxic and flammable chemicals and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s, or EPA’s, regulations for preventing chemical accidents. This training session is designed for employees working at facilities with processes categorized as Program 3 under the EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions under 40 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 68, otherwise known as the Risk Management Program, or RMP.

We use many different chemicals in the workplace. We need them to produce our products and do our jobs. But often these materials can be hazardous to health and safety unless we take proper precautions when handling them. This session will discuss the steps you can take to safely handle the materials you work with so that you can prevent accidents, injuries, and illness.

We use many different chemicals in the workplace, but often these materials can be hazardous to health and safety unless we take proper precautions when handling them. This session will discuss the steps you can take to handle the materials you work with safely so that you can prevent accidents, injuries, and illness.

In this session, you’ll learn key terms, such as “conservation” and “sustainability”; energy conservation and why it is important; facts about energy use, including nonelectrical energy; costs of using and wasting energy; and tips, strategies, and opportunities for saving energy.

This session will discuss the prevention and control of oil spills and measures to prevent oil from getting near water, including groundwater. Facilities are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan). We’ll review the SPCC Plan and policies for preventing and controlling spills.

Stormwater runoff is a major carrier of pollutants that damage rivers, lakes, streams, and coastal waters in the United States. To address this problem, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a federal program under the Clean Water Act to regulate stormwater discharge sources. This training session will help identify the sources of pollutants in stormwater runoff, and implement procedures to prevent pollutants from getting into stormwater or the environment.

The use of paper in offices for printing, copying, and other purposes consumes valuable natural resources, pollutes the environment, and costs organizations money. Fortunately, these environmental and economic costs can be reduced by taking steps to decrease the amount of paper used in the workplace. Although it may not be possible for all companies to become completely paperless, using less paper is a goal that can be achieved with the proper knowledge and actions. This session is intended for all employees.

This presentation covers the employee training requirements for large and small quantity handlers of universal wastes. It does not address all the requirements for universal waste transporters or destination facilities.

By the end of the session, you should understand the meaning of conservation and sustainability; water conservation; some facts about water use and pollution; the environmental and economic costs of water use and pollution; and useful tips, strategies, and opportunities to improve water use.

This session covers corrosive materials. Corrosives are hazardous materials that can cause serious health problems if you fail to take proper precautions. Corrosives can also be safety hazards. Some are flammable and others can cause explosive reactions. Strong corrosives can react with all kinds of materials—even metal. All corrosives share a common chemical property—they degrade other materials due to their aggressive nature. To prevent accidents and injuries, you need to know how to work safely with corrosives.

Pesticides help us protect plants so that they can grow strong and healthy. We depend on pesticides to help us grow most of the fruits and vegetables we eat. But although pesticides are an essential part of modern agriculture, they can also be hazardous unless they are used properly. If you handle pesticides on the job or work in areas where pesticides are used, you need to know the precautions you must take to protect your health and safety.

This presentation is focused on the hazards of organic solvents, which are a dangerous group of solvents that can be hazardous to your skin and other organs of your body.

Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year in part because workers aren’t trained to recognize the hazards that lead to emergencies and the measures that can be taken to prevent them. This course informs employees how to prevent fires and respond safely to other emergencies in the workplace, as well as the steps to take if an emergency does occur.

This online safety training course will teach employees about what causes a fire, what fire extinguishers do, how to use an extinguisher, and different fire suppressant materials that can be used in case of a fire emergency.

As a new worker at a hazardous waste site or treatment, storage, and disposal facility, or TSDF, you need to learn about the safety and health risks associated with facility operations. This course provides an overview of the HAZWOPER regulatory standard’s safety requirements for hazardous waste facility operations, the types of potential hazardous exposures, medical surveillance requirements, the practices and procedures to reduce the risk of an incident or exposure to a hazard, the hazard controls deployed to help ensure safety, and the proper use of personal protective equipment, or PPE.

Trainees will learn to understand their role as a first responder and the company’s emergency response plan; identify hazardous substances and know the risks if they are released or spilled; recognize a hazardous release or spill and potential outcomes; report the spill or release by calling for help, notifying others of the chemical spill or release, and helping coordinate an evacuation. Duration: 19 minutes.

The main objective of this session is to inform you about the HAZWOPER medical surveillance program. By the time the session is over, you should be able to identify the purpose of HAZWOPER medical surveillance, understand medical surveillance procedures and your role in the program, and participate effectively in the medical surveillance program to protect your health.

By the time the session is over, you should be able to know and use safe work practices; identify physical hazards at your worksite; recognize when your worksite contains unsafe conditions; recognize when you are committing unsafe acts; understand how engineering controls can improve safety; understand OSHA requirements; take measures to prevent accidents and illness by properly protecting yourself; and understand the risks of working in confined spaces. Duration: 33 minutes.

The main objective of this session is to teach about the process of decontamination. By the time this session is over, you should be able to know how to plan and prepare for the decontamination process, understand andknow the steps of donning personal protective equipment (PPE), understand and know the steps of doffing PPE, and understand methods and procedures of safe decontamination and their importance.

Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face potential exposure. Therefore, it is important to know what chemicals are in your workplace, what hazards they present, and how to limit exposure to those chemicals.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard requires that employees be informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals in their workplace and how to protect themselves from those hazards. This course describes how that information is conveyed to employees.

By the end of the training you will be able to explain the purpose of the HazCom standard; recognize the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in your workplace; explain the purpose and content of safety data sheets (SDSs) and how to access that information; interpret the information on chemical labels; and identify and apply appropriate measures to protect yourself from the chemical hazards in your workplace and respond to emergencies.

Many of the chemicals you work with may be dangerous and even deadly. That’s why all spills, no matter how small, must be taken seriously and handled without hesitation. You need to know how to react. By acting quickly and effectively, you can protect yourself and others and help prevent a spill from getting out of control. To handle spills of hazardous materials, or hazmat, your worksite has developed procedures to address and control this emergency situation. Today, we’ll review the necessary cleanup procedures for hazardous spills, and we’ll also take a look at the air monitoring process that plays an important part in the cleanup operation.

This session is about safely and correctly working around hazardous wastes. It covers the basics of hazardous waste management for all workers who handle hazardous wastes.

Hazardous waste facility personnel must be able to respond effectively to emergencies to stay in compliance with environmental laws, protect the public, and prevent damage to the environment. This session will focus on emergency response procedures required under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for personnel at large quantity generators (LQGs) and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). It also applies to small quantity generators (SQGs), though SQGs are not required to have formal written training programs for their employees.
Personnel will learn the procedures to operate and maintain emergency response and monitoring equipment, shut down automatic waste feed operations, recognize the various alarms systems, respond to fires or explosions, perform emergency shutdowns, and respond to an incident that has the potential to contaminate groundwater. Duration: 23 minutes.

By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand the terms and definitions of toxicology and explain risks of hazardous materials; be familiar with the different types of hazardous materials and how they are classified; know how to read product labels on containers with hazardous materials and recognize the symbols on placards attached to dangerous goods; understand how safety data sheets (SDSs) and other complementary guides are used to assist in identifying hazardous materials; and know precautionary measures to prevent spills and accidents and be prepared for action if and when they occur.

A hazmat is a substance that can endanger the life or health of you or others and can damage your facility or the environment. In this session, we’ll discuss how to recognize and identify hazmat to help you protect the environment, your facility, and the health and life of you and others around you.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) provides a barrier between you and the hazards of your job. The right PPE, properly used and maintained, can protect you from the hazards involved in the emergency response tasks you perform—and it can help ensure that you are able to go home safe and healthy at the end of your shift. But for PPE to protect you properly in emergency situations, you have to know how to select the right equipment for the job, understand its capabilities and limitations, use it properly, and remove it safely. We’ll discuss all these important issues and more in this training session.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

We use many different chemicals in the workplace. We need them to produce our products and do our jobs. But often these materials can be hazardous to health and safety unless we take proper precautions when handling them. This session will discuss the steps you can take to safely handle the materials you work with so that you can prevent accidents, injuries, and illness.

Each one of us works with chemicals, whether at work or at home. You need to know how to determine their hazards to protect yourself against those hazards. Reading and being able to decipher chemical labels is the first step in the process of using chemicals safely.

In this training session, we will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Because flammable liquids can be so hazardous and cause fires, explosions, injuries, and extensive damage to workplaces, you need to know how to work safely with them so that you can minimize risks and prevent accidents.

No one wants to bring a disease home with them from work, but that risk exists for laboratory employees working with biological hazards such as viruses, bacteria, or select agents or toxins, as well blood, bodily fluids, and human tissues. Working with lab animals may also pose the threat of contamination. However, with the proper training and precautions, a lab employee’s safety and that of everyone else the employee comes in contact with can be protected. This training session focuses on biosafety, including the prevention of infections from bloodborne pathogens for laboratory workers.

Working with or around chemicals in a laboratory setting may present serious hazards to employee physical safety and health. However, these hazards can be reduced and controlled by following a few simple steps. Safety procedures for lab work are documented in a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) required by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910.1450). A Chemical Hygiene Plan is a written document stating the policies, procedures, and responsibilities that protect employees from the health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals in the workplace. This training session addresses the provisions of this plan, including the information and procedures that will protect employees while working in the laboratory.

Compressed gases are commonly used in laboratory operations. Yet, these gases present real hazards. They can lead to fires and explosions, toxic contaminations that adversely affect the health of workers, and even widespread public health emergencies that may lead to an evacuation. Laboratory employees are responsible for using these gases safely. This means not only understanding the qualities and hazards of the gases themselves but also learning the proper procedures for handling, using, and storing the cylinders containing these gases. This online course enables trainees to recognize the hazards, access information about specific gases, use compressed gases safely, and safely transport, handle, and store cylinders.

Have you ever come home from work with a sore back, stiff neck, pain in your shoulders, pain or stiffness in your wrist or hands, or aching feet from standing for long periods? Most of us have experienced these aches and pains and may think little of them. However, if allowed to continue, these minor conditions can become severe, leading to chronic pain, lost work time, and even debilitation. We need to take the aches and pains that occur at work seriously and start doing all we can to prevent them. The main purpose of this session is to help trainees prevent injuries by practicing sound ergonomics in the workplace. By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

• Identify the risk factors that may lead to musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace.
• Understand the basic principles of safer work through sound ergonomics.
• Apply ergonomic principles in laboratory operations and all aspects of your work.

Hazardous waste safety—what you need to know to make sure that safety is not compromised in any operations involving these materials in the laboratory

The main objective of this session is to introduce you to industrial hygiene and explain its importance to your safety and health. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand what industrial hygiene is; recognize its importance in the workplace; identify ways industrial hygiene helps protect you; and help promote industrial hygiene on the job.

When working in a laboratory, safety is always the prime concern. An essential initial step when performing any laboratory operation is identifying the hazards that employees may face. This requires knowing the job well enough to break it into components and accessing all the information and knowledge available to recognize the hazards that may be encountered for each step of any process. This training session addresses hazard identification. Hazard identification skills enable trainees to protect themselves AND also create a safer workplace for everyone at the laboratory. By the time the session is over, trainees should be able to:

• Recognize the importance of hazard identification and its function in the risk assessment process;
• Identify the myriad sources of information about hazards in the laboratory; and
• Identify the hazards involved in laboratory operations.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) provides a barrier between the human body and the hazards of working in a laboratory. The right PPE, properly used and maintained, can protect laboratory workers from the hazards involved in any task they perform. However, it is up to lab workers to take PPE requirements seriously and do all they can to protect themselves and work safely. The main purpose of this course is to familiarize laboratory personnel with the basics of PPE use in laboratory work. By the time the session is over, trainees should be able to:

• Recognize the benefits of PPE in the laboratory;
• Identify the items of PPE used in laboratory work;
• Recognize the importance of using PPE correctly;
• Learn how to properly care for and maintain your PPE; and
• Consistently use PPE to protect yourself from hazards.

This training course on laboratory recordkeeping for supervisors covers all the basic laboratory safety records that must be maintained concerning the use of hazardous chemicals in the lab. The course addresses how to comply with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules for recording workplace injuries and illnesses; maintaining safety data sheets (SDSs) and chemical inventories; maintaining employee exposure and monitoring records related to occupational chemical exposures; and certifying that you have provided personal protective equipment (PPE) training, to employees who use PPE. These records must be on hand if an OSHA inspector visits your facility.The course also covers some laboratory recordkeeping guidelines that, though not required by law, will help trainees document compliance with other OSHA rules related to laboratory safety. The main objective of this session is to ensure that trainees ensure their workplace is in compliance with federal recordkeeping rules for laboratories where hazardous chemicals are used. By the time the session is over, trainees will be able to:

• Properly document your Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP);
• Properly record work-related injuries and illnesses;
• Maintain SDSs and chemical inventories, and ensure employee access to them when needed;
• Maintain employee exposure and monitoring records related to chemical exposures;
• Maintain written certification that employees have been trained to use PPE; and
• Keep good compliance-oriented records of laboratory inspections, employee and supervisor training, safe work practices and procedures, and other inventories such as an inventory of usage for high-risk hazardous chemicals.

Laboratory security is an especially important issue for laboratories, since labs often have hazardous materials that could be appropriated and misused by people with violent intentions, such as terrorists. No matter how secure the laboratory areas are, employees must be trained to ensure that unauthorized individuals do not gain access to our facility and that hazardous materials are not released, endangering employees and the public. In this training course, trainees learn all the ways to help keep a laboratory secure to protect themselves, their coworkers, and the public from harm. The main objective of this session is to provide trainees with an overview of laboratory security so that they can help maintain security in the facility and protect themselves from security risks. By the time the session is over, trainees should be able to:

• Identify security risks;
• Understand the facility’s security plan;
• Take proper precautions to prevent security breaches;
• Deal effectively with threats of violence and violent incidents; and
• Report security problems and incidents promptly.

This course on laser safety in the lab explains the hazards and protective measures associated with the operation of lasers. The main objective of this session is to protect lab workers from being exposed to laser hazards. By the time the session is over, trainees will be able to:

• Identify the primary hazard classes of lasers;
• Identify hazards of operating lasers;
• Work with engineering controls that prevent exposure;
• Implement safe operating procedures;
• Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment; and
• Report accidents and near misses.

This online lab safety training course addresses the general hazards of ionizing radiation and ways to protect laboratory workers from exposure. By the time this session is over, trainees will be able to:

• Identify the sources of ionizing radiation, such as radioactive materials and equipment.
• Identify the hazards and risks of exposure to radiation and radioactive materials and recognize the symptoms of exposure.
• Follow administrative controls, warnings, and other measures to manage and maintain radiation doses “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA).
• Use radiation monitoring and survey devices.
• Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Respond to emergencies and properly report radiation accidents or exposures.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

From harmful dusts to fumes, vapors, and toxic gases, respiratory hazards in the laboratory are real and can be serious. Laboratories that use, handle, or produce materials that may present respiratory hazards are required to comply with the Occpational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). This standard is designed to protect employees from all the respiratory hazards you may face. In this training course, we will discuss this standard and what it means for people who work in laboratories. The main purpose of this session is to help trainees work safely when they face potential respiratory hazards. By the end of the session, lab employees will be able to:

• Identify and understand the respiratory hazards you may face;
• Know how to find information about these hazards;
• Identify the control measures used at your facility to protect against respiratory hazards; and
• Know how to protect yourself by using respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE).

Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical compound that is commonly used in laboratory operations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted a Formaldehyde Standard to protect workers from contamination or hazardous exposure. This training session addresses this Standard and how lab workers can protect themselves on the job. The provision of the OSHA 1910.1048 Formaldehyde Standard that applies to laboratories covered under the OSHA Laboratory Standard (1910.1450) is the provision to limit employee exposure to the listed exposure limits. If employee exposure is above the action level, permissible exposure limit (PEL), or short-term exposure limit (STEL), periodic monitoring and medical surveillance may be required. The main purpose of this session is to help trainees work safely with or around formaldehyde. By the end of the session, trainees will be able to:

• Identify the hazards posed by formaldehyde;
• Know how to access information about the hazards posed by formaldehyde and how to control them;
• Understand the toxicological effects of formaldehyde exposure;
• Identify engineering control measures used at the facility to protect workers from the hazards posed by formaldehyde; and
• Know how to protect yourself through means that include the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance with safety procedures.

This course covers lab safety as it relates to the safe handling of flammables and reactives in the lab. Workplace fires and explosions are not only common—but also deadly. By virtue of the type of work conducted in laboratories—including working with hazardous chemicals, mixing chemicals, high heat, and intense pressure—the risk of fire or explosion can be high. It is essential that lab workers know how to identify these hazards; how to properly handle flammable, reactive, and combustible materials to avoid fire and explosions; and how to respond should one occur.
By the end of this session, trainees will be able to:

• Identify flammable and reactive hazards in the laboratory;
• Define flammables, reactives, and combustibles;
• Outline safe handling and storage for these materials;
• Discuss methods of prevention; and
• Discuss emergency response measures, safety equipment, and evacuation procedures.

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10-Hour Training—Designed for workers in construction, building development, repairs/alterations and other related fields.

• Introduction to OSHA
• Electrical
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Fall Protection
• Cranes
• Excavations
• Material Handling
• Scaffolds
• Stairways and Ladders
• Tools

30-Hour Training—Designed for entry to senior level construction workers, site supervisors, foremen and safety managers.

• Jobsite Hazard Recognition and Avoidance
• OSHA Standards and Inspection Procedures
• Safety Programs
• Fall Protection
• Stairways and Ladders
• Scaffolds
• Fire Prevention
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Tools – Hand and Power
• Confined Space Entry
• Health Hazards in Construction

OSHA Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety

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10-Hour Training—Designed for health care professionals, factory and warehouse staff, the manufacturing industry, and more.

• Introduction to OSHA
• Electrical
• Fire Protection
• Walking and Working Surfaces
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Machine Guarding
• Hazard Communication
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Safety and Health Programs

30-Hour Training—Designed for entry to senior level construction workers, site supervisors, foremen and safety managers.

• Introduction to OSHA
• OSHA Inspection Procedures and Safety Programs
• Recordkeeping
• Hazard Communication
• Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans
• Fire Prevention and Protection
• Electrical
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Machine Guarding
• Material Handling
• Confined Space
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Industrial Hygiene

OSHA Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety

Today, we’re going to talk about how to prepare for acute respiratory illness pandemics. For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, respiratory disease pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses or influenza, are something else. They often involve new strains of viruses to which people have developed no immunity. These kinds of viruses can spread quickly and widely, and they can pose a major global health threat. That’s why you need to know about acute respiratory illness pandemics and how to prepare for them.

For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, acute respiratory illness pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses (including COVID-19) or influenza, can spread quickly and widely, and pose a major global health threat.

The main objective of this course is to make nonhealthcare workers aware of the risks of pandemics and the precautions to take to keep themselves safe. By the time the session is over, you will be able to describe what a pandemic is; identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms; appreciate the risks of infection; prevent the spread of infection; prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and react responsibly if you get sick.

Learning Objectives
• Describe what a pandemic is;
• Identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms;
• Appreciate the risks of infection;
• Prevent the spread of infection;
• Prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and
• React responsibly if you get sick.

Many people struggle to juggle a full-time job while also caring for young children, aging parents, and other responsibilities on a daily basis. It can feel like there are not enough hours in a day—that there are too many responsibilities at work and at home—and that you can’t complete tasks in either place—many people feel this way. This online employee wellness course helps trainees manage home and work responsibilities, stress, and daily expectations. The benefits to you, the employer, are numerous, from lower healthcare costs to increased employee productivity.

The main objective of this training session is to help you communicate effectively with employees about workplace emergencies. By the time the session is over, you should be able to communicate effectively before an emergency; communicate effectively during an emergency; and communicate effectively after an emergency. The first part of the session will address communication before emergencies to prepare employees to respond effectively in an actual emergency. The second part will cover communication during and after an emergency.

This course focuses on the skills required for effective communication on the job. Communication is the process by which people create and share information, and ideas with one another in order to reach mutual understanding and get work done. Effective communication in the workplace is therefore the foundation of positive and cooperative working relationships and productive, successful performance.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

Accidents at home are the leading cause of injury-involved accidents. These accidents occur because there are no required rules to follow in the home, unlike the OSHA regulations we follow in the workplace. Many at-home injuries can be prevented if appropriate preventive measures are taken to eliminate or minimize hazards. This session is intended for all employees.

This presentation will cover how important it is that families be concerned about health. Preventive care, nutrition, exercise, and other factors play important roles. And especially for children, good health is essential—for them, now is the time when growth happens, some diseases may begin, and health habits are set for life.

As the workforce becomes more diversified and employers struggle to cope with the demands of a rapidly changing marketplace, these arrangements are becoming more popular and more common.

The main objective of this course is to provide you with the information you need to successfully perform while telecommuting and in other alternative work arrangements, and to make the most of what they have to offer you and the organization.

As the workforce becomes more diversified and employers struggle to cope with the demands of a rapidly changing marketplace, these arrangements are becoming more popular and more common.

The main objective of this course is to provide you with the information you need to successfully supervise telecommuters and other alternative work arrangements and to make the most of what they have to offer you, your employees, and the organization.

For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, respiratory disease pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses or influenza, are something else. They often involve new strains of viruses to which people have developed no immunity. These kinds of viruses can spread quickly and widely, and they can pose a major global health threat. That’s why you need to know about acute respiratory illness pandemics and how to prepare for them. The main objective of this course is to make you aware of the risks of pandemics, the potential problems we could all face should we be hit with a pandemic, and the precautions you would need to take to keep you, your family, and your patients safe.

Your job in health care involves helping others. But sometimes doing your job could put you at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. We will talk about what bloodborne pathogens are, how you might be exposed to them, the precautions you can take to successfully prevent exposure, and what to do if you are exposed. Fortunately, your chance of being exposed to bloodborne pathogens on the job is small. But keeping that risk to a minimum is important to us all.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

Unfortunately, workplace emergencies are a fact of life. Fortunately, they don’t happen often. But when they do, the result can be very bad for us and for our patients. To minimize injuries, loss of life, and damage to the facility, we must all be prepared to act effectively in a variety of possible emergency situations.

By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand the purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, identify covered entities, determine basic requirements of the rule, follow policies and procedures to protect patients’ health information, and use the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect your own health information.

Healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, physicians’ offices, dental practices, blood banks, veterinary hospitals/clinics, and medical research facilities and laboratories, generate medical wastes. As a healthcare worker, you may be exposed to medical wastes on the job. For example, patient care workers, housekeepers, maintenance personnel, and others may all be involved in handling medical wastes or at least come in contact with these materials. Some medical wastes can be hazardous to your health. This course is designed to explain the hazards of medical wastes, the precautions you can take to protect yourself from harmful exposures, and the procedures you must follow to protect yourself and your facility coworkers from the hazards of medical wastes.

Hazard communication is a requirement of state and federal law. The standard, which is also referred to as the worker right to know standard, makes sure that you know all about the possible dangers of hazardous chemicals that you may come into contact with as a healthcare worker and gives you the information to protect yourself from those hazards. Your employer is required to provide you with this information for the hazardous chemicals present in your workplace.

In this online training session, employees will learn how to identify patient-handling hazards, understand basic rules for safe patient lifts and transfers, use mechanical lifting and transferring equipment to avoid back injuries, prepare properly for patient lifts and transfers, and use safe techniques in a variety of patient life and transfer situations.

The main objective of this training session is to help you avoid slip, trip, and fall hazards and prevent accidents. This course focuses on Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, requirements and best practices. It does not address rules or guidance issued by other agencies or organizations such as the Joint Commission that may also apply to you.

By the time this session is over, you should be able to realize the risks; identify risk factors; understand the effects of workplace violence; take effective measures to prevent violence; recognize signs of impending violence; and protect yourself in violent situations.

The main objective of this session is to make you aware of the risks of flu pandemics, the potential problems we could all face should we be hit with a pandemic, and the precautions you would need to take to keep yourself and your family safe. By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand what a pandemic is, recognize the risks, identify flu symptoms, prevent the spread of infection, prepare for and deal with a pandemic at work and at home, and know what to do if you get sick.

Today, you’ll learn why using the right PPE for the job is so important. You’ll also learn about hazards that require PPE and how to select, use, and maintain your PPE so that it can always provide the protection you need. The main objective of this training session is to provide you with an awareness of how to use PPE effectively to protect against job hazards. This course focuses on Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, requirements. It does not address rules or guidance issued by other agencies or organizations such as the Joint Commission that may also apply to you.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

A little bit of stress can keep us on our toes and give us the adrenaline we need to get through tough situations. But when stress becomes persistent or excessive, it can create problems—both at work and at home. And even worse—it can take a toll on your physical and mental health. During this session we’ll learn about what causes stress, how much is too much, and lots of things you can do to make it more manageable for you.

Can you identify the signs of workplace violence and the risks of a violent incident happening at your workplace and know how to defuse the situation? Workers in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings face significant threats of violence, and there are factors that contribute to this risk, including working directly with people who have a history of violence or who may be delirious or under the influence of drugs.  This presentation will train workers in healthcare facilities in California to recognize the signs of violence and the risk factors that can lead to violent acts and deal effectively and safely with threats and incidents of workplace violence. This course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care rule, but it can be adopted by any healthcare facility that adopts the California rule as their own policy.  When the training is completed, trainees will be able to identify the risks and causes of workplace violence, recognize potential perpetrators of violence, spot the signs of violence, respond effectively to threats and violent acts, and report any violent or uncomfortable situation immediately. Duration: 23 Minutes

Underground storage tank (UST) Class C operators are the first line of defense when it comes to responding to emergencies at gas stations. Do you know how to identify and respond to these emergencies quickly and effectively? This training course covers the actions employees designated as Class C operators must take in response to emergencies or alarms caused by spills or releases resulting from operation of UST systems. They are often gas station attendants and even convenience store staff. The course meets the federal operator training requirements identified in 40 CFR 280.242(c). We’ll discuss the basic safety features of a UST system, such as spill and overfill protection, release detection, and alarms. You’ll learn about the requirements for inspections, safe operations, emergency responsibilities, and how to respond effectively in emergencies related to USTs and gas station operations.

Oil spills can have a catastrophic effect on the environment, endanger public health and safety, and have significant adverse economic impacts. Therefore, it is important to take precautions to prevent such spills from happening. Regularly scheduled inspections, evaluations, and testing of bulk oil storage containers by qualified personnel are critical parts of discharge prevention. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s, or EPA’s, Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure, or SPCC, regulations establish such precautions. This session will cover what is required and how to properly inspect bulk oil storage containers according to the requirements of the SPCC Program.

The objective of this training session is to give you the information you need to help prevent oil spills and to keep spills that do occur from getting into the environment. By the end of the training session, you will be able to comply with the applicable laws and regulations for oil spill response, follow the procedures in the facility’s spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plan and the federal response plan (FRP), implement procedures designed to prevent spills, implement the control measures installed to prevent an oil spill from reaching navigable waters, and know your role in responding to an oil spill and countermeasures for stopping a spill from reaching the environment.

The main objective of this session is to help you prepare for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspections. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand inspection procedures; identify a spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) plan and facility issues EPA inspectors will evaluate; prepare effectively for inspections; comply with postinspection procedures; and avoid common SPCC violations found during inspections.

This session will discuss the prevention and control of oil spills and measures to prevent oil from getting near water, including groundwater. Facilities are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan). We’ll review the SPCC Plan and policies for preventing and controlling spills.

The main objective of this session is to inform you about postaccident procedures. By the time the session is over, you should be able to recognize the importance of taking proper action following an accident; identify postaccident procedures; understand alcohol and drug test requirements and procedures; respond effectively to emergency situations arising from an accident; and provide complete and accurate information about the accident to your employer.

The main objective of this session is to explain the requirements of federal CMV inspection regulations. By the time this session is over, you should be able to understand the inspection, repair, and maintenance requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; perform pre- and postoperation vehicle inspections and write and review inspection reports; identify periodic inspection requirements; and comprehend inspector qualifications and recordkeeping requirements under the regulations. 17 minutes.

The main objective of this CMV driver logs session is to provide you with the information you need to complete the daily driver’s log fully and correctly. By the time the session is over, you should be able to identify and make a record of duty status requirements; complete the daily log correctly; log changes of duty status accurately on the grid; and retain and submit logs in a timely manner.

Employees will learn what is required under the rules, how to recognize the performance effects of drug and alcohol use, identify signs and symptoms of substance use on the job, and make proper reasonable-suspicion determinations. Learn more by participating in this DOT Alcohol and Drug Testing training session.

Every year, many fatalities and injuries result from crashes involving large trucks and buses. While vehicle problems and driver behaviors such as speeding or fatigue are the most frequently cited factors involved in these crashes, studies indicate that operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or both, can increase crash risk anywhere from two- to sixfold. Today, we will provide you with the information about the regulations, alcohol, and controlled substance testing regulations that you need to know in order to do your job effectively. It will also give you the tools you need to enforce the DOT regulations and the organization’s alcohol and drug policy. Be sure to ask your supervisor or trainer if you do not understand any of the information presented in the program.

This training session on defensive driving has been designed for drivers of commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs. CMVs are vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, or a gross combined weight rating, or GCWR, of 10,001 pounds or more combined cargo and vehicle. Every year, CMV operators log millions of miles on the road. They are a vital part of the economy. The safe operation of CMVs ultimately falls to you as an operator.

This training session on defensive driving has been designed for drivers of commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs. CMVs are vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR, or a gross combined weight rating, or GCWR, of 10,001 pounds or more combined cargo and vehicle. Every year, CMV operators log millions of miles on the road. They are a vital part of the economy. The safe operation of CMVs ultimately falls to you as an operator.

The objective of this training session is to help you understand the qualification requirements that apply to you as the driver of a commercial motor vehicle. By the end of this session, you should have a good understanding of what the driver qualification requirements are and how to comply with them, what your driver qualification file is and what it contains, and the investigations your motor carrier is required to perform both during the hiring process and while you are employed as a CMV driver.

In order to do your job well, you have to be well. Your good health is an important part of everything you do—both on the job and off. Today, we’re going to talk about some wellness strategies you can use to help prevent accidents and injuries on the job. We’ll also talk about simple ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle that will assist in avoiding disease and disabilities so that you keep working and keep doing all the things you like to do in your life.

The main objective of this session is to provide safety tips for driving in extreme weather so that you can avoid accidents and breakdowns. By the time the session is over, you should be able to recognize extreme weather driving hazards; identify appropriate safe driving precautions for different weather conditions; prepare yourself and your vehicle for any kind of weather; and prevent accidents and reach your destination safely when driving in extreme weather conditions.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with important information about your duties as a flagger and about temporary traffic control zone safety generally. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the hazards of flagging; identify different sections of a temporary traffic control zone; understand the temporary traffic control plan and your responsibilities as a flagger; effectively use signaling devices; and safely position warning signs, tapers, and flagging stations.

Today, we’re going to talk about the safe transportation of hazardous materials, which are also referred to as HAZMAT. The Department of Transportation, or DOT, says that most incidents involving the release of hazardous materials are the result of human error. This means that most incidents can be prevented if you know proper safety procedures and follow the requirements of the HAZMAT transportation regulations. The more you know about how to transport hazardous materials, the safer you’ll be personally and the safer the shipments you’re involved with will be, as well.

This session will cover the Hazardous Materials Table. The table is an essential part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s hazardous materials, or hazmat, regulations. Understanding the table and knowing how to use it effectively helps ensure safe transport of hazardous materials and compliance with the regulations. The Hazardous Materials Table lists some 3,000 hazardous materials alphabetically by proper shipping name. The table provides you with the information needed to complete shipping papers, mark and label hazmat packages, select appropriate placarding, and perform other transportation-related duties in compliance with the regulations.

The federal hazardous materials, or hazmat, transportation regulations were developed to ensure the safe shipment of hazardous materials. Today, we’re going to talk about a very important aspect of safe hazmat transportation: packaging. Hazmat must be properly packaged so it doesn’t leak or create some other hazard during transportation. The U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, says that most incidents involving the release of hazardous materials are the result of human error, including improper packaging. Because you are involved in packaging hazmat, the more you know about how to package it for transport, the safer the shipments of hazmat you’re involved with will be.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements at 49 CFR 172.704 Subpart H are designed to enhance the security of hazardous materials transported in commerce. As part of these requirements, shippers and carriers of certain hazardous materials must develop and implement security plans. Also, all shippers and carriers of hazardous materials must ensure that their employee training programs include a component on security. This course covers Hazmat transportation security awareness training.

The main objective of this session is to familiarize you with the hazmat transportation security plan and the security precautions you must take to help prevent breaches of security. By the time the session is over, you should be able to recognize hazmat transportation security risks; understand the hazmat transportation security plan; prevent unauthorized access to hazardous materials; and protect hazmat shipments en route.

As a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, driver, you have a lot of responsibility. The biggest concern is safety. The federal hours-of-service, or HOS, rules were developed to reduce the likelihood of driver fatigue, fatigue-related crashes, and health effects of driving long hours. Although crash rates have been falling, thousands of people are still injured and killed in truck crashes each year, including hundreds of truck drivers. HOS rules put limits on when and how long you may drive, with the goal that these limits will help ensure that you stay awake and alert while driving and also help protect your health and safety. This course will review the requirements of the federal HOS rules and explain how they affect your job.

Most incidents involving hazardous substances like infectious materials can be prevented if employees are trained in proper safety procedures and follow the requirements of the infectious materials transportation regulations. The more employees know about infectious materials transportation, the safer they will be personally and the safer the shipments will be as well. The main objective of this online infectious materials transportation safety course is to help teach employees the requirements of the infectious materials transportation regulations and the ways you can help prevent transportation incidents involving these hazardous materials.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with information on safe driving techniques for commercial motor vehicles (CMV). By the end of the session, you should be able to understand the basics of safely operating a commercial motor vehicle; know the risks of unsafe operation of CMVs; identify and avoid risky driving behaviors; and operate a CMV safely.

According to the National Safety Council, one in four motor vehicle accidents involves improper backing. This session discusses the causes of backing accidents and the safe driving practices that can help prevent such accidents.

Rear-end collisions are a very common type of vehicle accident. Every year, these accidents kill tens of thousands of people, injure hundreds of thousands more, and cause extensive and costly damage to vehicles. If you drive on the job, or even if you just commute by car, knowing the causes of and ways to prevent rear-end collisions can help to keep you safe. This session discusses the primary causes of rear-end vehicle collisions and details the safe driving practices that can prevent these incidents.

The main objective of this session is to help you perform snow and ice removal duties safely to prevent accidents, injuries, or illness. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize snow and ice removal hazards; inspect equipment properly and use it safely; avoid slips, trips, and falls; shovel and lift safely to prevent back injuries; remove snow safely from roofs; and understand and prevent cold-related illness.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with information on avoiding distracted driving in commercial motor vehicles (CMV). By the end of the session, you should be able to understand the definition of and different categories of distracted driving; identify and avoid distractions when behind the wheel; understand FMCSA regulations as they pertain to driver distractions; and recognize distracted driving in other vehicles.

The main objective of this course is to provide you with the information you need to contribute to hazardous materials transportation safety. By the time the course is over, you should be able to recognize and identify hazardous materials; understand shipment markings, labels, placards, documentation, and package requirements; load and unload hazardous materials safely; use personal protective equipment (PPE) and procedures; avoid accidents with hazardous materials; respond effectively to emergencies; and recognize and respond to security threats.

The objective of this training session is to help you understand your rights under whistleblower protection laws. By the end of this session, you will understand your right to a safe and healthy workplace, your specific rights as a motor carrier employee, what protected activity is and what it includes, what retaliation is, when and how to file a complaint about unsafe working conditions or motor carrier safety violations, when and how to file a retaliation complaint, your rights and protections as a whistleblower, how whistleblower complaints are investigated, and the outcome you can expect after filing a retaliation complaint.

As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. No matter what kind of accident you may be faced with at work, one of the most important things you can do after it happens is to investigate it and learn from the experience so it doesn’t happen again. This training session will cover everything you need to know about investigating accidents.

As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. No matter what kind of accident you may be faced with at work, one of the most important things you can do after it happens is to investigate it and learn from the experience so it doesn’t happen again. This training session will cover everything you need to know about investigating accidents.

Recent events surrounding workplace shootings remind us how vulnerable we all are. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, there are measures you can take to not only limit the damage but also save precious lives both before and during these traumatic incidents. Because most incidents are over within minutes, you need to be prepared to react to the situation with speed. Quick decisions could mean the difference between life and death.

Recent events surrounding workplace shootings remind us how vulnerable we all are. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, there are measures you can take to not only limit the damage but also save precious lives both before and during these traumatic incidents. Because most incidents are over within minutes, you need to be prepared to react to the situation with speed. Quick decisions could mean the difference between life and death.

Today, we’re going to talk about how to prepare for acute respiratory illness pandemics. For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, respiratory disease pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses or influenza, are something else. They often involve new strains of viruses to which people have developed no immunity. These kinds of viruses can spread quickly and widely, and they can pose a major global health threat. That’s why you need to know about acute respiratory illness pandemics and how to prepare for them.

For most healthy adults, seasonal viruses are not generally life-threatening. But as you’ve seen in the news, acute respiratory illness pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses (including COVID-19) or influenza, can spread quickly and widely, and pose a major global health threat.

The main objective of this course is to make nonhealthcare workers aware of the risks of pandemics and the precautions to take to keep themselves safe. By the time the session is over, you will be able to describe what a pandemic is; identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms; appreciate the risks of infection; prevent the spread of infection; prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and react responsibly if you get sick.

Learning Objectives
• Describe what a pandemic is;
• Identify types of viruses that can cause acute respiratory illness pandemics and recognize their symptoms;
• Appreciate the risks of infection;
• Prevent the spread of infection;
• Prepare for and address a pandemic at work and at home; and
• React responsibly if you get sick.

Today we’re going to talk about aerial lift safety. You may know this type of equipment by commonly used names such as “cherry pickers” or “snorkel lifts.” It is any telescoping or articulating device mounted on a vehicle used to elevate or position people. . It includes a platform such as a bucket or basket to carry personnel. Various types of equipment include aerial lifts, and they are often mounted on trucks. Aerial lifts are used in various industries, such as utilities, construction, and tree service. Because aerial lifts can be hazardous, they are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. If you work in aerial lifts or near them on the ground, you need to understand the hazards, the basic regulatory requirements, and the safety work practices that must be followed to prevent accidents and injuries.

This session provides information about arc flash, shock hazards, and best safety practices for “unqualified persons” who work around electrical equipment but who lack the skills, knowledge, and training to work on or near exposed, energized electrical equipment. In this session, we’ll talk about the hazards and risks of working around exposed, energized electrical equipment. We’ll also discuss general safe work practices from the consensus standard, National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, that can help prevent arc flash incidents.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

This session discusses how you might be exposed to bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and infectious diseases, how you can protect yourself from exposure, and how to clean up and properly dispose of blood or bodily fluids. Employees most likely to be exposed include first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel, and workers assigned to clean up after an industrial accident. Even if your job does not normally expose you to blood or bodily fluids, this session is helpful to raise your awareness of bloodborne pathogens, to understand why you should not come in contact with them, and to understand that it is important to report spills of blood or bodily fluids so that they can be cleaned up safely.

This session is intended for any employee who is likely to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials, commonly abbreviated as OPIM, in their workplace. Employees most likely to be exposed to bloodborne pathogens include first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel, and workers assigned to clean up after an industrial accident. Even if your job does not normally expose you to blood or OPIM, this session is helpful to raise your awareness of bloodborne pathogens, including how to prevent harmful exposures.

The main purpose of this session is to familiarize you with basic first-aid procedures. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the benefits of obtaining first-aid and CPR certification; identify proper procedures for a variety of medical emergencies; assist in administering first aid when a coworker is injured; and do no further harm.

This session provides information about battery safety and is intended for any employees who handle or use batteries in the workplace. We’ll discuss all the key issues associated with using batteries safely, including battery hazards, charging, and maintenance. This session focuses primarily on the large lead-acid batteries, as well as lithium-ion batteries used in a variety of industrial equipment. The main objective of this session is to make sure you work safely with batteries on the job.

OSHA continues to release updated guidance for employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Employers and employees alike need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces, as well as workers who are fully vaccinated depending on the COVID-19 Community Level. The main objective of this training session is to inform workers about recommended steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19, as well as about new requirements with which they must comply.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. But did you know that these gases are considered hazardous materials because they are stored under high pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation if not handled properly?
This online training course discusses how to work safely with compressed gas cylinders that are used in general industry workplaces and how to protect against the hazards they pose. This course does not address specific requirements for welding or construction. At the end of this training session, you will be able to recognize the common hazards of compressed gases; identify compressed gases by the labels; safely transport, handle, and store compressed gas cylinders; safely use cylinders and regulators and check for leaks; and implement safe practices for working with specific compressed gases.

In today’s training session, we’ll review the key elements of a typical host employer’s safety program. Contractors will be required to follow the host employer’s safety program while performing their work. Familiarity with the host employer’s site and safety program is crucial to reducing the risk of injury.

This online crane rigging safety training course teaches employees the safe way to handle crane rigging and all the hazards associated with using cranes while at work. Cranes are used at many workplaces, across all major industries, to lift and move materials. Crane operators are generally trained and often certified in safe crane operations and inspection. However, many accidents involving cranes are caused by failures of crane rigging and rigging hardware.

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the most common form of death of all workplace fatalities? And vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities outside of work are also on the rise due to all different kinds of distracted driving and other hazards. Whether you drive on the job or just commute to work, it’s important that you stay on your toes and drive defensively to keep yourself-and other drivers and pedestrians-safe. During this training session, we’re going to talk about some techniques that will help you avoid driving accidents and injuries.

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the most common form of death of all workplace fatalities? And vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities outside of work are also on the rise due to all different kinds of distracted driving and other hazards. Whether you drive on the job or just commute to work, it’s important that you stay on your toes and drive defensively to keep yourself-and other drivers and pedestrians-safe. During this training session, we’re going to talk about some techniques that will help you avoid driving accidents and injuries.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

This online disaster planning training course will help teach supervisors and safety managers to recognize the types of workplace disasters they may face, understand the requirements of the emergency response plan, satisfy employee training requirements, and carry out emergency response duties effectively while at work.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year in part because workers aren’t trained to recognize the hazards that lead to emergencies and the measures that can be taken to prevent them. This course informs employees how to prevent fires and respond safely to other emergencies in the workplace, as well as the steps to take if an emergency does occur.

This online safety training course will teach Spanish-speaking employees to understand workplace hazards that lead to an emergency and how to respond quickly and efficiently to an emergency situation. Also covered in this training course are how to evacuate an area in an emergency, protect others from fire and other hazards, prevent fires, and respond to fires and spills while at work.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are among the most frequently reported causes of lost or restricted work time. Workers in many different industries and occupations can be exposed to MSD risk factors at work. Fortunately, work-related MSDs can be prevented. By understanding basic ergonomic principles and applying them to your job, you can minimize MSD risk factors, avoid strains on your body, and reduce your risk of injury.

If you are a plant manager, a supervisor, or another employee designated as an emergency evacuation coordinator, you will be involved in evacuating employees from your facility in the event of an emergency. To properly fulfill that responsibility, you need to know what constitutes an exit route that meets regulatory requirements, the number and location of exits, how to activate an evacuation alarm, and the procedures that must be followed to ensure the safe evacuation of employees.

Every day, more than 2,000 workers suffer serious eye injuries, and every year, 100,000 workers will suffer temporary or permanent vision loss because of a work injury. Of these eye injuries, ninety percent can be completely prevented by using the right protective eyewear. During this session, we’ll talk about which eyewear you need to wear depending on the hazards you deal with on the job. And we’ll show you exactly how to use and maintain it.

This online eye protection safety training course will teach employees the basics of eye protection on the job, including identifying the potential work areas and activities that could cause injury to your eyes and understanding how to prevent those injuries. Also covered are the use, maintenance, and inspection of protective eye wear as well as the use of appropriate first aid for emergencies while at work.

This online safety training course will teach employees about what causes a fire, what fire extinguishers do, how to use an extinguisher, and different fire suppressant materials that can be used in case of a fire emergency.

This online safety training course will teach employees about what causes a fire, what fire extinguishers do, how to use an extinguisher, and different fire suppressant materials that can be used in case of a fire emergency.

When a fire occurs, you have to think and act fast. Do you evacuate or stay and fight the fire with an extinguisher? This training course covers the safe use and handling of portable fire extinguishers by employees designated or allowed to put out fires in their initial or beginning stage. We’ll discuss what causes fires and how fire extinguishers put out fires. You’ll learn about different classes of fires, the type of extinguisher to use on each class of fire, as well as how to use a fire extinguisher correctly. And, you’ll learn about different fire suppressant materials.

Forklifts are essential pieces of equipment that help us move mountains of heavy materials. But forklifts are also dangerous—especially to people working or walking near them. Stay alert and take proper precautions to protect your safety. Otherwise, you could be seriously injured or even killed by a forklift.

This session is designed for all employees. Too many people think good housekeeping in the workplace just means sweeping up at the end of the shift. But good housekeeping is a lot more than that. It is the foundation of an effective accident prevention program. A neat, clean, and orderly workplace is a safe workplace.

Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face potential exposure. Therefore, it is important to know what chemicals are in your workplace, what hazards they present, and how to limit exposure to those chemicals.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard requires that employees be informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals in their workplace and how to protect themselves from those hazards. This course describes how that information is conveyed to employees.

By the end of the training you will be able to explain the purpose of the HazCom standard; recognize the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in your workplace; explain the purpose and content of safety data sheets (SDSs) and how to access that information; interpret the information on chemical labels; and identify and apply appropriate measures to protect yourself from the chemical hazards in your workplace and respond to emergencies.

El objetivo principal de esta sesión es enseñarle sobre la comunicación de riesgos. Al finalizar esta sesión, usted será capaz de reconocer las sustancias químicas peligrosas; entender los riesgos que representan; interpretar la información de las etiquetas de sustancias químicas; entender las hojas de datos de seguridad o SDS; protegerse de los riesgos físicos y de salud, y responder a las emergencias.

The main objectives of this training session are to understand the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) revisions to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and how they affect the workplace, to recognize the revised chemical labels and safety data sheets (SDS), and to train employees to read and interpret the GHS-compliant labels and SDSs.

Today, we’re going to talk about the safe transportation of hazardous materials, which are also referred to as HAZMAT. The Department of Transportation, or DOT, says that most incidents involving the release of hazardous materials are the result of human error. This means that most incidents can be prevented if you know proper safety procedures and follow the requirements of the HAZMAT transportation regulations. The more you know about how to transport hazardous materials, the safer you’ll be personally and the safer the shipments you’re involved with will be, as well.

Generated by industrial processes such as plating and pickling passivation, hexavalent chromium, a man-made form of the metal chromium, can be found in the form of chromate, chromic acid, sodium bichromate dehydrate, and cadmium chromate. This session is intended for those employees whose work involves exposure or potential exposure to this substance.

Accidents at home are the leading cause of injury-involved accidents. These accidents occur because there are no required rules to follow in the home, unlike the OSHA regulations we follow in the workplace. Many at-home injuries can be prevented if appropriate preventive measures are taken to eliminate or minimize hazards. This session is intended for all employees.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand the hazards of working with hydrogen sulfide and the preventive measures you can take to protect yourself and your coworkers.

This online safety training course for industrial workers will look at some of the basic principles of ergonomics in order to use a commonsense approach to working safely. In particular, the information presented here will focus on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and how ergonomics helps prevent them while at work.

The main objective of this session is to familiarize you with how OSHA and the General Duty Clause affect your job and our workplace. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand the purpose of OSHA; identify OSHA’s strategies for improving workplace safety; recognize the impact of the General Duty Clause; and know your OSHA rights and responsibilities.

The main objective of this session is to make you more familiar with job hazard analysis. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify the purpose of job hazard analysis (JHA); recognize the benefits of JHA; understand the JHA process; and analyze jobs effectively to detect and correct hazards.

Ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities are one of the most common forms of accidents that happen on the job. But there is a lot you can do to avoid becoming one of those accident statistics—and it starts with using the information you will be provided during this training session.

This session covers the safety procedure known as “lockout/tagout” and related hazardous energy control measures designed to protect you from injuries due to unexpected start-up of machinery or equipment or the release of stored hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance operations after the equipment has been turned off. It does not cover the protection measures for normal production operations-that is, while the equipment is still running. This is part of your training as an “affected employee,” or an operator of a machine or equipment that is serviced or maintained by an authorized employee other than the operator. This training is also required if you work in an area where servicing or maintenance of machinery or equipment is being performed, even though you do not operate the machinery or equipment. For example, material handlers and welders who routinely work in areas near machinery or equipment during servicing or maintenance operations are considered affected employees.

Formación Bloqueo etiquetado puede salvar vidas. Las historias sobre los empleados aplastados hasta la muerte cuando la maquinaria pesada se pone en marcha sin previo aviso son demasiado comunes. Es esencial para la formación en el aislamiento y control de energía peligrosa (etiquetado de seguridad de bloqueo aka) para ser eficaz. Este etiquetado línea de bloqueo de seguridad curso de formación enseña a los empleados para llevar a cabo las responsabilidades de una “persona autorizada”. Los empleados serán capaces de reconocer las fuentes de energía peligrosa, comprender las responsabilidades a otros empleados, y controlar la energía peligrosa con los procedimientos de etiquetado de bloqueo.

Lockout/tagout training can save lives. Stories about employees crushed to death when heavy machinery starts up without warning are all too common. It is essential for the training in the isolation and control of hazardous energy (aka lockout/tagout) to be effective. This online lockout/tagout safety training course teaches employees to perform the responsibilities of an “authorized person.” Employees will be able to recognize hazardous energy sources, understand responsibilities to other employees, and control hazardous energy with lockout/tagout procedures.

Machines are at the heart of every industrial operation. They can be extremely dangerous, hundreds of workers are severely injured or killed because of unsafe work practices around machines. This session will cover some of the common hazards and safe work practices of machines, and is intended for operators and maintenance personnel who may be working with or servicing machines.

Machines are at the heart of every industrial operation. They can be extremely dangerous, hundreds of workers are severely injured or killed because of unsafe work practices around machines. This session will cover some of the common hazards and safe work practices of machines, and is intended for operators and maintenance personnel who may be working with or servicing machines.

The main objective of this session is to learn the hazards of metalworking fluids and steps you can take to reduce your exposure to them. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize signs of unsafe fluid; identify metalworking fluid hazards; effectively use engineering controls to reduce exposure risks; and take all other necessary precautions to protect your health and safety.

This online safety course will teach employees about the hazards of mold both in the workplace and at home. We will learn how to detect mold, where to find it, the health hazards and symptoms of mold exposure, how to clean up minor mold contamination, and how to prevent mold from growing.

No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. It’s almost inevitable. This session will provide a basic workplace safety orientation so that you can leave for home in one piece while enhancing the quality of your time at work. We’ll discuss how to prevent some of the more common injuries that result from poor safety practices and how to control and react to some of the more severe hazards in your workplace.

This session is part of the training required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Hearing Conservation Program. This training session will cover the impact of noise on your hearing, how to identify noise hazards in your workplace, what hearing tests you may be required to take at work, what hearing protection devices are available to you, and how to choose the right ones.

Some employees are exposed to occupational noise at levels where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires an effective hearing conservation program. A hearing conservation plan includes monitoring, employee notification and observation of monitoring, hearing testing, hearing protection, training, and recordkeeping. This online noise and hearing conservation training program will cover the impact of workplace noise on hearing and the advantages and disadvantages of hearing protection devices. Also covered in this noise safety training course are the use, care, and fit of hearing protection devices and the need for hearing testing and what to expect.

The main objective of this session is to prepare you to manage an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection effectively to achieve the best possible result. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify how investigations are triggered; develop an inspection action plan; understand the steps in the inspection process; assume an effective role in the inspection; and successfully deal with the outcome of an inspection.

The main objective of this session is to prepare you to manage an OSHA inspection effectively to achieve the best possible result. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify how investigations are triggered; develop an inspection action plan; understand the steps in the inspection process; assume an effective role in the inspection; and successfully deal with the outcome of an inspection.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to conduct a hazard assessment and determine the appropriate PPE for the different types of work that employees are expected to do. This includes an assessment for potential foot injury hazards. This online foot protection training safety course will teach employees the potential foot hazards in your workplace.

Hands and fingers are complex and versatile tools we use for so many things that we often take them for granted. Think about how difficult it would be to do everyday tasks, such as eating, dialing a phone, using hand tools, or operating machinery, if you had a broken finger, a severely cut thumb, a deep puncture in your palm, or another similar hand injury. Despite the importance of using our hands in daily life, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has found that nearly a quarter of workplace injuries involve hands or fingers, with 70 percent of these incidents related to workers not wearing gloves and the other 30 percent related to using improper or damaged gloves. Fortunately, you can avoid hand injuries if you remember to wear the right gloves for the job and keep them in good condition.

By the end of the training session, trainees will be able to identify hand hazards, choose appropriate gloves for work tasks, know the limitations of hand protection, and use and care for protective equipment.

There are, on average, 150 deaths nationally in permit-required confined spaces every year, and in many of those cases, a would-be rescuer was a casualty. This module provides supervisors of permit-required confined spaces with information to help them ensure that rescue services are available and that the means to summon them are operable while entrants are in such a space. The module covers confined space operations in general industry workplaces.

This online confined space safety training course will help you identify the hazards of permit-required confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of confined space entrants.

This training session will help you identify the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of authorized confined space entrants.

Over 2 million workers enter permit-required confined spaces annually, but less than 15 percent are trained to recognize common hazards like oxygen deficiency, engulfment, entrapment, and other safety and health threats from energized systems and toxic materials. Fortunately, there are effective and well-established safe practices, testing protocols, and hazard controls that can prevent injuries and illnesses caused by these hazards in confined spaces. This training session provides information on these safe practices for workers designated as authorized entrants for permit-required confined spaces.

This online confined space training for entrants course will teach Spanish-speaking employees to recognize the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs and symptoms of exposure to hazards. The training course will also teach employees how to test and monitor for hazards that include atmospheric dangers as well as how to work closely with the attendant to enable him or her to monitor your exposure to dangerous situations.

This presentation will train workers in general industry workplaces exposed to fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level to identify these hazards and to properly use the appropriate personal fall protection systems when needed. By the end of the training session, employees will be able to recognize fall hazards; identify the correct fall hazard controls for each situation; inspect, install, disassemble, and maintain personal fall protection systems; and correctly use personal fall protection systems.

After this training session, you will understand how a PPE hazard assessment is conducted, which involves evaluating the workplace and job functions for any potential hazards that can be controlled through the use of PPE; be able to select the proper PPE to protect against the hazards found during the hazard assessment; and be able to show employees how to properly wear and care for their PPE.

Portable power tools are common at many workplaces, but many workers become complacent when using them on the job and are seriously injured as a result.  This course is designed for workers who use portable power tools such as drills, sanders, chain saws, circular saws, and grinders and provides information about the hazards and safe practices to prevent injury.  By the end of the course, you will be able to identify the hazards of portable power tools, take precautions against injury, use tool guards effectively and correctly, and understand common safety practices for specific types of tools.  Duration: 14 minutes

The main objective of this session is to talk about powered platform safety features and procedures. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify powered platform components, recognize platform safety features, understand inspection requirements, use personal fall arrest systems properly, follow safe work practices, and act effectively in an emergency.

The main objective of this session is to tell you about how you can prepare for weather emergencies and other natural disasters and what you should do when these events occur so that you can survive them safely. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the hazards of weather emergencies and other natural disasters; follow workplace emergency procedures; develop a family emergency plan; and increase your chances of surviving emergencies and minimizing property damage. Duration: 27 minutes.

Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job and at home. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion, but sometimes, the result can be serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. It’s important to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards on the job when you see them so that you can take proper precautions to prevent accidents and protect yourself and coworkers from injury.

Al final de este curso de formación en seguridad, usted será capaz de identificar resbalones, tropezones y caídas en el trabajo. Usted va a entender las especificaciones de seguridad y características de superficie para caminar y aberturas, y cómo utilizar las escaleras y escaleras de manera segura para evitar resbalones y accidentes por caídas. Este curso enseña a los empleados cómo evitar y eliminar los riesgos de resbalones y tropiezos en el trabajo.

This training session is for employees and employees of contractors who work with processes utilizing highly hazardous chemicals that are covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Process Safety Management, or PSM, Standard, located at 29 CFR 1910.119. We will discuss the elements of a PSM program, as well as procedures for safely handling highly hazardous chemicals and operating chemical processes that involve such chemicals.

This online recordkeeping training course is recommended for employees and supervisors required to maintain U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) illness and injury recordkeeping forms and those who need to know about the recordkeeping requirements. By the end of this training session, employees and supervisors will understand which employers are affected by recordkeeping standards, appropriate recordkeeping forms, how to reporting to the government, employee rights regarding recordkeeping, and injury and illness recording criteria.

This Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction presentation will help prepare workers at construction sites to recognize potential exposures to hazardous silica dust and take measures to prevent exposure. At the end of the presentation workers will be able to describe respirable crystalline silica and the health effects of exposure to silica dust, at-risk activities on construction worksites that involve airborne release of silica dust, and how to take effective precautions to prevent exposure.

The main objective of this session is to review respirator fit-test options and procedures. By the time the session is over, you will be able to help employees select, assess comfort, and fit a respirator; teach workers to perform positive and negative seal checks; and understand qualitative and quantitative fit-test procedures.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

Thousands of workers use scissor lifts to perform work at heights across a wide variety of industries. But because of this high rate of usage, there is a similarly high rate of scissor lift-related accidents. Fortunately, the majority of these incidents can be prevented through proper training. This presentation will train scissor lift operators to appreciate the hazards associated with scissor lifts; minimize those hazards; and safely operate, handle materials on, and inspect and maintain scissor lifts.

By the end of the course, workers will be able to recognize the hazards of operating scissor lifts; identify common features of scissor lift equipment; inspect scissor lifts and maintain them in a safe working condition; demonstrate safe stabilization, positioning, and operation of scissor lifts; lift loads, tools, and other work materials properly; and prevent falls through safe work practices and by wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Nontraditional shifts present unique safety concerns. By the time this session is over, you’ll be able to recognize the health, social, and safety effects of working outside an 8-hour day shift; identify strategies for minimizing the negative impact of shiftwork; and stay healthy and safe when working shifts.

Workers exposed to airborne silica dust face potentially serious health effects, but they can prevent them by learning to identify the hazards at work and practice effective exposure control measures.  This course is designed for workers in general industry workplaces who are exposed to silica dust while performing tasks such as cleaning, milling, grinding, sanding, polishing, and cutting silica-containing materials. By the end of the presentation, you will be able to identify the health hazards associated with exposure to silica dust; recognize job tasks that could lead to exposure; access the respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry; read labels, safety data sheets (SDSs), and signs at the entrances to regulated areas that communicate silica dust hazards; apply silica dust exposure control methods; and describe the medical surveillance program.

The main objective of this session is to help you prevent slips, trips, and falls among the employees you supervise. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify slip, trip, and fall hazards in the workplace; eliminate slip, trip, and falls hazards in work areas you supervise; prevent falls on stairs and from ladders; help employees prevent slips, trips, and falls outdoors and at home; and teach employees how to minimize injuries if they fall.

A little bit of stress can keep us on our toes and give us the adrenaline we need to get through tough situations. But when stress becomes persistent or excessive, it can create problems—both at work and at home. And even worse—it can take a toll on your physical and mental health. During this session we’ll learn about what causes stress, how much is too much, and lots of things you can do to make it more manageable for you.

Effective training of employees is essential in today’s workplace. Few people come to a job knowing exactly how to do it in a safe and responsible manner. Today’s workforce is notably mobile-most workers change not only jobs, but careers several times during their working years. We also live in a time of technological advances and rapid changes in the regulatory environment. Employers face challenges in cultivating and developing employees for the long term. For all these reasons, effective training is more important than ever. But trainers themselves need to be trained, to increase their effectiveness and their comfort level with the job. That’s what this program is all about.

This course discusses effective training in all its stages, from assessing the needs at your workplace to developing a culture where training is ongoing and seen as an essential part of every job. By the time the session is over, trainees should be able to assess training needs at your workplace, identify training objectives to meet these needs, understand the elements of adult learning in order to best train adults effectively, develop effective training sessions that enhance learning through participation, and foster or encourage a culture of continued learning.

Each one of us works with chemicals, whether at work or at home. You need to know how to determine their hazards to protect yourself against those hazards. Reading and being able to decipher chemical labels is the first step in the process of using chemicals safely.

The main objective of this session is to describe the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduce you to the safety data sheet (SDS). By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand the GHS and how it affects hazard communication in the workplace; recognize how the SDS improves your access to vital safety, health, and environmental information about chemicals used in the workplace; and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.

The main objective of this session is to help you prevent accidents and injuries while working in the warehouse and on the loading dock. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify warehouse hazards; prevent back injuries; work safely with material-handling equipment; protect against accidents on the loading dock; stack materials safely; and prevent slips, trips, and falls.

There are many hazards associated with welding, cutting, and brazing. Following proper procedures and wearing the appropriate protective gear can reduce your risk of injury. Fire prevention is a major concern, and applying controls can prevent fires and explosions. The objectives of this session are to discuss important safety points about welding and cutting.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to work safely outdoors. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify outdoor hazards, take proper precautions to prevent injury or illness, and apply effective first aid in the event of an injury or exposure.

The main objective of this session is to help you work safely with benzene. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify benzene hazards; understand exposure limits; use engineering controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent exposures; and know what to do in an emergency involving benzene.

In this training session, we will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Because flammable liquids can be so hazardous and cause fires, explosions, injuries, and extensive damage to workplaces, you need to know how to work safely with them so that you can minimize risks and prevent accidents.

Those of you who work regularly in cold conditions have more to worry about than just being uncomfortable. Cold working conditions can actually lead to health hazards that you need to protect yourself against. During this session, we’ll tell you what hazards to look out for and how you can keep yourself safe—and warm!

While being hot may sometimes be unavoidable, if you get too overheated and dehydrated, it could be downright dangerous. During the session, we’ll discuss how working in hot conditions can be hazardous to your health and safety, different types of heat-related illnesses you should be aware of, and what you can do to protect yourself if you work in hot conditions.

Employees play a critical role in helping to achieve safety and health objectives. Without employees’ active participation, an organization cannot achieve the goal of creating a safe and healthy workplace. By the end of this online safety training course, employees will be able to understand why safety is such an important workplace issue, identify the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the law, know what the safety policy requires, and take an active role in promoting workplace safety and health.

At the end of the training session you will be able to understand why safety is such an important workplace issue, identify the requirements of OSHA and the law, know what our safety policy requires, and take an active role in promoting workplace safety and health.

As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. No matter what kind of accident you may be faced with at work, one of the most important things you can do after it happens is to investigate it and learn from the experience so it doesn’t happen again. This training session will cover everything you need to know about investigating accidents.

As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. No matter what kind of accident you may be faced with at work, one of the most important things you can do after it happens is to investigate it and learn from the experience so it doesn’t happen again. This training session will cover everything you need to know about investigating accidents.

Accidents in the workplace can be used as an opportunity to prevent future accidents. One of the most important actions you can take is to conduct a thorough investigation of what happened and why.
This course provides information for employees and supervisors in California about the process for conducting an accident investigation, including root cause analysis.
By the end of the course, you will be able to describe the reasons for performing an accident investigation, follow the steps to investigate an accident, and use the information you gather during an accident investigation to find the root cause and implement corrective measures.

Recent events surrounding workplace shootings remind us how vulnerable we all are. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, there are measures you can take to not only limit the damage but also save precious lives both before and during these traumatic incidents. Because most incidents are over within minutes, you need to be prepared to react to the situation with speed. Quick decisions could mean the difference between life and death.

Recent events surrounding workplace shootings remind us how vulnerable we all are. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, there are measures you can take to not only limit the damage but also save precious lives both before and during these traumatic incidents. Because most incidents are over within minutes, you need to be prepared to react to the situation with speed. Quick decisions could mean the difference between life and death.

Today we’re going to talk about aerial lift safety. You may know this type of equipment by commonly used names such as “cherry pickers” or “snorkel lifts.” It is any telescoping or articulating device mounted on a vehicle used to elevate or position people. . It includes a platform such as a bucket or basket to carry personnel. Various types of equipment include aerial lifts, and they are often mounted on trucks. Aerial lifts are used in various industries, such as utilities, construction, and tree service. Because aerial lifts can be hazardous, they are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. If you work in aerial lifts or near them on the ground, you need to understand the hazards, the basic regulatory requirements, and the safety work practices that must be followed to prevent accidents and injuries.

This session provides information about arc flash, shock hazards, and best safety practices for “unqualified persons” who work around electrical equipment but who lack the skills, knowledge, and training to work on or near exposed, energized electrical equipment. In this session, we’ll talk about the hazards and risks of working around exposed, energized electrical equipment. We’ll also discuss general safe work practices from the consensus standard, National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, that can help prevent arc flash incidents.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries that cause lost days away from work. No matter what job you perform, you can injure your back on the job. Fortunately, there are a number of steps you can take to avoid back injuries and the lifetime of pain and medical bills that can come with them. In this training session, you’ll learn what risk factors and hazards expose you to back injuries and what you can do to help keep your back healthy and pain-free.

This session discusses how you might be exposed to bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and infectious diseases, how you can protect yourself from exposure, and how to clean up and properly dispose of blood or bodily fluids. Employees most likely to be exposed include first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel, and workers assigned to clean up after an industrial accident. Even if your job does not normally expose you to blood or bodily fluids, this session is helpful to raise your awareness of bloodborne pathogens, to understand why you should not come in contact with them, and to understand that it is important to report spills of blood or bodily fluids so that they can be cleaned up safely.

This session is intended for any employee who is likely to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials, commonly abbreviated as OPIM, in their workplace. Employees most likely to be exposed to bloodborne pathogens include first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel, and workers assigned to clean up after an industrial accident. Even if your job does not normally expose you to blood or OPIM, this session is helpful to raise your awareness of bloodborne pathogens, including how to prevent harmful exposures.

Bloodborne pathogens cause a variety of diseases, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Due to increased rates of infection, the risk of exposure is especially high for workers in California.
This course provides information about bloodborne pathogens hazards and safe work practices for workers in California who are likely to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) during the course of their duties, including healthcare workers, first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel at healthcare facilities, and workers who clean areas contaminated with blood or OPIM.
By the end of the course, you will be able to recognize bloodborne pathogen hazards; identify the symptoms of bloodborne diseases and how these diseases are spread; determine your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace; protect yourself from exposure; follow appropriate postexposure procedures; and apply requirements for working with needles, recording exposure incidents, and conducting postexposure evaluations.

The main purpose of this session is to familiarize you with basic first-aid procedures. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the benefits of obtaining first-aid and CPR certification; identify proper procedures for a variety of medical emergencies; assist in administering first aid when a coworker is injured; and do no further harm.

This session provides information about battery safety and is intended for any employees who handle or use batteries in the workplace. We’ll discuss all the key issues associated with using batteries safely, including battery hazards, charging, and maintenance. This session focuses primarily on the large lead-acid batteries, as well as lithium-ion batteries used in a variety of industrial equipment. The main objective of this session is to make sure you work safely with batteries on the job.

OSHA continues to release updated guidance for employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Employers and employees alike need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces, as well as workers who are fully vaccinated depending on the COVID-19 Community Level. The main objective of this training session is to inform workers about recommended steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19, as well as about new requirements with which they must comply.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters a new phase, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has released updated guidance for non-healthcare employers and employees as they return to or continue to go into the workplace. Unless otherwise required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at risk from COVID-19 exposure. However, employers and employees alike will need to continue to implement measures to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers in their workplaces so that they can provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
The main objective of this training session is to inform unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers who are not covered by OSHA’s emergency temporary standard about appropriate steps they can take to prevent exposure to and infection with COVID-19.

This session provides information about how to recognize and prevent heat illnesses that develop when working in hot conditions. This training is intended for California employees who may work outdoors in the heat. Heat is not a hazard that should be taken lightly because it can lead to serious medical concerns. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to protect your health and safety when working in hot conditions.

This session will guide you through the Hazard Communication, or HazCom, Standard administered and enforced by the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA. This worker right-to-know standard requires your employer to make sure you are informed of the possible dangers of hazardous chemicals in your workplace and how to protect yourself from those hazards. This California HazCom regulation applies to all employers in both the private and public sectors that have hazardous substances in their workplaces. It also applies to laboratories that provide quality control analyses for manufacturing or produce hazardous chemicals for commercial purposes. California’s HazCom regulations have adopted the federal worker right-to-know requirements, as well as some requirements that are stricter than federal standards.

Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. But did you know that these gases are considered hazardous materials because they are stored under high pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation if not handled properly?
This online training course discusses how to work safely with compressed gas cylinders that are used in general industry workplaces and how to protect against the hazards they pose. This course does not address specific requirements for welding or construction. At the end of this training session, you will be able to recognize the common hazards of compressed gases; identify compressed gases by the labels; safely transport, handle, and store compressed gas cylinders; safely use cylinders and regulators and check for leaks; and implement safe practices for working with specific compressed gases.

In today’s training session, we’ll review the key elements of a typical host employer’s safety program. Contractors will be required to follow the host employer’s safety program while performing their work. Familiarity with the host employer’s site and safety program is crucial to reducing the risk of injury.

This online crane rigging safety training course teaches employees the safe way to handle crane rigging and all the hazards associated with using cranes while at work. Cranes are used at many workplaces, across all major industries, to lift and move materials. Crane operators are generally trained and often certified in safe crane operations and inspection. However, many accidents involving cranes are caused by failures of crane rigging and rigging hardware.

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the most common form of death of all workplace fatalities? And vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities outside of work are also on the rise due to all different kinds of distracted driving and other hazards. Whether you drive on the job or just commute to work, it’s important that you stay on your toes and drive defensively to keep yourself-and other drivers and pedestrians-safe. During this training session, we’re going to talk about some techniques that will help you avoid driving accidents and injuries.

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the most common form of death of all workplace fatalities? And vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities outside of work are also on the rise due to all different kinds of distracted driving and other hazards. Whether you drive on the job or just commute to work, it’s important that you stay on your toes and drive defensively to keep yourself-and other drivers and pedestrians-safe. During this training session, we’re going to talk about some techniques that will help you avoid driving accidents and injuries.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, workplace violence—these unfortunate disasters do happen—often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. This course provides information about how employees can prepare for a disaster in the workplace and how to react if one should happen. It describes how to prevent some types of workplace disasters from happening, how employees’ actions can reduce the catastrophic results of other disasters, and what steps employees should take if a disaster does occur. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the disasters that have the potential to occur at your workplace; implement the measures needed to prevent the occurrence of certain events such as chemical spills and explosions; recognize the actions you can take to prevent a worst-case scenario; and conduct an effective evacuation from your facility.

This online disaster planning training course will help teach supervisors and safety managers to recognize the types of workplace disasters they may face, understand the requirements of the emergency response plan, satisfy employee training requirements, and carry out emergency response duties effectively while at work.

The main objective of this session is to encourage you to think about earthquake hazards and what you need to do to prepare for and survive earthquakes. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify earthquake hazards; prepare for quakes at home and at work; know what to do during a quake to help ensure safety; provide assistance to those in need following an earthquake; and take effective steps after a quake to speed recovery.

Today we will help you learn about electrical safety to help protect you and your coworkers in a “high-charged” work environment. The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) recognizes these risks and has adopted all of the federal safety requirements and added some of its own, which we will touch on in the coming discussion. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand how electricity works and its causes; understand the effects of electricity; recognize electrical hazards in the workplace; understand ways to protect yourself when working around electricity; and react to an emergency with appropriate procedures.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

This training session will discuss the hazards of electricity and how to prevent exposure to electrical hazards. By the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the hazards of electricity, identify and avoid common electrical hazards, and follow safe work practices around electrical equipment.

Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year in part because workers aren’t trained to recognize the hazards that lead to emergencies and the measures that can be taken to prevent them. This course informs employees how to prevent fires and respond safely to other emergencies in the workplace, as well as the steps to take if an emergency does occur.

This online safety training course will teach Spanish-speaking employees to understand workplace hazards that lead to an emergency and how to respond quickly and efficiently to an emergency situation. Also covered in this training course are how to evacuate an area in an emergency, protect others from fire and other hazards, prevent fires, and respond to fires and spills while at work.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are among the most frequently reported causes of lost or restricted work time. Workers in many different industries and occupations can be exposed to MSD risk factors at work. Fortunately, work-related MSDs can be prevented. By understanding basic ergonomic principles and applying them to your job, you can minimize MSD risk factors, avoid strains on your body, and reduce your risk of injury.

If you are a plant manager, a supervisor, or another employee designated as an emergency evacuation coordinator, you will be involved in evacuating employees from your facility in the event of an emergency. To properly fulfill that responsibility, you need to know what constitutes an exit route that meets regulatory requirements, the number and location of exits, how to activate an evacuation alarm, and the procedures that must be followed to ensure the safe evacuation of employees.

Every day, more than 2,000 workers suffer serious eye injuries, and every year, 100,000 workers will suffer temporary or permanent vision loss because of a work injury. Of these eye injuries, ninety percent can be completely prevented by using the right protective eyewear. During this session, we’ll talk about which eyewear you need to wear depending on the hazards you deal with on the job. And we’ll show you exactly how to use and maintain it.

This online eye protection safety training course will teach employees the basics of eye protection on the job, including identifying the potential work areas and activities that could cause injury to your eyes and understanding how to prevent those injuries. Also covered are the use, maintenance, and inspection of protective eye wear as well as the use of appropriate first aid for emergencies while at work.

This online safety training course will teach employees about what causes a fire, what fire extinguishers do, how to use an extinguisher, and different fire suppressant materials that can be used in case of a fire emergency.

This online safety training course will teach employees about what causes a fire, what fire extinguishers do, how to use an extinguisher, and different fire suppressant materials that can be used in case of a fire emergency.

When a fire occurs, you have to think and act fast. Do you evacuate or stay and fight the fire with an extinguisher? This training course covers the safe use and handling of portable fire extinguishers by employees designated or allowed to put out fires in their initial or beginning stage. We’ll discuss what causes fires and how fire extinguishers put out fires. You’ll learn about different classes of fires, the type of extinguisher to use on each class of fire, as well as how to use a fire extinguisher correctly. And, you’ll learn about different fire suppressant materials.

Occupational fire hazards in California and in all other states pose a serious risk. Each year, thousands of serious workplace fires result in hundreds of deaths. The good news is that workplace fires are preventable. Statistically, only a small portion of all fires that occur at work result from equipment failure, with the rest caused by factors related to human behavior. Being proactive and implementing simple fire prevention plans and programs can greatly reduce the likelihood of a fire in the workplace.

Forklifts are essential pieces of equipment that help us move mountains of heavy materials. But forklifts are also dangerous—especially to people working or walking near them. Stay alert and take proper precautions to protect your safety. Otherwise, you could be seriously injured or even killed by a forklift.

This session is designed for all employees. Too many people think good housekeeping in the workplace just means sweeping up at the end of the shift. But good housekeeping is a lot more than that. It is the foundation of an effective accident prevention program. A neat, clean, and orderly workplace is a safe workplace.

Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face potential exposure. Therefore, it is important to know what chemicals are in your workplace, what hazards they present, and how to limit exposure to those chemicals.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard requires that employees be informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals in their workplace and how to protect themselves from those hazards. This course describes how that information is conveyed to employees.

By the end of the training you will be able to explain the purpose of the HazCom standard; recognize the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in your workplace; explain the purpose and content of safety data sheets (SDSs) and how to access that information; interpret the information on chemical labels; and identify and apply appropriate measures to protect yourself from the chemical hazards in your workplace and respond to emergencies.

El objetivo principal de esta sesión es enseñarle sobre la comunicación de riesgos. Al finalizar esta sesión, usted será capaz de reconocer las sustancias químicas peligrosas; entender los riesgos que representan; interpretar la información de las etiquetas de sustancias químicas; entender las hojas de datos de seguridad o SDS; protegerse de los riesgos físicos y de salud, y responder a las emergencias.

The main objectives of this training session are to understand the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) revisions to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and how they affect the workplace, to recognize the revised chemical labels and safety data sheets (SDS), and to train employees to read and interpret the GHS-compliant labels and SDSs.

Today, we’re going to talk about the safe transportation of hazardous materials, which are also referred to as HAZMAT. The Department of Transportation, or DOT, says that most incidents involving the release of hazardous materials are the result of human error. This means that most incidents can be prevented if you know proper safety procedures and follow the requirements of the HAZMAT transportation regulations. The more you know about how to transport hazardous materials, the safer you’ll be personally and the safer the shipments you’re involved with will be, as well.

Generated by industrial processes such as plating and pickling passivation, hexavalent chromium, a man-made form of the metal chromium, can be found in the form of chromate, chromic acid, sodium bichromate dehydrate, and cadmium chromate. This session is intended for those employees whose work involves exposure or potential exposure to this substance.

Accidents at home are the leading cause of injury-involved accidents. These accidents occur because there are no required rules to follow in the home, unlike the OSHA regulations we follow in the workplace. Many at-home injuries can be prevented if appropriate preventive measures are taken to eliminate or minimize hazards. This session is intended for all employees.

Sprains, strains, and other injuries to tendons, muscles, and other soft tissues affect nearly 5% of the almost 100,00 housekeepers in California’s hospitality industry. Training workers to prevent these injuries will reduce injury claims and keep them healthy and productive.
This course teaches California housekeepers and other housekeeping workers in hotels and other lodging establishments such as motels, resorts, and bed and breakfast inns how to control the risk of musculoskeletal injuries at work.
By the time the session is over you will be able to recognize the signs, symptoms, and risks related to musculoskeletal injuries, identify the elements of the musculoskeletal injury prevention program, identify hazards and how they are controlled, recognize appropriate body postures, safe practices, and cleaning tools and equipment to prevent injuries, and report musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries without fear of retaliation.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand the hazards of working with hydrogen sulfide and the preventive measures you can take to protect yourself and your coworkers.

This online safety training course for industrial workers will look at some of the basic principles of ergonomics in order to use a commonsense approach to working safely. In particular, the information presented here will focus on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and how ergonomics helps prevent them while at work.

The main objective of this session is to help you understand how to prevent injuries from poor ergonomics in your workplace. By the time this session is over, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge of ergonomics in industrial settings to reduce injury; identify risk factors and potential injuries caused by poor ergonomics in the workplace; and implement methods to minimize or eliminate ergonomic hazards.

The main objective of this session is to familiarize you with how OSHA and the General Duty Clause affect your job and our workplace. By the time the session is over, you will be able to understand the purpose of OSHA; identify OSHA’s strategies for improving workplace safety; recognize the impact of the General Duty Clause; and know your OSHA rights and responsibilities.

The main objective of this session is to make you more familiar with job hazard analysis. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify the purpose of job hazard analysis (JHA); recognize the benefits of JHA; understand the JHA process; and analyze jobs effectively to detect and correct hazards.

Ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities are one of the most common forms of accidents that happen on the job. But there is a lot you can do to avoid becoming one of those accident statistics—and it starts with using the information you will be provided during this training session.

This session will guide you through the essential aspects of the California lockout/tagout regulatory procedures and how to work safely with hazardous energy. By the time the session is over, you will be able to recognize hazardous energy sources and know why machinery and equipment can cause accidents; understand your responsibilities as an “authorized” employee in making sure that conditions are safe; and understand the lockout/tagout process and become familiar with California’s lockout/tagout procedures and requirements.

This session covers the safety procedure known as “lockout/tagout” and related hazardous energy control measures designed to protect you from injuries due to unexpected start-up of machinery or equipment or the release of stored hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance operations after the equipment has been turned off. It does not cover the protection measures for normal production operations-that is, while the equipment is still running. This is part of your training as an “affected employee,” or an operator of a machine or equipment that is serviced or maintained by an authorized employee other than the operator. This training is also required if you work in an area where servicing or maintenance of machinery or equipment is being performed, even though you do not operate the machinery or equipment. For example, material handlers and welders who routinely work in areas near machinery or equipment during servicing or maintenance operations are considered affected employees.

Formación Bloqueo etiquetado puede salvar vidas. Las historias sobre los empleados aplastados hasta la muerte cuando la maquinaria pesada se pone en marcha sin previo aviso son demasiado comunes. Es esencial para la formación en el aislamiento y control de energía peligrosa (etiquetado de seguridad de bloqueo aka) para ser eficaz. Este etiquetado línea de bloqueo de seguridad curso de formación enseña a los empleados para llevar a cabo las responsabilidades de una “persona autorizada”. Los empleados serán capaces de reconocer las fuentes de energía peligrosa, comprender las responsabilidades a otros empleados, y controlar la energía peligrosa con los procedimientos de etiquetado de bloqueo.

Lockout/tagout training can save lives. Stories about employees crushed to death when heavy machinery starts up without warning are all too common. It is essential for the training in the isolation and control of hazardous energy (aka lockout/tagout) to be effective. This online lockout/tagout safety training course teaches employees to perform the responsibilities of an “authorized person.” Employees will be able to recognize hazardous energy sources, understand responsibilities to other employees, and control hazardous energy with lockout/tagout procedures.

Machines are at the heart of every industrial operation. They can be extremely dangerous, hundreds of workers are severely injured or killed because of unsafe work practices around machines. This session will cover some of the common hazards and safe work practices of machines, and is intended for operators and maintenance personnel who may be working with or servicing machines.

Machines are at the heart of every industrial operation. They can be extremely dangerous, hundreds of workers are severely injured or killed because of unsafe work practices around machines. This session will cover some of the common hazards and safe work practices of machines, and is intended for operators and maintenance personnel who may be working with or servicing machines.

The main objective of this session is to learn the hazards of metalworking fluids and steps you can take to reduce your exposure to them. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize signs of unsafe fluid; identify metalworking fluid hazards; effectively use engineering controls to reduce exposure risks; and take all other necessary precautions to protect your health and safety.

This online safety course will teach employees about the hazards of mold both in the workplace and at home. We will learn how to detect mold, where to find it, the health hazards and symptoms of mold exposure, how to clean up minor mold contamination, and how to prevent mold from growing.

No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. It’s almost inevitable. This session will provide a basic workplace safety orientation so that you can leave for home in one piece while enhancing the quality of your time at work. We’ll discuss how to prevent some of the more common injuries that result from poor safety practices and how to control and react to some of the more severe hazards in your workplace.

This session is part of the training required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Hearing Conservation Program. This training session will cover the impact of noise on your hearing, how to identify noise hazards in your workplace, what hearing tests you may be required to take at work, what hearing protection devices are available to you, and how to choose the right ones.

Some employees are exposed to occupational noise at levels where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires an effective hearing conservation program. A hearing conservation plan includes monitoring, employee notification and observation of monitoring, hearing testing, hearing protection, training, and recordkeeping. This online noise and hearing conservation training program will cover the impact of workplace noise on hearing and the advantages and disadvantages of hearing protection devices. Also covered in this noise safety training course are the use, care, and fit of hearing protection devices and the need for hearing testing and what to expect.

The main objective of this session is to prepare you to manage an OSHA inspection effectively to achieve the best possible result. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify how investigations are triggered; develop an inspection action plan; understand the steps in the inspection process; assume an effective role in the inspection; and successfully deal with the outcome of an inspection.

The main objective of this session is to prepare you to manage an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection effectively to achieve the best possible result. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify how investigations are triggered; develop an inspection action plan; understand the steps in the inspection process; assume an effective role in the inspection; and successfully deal with the outcome of an inspection.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to conduct a hazard assessment and determine the appropriate PPE for the different types of work that employees are expected to do. This includes an assessment for potential foot injury hazards. This online foot protection training safety course will teach employees the potential foot hazards in your workplace.

Hands and fingers are complex and versatile tools we use for so many things that we often take them for granted. Think about how difficult it would be to do everyday tasks, such as eating, dialing a phone, using hand tools, or operating machinery, if you had a broken finger, a severely cut thumb, a deep puncture in your palm, or another similar hand injury. Despite the importance of using our hands in daily life, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has found that nearly a quarter of workplace injuries involve hands or fingers, with 70 percent of these incidents related to workers not wearing gloves and the other 30 percent related to using improper or damaged gloves. Fortunately, you can avoid hand injuries if you remember to wear the right gloves for the job and keep them in good condition.

By the end of the training session, trainees will be able to identify hand hazards, choose appropriate gloves for work tasks, know the limitations of hand protection, and use and care for protective equipment.

There are, on average, 150 deaths nationally in permit-required confined spaces every year, and in many of those cases, a would-be rescuer was a casualty. This module provides supervisors of permit-required confined spaces with information to help them ensure that rescue services are available and that the means to summon them are operable while entrants are in such a space. The module covers confined space operations in general industry workplaces.

This online confined space safety training course will help you identify the hazards of permit-required confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of confined space entrants.

This training session will help you identify the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of authorized confined space entrants.

Over 2 million workers enter permit-required confined spaces annually, but less than 15 percent are trained to recognize common hazards like oxygen deficiency, engulfment, entrapment, and other safety and health threats from energized systems and toxic materials. Fortunately, there are effective and well-established safe practices, testing protocols, and hazard controls that can prevent injuries and illnesses caused by these hazards in confined spaces. This training session provides information on these safe practices for workers designated as authorized entrants for permit-required confined spaces.

This online confined space training for entrants course will teach Spanish-speaking employees to recognize the hazards of confined space entry, including the signs and symptoms of exposure to hazards. The training course will also teach employees how to test and monitor for hazards that include atmospheric dangers as well as how to work closely with the attendant to enable him or her to monitor your exposure to dangerous situations.

Too many workers suffer serious and preventable injuries on the job because they were not trained to recognize workplace hazards or to properly wear or care for personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect against those hazards.
This course provides information about PPE hazard assessments and the selection, limitations, use, and care of PPE for general industry employees in California.
By the end of the course, employees will be able to understand how employers conduct hazard assessments, to appreciate why different types of PPE are selected and how they protect against workplace hazards, and how to properly wear and care for PPE.

After this training session, you will understand how a PPE hazard assessment is conducted, which involves evaluating the workplace and job functions for any potential hazards that can be controlled through the use of PPE; be able to select the proper PPE to protect against the hazards found during the hazard assessment; and be able to show employees how to properly wear and care for their PPE.

Portable power tools are common at many workplaces, but many workers become complacent when using them on the job and are seriously injured as a result.  This course is designed for workers who use portable power tools such as drills, sanders, chain saws, circular saws, and grinders and provides information about the hazards and safe practices to prevent injury.  By the end of the course, you will be able to identify the hazards of portable power tools, take precautions against injury, use tool guards effectively and correctly, and understand common safety practices for specific types of tools.  Duration: 14 minutes

The main objective of this session is to tell you about how you can prepare for weather emergencies and other natural disasters and what you should do when these events occur so that you can survive them safely. By the time this session is over, you will be able to recognize the hazards of weather emergencies and other natural disasters; follow workplace emergency procedures; develop a family emergency plan; and increase your chances of surviving emergencies and minimizing property damage. Duration: 27 minutes.

The main objective of this session is to eliminate slip, trip, and fall hazards in the workplace and prevent accidents. By the time the session is finished, you will be able to recognize slips, trips, and falls as a serious safety problem; identify slip, trip, and fall hazards on the job, at home, and outdoors; avoid or eliminate slip, trip, and fall hazards using commonsense methods; understand the importance of proper ladder safety and some of the ways California is there to protect you; prevent falls everywhere, including work, outdoors, and at home; and minimize injuries if you do fall.

Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job and at home. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion, but sometimes, the result can be serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. It’s important to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards on the job when you see them so that you can take proper precautions to prevent accidents and protect yourself and coworkers from injury.

Al final de este curso de formación en seguridad, usted será capaz de identificar resbalones, tropezones y caídas en el trabajo. Usted va a entender las especificaciones de seguridad y características de superficie para caminar y aberturas, y cómo utilizar las escaleras y escaleras de manera segura para evitar resbalones y accidentes por caídas. Este curso enseña a los empleados cómo evitar y eliminar los riesgos de resbalones y tropiezos en el trabajo.

This training session is for employees and employees of contractors who work with processes utilizing highly hazardous chemicals that are covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Process Safety Management, or PSM, Standard, located at 29 CFR 1910.119. We will discuss the elements of a PSM program, as well as procedures for safely handling highly hazardous chemicals and operating chemical processes that involve such chemicals.

This online recordkeeping training course is recommended for employees and supervisors required to maintain U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) illness and injury recordkeeping forms and those who need to know about the recordkeeping requirements. By the end of this training session, employees and supervisors will understand which employers are affected by recordkeeping standards, appropriate recordkeeping forms, how to reporting to the government, employee rights regarding recordkeeping, and injury and illness recording criteria.

The main objective of this session is to review respirator fit-test options and procedures. By the time the session is over, you will be able to help employees select, assess comfort, and fit a respirator; teach workers to perform positive and negative seal checks; and understand qualitative and quantitative fit-test procedures.

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters

Millions of workers wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against airborne contaminants and poor oxygen environments. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. Respirator users must know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain their respirators to fully protect against respiratory hazards. This course will help you recognize respiratory hazards in your workplace and show you how to use and maintain respirators to keep yourself safe. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards; describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator; safely wear and use your respirator; properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator; recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators; and summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection Standard. This course does not address the requirements for employees who voluntarily use respirators or for interior structural firefighters.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

This session covers the basic concepts of operating a forklift safely and prepares you for hands-on operator training. California has strict requirements on all manners of operation and equipment, which we will discuss in general throughout this training session. By the end of this session, you will be able to understand how a forklift works; recognize how operating a forklift is different from driving a car; understand the basic principles of operating a forklift safely and skillfully; identify the hazards of operating a forklift in the workplace; know how to properly inspect and maintain a forklift; and understand California’s required safety procedures to help control the risk of serious forklift accidents.

This course is designed to help you become a better and safer forklift operator. If you’re an experienced operator, this course may remind you of safe habits and work practices that you might have forgotten. If you’re a new operator, this course will describe the operating practices you need to follow to be a safe operator.

Nontraditional shifts present unique safety concerns. By the time this session is over, you’ll be able to recognize the health, social, and safety effects of working outside an 8-hour day shift; identify strategies for minimizing the negative impact of shiftwork; and stay healthy and safe when working shifts.

The main objective of this session is to help you prevent slips, trips, and falls among the employees you supervise. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify slip, trip, and fall hazards in the workplace; eliminate slip, trip, and falls hazards in work areas you supervise; prevent falls on stairs and from ladders; help employees prevent slips, trips, and falls outdoors and at home; and teach employees how to minimize injuries if they fall.

A little bit of stress can keep us on our toes and give us the adrenaline we need to get through tough situations. But when stress becomes persistent or excessive, it can create problems—both at work and at home. And even worse—it can take a toll on your physical and mental health. During this session we’ll learn about what causes stress, how much is too much, and lots of things you can do to make it more manageable for you.

Each one of us works with chemicals, whether at work or at home. You need to know how to determine their hazards to protect yourself against those hazards. Reading and being able to decipher chemical labels is the first step in the process of using chemicals safely.

The main objective of this session is to describe the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduce you to the safety data sheet (SDS). By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand the GHS and how it affects hazard communication in the workplace; recognize how the SDS improves your access to vital safety, health, and environmental information about chemicals used in the workplace; and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.

The main objective of this session is to help you prevent accidents and injuries while working in the warehouse and on the loading dock. By the time this session is over, you should be able to identify warehouse hazards; prevent back injuries; work safely with material-handling equipment; protect against accidents on the loading dock; stack materials safely; and prevent slips, trips, and falls.

There are many hazards associated with welding, cutting, and brazing. Following proper procedures and wearing the appropriate protective gear can reduce your risk of injury. Fire prevention is a major concern, and applying controls can prevent fires and explosions. The objectives of this session are to discuss important safety points about welding and cutting.

The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to work safely outdoors. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify outdoor hazards, take proper precautions to prevent injury or illness, and apply effective first aid in the event of an injury or exposure.

The main objective of this session is to help you work safely with benzene. By the time this session is over, you will be able to identify benzene hazards; understand exposure limits; use engineering controls, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent exposures; and know what to do in an emergency involving benzene.

In this training session, we will discuss the hazards of flammable liquids, as well as the precautions required for working safely with them. Because flammable liquids can be so hazardous and cause fires, explosions, injuries, and extensive damage to workplaces, you need to know how to work safely with them so that you can minimize risks and prevent accidents.

This session will guide you through a variety of topics that will help you understand how to work safely with flammable liquids. By the time the session is over, you will be able to know the different types or classes of flammable liquids and their definitions; match the type of flammable liquid with its degree of hazard; understand what flash points are; understand what makes these potentially dangerous liquids ignite; know to handle, dispense, and store them in order to prevent harmful incidents; and know where to look for additional and specific information on flammable liquids, including the California Code of Regulations.

Those of you who work regularly in cold conditions have more to worry about than just being uncomfortable. Cold working conditions can actually lead to health hazards that you need to protect yourself against. During this session, we’ll tell you what hazards to look out for and how you can keep yourself safe—and warm!

While being hot may sometimes be unavoidable, if you get too overheated and dehydrated, it could be downright dangerous. During the session, we’ll discuss how working in hot conditions can be hazardous to your health and safety, different types of heat-related illnesses you should be aware of, and what you can do to protect yourself if you work in hot conditions.

Employees play a critical role in helping to achieve safety and health objectives. Without employees’ active participation, an organization cannot achieve the goal of creating a safe and healthy workplace. By the end of this online safety training course, employees will be able to understand why safety is such an important workplace issue, identify the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the law, know what the safety policy requires, and take an active role in promoting workplace safety and health.

At the end of the training session you will be able to understand why safety is such an important workplace issue, identify the requirements of OSHA and the law, know what our safety policy requires, and take an active role in promoting workplace safety and health.

Can you identify the signs of workplace violence and the risks of a violent incident happening at your workplace and know how to defuse the situation? Workers in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings face significant threats of violence, and there are factors that contribute to this risk, including working directly with people who have a history of violence or who may be delirious or under the influence of drugs.  This presentation will train workers in healthcare facilities in California to recognize the signs of violence and the risk factors that can lead to violent acts and deal effectively and safely with threats and incidents of workplace violence. This course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care rule, but it can be adopted by any healthcare facility that adopts the California rule as their own policy.  When the training is completed, trainees will be able to identify the risks and causes of workplace violence, recognize potential perpetrators of violence, spot the signs of violence, respond effectively to threats and violent acts, and report any violent or uncomfortable situation immediately. Duration: 23 Minutes

This refresher session is intended for any employee who is likely to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials, commonly abbreviated as OPIM, in their workplace.

This refresher course provides an overview of first-aid procedures for a range of medical emergencies. It is not a substitute for a first-aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification course; rather, it provides basic awareness training to give employees who witness a medical emergency on the job the knowledge and skills to act quickly and seek help when needed.

This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about electrical safety. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course.

This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about lockout/tagout for affected employees. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course.

This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about lockout/tagout for authorized employees. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course.

This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about workplace safety. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course.