Safety training may not be perceived as the most exciting topic, but it can be the difference between life and death. Therefore, effective safety training is imperative. This lesson defines adult learning styles, differentiates training adults versus children, discusses methods for dealing with problem students and explores ways to conduct training that changes the way employees work. 

This is an intensive independent study course that gives you a comprehensive understanding of workplace safety and teaches you how to manage safety in your workplace. This course discusses all of the primary facets of workplace safety and how they interrelate. Included is the latest advancement in workplace safety - Behavior-Based Safety. Behavior-Based Safety is based on the proven principles of Organizational Behavior Management.

Topics covered include:

• Means of understanding and managing workplace safety
• Proper development of the Behavior Based Safety model of workplace safety
• Ways to overcome Resistance to Change
• Increasing positive behaviors and continuous improvement

This course is designed for the busy environmental or safety professional who desires to improve their knowledge and credentials but has little time for classroom training. Understanding the quagmire of EPA and other applicable regulations can be an overwhelming task. This course provides a thorough review of the various regulations that may impact your facility. This includes hazardous waste management, SPCC and SWP3 Plans.

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to the Environmental Protection Agency RCRA, CERCLA, SARA
• Introduction to Hazardous Materials
• Air, Water and Waste Permits
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• Hazardous Waste Management and Minimization
• Spill Control and Containment Plans and Programs and used oil
• Universal Wastes

A thorough explanation of the Hazard Communication Standard with the GHS updates of 2012. Upon completion of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of the Hazard Communication Standard of 2012. You will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to bring your workplace into full compliance with the standard and you may train the employees in your workplace, thereby meeting and exceeding OSHA regulations.

Topics covered include:

• Why the addition of the Global Harmonization
• The primary differences between the old HAZCOM and GHS requirements
• New label requirements
• GHS Pictograms and Assessment Techniques
• Changes in Physical and Health Hazards
• SDS format changes

This course combines the elements of the General Site Worker Supervisor and Incident Commander Courses for those who oversee hazardous waste sites during an emergency response scenario. Emphasis is on Site Safety and Health Plan and Contingency Plan requirements.

Topic covered include:

• Chemistry and toxicology review
• Identifying the hazards of HAZMATS
• HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Emergency incident command procedures
• Practical exercises for the student

Accidents are unplanned and unintentional events that result in harm or loss to personnel, property, production, or nearly anything that has some inherent value. Understanding how to prevent or control accidents requires an understanding of the sequence of events leading to an accident in order to identify and implement countermeasures that contain risks.

Topics covered include:

• Incident Investigation as an Element of a SMS
• Loss Causation Model
• The Initial Investigation at the Accident Scene
• Immediate Post-Accident Actions
• Documenting the Accident Scene
• Controlling Evidence and Obtaining Witness Statements
• Collecting, Preserving, and Documenting Evidence
• Managing the Accident Investigation
• Determining Direct, Contributing and Root Cause
• Basic and Advanced Root Cause Analysis Tools and Techniques
• Analyzing, Trending and Reporting the Results

Performing a Job Hazard Analysis (i.e. Safety Analysis) may be the single most important method for preventing workplace injuries as it provides a proactive approach to identifying hazards before they lead to an injury. The course will provide the student with the tools to perform a JHA including tips for developing "task or job steps," hazards and means for abatement. In addition, the course will teach means for ranking these hazards quantitatively (risk) based on frequency, severity, and probability of occurrence.

Topics covered include:

• Recognize hazardous conditions in the workplace.
• Disseminate the types of injuries that can occur as consequences to hazardous conditions.
• Understand the Hierarchy of Hazard Control Measures and when to use them.
• Conduct a Job Hazard Analysis by using the six-step process.
• Calculate risk based on frequency, likelihood, and severity of hazards.
• Apply the concept of Acceptable Risk to the Residual Risk Reduction method of reducing hazardous conditions.
• Prioritize high-risk tasks to pro-actively eliminate hazardous conditions before they become injuries or illnesses.
• Understand the process hazard analysis method and apply its common techniques of What-If and HAZOP in the evaluation of processes with highly hazardous chemicals.

This course will provide a student with the extensive knowledge to perform proper lockout tagout, including the six steps for LOTO, develop an HECP, and identify proper EIDs and LOTO devices. The student will be able to understand when group LOTO is necessary and understand the requirement for contractors, communication and training. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to determine when LOTO is applicable, understand the importance of proper LOTO, and possess the ability to develop a comprehensive LOTO program. The student will have the knowledge and skills to perform, as well as train on, LOTO in a facility with emphasis on machine-specific procedures, limitations, and roles and responsibilities of affected and authorized personnel.

Topics covered include:

• Definition of LOTO
• Hazardous Energy Control Procedure (HECP)
• Exceptions to Rule (Cord and Plug)
• Energy Isolation Devices
• Lockout Tagout Devices
• Six Step Process to Proper LOTO
• Writing Your LOTO Program
• Group LOTO
• Training for Affected and Authorized Personnel
• Periodic Inspections
• OSHA Interpretations & Rulings

The primary purpose of this course is to introduce you to a broader scope of emergency management in order to make you aware of the resources available to you and your employees, and to help prepare you to be a good corporate citizen in planning and dealing with emergencies in your community.

Topics covered include:

• Emergency Preparedness
• Emergency Program Management
• The Incident Command System
• Disaster Assistance
• Emergency Response to Terrorism

This course provides an understanding of the concept of a confined space and the various elements that may require a permit to be issued. The course focuses on assessing the hazards that may be present in a confined space and the proper means of the elimination. It delves into the proper implementation of a comprehensive confined space entry program with an emphasis on hazard identification and the elements of an effective confined space permit. Roles, responsibilities and training requirements of all CSE personnel will be thoroughly covered.

Topics covered include:

• Definition of Confined Space (three elements)
• Examples & Assessment Procedures
• Concept of Isolation
• Hazardous Atmospheres
• Monitoring Equipment
• Environmental Hazards
• Engulfment Hazards
• Confined Space Configurations
• Elements of a Permit
• Entrant & Attendant
• Supervisor Responsibilities
• Rescue Service Members
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Non-entry Rescue Equipment and Procedures

This course provides an understanding of the principles of electricity and the electrical hazards common to business and industry. It examines the common electrical injuries to employees and how to prevent them. You will learn how to recognize, evaluate, and control electrical hazards. The course covers regulatory compliance and safe work practices. It includes a thorough review of NFPA 70E requirements.

This course prepares the student to meet the workplace safety needs for Fire Protection and Prevention, Exits and their requirements, Plans related to fire and other emergencies, and First Aid requirements. This course includes OSHA's recent changes to Subpart E and its new approach to what OSHA now refers to as their "Emergency Standards."

Topics covered include:

• Workplace Fire Safety
• Exit Routes
• Medical Services and First Aid

There seems to be as many hazards created by moving machine parts as there are types of machines. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from needless and preventable injuries. Any machine part, function, or process which may cause injury must be safeguarded. Where the operation of a machine or accidental contact with it can injure the operator or others in the vicinity, the hazard must be controlled or eliminated. Machine guarding requirements can seem overwhelming with an entire subpart of OSHA CFR 1910 devoted to this topic. This course will equip you to protect your employees from moving machinery and to properly apply the OSHA Machine Guarding requirements.

Topics covered include:

• Identify and apply machine guarding safety measures as required by OSHA regulations to ensure the minimum requirements for compliance are met and exceeded.
• Identify the basic requirements of machine guarding by following the list of standards established to ensure the safety of machine operators and other employees.
• Evaluate the various hazardous movements that may result in employee injury to better understand how proper safety guarding offers protection
• Understand and distinguish the various types of motions and actions to prevent injury
• Comprehend the general safety considerations in regard to safeguard requirements, implement the appropriate training, and understand correct guard construction.
• Differentiate between the various types of guards and devices, their advantages and limitations of their use, and their purpose.
• Identify the main types of machinery, the proper guards for their use, and potential hazards.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will understand the changes in updated recordkeeping regulations, learn how to utilize the 300, 300A and 301 forms, determine the difference between first aid and medical services, understand covered employees concerning contractors and temporary employees and understand employee privacy rights.

Topics covered include:

• Organization, Purpose, Scope
• Definitions
• Exemptions
• Newly Covered Industries
• Recording Criteria
• Exceptions

Are you involved in the selection, use, or maintenance of personal protective equipment? Do you need to know how to identify the need, determine the proper PPE, and provide the necessary training and documentation for PPE use? Do you need to know how to apply the PPE Regulations? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this course is for you.

Topics covered:

• PPE Training Requirements
• Eye and Face Protection
• Respiratory Protection
• Head, Hand and Foot Protection
• Electrical Protective Equipment and Fall Protection
• 1910.95 Hearing Protection

This is an intensive independent study course that gives you a comprehensive understanding of workplace violence prevention and teaches you how to manage the safety aspects of the topic in your workplace.

Topics covered include:

• The Problem of Violence in America
• The Problem of Violence in the Workplace
• Types of Violence
• Factors Which May Increase Risk of Assault
• Identifying a Potentially Violent Worker
• Managing and Surviving Disruptive, Threatening, or Violent Behavior

Companies, both large and small, have developed ergonomic programs that use a programmatic approach to identify and solve their ergonomic problems. While helpful, outside consultants or experts are often not necessary. The majority of ergonomic problems can be satisfactorily addressed by low-cost interventions utilizing in-house resources.

Topics covered include:

• Define ergonomics and identify different types of musculoskeletal disorder injuries (MSD) to recognize the importance of ergonomics in the workplace.
• Identify the signs, symptoms, and significance of MSD injuries in the workplace to better understand the industry recommendations and guidelines for ergonomics.
• Identify important events and decisions in the history of ergonomics to recognize changes in attitudes and actions concerning ergonomics in the workplace.
• Identify ergonomic risk factors inherent in the employee, job, and environment to be able to evaluate these risks in the workplace.
• Recognize risk factor controls that best suit the level of risk identified in the workplace so that MSD injuries can be prevented.
• Describe the elements of an effective ergonomics program so that these elements can be implemented in the workplace.
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of employers, employees, and medical providers in an ergonomics program so that the program can be implemented effectively.
• Describe best practices in ergonomics for a variety of environments and industries in order to prevent MSD injuries in specific workplaces.

In this course, students will learn about OSHA’s revised general industry standards on walking-working surfaces to prevent and reduce workplace slips, trips, and falls, as well as other injuries and fatalities associated with walking-working surface hazards. In addition, the course will cover new provisions addressing, for example, fixed ladders; rope descent systems; fall protection systems and criteria, including personal fall protection systems; and training on fall hazards and fall protection systems. Also discussed are the requirements on the design, performance, and use of personal fall protection systems.

Topics covered include:

• Identify hazards in the workplace associated with walking and working surfaces
• Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from walking and working surface hazards
• Apply best practices for eliminating or controlling hazards associated with walking and working surfaces in the workplace
• List at least four methods of fall protection available to protect workers from fall hazards
• Describe the various methods for guarding openings and other walking/working surface conditions
• State the main criteria that prompts use of fall protection
• Distinguish a variety of fall hazards in the workplace
• Identify the components of a personal fall arrest system and how they work together to arrest a fall
• Discuss the best work practices in the prevention of falls

This is an independent study course that gives you a comprehensive understanding of workplace safety and teaches you how to manage safety in your workplace. This course discusses common types and classes of forklifts, operator safety rules, training requirements, and forklift selection for hazardous locations. Included in this course is a comprehensive look into OSHA regulations and the latest advancement in ANSI B56.1-2018 consensus standards.

Topics covered include:

• Identify types and class of common forklifts
• Understand and implement forklift principles
• Comprehend forklift training requirements
• Assess basic operator safety rules
• Compare Hazardous Locations and how they affect forklift selection
• Maximize employee safety during maintenance

Excavations, trenching, and underground construction are among the most hazardous construction operations. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have the academic requirements to be considered a competent person on a job site involving trenching and excavation work. Emphasis will be on proper hazard analysis of job location, soil classification type and proper abatement of trench collapse.

Topics covered include:

• Relative regulatory requirements and safe work practices associated with these sites.
• Soil mechanics, shoring procedures, sloping and benching, and trench shields.
• Hazards of cave in and engulfment.
• Other hazards common to this type of construction.

This is an independent study course that gives the student a comprehensive understanding of bloodborne pathogens, the routes of exposure, how to implement an exposure control plan, and how to keep employees from being exposed to bloodborne pathogens. This course also discusses first aid requirements per OSHA and ANSI standards as exposure to bloodborne pathogens can occur during first aid treatment.

Topics covered include:

1. Define bloodborne pathogens and those illnesses that pose the most serious health threats in the workplace. 
2. Describe the methods by which bloodborne pathogens can be transmitted. 
3. Define the approach of universal precautions and identify the various engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment control measures that are available. 
4. Identify the key elements of an Exposure Control Plan, to include a Hepatitis B Vaccination Program. 
5. Describe the medical evaluation program and follow-up procedures once an exposure incident has occurred. 
6. Identify the actions to be taken once an exposure incident has occurred, including first aid and other medical services. 
7. Define first aid and the requirements associated with the provision of services to workplace employees. 
8. Describe the major components of a first aid training program provided to employees.

This course will provide a student with the knowledge necessary to work safely in a hot work environment involving welding, cutting, and brazing. The student will be able to identify: the hazards associated with these hot works; safety requirements for different types of welding, cutting, and brazing; and the fire prevention and protection practices for hot work environments.

Topics covered include:

• Identify different types of welding, cutting, and brazing and the general hazards associated with them
• Identify hazards and the safety requirements for arc welding
• Identify hazards and the safety requirements for handling compressed gases and gas welding
• Identify the hazards and the safety requirements for different types of resistance welding
• Identify hazards, and the safety practices suggested for other types of welding, such as energy beam and solid-state processes
• Identify specific health hazards associated with welding, cutting, and brazing operations and the protective measures that can be taken against these hazards
• Identify fire prevention and protection practices in relation to welding, cutting, and brazing operations
• identify confined space and ventilation hazards and the safety requirements for welding, cutting, and brazing

Hand and power tools are a common part of our everyday lives and are present in nearly every industry. These tools help us easily perform job tasks that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. This course is designed to provide the student with a summary of the basic safety procedures and safeguards associated with hand and portable power tools. In this course we will discuss the various known hazards associated with the use of hand and power tools and methods you can apply to avoid disabling injuries, especially to the hands.

Topics covered include:

• Define hand and power tool-related terminology.
• Explain the hazards and safety measures associated with hand and power tools.
• Explain the hazards and safety measures associated with specific tools.
• Explain the importance of guarding for avoiding hazards with certain tools.

This course will provide a student with the knowledge necessary to work safely with and around scaffolds. The student will be able to identify: the hazards associated with scaffolds, safety requirements for different types of scaffolds, the responsibilities of employers and employees, and training requirements for scaffold safety.

Topics covered include:

• Identify and apply scaffold safety measures as required by OSHA regulations to ensure the minimum requirements for compliance are met and exceeded
• Identify and apply scaffold safety measures for preventing individuals or objects from falling so that a safe work environment is successfully maintained
• Identify various types of supported scaffolds and their unique safety requirements to ensure that they can safely work with many types of scaffolds
• Identify various types of suspended scaffolds and their unique safety requirements to ensure that they can safely work with many types of scaffolds
• Identify the specific requirements for aerial lifts and distinguish these requirements from other scaffolds so that they may implement the correct safety requirements
• Identify the specific requirements for scissor lifts and distinguish these requirements from other scaffolds so that they may implement the correct safety requirements
• Identify training requirements for scaffold safety so that they can establish and support scaffold training in the workplace
• Analyze and identify safety hazards from real-world scaffold accidents so that awareness of potential safety hazards can be applied in the workplace.