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Accident Investigation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreActive Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemic Training for Healthcare Workers (Spanish)
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. |
Acute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAerial Lift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
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.
Asbestos Awareness (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish)
Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish) |
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.
Learn MoreBattery Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA. |
Blasting and Explosives Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA.
Learn MoreBusiness Ethics: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to create awareness of ethical issues in business and to ensure that you always know the ethical course of action to take on the job. By the time this session is over, you should be able to recognize the importance of business ethics; understand the requirement of the law and our ethics policy; identify ethical problems on the job; and make ethical decisions.
Learn MoreCOVID-19 and the Workplace (Spanish)
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.
Chain Saw Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinder Safety (Spanish)
Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. Compressed gases are considered hazardous materials because they are under pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation. If compressed gases are misused, serious injuries can result. This session is intended for workers who are required to handle, use, or transport compressed gases.
Learn MoreContractor Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving: Commercial Motor Vehicles (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDipping, Coating, and Cleaning Operations—Spanish
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDiversity for All Employees (Spanish)
Diversity in the workplace means having a group of employees with a wide range of different backgrounds in terms of race, age, gender, and other characteristics. Having a diverse workforce is a good thing, but it can also present some challenges. This session will present facts about diversity that show how employees can help create a cooperative and productive work environment by respecting one another’s diverse backgrounds.
Learn MoreDiversity for All Employees (Spanish) (Alternative)
Diversity in the workplace means having a group of employees with a wide range of different backgrounds in terms of race, age, gender, and other characteristics. Having a diverse workforce is a good thing, but it can also present some challenges. This session will present facts about diversity that show how employees can help create a cooperative and productive work environment by respecting one another’s diverse backgrounds.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreEmergency Action and Fire Prevention (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExcavation Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExtreme Weather Driving for All Drivers (Spanish)
Today, we’re going to talk about extreme weather driving. Driving under difficult weather conditions is both challenging and hazardous. You need to understand the specific hazards of different weather conditions and adjust your driving to those conditions. By doing so, you can avoid accidents and breakdowns and reach your destination safely in any kind of weather.
Conducción Meteorológica Extrema para Todos los Conductores: Hoy vamos a hablar de la conducción en condiciones climáticas extremas. Conducir en condiciones climáticas difíciles es desafiante y peligroso. Debe comprender los peligros específicos de las diferentes condiciones climáticas y ajustar su conducción a esas condiciones.De este modo, podrás evitar accidentes y averías y llegar a tu destino de forma segura en cualquier tipo de clima.
Learn MoreEye Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFall Protection in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety (Spanish)
“Many workers who work in or walk through areas where forklifts operate are at risk of serious injury from contact with a forklift. There are simple, safe practices and precautions that pedestrians can take to avoid direct contact and prevent injury.
This course provides information for workers and others who walk in areas where forklifts operate about the hazards of forklifts and safe practices to prevent contact incidents and injuries.
By the end of the training session, you will be able to identify the hazards of working around forklifts, recognize the hazardous conditions and risk factors that contribute to forklift/pedestrian incidents, describe worksite safety controls to protect pedestrians from contact with forklifts, apply safe work practices and precautions while working or walking near forklifts to prevent injury, and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and injuries.”
Gas Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
This presentation is about knowing what dangerous gases are and how to protect yourself from them at work. 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.
Seguridad del gas para los trabajadores en construcción: Esta presentación es sobre cómo saber qué son los gases peligrosos y cómo protegerse de ellos en el trabajo. El objetivo principal de esta sesión es asegurarse de que usted, como trabajador de la construcción, conozca el amplio alcance de la seguridad del gas y lo que se requiere para cumplir con la ley. |
Good Housekeeping (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to emphasize the importance of good housekeeping and explain what it really involves. By the time this session is over, you should be able to, recognize the importance of good housekeeping, understand housekeeping responsibilities, develop good housekeeping habits, identify and eliminate housekeeping hazards, and help prevent workplace fires and accidents.
Learn MoreHIPAA: Your Obligations Under the Privacy Rule (Spanish)
This session will guide you through a variety of topics which will help you understand HIPAA’s Privacy Policy. By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand the purpose of HIPAA’s Privacy Rule, the basic requirements of the rule, covered entities and business associates, and what, when, and how personal health information is protected.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreHousekeeper Safety (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to make you more aware of workplace hazards and to suggest simple ways you can prevent accidents and injuries. By the time this session is over, you should be able to recognize workplace hazards; identify the precautions you need to take; and prevent accidents and injuries on the job.
El principal objetivo de esta sesión es generarle conciencia de los riesgos laborales y proponer medidas sencillas para prevenir accidentes y lesiones. Para cuando la reunión finalice, usted debería ser capaz de reconocer los riesgos laborales; identificar las medidas de precaución que debe tomar; y prevenir accidentes y lesiones en el trabajo.
Learn MoreIdentifying Hazardous Materials (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Rough Terrain Forklift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreJob Hazard Analysis (Spanish)
Today we’re going to talk about job hazard analysis. Job hazard analysis, or JHA as it’s often called, is an essential part of our safety program. Through JHA, we are able to identify workplace hazards and risks, and control, reduce, or eliminate them. All employees need to understand and participate in JHA in order for us to be successful in preventing accidents, injuries, and work-related illness.
Resumen Hoy vamos a hablar sobre el análisis de riesgos laborales. El análisis de riesgos laborales, o JHA, como se le llama a menudo, es una parte esencial de nuestro programa de seguridad. A través de JHA, podemos identificar los peligros y riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y controlarlos, reducirlos o eliminarlos.Todos los empleados deben comprender y participar en las JAI para que tengamos éxito en la prevención de accidentes, lesiones y enfermedades laborales.
Learn MoreKitchen Safety (Spanish)
This session covers common hazards and safe practices for working in commercial, institutional, and industrial kitchens, including restaurants, hotels, bakeries, office buildings, schools, healthcare facilities, and event venues.
Learn MoreLadder Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLaundry Safety (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to make sure you understand the hazards involved in your job and the precautions you need to take to keep safe and healthy. By the time the session is over, you will be able to identify laundry hazards; prevent exposure to infectious materials; avoid musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs; prevent heat stress; take precautions against slips, trips, and falls; and avoid harmful exposures to other safety and health hazards.
Learn MoreLead Safety in Construction (Spanish)
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, your right to access medical and air sampling records as well as a copy of OSHA lead standard for construction.
Resumen: Usted tiene el derecho y la responsabilidad de conocer los peligros del plomo y los procedimientos adecuados para protegerse a sí mismo y a sus compañeros de trabajo de la exposición o el daño. Hablaremos sobre el plomo en sus áreas de trabajo, cómo identificar los peligros del plomo y cómo protegerse de esos peligros. |
Lockout/Tagout: Affected Employees (Spanish)
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.
Resumen Esta sesión cubre el procedimiento de seguridad conocido como bloqueo/etiquetado y las medidas de control de energía peligrosa relacionadas diseñadas para protegerlo de lesiones debido a la puesta en marcha inesperada de maquinaria o equipo o la liberación de energía peligrosa almacenada durante las operaciones de servicio y mantenimiento después de que el equipo ha sido apagado.No cubre las medidas de protección para las operaciones de producción normales, es decir, mientras el equipo todavía se está ejecutando. Esto es parte de su capacitación como un “empleado afectado”, o un operador de una máquina o equipo que es atendido o mantenido por un empleado autorizado que no sea el operador. También se requiere esta capacitación si trabaja en un área donde se realiza el servicio o mantenimiento de maquinaria o equipo, a pesar de que no opera la maquinaria o el equipo.Por ejemplo, los manejadores y soldadores de materiales que trabajan habitualmente en áreas cercanas a maquinaria o equipo durante las operaciones de servicio o mantenimiento se consideran empleados afectados.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employee (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Spanish)
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.
Sea cual sea su trabajo, puede estar expuesto a riesgos. Por eso es importante conocer los peligros que existen en su lugar de trabajo y saber cómo prevenir las lesiones que pueden derivarse de unas prácticas de seguridad deficientes. Esta sesión ofrece una orientación básica sobre seguridad para todos los nuevos empleados.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreOffice Ergonomics (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to cover the topic of office ergonomics from hazards to precautions so that you can avoid developing work-related MSDs.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection (Spanish)
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection (Spanish)
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.
PPE: Protección de las manos: Manos y dedos son herramientas complejas y versátiles que utilizamos para tantas cosas que a menudo damos por sentado. Piensa en lo difícil que sería realizar tareas cotidianas, como comer, marcar un número en el teléfono, usar herramientas manuales o manejar maquinaria, si tuvieras un dedo roto, un pulgar gravemente cortado, una profunda perforación en la palma de la mano u otra lesión similar en la mano. A pesar de la importancia de usar nuestras manos en la vida diaria, la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, u OSHA, ha encontrado que casi un cuarto de heridas de lugar de trabajo implica manos o dedos, con el 70 por ciento de estos incidentes relacionados con trabajadores que no llevan puesto guantes y otro el 30 por ciento relacionado con la utilización de guantes impropios o dañados. Afortunadamente, puede evitar lesiones en las manos si recuerda usar los guantes adecuados para el trabajo y mantenerlos en buenas condiciones.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePersonal Fall Protection Systems in General Industry: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
This session is about personal fall protection systems in general industry workplaces. If you are exposed to potential fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level, this training session will help you identify these hazards and know how to properly use personal fall protection systems when needed. Esta sesión es sobre sistemas de protección personal contra caídas en lugares de trabajo de la industria general. Si está expuesto a peligros potenciales de caída desde lados o bordes desprotegidos a 4 pies o más por encima de un nivel inferior, esta sesión de formación le ayudará a identificar estos peligros y a saber cómo utilizar correctamente los sistemas de protección personal contra caídas cuando sea necesario. |
Personal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePortable Power Tool Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePowered Platform Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies (Spanish)
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreventing Food Contamination (Spanish)
In food service, clean is not the same as safe. Hands can look clean, but if they’re contaminated with germs, they are not safe. Food can look and smell good, but if it is not handled properly, germs can poison it and make customers sick. Today we’re going to talk about preventing food contamination. We’ll cover all the key steps from good hygiene to proper food handling and making sure food service materials and equipment are clean and safe to use.
Learn MorePreventing Sexual Harassment: A Guide for Delaware Employees (Spanish)
This training course is about sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s an important subject because sexual harassment is a form of illegal discrimination under federal and state civil rights laws.
Our workplace also prohibits sexual harassment, both because it is illegal and because it creates an unproductive, unpleasant, and sometimes even hostile working environment. And that’s not what we want for our workplace or our employees. This course will cover what sexual harassment is, why it is harmful, and what you can do about it.
Este curso de formación es sobre el acoso sexual en el lugar de trabajo. Es un tema importante porque el acoso sexual es una forma de discriminación ilegal bajo las leyes de derechos civiles federales y estatales.
Nuestro lugar de trabajo también prohíbe el acoso sexual, tanto porque es ilegal porque crea un ambiente de trabajo improductivo, desagradable y, a veces, incluso hostil. Y eso no es lo que queremos para nuestro lugar de trabajo o nuestros empleados. En este curso se explicará qué es el acoso sexual, por qué es dañino y qué se puede hacer al respecto.
Preventing Sexual Harassment: A Guide for Delaware Supervisors (Spanish)
This course is about sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s an important subject because sexual harassment is illegal. This workplace also has a formal policy that prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace—a policy you are responsible for enforcing. But beyond laws and policies, sexual harassment is very damaging to the workplace and work environment.
This course will cover what sexual harassment is, why it’s so damaging to employees and the organization, and what you can do about it
Este curso trata sobre el acoso sexual en el lugar de trabajo. Es un tema importante porque el acoso sexual es ilegal. Este lugar de trabajo también tiene una política formal que prohíbe el acoso sexual en el lugar de trabajo—una política que usted es responsable de hacer cumplir. Pero más allá de leyes y políticas, el acoso sexual es muy perjudicial al ambiente de trabajo y el lugar de trabajo. Este curso cubrirá cual el acoso sexual es, por qué es tan perjudicial a empleados y la organización, y lo que usted puede hacer sobre ello.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls at Industrial Sites: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion. We tend to shrug off these incidents, but sometimes they cause serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. This course is intended to help workers in industrial work environments recognize and eliminate potential slip, trip, and fall hazards. The course also discusses “fall from height” hazards and personal fall protection systems used to protect workers. We will discuss how to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards, risk factors, and conditions that cause injury, implement procedures to eliminate the hazards, use fall protection devices and equipment, operate personal fall protection systems, and respond to and report incidents.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreProcess Safety Management (Spanish)
Today, we’re going to talk about the safe operation of processes that use highly hazardous chemicals. 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 Code of Federal Regulations, or 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.
Hoy vamos a hablar sobre el funcionamiento seguro de los procesos que utilizan productos químicos altamente peligrosos. Esta sesión de capacitación es para empleados y empleados de contratistas que trabajan con procesos que utilizan productos químicos altamente peligrosos que están cubiertos por la Norma de Gestión de Seguridad de Procesos (PSM, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA, por sus siglas en inglés), ubicada en el Código 29 de Regulaciones Federales (CFR, por sus siglas en inglés) 1910.119.Discutiremos los elementos de un programa PSM, así como los procedimientos para manejar de manera segura los productos químicos altamente peligrosos y los procesos químicos operativos que involucran tales productos químicos.
Learn MoreRefueling Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
This 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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreScaffolds in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety (Spanish)
“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).”
Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response in Chicago: Bystander Intervention (Spanish)
In this course, we will review the definition of sexual harassment, explain bystander intervention, and offer strategies for intervention. This course will also discuss how you determine when bystander intervention is warranted and how to intervene safely. Harassment and other inappropriate behavior can have a lasting negative effect on those who experience it personally and in the workplace in general. But when bystanders step up and intervene, targets feel supported, potentially harmful situations can be defused, well-intentioned offenders can learn, and aggressors are put on notice that their behavior won’t be tolerated.
Learn MoreSexual Harassment Prevention and Response: Bystander Intervention (Spanish)
Welcome to this training session. It will take at least 1 hour to view all the content in this course, answer the practice questions, and complete the Final Quiz. Only the Final Quiz will be graded and sent to your employer. Other quizzes and Knowledge Checks throughout the course won’t be graded. So, don’t worry too much if you get one wrong as these questions are meant to help you learn and reinforce the concepts in the course. You may exit the session at any time, and when you begin again, you will be taken to your last completed section of the course.
Learn MoreSexual Harassment Prevention for Workers in Restaurants and Bars (Spanish)
Sexual harassment can disrupt the workplace and cause lasting problems for everyone involved. The pressures and pace in the hospitality industry often lead to great camaraderie amongst staff. But the flip side to that is an informality that allows inappropriate behavior to go unchecked. When you add the element of dealing with customers—some who have been drinking—to the mix, there is great potential for inappropriate behavior, which could lead to employer liability. By the end of this course, supervisors and employees should be able to identify ways in which the unique employment setting found in restaurant and bars leads to unique challenges as well as recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior when it does happen.
Learn MoreSexual Harassment Prevention for Workers in Restaurants and Bars (Spanish)
Sexual harassment can disrupt the workplace and cause lasting problems for everyone involved. The pressures and pace in the hospitality industry often lead to great camaraderie amongst staff. But the flip side to that is an informality that allows inappropriate behavior to go unchecked. When you add the element of dealing with customers—some who have been drinking—to the mix, there is great potential for inappropriate behavior, which could lead to employer liability. By the end of this course, supervisors and employees should be able to identify ways in which the unique employment setting found in restaurant and bars leads to unique challenges as well as recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior when it does happen.
Learn MoreSexual Harassment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
This training presentation will inform you about sexual harassment. We hope that awareness will help lead to prevention. At the end of this session, you will be able to recognize sexual harassment; differentiate between the two main kinds of harassment; understand and follow company policy; report incidents and cooperate in investigations; and help promote and maintain a comfortable, productive working environment.
Learn MoreSexual Harassment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
Al terminar esta sesión de capacitación, usted podrá reconocer un acoso sexual, diferenciar entre dos clases principales de acoso, comprender y seguir la política del lugar de trabajo, denunciar incidentes y colaborar en las investigaciones y ayudar a fomentar y mantener un clima de trabajo confortable y productivo.
Learn MoreSilica Dust in General Industry: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. OSHA estimates that over 100,000 of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products, including glass manufacturing and sandblasting. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in materials such as stone, artificial stone, and sand, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, which in severe cases can be disabling, or even fatal. The respirable silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1053 sets forth requirements to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace, including employee training. This training session will cover the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job.
Learn MoreSubstance Abuse in the Workplace: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
Substance abuse creates problems both on and off the job. In the workplace, a substance abuse problem can cause absenteeism, decreased job performance, and serious safety hazards that put the abuser, coworkers, and even customers or the public at risk. Treatment is available and can help-but when left untreated, a substance abuse problem can cause problems for the entire workplace. During this session, we’ll discuss the harmful impact of substance abuse in the workplace. You’ll learn the legal issues regarding workplace substance abuse, how to recognize if you or one of your coworkers may have a problem, as well as what solutions are available to deal with a substance abuse problem.
Learn MoreTraining the Trainer: Effective Techniques for Dynamic Training (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreTrenching: Competent Person (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderground Construction Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS (Spanish)
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
El estándar HazCom de OSHA requiere que los contenedores de sustancias químicas peligrosas estén etiquetados con información sobre los posibles peligros asociados con las sustancias químicas y cómo los empleados pueden protegerse de esos peligros. Por lo tanto, ser capaz de reconocer e interpretar los diversos componentes de una etiqueta química es esencial para el uso seguro de los productos químicos. El SGA (GHS) garantiza que todas las etiquetas proporcionen información clara y coherente.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Spanish)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Around Heavy Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Near Power Lines (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Harassment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
This training presentation will inform you about sexual harassment. We hope that awareness will help lead to prevention. At the end of this session, you will be able to recognize sexual harassment; differentiate between the two main kinds of harassment; understand and follow company policy; report incidents and cooperate in investigations; and help promote and maintain a comfortable, productive working environment.
Learn MoreWorkplace Safety for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Security for Employees (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to make you aware of security risks and what you can do to help prevent security breaches. By the time this session is over, you should be able to understand the company’s security policy and procedures, take personal security measures on the job and while commuting to work, identify requirements for protecting computer networks and sensitive business information, and help prevent workplace theft.
Learn MoreAll-Access: EH&S
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Accident Investigation
As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. Experts say that 11 workers die on the job every day in the United States— and an additional 5 million are injured over the course of a year. Those are staggering numbers, and we can do something about them.
Learn MoreAccident Investigation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAccident Investigation in California
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.
Active Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do
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.
Learn MoreActive Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAerial Lift Safety
Aerial lifts are a common sight on construction projects, at oil and gas wells, or around industrial facilities. These machines usually have a wheeled drive section used to move the lift around, an extendable arm, and a basket for personnel to stand in. Aerial lifts are useful when a ladder or scaffold is unsafe to use or not feasible. In this module, we’ll discuss the limitations, features, hazards, and safe operating procedures of aerial lifts.
Learn MoreAerial Lift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person
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.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
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.
Asbestos Awareness
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.
Learn MoreAsbestos Awareness (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Refresher)
In this refresher 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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Refresher)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in California
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.
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Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies
When a serious injury occurs at the workplace, you must think and act quickly. Medical assistance may be only minutes away, but, sometimes, seconds count. What you do in those first few seconds and minutes can make the difference between life and death. Quick, calm, and correct action can make all the difference. That’s why knowledge of basic first aid is so important. First aid is emergency care given to the sick or injured before medical personnel arrive. This session is an overview of first aid techniques and priorities. |
Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Refresher)
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish)
Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish) |
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.
Learn MoreBattery Safety
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.
Learn MoreBattery Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA. |
Biosafety in the Laboratory
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.
Learn MoreBlasting and Explosives Safety
Few careers leave so little room for error as an explosives worker. Without meticulous attention to detail, just one distracted moment can result in death. As you can imagine, the blasting profession is a highly regulated field. The main purpose of today’s session is to help you keep your worksite safe while outlining the regulations for blasting and the use of explosives which are found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1926.900 to 1926.914 and which are enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.
Learn MoreBlasting and Explosives Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA.
Learn MoreBloodborne Pathogens: Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreCMV Accident Procedures
Today, we’re going to talk about commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, accident procedures. Knowing what to do following an accident is essential. You can minimize the damage and potential liability caused by an accident if you take the right action immediately following the incident. Accidents are difficult and upsetting situations to deal with. Whether minor or major, they can have an impact on your future as a CMV driver. So you want to be sure you handle any incidents effectively and correctly. During this session, we’ll cover all the basics. But remember, you also need to be familiar with your carrier’s specific rules and procedures for dealing with accidents.
Learn MoreCOVID-19 and the Workplace
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.
Learn MoreCOVID-19 and the Workplace (Spanish)
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.
California Guide to Working in Hot Outdoor Environments
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.
Learn MoreCalifornia Guide to Working in Indoor Hot Conditions
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.
Learn MoreCalifornia Hazard Communication
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.
Learn MoreChain Saw Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreChainsaw Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreChemical Hygiene Plan
Working with or around chemicals in a laboratory setting may present serious hazards to your physical safety and health. However, these hazards can be reduced and controlled by following a few simple steps. Safety procedures for the facility where you work are outlined in a document called the chemical hygiene plan, or CHP, which is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. In this training session, we will discuss the provisions of this plan, including the information and procedures that will protect you and others while working in the laboratory.
Learn MoreClass C UST Operator Training for Gas Station Attendants
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.
Learn MoreCommercial Motor Vehicle Driver Inspections
Commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, inspections are essential to preventing accidents and injuries. Our organization is required by law to inspect, repair, and maintain all CMVs so that they’re always roadworthy and safe to operate. To help our organization comply with the rules, you need to understand the requirements of CMV inspection regulations and be familiar with any inspection-related duties that you have as part of your job.
Learn MoreCommunicating Up: How to Talk to High-Level Management
The main objective of this session is to help you communicate effectively with your boss and senior management.
Learn MoreCommunicating in a Global Workplace
Today, we’re going to talk about communicating in a global workplace. More and more, we are all interconnected by the Internet and 24-hour-a-day worldwide news coverage. We are also linked by transportation systems that make intercontinental travel quick and easy, and by a global economy and markets. Despite differences and conflicts, we have truly become one world. And to do business, we have in many ways become a global workplace, with companies from all over the world meeting and competing in worldwide markets. As a country, the United States continues to be a melting pot, where people come from all over the world to live and work. No doubt you work with people from other countries, cultures, and traditions. In this session, you will learn how to communicate effectively in the global workplace and interact successfully in a diverse working environment with all kinds of people.
Learn MoreCommunication Between All Ages in the Workplace
The main objective of this session is to help you communicate better with all generations in your workplace. By the time it’s over, you’ll understand what makes your fellow employees “tick” and be able to identify some of their characteristics; understand and respect your cross-generational coworkers; recognize some bad habits that could be creating conflict; enhance your communication skills on the job; and become familiar with some techniques to help you communicate better.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinder Safety
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.
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (Spanish)
Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. Compressed gases are considered hazardous materials because they are under pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation. If compressed gases are misused, serious injuries can result. This session is intended for workers who are required to handle, use, or transport compressed gases.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinders in the Laboratory
Compressed gases are commonly used in laboratory operations and many other areas of life, from barbecuing to welding. However, 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. That’s why this training session focuses on working safely with compressed gases and cylinders.
Learn MoreConflict Resolution for Employees
This course is about conflict resolution. We all probably experienced conflict at some times. Conflict is a sharp disagreement. It generally involves the clash of ideas, interests, or personalities. During this session we’re going to show you some basic conflict resolution skills and techniques you can use to manage the conflicts in your workplace more effectively.
Learn MoreConflict Resolution for Supervisors
When you know how to resolve workplace conflicts effectively, you can save time and turn potentially destructive situations into positive, productive opportunities for growth and development within your work group. Additionally, when you know how to build consensus among employees, you can enhance motivation and cooperation, as well as create an atmosphere in which agreement generally prevails over conflict.
Learn MoreContractor Safety
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.
Learn MoreContractor Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreContributing to a Culture of Safety
No matter your position within an organization, you play a role in its safety culture. Everyone has the power to choose whether they will support or counteract the development of a culture of safety. This session will provide ways for you to contribute to a culture of safety within your organization.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Accept responsibility for building a culture of safety.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions.
• Intervene when coworkers are engaged in unsafe behavior.
Crane Rigging
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging in Construction
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. A poor rigging job can lead to injured workers, property damage, or other serious consequences. 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 to safely hoist loads and discuss safe work practices that will protect you from injuries related to rigging.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreCreating a Psychologically Safe Workplace
Psychological safety is a critical element of a high-performing organization and has been shown to reduce employee turnover, increase productivity, and improve safety and security. This module is designed for people leaders and provides the knowledge and skills necessary to create higher levels of psychological safety in their teams.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
Identify impression management behaviors.
Describe a psychologically safe workplace.
Formulate a reframing statement appropriate for the type of work performed.
Generate effective questions and statements to invite honest feedback from employees.
Formulate productive responses to employees’ honest feedback.
DOT Alcohol and Drug Testing Rules: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreDOT Alcohol and Drug Training for Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving: Commercial Motor Vehicles
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving: Commercial Motor Vehicles (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDelegation for Project Management
The main objective of this session is to teach you how to use delegation as a core tool in managing your project. By the time this session, is over you will be able to recognize the role of delegation in helping a project succeed, learn why delegating is valuable, understand the delegation process, realize the importance of giving and receiving feedback, and understand factors that put delegation at risk of failing.
Learn MoreDipping, Coating, and Cleaning Operations
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.
Learn MoreDipping, Coating, and Cleaning Operations—Spanish
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know
Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, and workplace violence. We don’t like to think about disasters happening, but the unfortunate reality is, they do happen―often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. So, while we know we can’t stop many of these disasters from happening, there is a lot you can do to both help prevent some of them and reduce the catastrophic results of others. What it takes is planning so you’re never caught off guard. In this training session, we’re going to talk about what you can do to stay on your toes and know exactly what to do if a disaster strikes in your area. Remember, seconds may count in an emergency, so make sure you pay close attention as we go through the important steps to successfully plan for and react to emergencies. We have a lot to go over, so let’s get started.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreDriver Qualifications (INT)
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.
Learn MoreDriver Wellness (INT)
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.
Learn MoreDrug and Alcohol Testing: What Supervisors Need to Know
Substance abuse in the workplace threatens safety and costs businesses billions of dollars every year. Drug testing programs can help minimize these costs. Frontline supervisors play a key role in drug testing programs by identifying substance abuse and impairment on the job. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the situations when drug and alcohol testing may be used, recognize the signs and symptoms of substance abuse and intoxication on the job, determine when a drug test may be needed based on reasonable suspicion, assess an incident to determine whether a postaccident drug test is necessary, avoid using drug and alcohol testing as a form of discipline or retaliation against employees, and fulfill your responsibilities under the drug and alcohol testing program in a manner that protects safety while treating all employees with respect.
Learn MoreEPA Inspections
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.
Learn MoreEarthquake Preparedness
Earthquakes unleash powerful natural forces that can cause serious damage and injure or kill people within the area of the quake. It is impossible to predict when or where an earthquake will occur or even how destructive it may be. This means that it is important for you to be prepared ahead of time. To prepare properly for earthquakes, you need to be aware of hazards and of the precautions you can take before, during, and after a quake to help you survive and recover from this natural disaster. Today, we’ll talk about all these issues so that you will be better prepared to act effectively in the event of an earthquake that threatens your facility or your home. |
Effective Decision-Making Strategies for Employees
Making good decisions on the job is important for many reasons. No matter what your job, the decisions you make affect your productivity, the quality of your work, and your ability to meet performance goals. In a larger sense, the decisions you make often affect your co-workers and your department. They may also have an impact on customer satisfaction and the success of the organization. There’s a lot riding on the decisions you make every day. An added challenge is that many of your decisions must be made quickly. The purpose of this training session is to help you make the best decisions possible every workday, even under pressure.
Learn MoreEffective Meetings: How-to for Supervisors
This session is important because too many meetings turn out to be time-consuming distractions from your other important work. Poorly planned and conducted meetings often serve little purpose and waste valuable resources. Just consider the cost of a meeting involving 10 people that runs for half an hour. That adds up to 5 hours worth of salaries and time taken away from other productive work.
Learn MoreEffective Safety Communication
In order to build a strong safety culture, effective safety communication is essential. This session is designed for supervisors; managers; and environment, health, and safety, or EHS, professionals to learn more about how to communicate about safety in a way that enables a strong culture of safety within their organizations.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Summarize how communication influences safety climate and safety culture.
• Generate appropriate safety messages for the intended audience.
• Choose the best medium for communicating safety messages to a particular audience.
• Use effective strategies for facilitating safety meetings and toolbox talks.
• Employ clear and respectful messaging, active listening, and appropriate body language in safety-related conversations with employees.
• Recall methods for communicating safety messages through social media.
• Recognize common causes of communication breakdowns.
Electrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Workers in California
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Workers: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreEmergency Action and Fire Prevention
Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year at a cost of billions of dollars. Knowing what to do in the event of costly emergencies could save your life, as well the lives of your coworkers. This session on emergency action and fire prevention will teach you the causes of workplace emergencies, how to prevent them, and how to react to an emergency in case prevention fails. |
Emergency Action and Fire Prevention (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreEmergency Preparedness for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreEncouraging Employee Input
Organizations grow and prosper when they encourage-and act upon-employee input. Your employees-the people who make the products, serve the customers, and perform all those essential functions-often have valuable insights into ways to save money, improve our operations, and enhance our competitive advantage. Today, we’ll focus on ways to tap into this rich source of ideas for improvement.
Learn MoreErgonomics and Other Wellness Tips for Remote Workers
Many home office workers report work-related musculoskeletal disorders-or MSDs-every year. For some, the problem becomes so severe that they suffer a lot of pain and have to take time off from work for treatment and recovery. But the good news is that you don’t have to be one of those who develop MSDs on the job. By understanding basic ergonomic principles and applying them to your job, you can minimize MSD risk factors, avoid stresses and strains on your body, and keep healthy and safe as you work. The main objective of this course is to cover the topic of home office ergonomics from hazards to precautions so that you can avoid developing work-related MSDs. We will also discuss other tips for general wellness while working from home.
Learn MoreErgonomics for Healthcare Workers
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 on the job. 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. This session is designed to assist all workers in healthcare settings, including care providers, support personnel, and administrative staff, in preventing MSDs. |
Ergonomics for the Laboratory
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. That’s what this training session on Ergonomics for the Laboratory is all about.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExcavation Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreExcavation Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExit Routes: Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreExtreme Weather Driving for All Drivers
Today, we’re going to talk about extreme weather driving. Driving under difficult weather conditions is both challenging and hazardous. You need to understand the specific hazards of different weather conditions and adjust your driving to those conditions. By doing so, you can avoid accidents and breakdowns and reach your destination safely in any kind of weather.
Learn MoreExtreme Weather Driving for All Drivers (Spanish)
Today, we’re going to talk about extreme weather driving. Driving under difficult weather conditions is both challenging and hazardous. You need to understand the specific hazards of different weather conditions and adjust your driving to those conditions. By doing so, you can avoid accidents and breakdowns and reach your destination safely in any kind of weather.
Conducción Meteorológica Extrema para Todos los Conductores: Hoy vamos a hablar de la conducción en condiciones climáticas extremas. Conducir en condiciones climáticas difíciles es desafiante y peligroso. Debe comprender los peligros específicos de las diferentes condiciones climáticas y ajustar su conducción a esas condiciones.De este modo, podrás evitar accidentes y averías y llegar a tu destino de forma segura en cualquier tipo de clima.
Learn MoreEye Protection
There were more than 18,000 reported eye injuries at work in a recent year in which the injury resulted in the loss of at least 1 day of work. More than half of those injuries involved an object or a particle getting rubbed or abraded on the eye. In over a third of the cases, an object like a piece of metal or equipment like a power tool struck the eye. The injuries could have been avoided with the appropriate eye protection device in most cases. This training module is for workers who are required to wear eye protection because they are or may be exposed to flying particles or objects, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, molten metal, or hazardous light radiation.
Learn MoreEye Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFall Protection in Construction
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.
Learn MoreFall Protection in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFinal-Mile Delivery Safety
Final-mile delivery is a sequence of events starting when a delivery person picks up products and puts them on your doorstep. It affects all businesses delivering products directly to consumers, including retail e-commerce, restaurants and grocery stores offering home delivery, pharmacies delivering medicines to homes, and so on. This session discusses the hazardous associated with Final-Mile Delivery and how drivers can keep themselves safe.
Learn MoreFire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to use a fire extinguisher correctly and how to select the right extinguisher for different kinds of fires. |
Fire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Refresher)
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended to be a refresher for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. |
Fire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFleet Safety: Tips and Considerations
Fleet safety is a core element of any business that provides vehicles for employee use. There are over 8 million fleet vehicles on the road today. This training covers regulations and best practices for employers that conduct business using fleet vehicles or rented vehicles or allow employees to use personal vehicles to conduct company business. This course also covers businesses that operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety (Spanish)
“Many workers who work in or walk through areas where forklifts operate are at risk of serious injury from contact with a forklift. There are simple, safe practices and precautions that pedestrians can take to avoid direct contact and prevent injury.
This course provides information for workers and others who walk in areas where forklifts operate about the hazards of forklifts and safe practices to prevent contact incidents and injuries.
By the end of the training session, you will be able to identify the hazards of working around forklifts, recognize the hazardous conditions and risk factors that contribute to forklift/pedestrian incidents, describe worksite safety controls to protect pedestrians from contact with forklifts, apply safe work practices and precautions while working or walking near forklifts to prevent injury, and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and injuries.”
Gas Safety for Construction Workers
This presentation is about knowing what dangerous gases are and how to protect yourself from them at work. 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.
Learn MoreGas Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
This presentation is about knowing what dangerous gases are and how to protect yourself from them at work. 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.
Seguridad del gas para los trabajadores en construcción: Esta presentación es sobre cómo saber qué son los gases peligrosos y cómo protegerse de ellos en el trabajo. El objetivo principal de esta sesión es asegurarse de que usted, como trabajador de la construcción, conozca el amplio alcance de la seguridad del gas y lo que se requiere para cumplir con la ley. |
Good Housekeeping
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.
Learn MoreGood Housekeeping (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to emphasize the importance of good housekeeping and explain what it really involves. By the time this session is over, you should be able to, recognize the importance of good housekeeping, understand housekeeping responsibilities, develop good housekeeping habits, identify and eliminate housekeeping hazards, and help prevent workplace fires and accidents.
Learn MoreGrounds Maintenance Safety
Grounds maintenance workers keep the grounds of houses, businesses, universities, parks, and public infrastructure attractive, orderly, and healthy for a pleasant outdoor environment. Jobs include lawn installation and care, landscaping, planting and caring for trees and shrubs, and pesticide application, and some work involves building or repairing walkways and retaining walls and installing lighting or sprinkler systems. The work can be dangerous. Deaths related to the work are uncommon, but it does result in injuries and illnesses that can be prevented with proper training and practice of safety measures.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER Facility Operations
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: Donning, Doffing, and Decontamination
When responding to incidents involving hazardous substances, it’s often necessary for response personnel to wear self-contained breathing apparatuses and fully encapsulating suits to protect against toxic environments during the decontamination process. A routine of donning and doffing your suit must be established and practiced frequently. In this session, we will teach you the basics of donning and doffing and go over the important procedures of the decontamination process.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: First Responder Awareness Level
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance
Today, we’re going to talk about the medical surveillance program required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard, known as HAZWOPER. You can find the HAZWOPER requirements for medical surveillance in the Code of Federal Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.120(f). When OSHA developed this regulation, it realized that handling hazardous waste is a difficult job that may expose you to many hazards, among them toxic chemicals, safety hazards, biological hazards, and radiation. Therefore, OSHA decided that a medical surveillance program was essential to assess and monitor your health and fitness both before employment and during the course of work, and to provide you and your coworkers with emergency and other medical treatment as needed.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: On-Site Safety Considerations
Today, we’re going to talk about on-site safety considerations required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard, known as HAZWOPER. When OSHA developed the HAZWOPER regulation, it realized that handling hazardous waste is a difficult job that may expose you to many hazards that you need to know about before you work with any materials. In this training session, you’ll learn all about on-site safety considerations related to HAZWOPER.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: PPE for Emergency Response
“Personal protective equipment, or 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 involving hazardous substances or other safety and health hazards, 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.
The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to know about emergency response PPE so that you can use this important equipment properly to protect your health and safety when responding to releases or substantial threats of releases of hazardous substances.”
HIPAA Privacy Rule: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHandling Medical Waste
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Refresher)
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. This session reviews some of the most important points.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Spill Cleanup
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Container Management
Containers are the most common unit used to store and transport hazardous waste. They are often preferred over tanks and surface impoundments largely due to the ease with which they can be handled and their relative inexpensiveness. Containers are a good option for hazardous waste handlers who want to store, transport, and dispose of hazardous waste without changing the unit. Before regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA, containers were frequently mismanaged or abandoned. Some of the worst environmental disasters associated with hazardous wastes were caused by the failure of containers. When the abandoned containers became weathered or corroded, the hazardous contents were released, posing a far-reaching danger to human health and the environment. Additionally, many containers were not properly labeled or not labeled at all. As such, they posed hazards due to their “unknown” contents. Consequently, properly managing containers of hazardous waste is a critical part of the RCRA regulatory system for handling hazardous wastes safely, while protecting the environment and the health and well-being of workers and of the public. Each handler of containers of hazardous waste plays an important role in this process.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Emergency Response: Generators and TSDFs
Emergency situations involving damage to property or injury to co-workers can and do occur at facilities that handle hazardous wastes. This training session will focus on emergency response procedures required under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regulations for personnel at hazardous waste large quantity generators, or LQGs, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs. In addition, this session will address the actions you can take to help prevent or mitigate an emergency’s often devastating effects and describe the various emergencies that could potentially occur at your workplace and how to respond to them. The EPA regulations address the hazardous waste facility preparedness and prevention requirements for emergencies at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for LQGs at 40 CFR 262.250 to 262.256, for TSDFs at 40 CFR 264.30 to 264.37, and for hazardous waste small quantity generators, SQGs, at 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8) and 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9). The session also applies to SQGs, although these generators are not required to have formal written training programs for their employees or a written contingency plan. Note that this session does not address the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, hazardous waste operations and emergency response, or HAZWOPER, or hazard communication requirements.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Facility Operations and Maintenance
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Introductory Training
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Manifests
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, or EPA, Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Form 8700-22). Although the hazardous waste generator bears the responsibility for creating the manifest, transporters and receiving facilities also play a key role. Training is necessary to ensure compliance with this shipping paper that is the key to documenting the safe and compliant transport of hazardous waste. Those responsible for signing a manifest or for completing any part of this specialized shipping paper should receive training so that they understand and can competently perform their role. Regulations regarding hazardous waste manifests are found for hazardous waste generators at 40 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 262 Subpart B; for transporters at 40 CFR 263 Subpart B; and for receiving facilities, including treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs, at 40 CFR 264/265 Subpart E. This training session will describe how to properly complete a manifest, help you know what additional documents may need to be attached to the manifest, and explain how parts of the manifest are distributed.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Recordkeeping Requirements for Generators
Today, we’re going to talk about hazardous waste recordkeeping requirements. There are numerous recordkeeping requirements in the hazardous waste regulations. The importance of proper recordkeeping is best illustrated by the fact that many of the most common citations for violations of the regulations involve a lack of proper recordkeeping. During this session, you’ll learn about the records that must be kept, as well as records that are prudent to keep, although they may not be required by the regulations. This session is directed toward hazardous waste large quantity generators, or LQGs, and small quantity generators, or SQGs. Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs, have similar, but in some cases, additional requirements.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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Safety in the Laboratory
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
Learn MoreHazardous Waste: Health Effects
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Hazardous Materials Table
The Hazardous Materials Table is an essential part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s, or DOT, hazardous materials, or hazmat, regulations. Understanding the table and knowing how to use it effectively helps ensure safe transport of hazmat and compliance with the regulations. The Hazardous Materials Table lists some 3,000 hazmat 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 main objective of this session is to explain how to use the Hazardous Materials Table to find essential information about the hazmat transportation requirements. |
Hazmat Transportation: Packaging Safety
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Security Awareness
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Security Plans
According to the American Society of Safety Engineers, every day in the United States there are approximately 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials (hazmat) transported by highway, rail, air, and vessels. The U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, requires each hazmat employee to be provided with the first and, in some situations, both of the following types of security training in order to protect people and the environment from hazmat releases:
- Security awareness training
- In-depth security training
The first, “security awareness training,” must provide an awareness of security risks associated with hazmat transportation and methods designed to enhance transportation security. This training must include a component covering how to recognize and respond to possible security threats. Described at 49 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR,172.704(a)(4), this training is required for each hazmat employee and is covered by the Simplify Compliance TrainingToday® course “Hazmat Transportation Security Awareness.” “In-depth security training,” the second type of DOT security training, is described at 49 CFR 172.704(a)(5). This training is required if certain types and quantities of hazmat, as specified in 49 CFR 172.800, are transported in commerce. Offerors and transporters of this specific hazmat must have a “security plan” whose elements are outlined in the DOT regulations at 49 CFR 172.800 to 172.822. Employees must be trained on the elements of this security plan and its implementation. It must include company security objectives, organizational security structure, specific security procedures, specific security duties and responsibilities for each employee, and specific actions to be taken by each employee in the event of a security breach. The training session you are currently participating in is part of the in-depth security training.
Learn MoreHexavalent Chromium Safety: General Industry
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.
Learn MoreHome Safety
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.
Learn MoreHotel Housekeeping in California: How to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries
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.
Hours-of-Service Rules
As a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, driver, you will be responsible for the safe operation of your vehicle. Your life, as well as the lives of everyone around you on the road are at stake. The federal hours-of-service, or HOS, rules were developed to reduce your likelihood of developing fatigue, being involved in fatigue-related crashes, and managing the health effects of driving long hours. Despite these measures, thousands of people are still injured and killed in CMV crashes each year. HOS rules place regulatory limits on when and how long you may drive, with the goal that these limits will help you stay awake and alert while driving. Today, we’ll review the requirements of the federal HOS rules and explain how they affect your job. These rules apply to interstate commerce, that is, transporting cargo or passengers across state lines.
Learn MoreHow to Lift and Transfer Patients Safely
One of the biggest hazards healthcare workers face on the job is back injuries and related stress injuries caused by lifting and transferring patients. This module is designed for acute care staff and home health caregivers who lift or transfer patients as part of their job duties.
Learn MoreHow to Manage Time Wisely: A Guide for Employees
This course focuses on time management. We’re going to suggest ways you can make better use of your valuable time and accomplish more with less effort. We’ll focus on practical techniques and information that you can start using right away to gain more control over your very busy work schedule.
Learn MoreHow to Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreHow to Prevent Workplace Violence: A Guide for Healthcare Workers
Workplace violence can occur at any business, and anyone can be a victim or a witness. It’s important to understand why workplace violence occurs, who may be involved, how violent situations can arise, and what to do to reduce the risk that you will be a victim of workplace violence. |
How to Properly Inspect Oil Tanks
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.
Learn MoreHuman Trafficking: Awareness and Response
This course will inform you of the basic foundation to understanding what human trafficking is and its relation to modern-day slavery, what it looks like, what you should do if you come across human trafficking.
Learn MoreHydrogen Sulfide Safety
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.
Learn MoreIdentifying Hazardous Materials
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.
Learn MoreIdentifying Hazardous Materials (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreIndustrial Ergonomics in California
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.
Learn MoreInfectious Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Industrial Hygiene
Today, we’re going to talk about a very important workplace safety and health topic: industrial hygiene. You’ll learn what industrial hygiene is and how it helps protect you from workplace hazards.
Learn MoreIntroduction to OSHA and the General Duty Clause
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Rough Terrain Forklift Safety
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Rough Terrain Forklift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreJob Hazard Analysis
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.
Learn MoreLaboratory Hazard Identification
An essential initial step when performing any laboratory operation is identifying the hazards that you may face. This requires knowing the job well enough to break it into components and accessing all the information and knowledge at your disposal to recognize the hazards you may encounter for each step. This training session focuses on hazard identification. |
Laboratory PPE
This course is recommended for all laboratory personnel. Personal protective equipment, or 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 you from the hazards involved in any task you perform. However, it is up to you to take PPE requirements seriously and do all you can to protect yourself and work safely.
Learn MoreLaboratory Recordkeeping for Supervisors
Welcome to the training session on laboratory recordkeeping for supervisors. We’ll cover all the basic laboratory safety records you have to maintain concerning the use of hazardous chemicals in the lab. We’ll talk about how to comply with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, rules for recording workplace injuries and illnesses; maintaining safety data sheets, or SDSs, and chemical inventories; maintaining employee exposure and monitoring records related to occupational chemical exposures; and certifying that you have provided personal protective equipment training, or PPE, training, to employees who use PPE. You’ll want to have all these records on hand if an OSHA inspector visits your facility. We’ll also cover some laboratory recordkeeping guidelines that, though not required by law, will help you document compliance with other OSHA rules related to laboratory safety.
Learn MoreLaboratory Security
Today, we’re going to talk about laboratory security. Security is an especially important issue for laboratories, since we often have hazardous materials that could be appropriated and misused by people such as terrorists with violent intentions. We work hard to make laboratory areas as secure as possible, but we need your help 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 today’s training session, you’ll learn all the ways you can help keep our laboratory secure to protect yourself, your co-workers, and the public from harm.
Learn MoreLadder Safety
Unfortunately, ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities happen often on the job-in fact, they are one of the most common 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 tools and information you will be given now. |
Ladder Safety (Refresher)
Ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities are one of the most common forms of accidents that happen on the job. Use this refresher course to review the key points to working safely with ladders.
Learn MoreLadder Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLaser Safety in the Laboratory
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely with lasers. During the session we’ll explain the hazards and protective measures associated with the operation of lasers. There is additional training required for people who service and maintain lasers that goes beyond the scope of this training.
Learn MoreLead Safety in Construction
You have the right and the responsibility to know about the hazards of lead and the proper procedures for protecting yourself and co-workers from exposure or harm. We’ll discuss lead in your work areas, how to identify lead hazards, and how to protect yourself from those hazards.
Learn MoreLead Safety in Construction (Spanish)
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, your right to access medical and air sampling records as well as a copy of OSHA lead standard for construction.
Resumen: Usted tiene el derecho y la responsabilidad de conocer los peligros del plomo y los procedimientos adecuados para protegerse a sí mismo y a sus compañeros de trabajo de la exposición o el daño. Hablaremos sobre el plomo en sus áreas de trabajo, cómo identificar los peligros del plomo y cómo protegerse de esos peligros. |
Lead Safety: General Industry
You have the right and the responsibility to know about the hazards of lead and the proper procedures for protecting yourself and co-workers from exposure or harm. We’ll discuss lead in your work areas, how to identify lead hazards, and how to protect yourself from those hazards.
Learn MoreLean Project Management
This session will guide you through a variety of topics that will help you understand the main principles of lean project management. By the time the session is over, you should understand the concepts of eliminating waste, creating value, executing faster, and creating a sense of accomplishment among your project team.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout for Affected Employees: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout for Authorized Employees: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees (Spanish)
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.
Resumen Esta sesión cubre el procedimiento de seguridad conocido como bloqueo/etiquetado y las medidas de control de energía peligrosa relacionadas diseñadas para protegerlo de lesiones debido a la puesta en marcha inesperada de maquinaria o equipo o la liberación de energía peligrosa almacenada durante las operaciones de servicio y mantenimiento después de que el equipo ha sido apagado.No cubre las medidas de protección para las operaciones de producción normales, es decir, mientras el equipo todavía se está ejecutando. Esto es parte de su capacitación como un “empleado afectado”, o un operador de una máquina o equipo que es atendido o mantenido por un empleado autorizado que no sea el operador. También se requiere esta capacitación si trabaja en un área donde se realiza el servicio o mantenimiento de maquinaria o equipo, a pesar de que no opera la maquinaria o el equipo.Por ejemplo, los manejadores y soldadores de materiales que trabajan habitualmente en áreas cercanas a maquinaria o equipo durante las operaciones de servicio o mantenimiento se consideran empleados afectados.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employee (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employees
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreMetalworking Fluids
This course is intended for employees who work with metalworking fluids, or MWFs. These fluids are used to cool, lubricate, and prevent corrosion during machining operations and can also be used in grinding, cutting, boring, drilling, turning metal, and so on.
Learn MoreMold Hazards and Prevention
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.
Learn MoreMotivating Employees: Tips and Tactics for Supervisors
Motivating employees to perform at their best is one of the most important parts of your job. Productive, well-trained employees who work hard to achieve goals make a company strong and successful. But there’s a lot more to motivating employees than just the occasional pat on the back. Successful motivation is a daily activity that requires the use of a combination of techniques and a variety of motivators.
Learn MoreNegotiation Skills for Supervisors
Negotiation is something everybody is familiar with. It’s something you use all the time in your work as well as in your personal life. For example, you negotiate with your boss so that you can hire an additional employee. You negotiate with other supervisors to coordinate the operation of your departments and work groups. You negotiate many issues with your employees from performance goals to vacation schedules. You negotiate salaries with job candidates. And after work, you go home and negotiate with your spouse over this and that and with your kids over chores and probably just about everything else. The fact is that whether you’re aware of it or not, you spend a significant part of your day negotiating. That’s why good negotiation skills are so important.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation
No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. So, it’s important to know about the hazards that exist in your workplace, and how to prevent injuries that can result from poor safety practices. This session provides a basic safety orientation for all new employees.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Refresher)
No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. So, it’s important to know about the hazards that exist in your workplace, and how to prevent injuries that can result from poor safety practices. This session is a refresher for the “New Employee Safety Orientation” course.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Spanish)
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.
Sea cual sea su trabajo, puede estar expuesto a riesgos. Por eso es importante conocer los peligros que existen en su lugar de trabajo y saber cómo prevenir las lesiones que pueden derivarse de unas prácticas de seguridad deficientes. Esta sesión ofrece una orientación básica sobre seguridad para todos los nuevos empleados.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation
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.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreOSHA Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
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.
Learn MoreOrganizational Justice and Safety Culture
Efforts to improve safety culture often overlook a foundational element – organizational culture. The beliefs, attitudes, and values of an organization will impact its safety culture and what employees experience as a member of the organization can have drastic effects on safety. This course is designed for upper management and executives and covers organizational culture and climate, as well as the concepts of moral disengagement and organizational justice, from a safety perspective.
Identify the factors that enable a strong safety culture.
Recognize mechanisms of moral disengagement.
Summarize how organizational injustice relates to safety culture.
Promote organizational justice.
Organizing and Planning for Success: What Employees Need to Know
This session will focus on how organizing and planning can help you work smarter, and we’re going to give you the blueprint to more efficient organization and more effective planning.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection (Spanish)
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection
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.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection (Spanish)
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.
PPE: Protección de las manos: Manos y dedos son herramientas complejas y versátiles que utilizamos para tantas cosas que a menudo damos por sentado. Piensa en lo difícil que sería realizar tareas cotidianas, como comer, marcar un número en el teléfono, usar herramientas manuales o manejar maquinaria, si tuvieras un dedo roto, un pulgar gravemente cortado, una profunda perforación en la palma de la mano u otra lesión similar en la mano. A pesar de la importancia de usar nuestras manos en la vida diaria, la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, u OSHA, ha encontrado que casi un cuarto de heridas de lugar de trabajo implica manos o dedos, con el 70 por ciento de estos incidentes relacionados con trabajadores que no llevan puesto guantes y otro el 30 por ciento relacionado con la utilización de guantes impropios o dañados. Afortunadamente, puede evitar lesiones en las manos si recuerda usar los guantes adecuados para el trabajo y mantenerlos en buenas condiciones.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces in Construction: Attendant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces in Construction: Authorized Entrant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant
There is an average of 150 deaths and thousands of injuries inside permit-required confined spaces every year. In many cases, there was no trained attendant at the entrance of the space to respond appropriately in an emergency. This safety training module is for authorized attendants at permit-required confined spaces in general industry workplaces. An attendant is stationed outside a permit space to monitor entrants and conditions inside, prevent unauthorized entry, and summon rescue services when needed. |
Permit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePersonal Fall Protection Systems in General Industry: What Employees Need to Know
This session is about personal fall protection systems in general industry workplaces. If you are exposed to potential fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level, this training session will help you identify these hazards and know how to properly use personal fall protection systems when needed.
Learn MorePersonal Fall Protection Systems in General Industry: What Employees in California Need to Know
This session is about personal fall protection systems in general industry workplaces. If you are exposed to potential fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level, this training session will help you identify these hazards and know how to properly use personal fall protection systems when needed.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is often the last line of defense from injury when other safety measures fail, such as engineering controls like guards and barriers and safe work practices you learned in training to limit exposure to hazards. There are barriers to wearing PPE, such as matching the right PPE for the hazard, having it fit comfortably, and maintaining it in good working condition. This module is for workers who are required to wear PPE because they are or may be exposed to physical or health hazards when engineering, administrative, and safe work practice controls can’t feasibly or effectively reduce exposures to safe levels. |
Personal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know (Refresher)
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.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePlanning and Organizing Skills for Supervisors
Planning and organizing are two of the key functions performed by any manager or supervisor. That makes good planning and organizing skills an extremely important asset. During this training session, you’ll learn about how you can become better organized so that you can become more efficient and stop wasting valuable time. You’ll also learn how to develop better plans so that you can achieve goals and be more successful.
Learn MorePortable Power Tool Safety
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
Learn MorePortable Power Tool Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePowered Platform Safety
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.
Learn MorePowered Platform Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies (Spanish)
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls at Industrial Sites: A Guide for Employees
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion. We tend to shrug off these incidents, but sometimes they cause serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. This course is intended to help workers in industrial work environments recognize and eliminate potential slip, trip, and fall hazards. The course also discusses “fall from height” hazards and personal fall protection systems used to protect workers. We will discuss how to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards, risk factors, and conditions that cause injury, implement procedures to eliminate the hazards, use fall protection devices and equipment, operate personal fall protection systems, and respond to and report incidents.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls at Industrial Sites: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion. We tend to shrug off these incidents, but sometimes they cause serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. This course is intended to help workers in industrial work environments recognize and eliminate potential slip, trip, and fall hazards. The course also discusses “fall from height” hazards and personal fall protection systems used to protect workers. We will discuss how to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards, risk factors, and conditions that cause injury, implement procedures to eliminate the hazards, use fall protection devices and equipment, operate personal fall protection systems, and respond to and report incidents.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls in California: A Guide for Employees
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Refresher)
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePreventing Workplace Violence for Employees: Refresher
This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about preventing workplace violence. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course. |
Preventing Workplace Violence: What Employees Need to Know
Workplace violence can occur at any business, and anyone can be a victim or a witness. It’s important to understand why workplace violence occurs, who may be involved, how violent situations can arise, and what to do to reduce the risk that you will be a victim of workplace violence. |
Problem Solving for Employees
This session teaches employees problem-solving techniques. It goes without saying that problem solving is part of any job. Problems can’t be avoided. “Problems” are better looked at as opportunities for improvement. The problem-solving methods covered in this session can help trainees identify and resolve work problems more quickly and effectively, change employee behaviors and attitudes toward problems and, consequently, be more empowered and successful at work.
Learn MoreProblem Solving for Supervisors
Problems are a fact of your daily working life. You can’t avoid them. The best you can do is recognize them and try to solve them before they cause more problems. Learning to identify problems and develop effective solutions is one of the biggest challenges any supervisor faces. At the same time, the skill with which you deal with problems on the job has a direct impact on your effectiveness as a supervisor and on your career success. The problem-solving methods you will learn in this session can help you identify and resolve work problems more quickly and effectively, and consequently, be more successful in your job.
Learn MoreProcess Safety Management
Today, we’re going to talk about the safe operation of processes that use highly hazardous chemicals. 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 Code of Federal Regulations, or 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. |
Process Safety Management in California
Today, we’re going to talk about the safe operation of processes in California that use toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals, which we will collectively refer to as highly hazardous chemicals. This training session is for employees and employees of contractors who work with processes utilizing highly hazardous chemicals that are covered under the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s, or Cal/OSHA’s, Process Safety Management, or PSM, Standard, located at 8 California Code of Regulations, or CCR, 5189. 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. |
Project Management: Planning
The objective of this training session is to learn how to plan a project effectively. At the end of the training session, you will be able to understand the steps involved in effective project planning, understand how to troubleshoot your own project plans to anticipate problems and prevent bottlenecks, and create project strategies that will successfully achieve goals, meet deadlines, and contain costs. |
Project Management: Stakeholders
This session will guide you through a variety of topics that will help you understand the concepts of stakeholder analysis and management. By the time the session is over, you should be familiar with the purpose of a stakeholder analysis, how to identify your project’s key stakeholders and important peripheral stakeholders, why you should involve stakeholders and why getting to know them is important, and understanding some different methods for conducting a stakeholder analysis.
Learn MoreProject Management: The Beginning
The main objective of this session is to prepare you for the demanding task of getting a project under way. By the time the session is over, you will understand the many steps involved in successfully executing a project, how to wind up a project properly, and special situations that can complicate the implementation of a project.
Learn MoreProject Management: Troubleshooting
The main objective of this session is to teach you about troubleshooting within project management. In this training module, we will go over what troubleshooting is, what the signs of trouble are and how to avoid them, why troubleshooting is important, and ways to react to different situations to become a more efficient troubleshooter.
Learn MoreProject Planning: Budgeting
The objective of this training session is to learn how to create a budget—and how to stay on it. We will talk about the importance of careful and accurate budgeting in the project planning process, the basic steps involved in budgeting for a project, and the importance of monitoring expenditures during project implementation. By the end of the session, you should be better prepared to deal effectively with problems and bring any project in on budget.
Learn MoreProject Quality Management
The main objective of this session is to teach you about Project Quality Management and how the process works. In this training module we will go over the Project Quality Management process, why it is important, and how to implement the process.
Learn MoreProject Risk Management
The main objective of this session is to teach you about project risk management and how to identify and plan for risks. In this training module, we will go over what project risk management is, why it is important and, most importantly, how to identify risks.
Learn MoreRadiation Safety in the Laboratory
This online lab safety training course addresses the general hazards of ionizing radiation and ways to protect laboratory workers from exposure. At the completion of this module, the participant 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,” or “ALARA.”
- Use radiation monitoring and survey devices.
- Select and use personal protective equipment, or PPE.
- Respond to emergencies and properly report radiation accidents or exposures.
Reactive Chemicals
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. You and your coworkers could be injured-or even killed-as a result of an uncontrolled chemical reaction. It’s essential, therefore, that you know how to safely manage reactive chemicals to prevent accidents. This course is intended for employees who may be exposed to reactive chemicals on the job. This course only covers reactive chemicals, and employees exposed to any hazardous chemicals on the job must receive comprehensive hazard communication training. This course is meant to supplement, but not replace, required hazard communication training.
Learn MoreReasonable Suspicion and Responding to Substance Abuse for Supervisors
Some organizations have drug and alcohol testing programs, while others do not. If your organization does have a program, “reasonable-suspicion testing” is when an employee is directed to undergo a drug or an alcohol test based on signs or symptoms that the employee is under the influence of a substance. Reasonable-suspicion testing should be based on observable factors like behavior, appearance, and body odor, not on rumors or hearsay. As a supervisor, you may be responsible for making reasonable-suspicion determinations and deciding when to refer an employee for a drug and alcohol test. If your company does not have a drug and alcohol testing program, you still must act if you believe an employee is under the influence at work or involved with ongoing substance abuse. Like with reasonable-suspicion testing, supervisors at organizations that don’t have testing programs must base actions on what they observe. Therefore, it’s essential that all supervisors recognize the signs and symptoms of intoxication and ongoing abuse and respond according to their organization’s policies.
Learn MoreRecordkeeping: Injury and Illness
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.
Learn MoreRefueling Equipment
Whether using diesel, gasoline, or other flammable liquids, refueling equipment is a necessary part of each construction project. Following safe refueling procedures is critical in ensuring your safety, as well as the safety of your coworkers. This course will cover safe refueling techniques, as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, regulations for the safe handling of these potentially dangerous substances including 29 CFR 1926.152 – “Flammable liquids” and 29 CFR 1910.1200 “Hazard Communication Standard”. This session is intended for employees who work with construction machinery and refuel equipment.
Learn MoreRefueling Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 2 million workers in over 600,000 U.S. construction workplaces. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in construction materials such as sand, stone, concrete, bricks, and mortar, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing silica dust can cause silicosis, which, in severe cases, can be disabling or even fatal. The silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for construction found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 1926.1153 sets forth requirements, such as employee training, to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace. This training session will cover everything you need to know about respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job. |
Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
This 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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection: How to Conduct Fit Tests
Whether you’re a supervisor, a safety manager, or other support staff, if you are tasked with performing respirator fit tests, it’s critical that you be properly trained to conduct OSHA-approved fit-test procedures. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays, but to keep these harmful substances out, respirators must fit properly. OSHA requires fit testing before initial use and annually thereafter for all respirators that rely on a mask-to-face seal, and fit testing is the best way to make sure that the selected respirator properly fits the user’s face and provides maximum protection from airborne contaminants. While there are no specific training requirements for fit testers, there are specific procedures approved by OSHA that must be followed to ensure proper fit, and anyone performing fit tests should be trained on these procedures.
Learn MoreRisk Management: Program 2 Prevention Program
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.
Learn MoreRisk Management: Program 3 Prevention Program
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.
Learn MoreSPCC and FRPs
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.
Learn MoreSPCC: What to Expect from an EPA Inspection
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Driving Techniques for CMVs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, the arm of DOT responsible for regulating CMVs and their drivers, states that “driver error” is a primary cause of large-vehicle accidents. Driver error can include failure to look before taking an action, fatigue, external distractions, driving at unsafe speeds, or even eating and drinking behind the wheel. This training session will help you identify risky driving behaviors and highlight safe driving techniques to ensure that your actions are not the cause of an accident.
Learn MoreSafe Driving: Backing Up
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.
Learn MoreSafe Driving: Preventing Rear-End Collisions
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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation
Operating a forklift is a big responsibility, and it’s one that requires you to pay attention to safety at all times. Forklifts are useful for moving heavy loads, but remember that they are powerful machines that can be extremely dangerous if operated incorrectly. 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. Reviewing this course by itself will not make you a good forklift driver. It’s up to you to put what you learn into practice so that you can become a safe and responsible operator.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation in California
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.
Learn MoreSafety Leadership
Leadership practices and styles in an organization heavily influence safety climate, which then influences employees’ motivation to participate in developing a culture of safety, making leadership critical to driving and developing a culture of safety. This session is designed for supervisors; managers; and EHS professionals to learn more about how to foster a culture of safety through motivating, engaging, and building trust with employees.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Describe the impact of leadership on safety culture.
• Recognize the importance of employee engagement to a culture of safety.
• Recall the elements that must be present to engage employees.
• Utilize effective methods to involve employees in safety processes.
Safety as a Right and a Responsibility
When employees at all levels recognize their right to a safe workplace and take safety seriously, they will take more personal responsibility for the safety of themselves and others. Personal commitment to safety is a key enabling factor for a culture of safety.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Defend all workers’ right to a safe and healthy workplace.
• Accept the appropriate level of responsibility for safety based on their position within the organization.
• Recognize unsafe conditions and behaviors.
Saving Energy at Work and Beyond
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.
Learn MoreScaffolds in Construction
This 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.
Learn MoreScaffolds in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety
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).
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety (Spanish)
“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).”
Shiftwork Safety
Working a shift outside the usual 8-hour day shift does have some benefits such as an easier commute, fewer crowds in stores and other public areas during the day, and sometimes, more days off in a row. But working a shift outside of the usual 8-hour day also has some drawbacks. You can be affected physically and psychologically. That’s because the human body functions on a programmed time clock that’s set for daytime activity and nighttime sleep. So when you work on some other schedule, it can have an impact on your sleep, diet, mood, family life, and alertness at work. Because of these effects, shiftworkers have to take extra precautions to keep alert and work safely. Today, we’re going to talk about how your body is affected by working shifts and what steps you can take to stay healthy and safe on the job regardless of the hours you work.
Learn MoreSilica Dust in General Industry: Preventing Exposure
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. OSHA estimates that over 100,000 of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products, including glass manufacturing and sandblasting. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in materials such as stone, artificial stone, and sand, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, which in severe cases can be disabling, or even fatal. The respirable silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1053 sets forth requirements to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace, including employee training. This training session will cover the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job.
Learn MoreSilica Dust in General Industry: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. OSHA estimates that over 100,000 of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products, including glass manufacturing and sandblasting. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in materials such as stone, artificial stone, and sand, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, which in severe cases can be disabling, or even fatal. The respirable silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1053 sets forth requirements to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace, including employee training. This training session will cover the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job.
Learn MoreSlips, Trips, and Falls: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreSnow and Ice Removal Safety
Whether your job duties involve snow and ice removal tasks during the winter months or you are clearing snow and ice around your own home, you need to work safely to prevent accidents, injuries, and cold-related illness. There are quite a few potential hazards involved in snow and ice removal-some you may already know about and others that you may not have been aware of. This training session will cover the hazards and the steps you need to take to prevent injuries and cold-related illness when clearing ice and snow outdoors during the winter months. |
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan)
Today we’re going to talk about the prevention and control of oil spills and measures to prevent oil from polluting navigable waters and shorelines. Facilities like yours are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan, or SPCC Plan. We’ll review the SPCC Plan and some best practices for preventing and controlling spills so that you can carry out your responsibilities related to the federal oil pollution prevention rules. After this session, your on-site trainer will go over more site-specific information about your facility policies for discharge prevention; spill response; facility operations; and your SPCC Plan.
Learn MoreStormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
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.
Learn MoreStress Management
SStress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.tress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.
Learn MoreTeambuilding for Employees
Teams can be an extremely effective way to get important work done. Teamwork boosts productivity, improves quality, ensures greater safety, and makes companies more profitable and competitive. That’s why team building is a topic everyone should know something about.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
- Understand how you can build strong, effective teams in your organization
The Dangers of Distracted Driving: A Guide for CMVs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, the arm of the Department of Transportation, or DOT, responsible for regulating commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs, and their drivers, points to driver distraction as a contributing factor in 10 percent of accidents involving large trucks. If you drive a single or combination truck with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more or a passenger-carrying vehicle that carries 8 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation or 15 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation, then this session is for you. This training will help you identify and avoid distracted driving behaviors to ensure that your actions are not the cause of an accident.
Learn MoreThe Paperless Office: Conservation for Employees
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.
Learn MoreTime Management Skills for Employees
This training presentation will help you gain control over your time so that you can work more efficiently and productively. At the end of the training session, you will be able to identify and eliminate your time wasters; plan and prioritize effectively; define goals and make time-wise decisions; capitalize on prime and commuting time; avoid procrastination; and handle communications, interruptions, and emergencies effectively.
Learn MoreTime Management for Supervisors
The main objective of this session is to help you work more efficiently and productively.
Learn MoreTraining the Trainer: Effective Techniques for Dynamic Training
Effective training of employees is essential in today’s workplace. Technological advances, rapid changes in the regulatory environment, and challenges cultivating and developing employees for the long term make effective training more important than ever. But trainers themselves need to be trained, to increase their effectiveness and comfort level with the job. This session will prepare individuals with training responsibilities to facilitate or guide trainees through their learning process.
Learn MoreTraining the Trainer: Effective Techniques for Dynamic Training (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreTrenching: Competent Person
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.
Learn MoreTrenching: Competent Person (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderground Construction Safety
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.
Learn MoreUnderground Construction Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS (Spanish)
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
El estándar HazCom de OSHA requiere que los contenedores de sustancias químicas peligrosas estén etiquetados con información sobre los posibles peligros asociados con las sustancias químicas y cómo los empleados pueden protegerse de esos peligros. Por lo tanto, ser capaz de reconocer e interpretar los diversos componentes de una etiqueta química es esencial para el uso seguro de los productos químicos. El SGA (GHS) garantiza que todas las etiquetas proporcionen información clara y coherente.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Spanish)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreUniversal Wastes: Large and Small Quantity Handlers
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.
Learn MoreWarehouse Safety
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.
Learn MoreWater Conservation: Making Every Drop Count
In today’s presentation we’ll discuss Water Conservation—Making Every Drop Count! This session covers some basics about water usage and water pollution. This course is intended for all employees across all industries because everyone uses water and can benefit from learning how to conserve it.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety (INT)
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWhat Is Safety Culture?
No matter your position within an organization, you play a role in its culture. Safety culture is a hot topic in the safety world, but what does it really mean, and how is it influenced? This module will introduce you to the basics of safety culture: what it is, how it impacts safety performance, and how to identify a strong one.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Define safety culture, or a culture of safety.
• Recognize the benefits of a culture of safety.
• Describe the characteristics of strong safety cultures.
• Identify the factors that enable a strong safety culture.
• Explain how safety climate is different from safety culture.
Whistleblower Protections
Federal law entitles all workers to a safe workplace. The definition of a workplace includes commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs. Not only must employers keep the workplace free of known health and safety hazards, but each employee also has the right to speak up about hazards without fear of retaliation. This training module is for workers who report or make a complaint about workplace hazards or unsafe conditions to learn about their rights for protection against retaliation from employers.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Around Heavy Equipment
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Around Heavy Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Near Power Lines
Overhead and buried power lines are especially hazardous for general construction workers. You are using equipment in close proximity to sources of electricity, and this is a serious workplace hazard. Accidental contact-direct or indirect-could be deadly. For this reason, working around power lines requires extra diligence—as well as good judgment and common sense—from you and from your employer. This training session covers the hazards of energized power lines and the ways you can protect yourself when working near them. |
Working Safely Near Power Lines (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely outdoors. Working outdoors exposes you to many different types of hazards, including poisonous plants, insect bites and stings, snakebites, other animal bites or scratches, heat- and cold-related illness, pesticides and herbicides, and the hazards of any outdoor power tools you might use. To keep safe when working outdoors, you have to be aware of all the hazards and the precautions you need to take to prevent injuries or illness.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Benzene
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Corrosives
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical compound that can cause serious health effects and is commonly used in laboratory operations. This training session is meant for employees working in laboratories or other environments where formaldehyde is present and who may be exposed to a formaldehyde concentration of 0.1 parts per million or higher. The main purpose of this session is to help you work safely with or around formaldehyde.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Solvents
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions
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!
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions
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. |
Working in Hot Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking with Flammables and Reactives in the Laboratory
Today we are going to talk about 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 each of you 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. |
Workplace Safety for Employees
In this session we’re going to look at workplace safety. Our organization is required by law to minimize workplace hazards in an effort to prevent work-related injuries and illness among our employees. You play a critical role in helping to achieve our safety and health objectives. Without your active participation we cannot achieve our goal of creating a safe and healthy workplace for us all. The objective of this training session is to familiarize you with workplace safety issues you may encounter and your role in maintaining a safe workplace. |
Workplace Safety for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Safety for Employees: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Violence Prevention for Health Care in California: What Employees Need to Know
Although workplace violence is often unpredictable and can happen in any business, there are some environments and occupations that are at higher risk. One of the occupations at a higher risk is healthcare workers. This session discusses your role in preventing violence by recognizing potential threats, defusing violent situations, and reporting any violent incidents. This course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care, but it outlines preventive and safe work practices that can apply to health care facilities around the country.
Learn MoreConstruction Safety
From aerial lift safety to underground construction, the Construction Safety Library is the go-to resource for your construction employees. Workers will learn how to take care of their bodies with courses on avoiding back injuries, basic first aid, fall protection, instruction on working in hot and cold conditions, and more. They’ll also learn to take care of the company’s equipment, including chain saws, crane rigging, forklifts, power tools, scaffolds, scissor lifts, and more. Choose a course and start covering your safety bases!
Click here for more information about this library.
Aerial Lift Safety
Aerial lifts are a common sight on construction projects, at oil and gas wells, or around industrial facilities. These machines usually have a wheeled drive section used to move the lift around, an extendable arm, and a basket for personnel to stand in. Aerial lifts are useful when a ladder or scaffold is unsafe to use or not feasible. In this module, we’ll discuss the limitations, features, hazards, and safe operating procedures of aerial lifts.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person
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.
Learn MoreAsbestos Awareness
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies
When a serious injury occurs at the workplace, you must think and act quickly. Medical assistance may be only minutes away, but, sometimes, seconds count. What you do in those first few seconds and minutes can make the difference between life and death. Quick, calm, and correct action can make all the difference. That’s why knowledge of basic first aid is so important. First aid is emergency care given to the sick or injured before medical personnel arrive. This session is an overview of first aid techniques and priorities. |
Battery Safety
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.
Learn MoreBlasting and Explosives Safety
Few careers leave so little room for error as an explosives worker. Without meticulous attention to detail, just one distracted moment can result in death. As you can imagine, the blasting profession is a highly regulated field. The main purpose of today’s session is to help you keep your worksite safe while outlining the regulations for blasting and the use of explosives which are found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1926.900 to 1926.914 and which are enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.
Learn MoreChainsaw Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreContractor Safety
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging in Construction
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. A poor rigging job can lead to injured workers, property damage, or other serious consequences. 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 to safely hoist loads and discuss safe work practices that will protect you from injuries related to rigging.
Learn MoreDipping, Coating, and Cleaning Operations
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreExcavation Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreFall Protection in Construction
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.
Learn MoreGas Safety for Construction Workers
This presentation is about knowing what dangerous gases are and how to protect yourself from them at work. 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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Rough Terrain Forklift Safety
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.
Learn MoreLadder Safety
Unfortunately, ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities happen often on the job-in fact, they are one of the most common 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 tools and information you will be given now. |
Lead Safety in Construction
You have the right and the responsibility to know about the hazards of lead and the proper procedures for protecting yourself and co-workers from exposure or harm. We’ll discuss lead in your work areas, how to identify lead hazards, and how to protect yourself from those hazards.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces in Construction: Attendant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces in Construction: Authorized Entrant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant
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.
Learn MorePortable Power Tool Safety
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
Learn MoreRefueling Equipment
Whether using diesel, gasoline, or other flammable liquids, refueling equipment is a necessary part of each construction project. Following safe refueling procedures is critical in ensuring your safety, as well as the safety of your coworkers. This course will cover safe refueling techniques, as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, regulations for the safe handling of these potentially dangerous substances including 29 CFR 1926.152 – “Flammable liquids” and 29 CFR 1910.1200 “Hazard Communication Standard”. This session is intended for employees who work with construction machinery and refuel equipment.
Learn MoreRespirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 2 million workers in over 600,000 U.S. construction workplaces. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in construction materials such as sand, stone, concrete, bricks, and mortar, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing silica dust can cause silicosis, which, in severe cases, can be disabling or even fatal. The silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for construction found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 1926.1153 sets forth requirements, such as employee training, to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace. This training session will cover everything you need to know about respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job. |
Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
This 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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation
Operating a forklift is a big responsibility, and it’s one that requires you to pay attention to safety at all times. Forklifts are useful for moving heavy loads, but remember that they are powerful machines that can be extremely dangerous if operated incorrectly. 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. Reviewing this course by itself will not make you a good forklift driver. It’s up to you to put what you learn into practice so that you can become a safe and responsible operator.
Learn MoreScaffolds in Construction
This 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.
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety
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).
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety (Spanish)
“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).”
Trenching: Competent Person
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.
Learn MoreUnderground Construction Safety
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety for Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Around Heavy Equipment
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Near Power Lines
Overhead and buried power lines are especially hazardous for general construction workers. You are using equipment in close proximity to sources of electricity, and this is a serious workplace hazard. Accidental contact-direct or indirect-could be deadly. For this reason, working around power lines requires extra diligence—as well as good judgment and common sense—from you and from your employer. This training session covers the hazards of energized power lines and the ways you can protect yourself when working near them. |
Working Safely Outdoors
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely outdoors. Working outdoors exposes you to many different types of hazards, including poisonous plants, insect bites and stings, snakebites, other animal bites or scratches, heat- and cold-related illness, pesticides and herbicides, and the hazards of any outdoor power tools you might use. To keep safe when working outdoors, you have to be aware of all the hazards and the precautions you need to take to prevent injuries or illness.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions
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!
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions
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. |
Construction Safety (Spanish)
From aerial lift safety to underground construction, the Construction Safety Library is the go-to resource for your construction employees. Workers will learn how to take care of their bodies with courses on avoiding back injuries, basic first aid, fall protection, instruction on working in hot and cold conditions, and more. They’ll also learn to take care of the company’s equipment, including chain saws, crane rigging, forklifts, power tools, scaffolds, and more. Choose a course and start covering your safety bases!
Click here for more information about this library.
Aerial Lift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
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.
Asbestos Awareness (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish)
Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Spanish) |
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.
Learn MoreBattery Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA. |
Blasting and Explosives Safety (Spanish)
Adherence to safety precautions is of upmost 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 utmost 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.
Pocas profesiones dejan tan poco margen para el error como la de trabajador de explosivos. Sin una atención meticulosa a los detalles, un solo momento de distracción puede provocar la muerte. Como puede imaginar, la profesión de voladura es un campo altamente regulado. El objetivo principal de la sesión de hoy es ayudarlo a mantener su lugar de trabajo seguro mientras describe las regulaciones para voladuras y el uso de explosivos que se encuentran en 29 Código de Regulaciones Federales (CFR) 1926.900 a 1926.914 y que son aplicadas por la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, o OSHA.
Learn MoreChain Saw Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreContractor Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDipping, Coating, and Cleaning Operations—Spanish
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreExcavation Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFall Protection in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreGas Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
This presentation is about knowing what dangerous gases are and how to protect yourself from them at work. 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.
Seguridad del gas para los trabajadores en construcción: Esta presentación es sobre cómo saber qué son los gases peligrosos y cómo protegerse de ellos en el trabajo. El objetivo principal de esta sesión es asegurarse de que usted, como trabajador de la construcción, conozca el amplio alcance de la seguridad del gas y lo que se requiere para cumplir con la ley. |
Hazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to Rough Terrain Forklift Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLadder Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLead Safety in Construction (Spanish)
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, your right to access medical and air sampling records as well as a copy of OSHA lead standard for construction.
Resumen: Usted tiene el derecho y la responsabilidad de conocer los peligros del plomo y los procedimientos adecuados para protegerse a sí mismo y a sus compañeros de trabajo de la exposición o el daño. Hablaremos sobre el plomo en sus áreas de trabajo, cómo identificar los peligros del plomo y cómo protegerse de esos peligros. |
Permit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePortable Power Tool Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePowered Platform Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRefueling Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreScaffolds in Construction (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreTrenching: Competent Person (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderground Construction Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety for Construction Workers (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Around Heavy Equipment (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Near Power Lines (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreCoronavirus Prevention & Response
Acute respiratory illness pandemics, such as those caused by coronaviruses or influenza, can spread quickly and widely, and pose a major global health threat. This library educates nonhealthcare workers on the risks of pandemics and the precautions to take to keep themselves safe. Both English and Spanish.
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Acute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreEnvironmental Compliance
The Environmental Compliance Training Library includes everything you need to understand and increase awareness of environmental management practices from asbestos awareness to water conservation. The library includes a strong a focus on hazardous waste, including container management, facility operation and maintenance, manifests, and health effects. Other issues covered include air contaminants, chemical hygiene, hazard communication, hazmat transportation, HAZWOPER, PPE, SPCC, stormwater, underground storage tanks, and universal waste.
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Asbestos Awareness
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.
Learn MoreClass C UST Operator Training for Gas Station Attendants
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.
Learn MoreEPA Inspections
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER Facility Operations
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: First Responder Awareness Level
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: PPE for Emergency Response
“Personal protective equipment, or 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 involving hazardous substances or other safety and health hazards, 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.
The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to know about emergency response PPE so that you can use this important equipment properly to protect your health and safety when responding to releases or substantial threats of releases of hazardous substances.”
Hazardous Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Container Management
Containers are the most common unit used to store and transport hazardous waste. They are often preferred over tanks and surface impoundments largely due to the ease with which they can be handled and their relative inexpensiveness. Containers are a good option for hazardous waste handlers who want to store, transport, and dispose of hazardous waste without changing the unit. Before regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA, containers were frequently mismanaged or abandoned. Some of the worst environmental disasters associated with hazardous wastes were caused by the failure of containers. When the abandoned containers became weathered or corroded, the hazardous contents were released, posing a far-reaching danger to human health and the environment. Additionally, many containers were not properly labeled or not labeled at all. As such, they posed hazards due to their “unknown” contents. Consequently, properly managing containers of hazardous waste is a critical part of the RCRA regulatory system for handling hazardous wastes safely, while protecting the environment and the health and well-being of workers and of the public. Each handler of containers of hazardous waste plays an important role in this process.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Emergency Response: Generators and TSDFs
Emergency situations involving damage to property or injury to co-workers can and do occur at facilities that handle hazardous wastes. This training session will focus on emergency response procedures required under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regulations for personnel at hazardous waste large quantity generators, or LQGs, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs. In addition, this session will address the actions you can take to help prevent or mitigate an emergency’s often devastating effects and describe the various emergencies that could potentially occur at your workplace and how to respond to them. The EPA regulations address the hazardous waste facility preparedness and prevention requirements for emergencies at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for LQGs at 40 CFR 262.250 to 262.256, for TSDFs at 40 CFR 264.30 to 264.37, and for hazardous waste small quantity generators, SQGs, at 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8) and 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9). The session also applies to SQGs, although these generators are not required to have formal written training programs for their employees or a written contingency plan. Note that this session does not address the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, hazardous waste operations and emergency response, or HAZWOPER, or hazard communication requirements.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Facility Operations and Maintenance
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Introductory Training
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Manifests
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, or EPA, Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Form 8700-22). Although the hazardous waste generator bears the responsibility for creating the manifest, transporters and receiving facilities also play a key role. Training is necessary to ensure compliance with this shipping paper that is the key to documenting the safe and compliant transport of hazardous waste. Those responsible for signing a manifest or for completing any part of this specialized shipping paper should receive training so that they understand and can competently perform their role. Regulations regarding hazardous waste manifests are found for hazardous waste generators at 40 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 262 Subpart B; for transporters at 40 CFR 263 Subpart B; and for receiving facilities, including treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs, at 40 CFR 264/265 Subpart E. This training session will describe how to properly complete a manifest, help you know what additional documents may need to be attached to the manifest, and explain how parts of the manifest are distributed.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Recordkeeping Requirements for Generators
Today, we’re going to talk about hazardous waste recordkeeping requirements. There are numerous recordkeeping requirements in the hazardous waste regulations. The importance of proper recordkeeping is best illustrated by the fact that many of the most common citations for violations of the regulations involve a lack of proper recordkeeping. During this session, you’ll learn about the records that must be kept, as well as records that are prudent to keep, although they may not be required by the regulations. This session is directed toward hazardous waste large quantity generators, or LQGs, and small quantity generators, or SQGs. Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs, have similar, but in some cases, additional requirements.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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste: Health Effects
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Security Awareness
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.
Learn MoreLead Safety: General Industry
You have the right and the responsibility to know about the hazards of lead and the proper procedures for protecting yourself and co-workers from exposure or harm. We’ll discuss lead in your work areas, how to identify lead hazards, and how to protect yourself from those hazards.
Learn MoreMetalworking Fluids
This course is intended for employees who work with metalworking fluids, or MWFs. These fluids are used to cool, lubricate, and prevent corrosion during machining operations and can also be used in grinding, cutting, boring, drilling, turning metal, and so on.
Learn MoreMold Hazards and Prevention
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.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is often the last line of defense from injury when other safety measures fail, such as engineering controls like guards and barriers and safe work practices you learned in training to limit exposure to hazards. There are barriers to wearing PPE, such as matching the right PPE for the hazard, having it fit comfortably, and maintaining it in good working condition. This module is for workers who are required to wear PPE because they are or may be exposed to physical or health hazards when engineering, administrative, and safe work practice controls can’t feasibly or effectively reduce exposures to safe levels. |
Personal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreReactive Chemicals
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. You and your coworkers could be injured-or even killed-as a result of an uncontrolled chemical reaction. It’s essential, therefore, that you know how to safely manage reactive chemicals to prevent accidents. This course is intended for employees who may be exposed to reactive chemicals on the job. This course only covers reactive chemicals, and employees exposed to any hazardous chemicals on the job must receive comprehensive hazard communication training. This course is meant to supplement, but not replace, required hazard communication training.
Learn MoreRisk Management: Program 2 Prevention Program
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.
Learn MoreRisk Management: Program 3 Prevention Program
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSaving Energy at Work and Beyond
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.
Learn MoreSpill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan)
Today we’re going to talk about the prevention and control of oil spills and measures to prevent oil from polluting navigable waters and shorelines. Facilities like yours are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan, or SPCC Plan. We’ll review the SPCC Plan and some best practices for preventing and controlling spills so that you can carry out your responsibilities related to the federal oil pollution prevention rules. After this session, your on-site trainer will go over more site-specific information about your facility policies for discharge prevention; spill response; facility operations; and your SPCC Plan.
Learn MoreStormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
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.
Learn MoreThe Paperless Office: Conservation for Employees
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.
Learn MoreUniversal Wastes: Large and Small Quantity Handlers
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.
Learn MoreWater Conservation: Making Every Drop Count
In today’s presentation we’ll discuss Water Conservation—Making Every Drop Count! This session covers some basics about water usage and water pollution. This course is intended for all employees across all industries because everyone uses water and can benefit from learning how to conserve it.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Corrosives
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Solvents
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER
OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) calls for rigorous and ongoing employee training. TrainingToday’s HAZWOPER training library delivers everything you need to meet those requirements, with 17 individual easy-to-administer courses from PPE to Spills Clean-up to Reporting Requirements and more. Simply assign courses appropriate to individual employee responsibilities and TrainingToday takes care of the rest. Courses are compliant with new GHS standards.
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Emergency Action and Fire Prevention
Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year at a cost of billions of dollars. Knowing what to do in the event of costly emergencies could save your life, as well the lives of your coworkers. This session on emergency action and fire prevention will teach you the causes of workplace emergencies, how to prevent them, and how to react to an emergency in case prevention fails. |
Fire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to use a fire extinguisher correctly and how to select the right extinguisher for different kinds of fires. |
HAZWOPER Facility Operations
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: Donning, Doffing, and Decontamination
When responding to incidents involving hazardous substances, it’s often necessary for response personnel to wear self-contained breathing apparatuses and fully encapsulating suits to protect against toxic environments during the decontamination process. A routine of donning and doffing your suit must be established and practiced frequently. In this session, we will teach you the basics of donning and doffing and go over the important procedures of the decontamination process.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: First Responder Awareness Level
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.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance
Today, we’re going to talk about the medical surveillance program required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard, known as HAZWOPER. You can find the HAZWOPER requirements for medical surveillance in the Code of Federal Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.120(f). When OSHA developed this regulation, it realized that handling hazardous waste is a difficult job that may expose you to many hazards, among them toxic chemicals, safety hazards, biological hazards, and radiation. Therefore, OSHA decided that a medical surveillance program was essential to assess and monitor your health and fitness both before employment and during the course of work, and to provide you and your coworkers with emergency and other medical treatment as needed.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: On-Site Safety Considerations
Today, we’re going to talk about on-site safety considerations required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard, known as HAZWOPER. When OSHA developed the HAZWOPER regulation, it realized that handling hazardous waste is a difficult job that may expose you to many hazards that you need to know about before you work with any materials. In this training session, you’ll learn all about on-site safety considerations related to HAZWOPER.
Learn MoreHAZWOPER: PPE for Emergency Response
“Personal protective equipment, or 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 involving hazardous substances or other safety and health hazards, 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.
The main objective of this session is to provide you with the information you need to know about emergency response PPE so that you can use this important equipment properly to protect your health and safety when responding to releases or substantial threats of releases of hazardous substances.”
Hazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Spill Cleanup
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Emergency Response: Generators and TSDFs
Emergency situations involving damage to property or injury to co-workers can and do occur at facilities that handle hazardous wastes. This training session will focus on emergency response procedures required under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regulations for personnel at hazardous waste large quantity generators, or LQGs, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, or TSDFs. In addition, this session will address the actions you can take to help prevent or mitigate an emergency’s often devastating effects and describe the various emergencies that could potentially occur at your workplace and how to respond to them. The EPA regulations address the hazardous waste facility preparedness and prevention requirements for emergencies at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for LQGs at 40 CFR 262.250 to 262.256, for TSDFs at 40 CFR 264.30 to 264.37, and for hazardous waste small quantity generators, SQGs, at 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8) and 40 CFR 262.16(b)(9). The session also applies to SQGs, although these generators are not required to have formal written training programs for their employees or a written contingency plan. Note that this session does not address the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s, or OSHA’s, hazardous waste operations and emergency response, or HAZWOPER, or hazard communication requirements.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Introductory Training
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.
Learn MoreIdentifying Hazardous Materials
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.
Learn MoreIdentifying Hazardous Materials (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Chemical Handling
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.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids
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.
Learn MoreLaboratory Safety
This library covers all aspects of laboratory safety, including dealing safely with chemicals, electricity, gas, and hazardous waste. Courses also cover OSHA laboratory standards, industrial hygiene, and safety equipment. There are also courses specifically for supervisors, covering their role in laboratory safety and recordkeeping.
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Biosafety in the Laboratory
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.
Learn MoreChemical Hygiene Plan
Working with or around chemicals in a laboratory setting may present serious hazards to your physical safety and health. However, these hazards can be reduced and controlled by following a few simple steps. Safety procedures for the facility where you work are outlined in a document called the chemical hygiene plan, or CHP, which is required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. In this training session, we will discuss the provisions of this plan, including the information and procedures that will protect you and others while working in the laboratory.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinders in the Laboratory
Compressed gases are commonly used in laboratory operations and many other areas of life, from barbecuing to welding. However, 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. That’s why this training session focuses on working safely with compressed gases and cylinders.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Construction Workers
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics for the Laboratory
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. That’s what this training session on Ergonomics for the Laboratory is all about.
Learn MoreHazardous Waste Safety in the Laboratory
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
Learn MoreIntroduction to Industrial Hygiene
Today, we’re going to talk about a very important workplace safety and health topic: industrial hygiene. You’ll learn what industrial hygiene is and how it helps protect you from workplace hazards.
Learn MoreLaboratory Hazard Identification
An essential initial step when performing any laboratory operation is identifying the hazards that you may face. This requires knowing the job well enough to break it into components and accessing all the information and knowledge at your disposal to recognize the hazards you may encounter for each step. This training session focuses on hazard identification. |
Laboratory PPE
This course is recommended for all laboratory personnel. Personal protective equipment, or 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 you from the hazards involved in any task you perform. However, it is up to you to take PPE requirements seriously and do all you can to protect yourself and work safely.
Learn MoreLaboratory Recordkeeping for Supervisors
Welcome to the training session on laboratory recordkeeping for supervisors. We’ll cover all the basic laboratory safety records you have to maintain concerning the use of hazardous chemicals in the lab. We’ll talk about how to comply with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, rules for recording workplace injuries and illnesses; maintaining safety data sheets, or SDSs, and chemical inventories; maintaining employee exposure and monitoring records related to occupational chemical exposures; and certifying that you have provided personal protective equipment training, or PPE, training, to employees who use PPE. You’ll want to have all these records on hand if an OSHA inspector visits your facility. We’ll also cover some laboratory recordkeeping guidelines that, though not required by law, will help you document compliance with other OSHA rules related to laboratory safety.
Learn MoreLaboratory Security
Today, we’re going to talk about laboratory security. Security is an especially important issue for laboratories, since we often have hazardous materials that could be appropriated and misused by people such as terrorists with violent intentions. We work hard to make laboratory areas as secure as possible, but we need your help 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 today’s training session, you’ll learn all the ways you can help keep our laboratory secure to protect yourself, your co-workers, and the public from harm.
Learn MoreLaser Safety in the Laboratory
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely with lasers. During the session we’ll explain the hazards and protective measures associated with the operation of lasers. There is additional training required for people who service and maintain lasers that goes beyond the scope of this training.
Learn MoreRadiation Safety in the Laboratory
This online lab safety training course addresses the general hazards of ionizing radiation and ways to protect laboratory workers from exposure. At the completion of this module, the participant 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,” or “ALARA.”
- Use radiation monitoring and survey devices.
- Select and use personal protective equipment, or PPE.
- Respond to emergencies and properly report radiation accidents or exposures.
Respiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical compound that can cause serious health effects and is commonly used in laboratory operations. This training session is meant for employees working in laboratories or other environments where formaldehyde is present and who may be exposed to a formaldehyde concentration of 0.1 parts per million or higher. The main purpose of this session is to help you work safely with or around formaldehyde.
Learn MoreWorking with Flammables and Reactives in the Laboratory
Today we are going to talk about 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 each of you 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. |
OSHA 10 & 30 Outreach Training*
The majority of violated standards occur because of inadequate training. With OSHA-authorized 10- and 30-hour courses, you’re one step closer to complete compliance and avoiding the most frequently violated OSHA standards.
OSHA 10- and 30-hour training programs are designed to provide construction and general industry workers with essential safety knowledge and skills to create safer work environments. These courses cover a wide range of topics, like hazard recognition, prevention measures, and compliance with OSHA standards. By completing the OSHA 10 or 30-hour training, workers can enhance their safety awareness, reduce workplace accidents, and contribute to a safety culture in their respective industries.
Our OSHA 10- and 30-hour training programs help employers and employees create a safe work environment by preparing them to identify, avoid, control, and prevent workplace hazards. We make it simple and affordable to keep your workforce compliant with OSHA training requirements.
Great for employees and supervisors
- Explains OSHA standards for both employers and employees
- Includes audio narration, interactive exercises, and real-life case studies
- Assists employers in meeting OSHA training obligations
- All course offerings are available in both English and Spanish
Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by the American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety.
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OSHA 10-Hour Construction
The OSHA 10-hour construction training program provides entry-level construction workers with a basic understanding of common standard safety and health hazards on construction sites. It covers hazard identification, prevention, and workers’ rights. The training is designed to meet the orientation requirements of workers covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.
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 the American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety.
Learn MoreOSHA 10-Hour General Industry
The OSHA 10-Hour General Industry training program is designed for entry-level workers in general industry and covers topics including worker rights, employer responsibilities, and basic workplace hazard awareness. It provides fundamental knowledge and skills to recognize, avoid, and prevent workplace hazards, ultimately promoting a safer work environment.
Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by the American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety.
Learn MoreOSHA 30-Hour Construction
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction training program is an extensive course designed for supervisors, foremen, and workers with safety responsibilities. It provides in-depth knowledge of construction-specific safety and health hazards, covering topics such as fall protection, electrical safety, excavation, trenching, and personal protective equipment. The training equips participants with advanced skills to identify hazards, implement controls, and communicate safety protocols effectively on construction sites.
Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by the American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety.
Learn MoreOSHA 30-Hour General Industry
The OSHA 30-Hour General Industry training program equips workers with advanced knowledge of common safety and health hazards in the workplace, focusing on specific job hazards and prevention strategies. It is designed for supervisors, managers, and workers with safety responsibilities in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, and construction.
Outreach courses are provided by the University of South Florida, an OSHA-authorized online Outreach training provider. All courses are authored and provided by the American Safety Council, a market leader in delivering online education related to workplace safety.
Learn MorePandemic Preparedness
This library has courses for both HR employees preparing for and reacting to a pandemic as well as to help employees newly working from home acclimate to their new workplace. For HR, there are courses on communicating in emergencies and planning for disasters. For those working from home, there’s courses on home safety, staying healthy, balancing work and home, and what’s expected of them as telecommuters. Additionally, there’s a course covering acute respiratory illness pandemics that everyone in the organization should watch.
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Acute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreBalancing Work and Home
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.
Learn MoreCommunicating Effectively in Emergencies
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.
Learn MoreCommunication Skills for Employees
This training session is going to talk about 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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know
Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, and workplace violence. We don’t like to think about disasters happening, but the unfortunate reality is, they do happen―often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. So, while we know we can’t stop many of these disasters from happening, there is a lot you can do to both help prevent some of them and reduce the catastrophic results of others. What it takes is planning so you’re never caught off guard. In this training session, we’re going to talk about what you can do to stay on your toes and know exactly what to do if a disaster strikes in your area. Remember, seconds may count in an emergency, so make sure you pay close attention as we go through the important steps to successfully plan for and react to emergencies. We have a lot to go over, so let’s get started.
Learn MoreHome Safety
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.
Learn MoreKeeping Yourself and Your Family Healthy
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.
Learn MoreTelecommuting and Other Alternative Work Arrangements for Employees
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.
Learn MoreTelecommuting and Other Alternative Work Arrangements for Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreSafety Culture
Safety culture is a hot topic in the safety world, but what exactly is it and how is it created? This library has courses that will help increase the value of safety in your organization and develop the skills needed to create and maintain a culture of safety. There are courses for employees at all levels, from executives to frontline workers. The Safety Culture library is a must-have to achieve culture change and improve safety performance.
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Contributing to a Culture of Safety
No matter your position within an organization, you play a role in its safety culture. Everyone has the power to choose whether they will support or counteract the development of a culture of safety. This session will provide ways for you to contribute to a culture of safety within your organization.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Accept responsibility for building a culture of safety.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions.
• Intervene when coworkers are engaged in unsafe behavior.
Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace
Psychological safety is a critical element of a high-performing organization and has been shown to reduce employee turnover, increase productivity, and improve safety and security. This module is designed for people leaders and provides the knowledge and skills necessary to create higher levels of psychological safety in their teams.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
Identify impression management behaviors.
Describe a psychologically safe workplace.
Formulate a reframing statement appropriate for the type of work performed.
Generate effective questions and statements to invite honest feedback from employees.
Formulate productive responses to employees’ honest feedback.
Effective Safety Communication
In order to build a strong safety culture, effective safety communication is essential. This session is designed for supervisors; managers; and environment, health, and safety, or EHS, professionals to learn more about how to communicate about safety in a way that enables a strong culture of safety within their organizations.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Summarize how communication influences safety climate and safety culture.
• Generate appropriate safety messages for the intended audience.
• Choose the best medium for communicating safety messages to a particular audience.
• Use effective strategies for facilitating safety meetings and toolbox talks.
• Employ clear and respectful messaging, active listening, and appropriate body language in safety-related conversations with employees.
• Recall methods for communicating safety messages through social media.
• Recognize common causes of communication breakdowns.
Motivating Employees: Tips and Tactics for Supervisors
Motivating employees to perform at their best is one of the most important parts of your job. Productive, well-trained employees who work hard to achieve goals make a company strong and successful. But there’s a lot more to motivating employees than just the occasional pat on the back. Successful motivation is a daily activity that requires the use of a combination of techniques and a variety of motivators.
Learn MoreOrganizational Justice and Safety Culture
Efforts to improve safety culture often overlook a foundational element – organizational culture. The beliefs, attitudes, and values of an organization will impact its safety culture and what employees experience as a member of the organization can have drastic effects on safety. This course is designed for upper management and executives and covers organizational culture and climate, as well as the concepts of moral disengagement and organizational justice, from a safety perspective.
Identify the factors that enable a strong safety culture.
Recognize mechanisms of moral disengagement.
Summarize how organizational injustice relates to safety culture.
Promote organizational justice.
Safety Leadership
Leadership practices and styles in an organization heavily influence safety climate, which then influences employees’ motivation to participate in developing a culture of safety, making leadership critical to driving and developing a culture of safety. This session is designed for supervisors; managers; and EHS professionals to learn more about how to foster a culture of safety through motivating, engaging, and building trust with employees.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Describe the impact of leadership on safety culture.
• Recognize the importance of employee engagement to a culture of safety.
• Recall the elements that must be present to engage employees.
• Utilize effective methods to involve employees in safety processes.
Safety as a Right and a Responsibility
When employees at all levels recognize their right to a safe workplace and take safety seriously, they will take more personal responsibility for the safety of themselves and others. Personal commitment to safety is a key enabling factor for a culture of safety.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Defend all workers’ right to a safe and healthy workplace.
• Accept the appropriate level of responsibility for safety based on their position within the organization.
• Recognize unsafe conditions and behaviors.
What Is Safety Culture?
No matter your position within an organization, you play a role in its culture. Safety culture is a hot topic in the safety world, but what does it really mean, and how is it influenced? This module will introduce you to the basics of safety culture: what it is, how it impacts safety performance, and how to identify a strong one.
At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:
• Define safety culture, or a culture of safety.
• Recognize the benefits of a culture of safety.
• Describe the characteristics of strong safety cultures.
• Identify the factors that enable a strong safety culture.
• Explain how safety climate is different from safety culture.
Safety for Healthcare Workers
From acute respiratory illness training to workplace violence prevention, this library covers your safety needs for the healthcare workplace. Courses cover both emergency preparedness, like pandemic flu and respiratory illnesses, and everyday necessities like stress management and personal protective equipment and ergonomics. In addition to learning how safely handle medical waste and bloodborne pathogens, employees will learn how to safely and legally handle private health information. The Safety for Healthcare Workers library has what your employees need to know to keep themselves, their patients, and your organization safe.
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Active Shooter for Healthcare Environments
Mass shootings have become all too commonplace, whether they are due to acts of terrorism, hate, or mental instability. Fortunately, there are things you can do to prepare, respond, and survive. This course offers information for everyone in a healthcare environment along with guidance on how to leverage the unique environment found within healthcare workspace when an active shooting event occur. This training course is designed for healthcare workers who could find themselves in an active shooter situation before law enforcement arrives and describes methods to limit the damage and save lives both before and during these traumatic incidents. During this session, you’ll learn what an active shooter is, how to prepare for one, how to respond to one, and how to recognize warning signs of potential violence.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemic Training for Healthcare Workers
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. |
Acute Respiratory Illness Pandemic Training for Healthcare Workers (Spanish)
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. |
Bloodborne Pathogens: Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreEmergency Preparedness for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics for Healthcare Workers
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 on the job. 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. This session is designed to assist all workers in healthcare settings, including care providers, support personnel, and administrative staff, in preventing MSDs. |
HIPAA Privacy Rule: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHandling Medical Waste
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreHow to Lift and Transfer Patients Safely
One of the biggest hazards healthcare workers face on the job is back injuries and related stress injuries caused by lifting and transferring patients. This module is designed for acute care staff and home health caregivers who lift or transfer patients as part of their job duties.
Learn MoreHow to Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls for Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreHow to Prevent Workplace Violence: A Guide for Healthcare Workers
Workplace violence can occur at any business, and anyone can be a victim or a witness. It’s important to understand why workplace violence occurs, who may be involved, how violent situations can arise, and what to do to reduce the risk that you will be a victim of workplace violence. |
Personal Protective Equipment: Healthcare Workers
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreStress Management
SStress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.tress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.
Learn MoreWorkplace Violence Prevention for Health Care in California: What Employees Need to Know
Although workplace violence is often unpredictable and can happen in any business, there are some environments and occupations that are at higher risk. One of the occupations at a higher risk is healthcare workers. This session discusses your role in preventing violence by recognizing potential threats, defusing violent situations, and reporting any violent incidents. This course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care, but it outlines preventive and safe work practices that can apply to health care facilities around the country.
Learn MoreSPCC- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
The SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure) library provides employees and supervisors with critical training on tank inspections, EPA visits, Underground Storage Tank (UST) compliance, and several types of spill prevention and response plans.
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Class C UST Operator Training for Gas Station Attendants
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.
Learn MoreHow to Properly Inspect Oil Tanks
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.
Learn MoreSPCC and FRPs
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.
Learn MoreSPCC: What to Expect from an EPA Inspection
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.
Learn MoreSpill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan)
Today we’re going to talk about the prevention and control of oil spills and measures to prevent oil from polluting navigable waters and shorelines. Facilities like yours are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to develop a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan, or SPCC Plan. We’ll review the SPCC Plan and some best practices for preventing and controlling spills so that you can carry out your responsibilities related to the federal oil pollution prevention rules. After this session, your on-site trainer will go over more site-specific information about your facility policies for discharge prevention; spill response; facility operations; and your SPCC Plan.
Learn MoreTransportation Safety
With more than 110,000 injuries and 4,500 fatalities involving CMV accidents each year, the importance of training CMV drivers on safe practices is huge. Through proper training, lives can be saved and serious injuries can be prevented. These online training courses will help simplify your CMV driver training and ensure the safety of not only the drivers, but everyone who comes into contact with CMV vehicles. This library consists of a series of transportation safety training sessions that cover the important training topics for CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) drivers. The sessions are mostly geared toward drivers; however there is one session for managers (DOT Alcohol and Drug Testing Rules).
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CMV Accident Procedures
Today, we’re going to talk about commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, accident procedures. Knowing what to do following an accident is essential. You can minimize the damage and potential liability caused by an accident if you take the right action immediately following the incident. Accidents are difficult and upsetting situations to deal with. Whether minor or major, they can have an impact on your future as a CMV driver. So you want to be sure you handle any incidents effectively and correctly. During this session, we’ll cover all the basics. But remember, you also need to be familiar with your carrier’s specific rules and procedures for dealing with accidents.
Learn MoreCommercial Motor Vehicle Driver Inspections
Commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, inspections are essential to preventing accidents and injuries. Our organization is required by law to inspect, repair, and maintain all CMVs so that they’re always roadworthy and safe to operate. To help our organization comply with the rules, you need to understand the requirements of CMV inspection regulations and be familiar with any inspection-related duties that you have as part of your job.
Learn MoreDOT Alcohol and Drug Testing Rules: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreDOT Alcohol and Drug Training for Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving: Commercial Motor Vehicles
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving: Commercial Motor Vehicles (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDriver Qualifications (INT)
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.
Learn MoreDriver Wellness (INT)
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.
Learn MoreExtreme Weather Driving for All Drivers
Today, we’re going to talk about extreme weather driving. Driving under difficult weather conditions is both challenging and hazardous. You need to understand the specific hazards of different weather conditions and adjust your driving to those conditions. By doing so, you can avoid accidents and breakdowns and reach your destination safely in any kind of weather.
Learn MoreExtreme Weather Driving for All Drivers (Spanish)
Today, we’re going to talk about extreme weather driving. Driving under difficult weather conditions is both challenging and hazardous. You need to understand the specific hazards of different weather conditions and adjust your driving to those conditions. By doing so, you can avoid accidents and breakdowns and reach your destination safely in any kind of weather.
Conducción Meteorológica Extrema para Todos los Conductores: Hoy vamos a hablar de la conducción en condiciones climáticas extremas. Conducir en condiciones climáticas difíciles es desafiante y peligroso. Debe comprender los peligros específicos de las diferentes condiciones climáticas y ajustar su conducción a esas condiciones.De este modo, podrás evitar accidentes y averías y llegar a tu destino de forma segura en cualquier tipo de clima.
Learn MoreFinal-Mile Delivery Safety
Final-mile delivery is a sequence of events starting when a delivery person picks up products and puts them on your doorstep. It affects all businesses delivering products directly to consumers, including retail e-commerce, restaurants and grocery stores offering home delivery, pharmacies delivering medicines to homes, and so on. This session discusses the hazardous associated with Final-Mile Delivery and how drivers can keep themselves safe.
Learn MoreFleet Safety: Tips and Considerations
Fleet safety is a core element of any business that provides vehicles for employee use. There are over 8 million fleet vehicles on the road today. This training covers regulations and best practices for employers that conduct business using fleet vehicles or rented vehicles or allow employees to use personal vehicles to conduct company business. This course also covers businesses that operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Hazardous Materials Table
The Hazardous Materials Table is an essential part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s, or DOT, hazardous materials, or hazmat, regulations. Understanding the table and knowing how to use it effectively helps ensure safe transport of hazmat and compliance with the regulations. The Hazardous Materials Table lists some 3,000 hazmat 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 main objective of this session is to explain how to use the Hazardous Materials Table to find essential information about the hazmat transportation requirements. |
Hazmat Transportation: Packaging Safety
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Security Awareness
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.
Learn MoreHazmat Transportation: Security Plans
According to the American Society of Safety Engineers, every day in the United States there are approximately 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials (hazmat) transported by highway, rail, air, and vessels. The U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, requires each hazmat employee to be provided with the first and, in some situations, both of the following types of security training in order to protect people and the environment from hazmat releases:
- Security awareness training
- In-depth security training
The first, “security awareness training,” must provide an awareness of security risks associated with hazmat transportation and methods designed to enhance transportation security. This training must include a component covering how to recognize and respond to possible security threats. Described at 49 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR,172.704(a)(4), this training is required for each hazmat employee and is covered by the Simplify Compliance TrainingToday® course “Hazmat Transportation Security Awareness.” “In-depth security training,” the second type of DOT security training, is described at 49 CFR 172.704(a)(5). This training is required if certain types and quantities of hazmat, as specified in 49 CFR 172.800, are transported in commerce. Offerors and transporters of this specific hazmat must have a “security plan” whose elements are outlined in the DOT regulations at 49 CFR 172.800 to 172.822. Employees must be trained on the elements of this security plan and its implementation. It must include company security objectives, organizational security structure, specific security procedures, specific security duties and responsibilities for each employee, and specific actions to be taken by each employee in the event of a security breach. The training session you are currently participating in is part of the in-depth security training.
Learn MoreHours-of-Service Rules
As a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, driver, you will be responsible for the safe operation of your vehicle. Your life, as well as the lives of everyone around you on the road are at stake. The federal hours-of-service, or HOS, rules were developed to reduce your likelihood of developing fatigue, being involved in fatigue-related crashes, and managing the health effects of driving long hours. Despite these measures, thousands of people are still injured and killed in CMV crashes each year. HOS rules place regulatory limits on when and how long you may drive, with the goal that these limits will help you stay awake and alert while driving. Today, we’ll review the requirements of the federal HOS rules and explain how they affect your job. These rules apply to interstate commerce, that is, transporting cargo or passengers across state lines.
Learn MoreInfectious Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreSafe Driving Techniques for CMVs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, the arm of DOT responsible for regulating CMVs and their drivers, states that “driver error” is a primary cause of large-vehicle accidents. Driver error can include failure to look before taking an action, fatigue, external distractions, driving at unsafe speeds, or even eating and drinking behind the wheel. This training session will help you identify risky driving behaviors and highlight safe driving techniques to ensure that your actions are not the cause of an accident.
Learn MoreSafe Driving: Backing Up
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.
Learn MoreSafe Driving: Preventing Rear-End Collisions
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.
Learn MoreSnow and Ice Removal Safety
Whether your job duties involve snow and ice removal tasks during the winter months or you are clearing snow and ice around your own home, you need to work safely to prevent accidents, injuries, and cold-related illness. There are quite a few potential hazards involved in snow and ice removal-some you may already know about and others that you may not have been aware of. This training session will cover the hazards and the steps you need to take to prevent injuries and cold-related illness when clearing ice and snow outdoors during the winter months. |
The Dangers of Distracted Driving: A Guide for CMVs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, the arm of the Department of Transportation, or DOT, responsible for regulating commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs, and their drivers, points to driver distraction as a contributing factor in 10 percent of accidents involving large trucks. If you drive a single or combination truck with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more or a passenger-carrying vehicle that carries 8 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation or 15 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation, then this session is for you. This training will help you identify and avoid distracted driving behaviors to ensure that your actions are not the cause of an accident.
Learn MoreWhistleblower Protections
Federal law entitles all workers to a safe workplace. The definition of a workplace includes commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs. Not only must employers keep the workplace free of known health and safety hazards, but each employee also has the right to speak up about hazards without fear of retaliation. This training module is for workers who report or make a complaint about workplace hazards or unsafe conditions to learn about their rights for protection against retaliation from employers.
Learn MoreWorkplace Safety
Do you understand what your responsibilities are when it comes to compliance with OSHA and other federal and state safety rules and regulations? The Workplace Safety training library courses will increase your workforce’s awareness of general safety practices and achieve workplace compliance with even the most complicated regulations. From accident investigation to welding and cutting safety, there are courses for all types of positions for everyone from new employees to managing supervisors to Spanish-speaking employees (there are 22 courses in Spanish). Courses cover both emergency situations like first aide, fire extinguishers, exit routes, and active shooters, and everyday situations like eye protection, home safety, defensive driving, and preventing and responding to slips, trips, and falls.
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Accident Investigation
As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. Experts say that 11 workers die on the job every day in the United States— and an additional 5 million are injured over the course of a year. Those are staggering numbers, and we can do something about them.
Learn MoreAccident Investigation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreActive Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do
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.
Learn MoreActive Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response
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.
Learn MoreAcute Respiratory Illness Pandemics: Prevention and Response (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAerial Lift Safety
Aerial lifts are a common sight on construction projects, at oil and gas wells, or around industrial facilities. These machines usually have a wheeled drive section used to move the lift around, an extendable arm, and a basket for personnel to stand in. Aerial lifts are useful when a ladder or scaffold is unsafe to use or not feasible. In this module, we’ll discuss the limitations, features, hazards, and safe operating procedures of aerial lifts.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person
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.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
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.
Avoiding Back Injuries
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies
When a serious injury occurs at the workplace, you must think and act quickly. Medical assistance may be only minutes away, but, sometimes, seconds count. What you do in those first few seconds and minutes can make the difference between life and death. Quick, calm, and correct action can make all the difference. That’s why knowledge of basic first aid is so important. First aid is emergency care given to the sick or injured before medical personnel arrive. This session is an overview of first aid techniques and priorities. |
Battery Safety
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.
Learn MoreCOVID-19 and the Workplace
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.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinder Safety
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.
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (Spanish)
Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. Compressed gases are considered hazardous materials because they are under pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation. If compressed gases are misused, serious injuries can result. This session is intended for workers who are required to handle, use, or transport compressed gases.
Learn MoreContractor Safety
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know
Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, and workplace violence. We don’t like to think about disasters happening, but the unfortunate reality is, they do happen―often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. So, while we know we can’t stop many of these disasters from happening, there is a lot you can do to both help prevent some of them and reduce the catastrophic results of others. What it takes is planning so you’re never caught off guard. In this training session, we’re going to talk about what you can do to stay on your toes and know exactly what to do if a disaster strikes in your area. Remember, seconds may count in an emergency, so make sure you pay close attention as we go through the important steps to successfully plan for and react to emergencies. We have a lot to go over, so let’s get started.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreDrug and Alcohol Testing: What Supervisors Need to Know
Substance abuse in the workplace threatens safety and costs businesses billions of dollars every year. Drug testing programs can help minimize these costs. Frontline supervisors play a key role in drug testing programs by identifying substance abuse and impairment on the job. By the end of the training, you will be able to identify the situations when drug and alcohol testing may be used, recognize the signs and symptoms of substance abuse and intoxication on the job, determine when a drug test may be needed based on reasonable suspicion, assess an incident to determine whether a postaccident drug test is necessary, avoid using drug and alcohol testing as a form of discipline or retaliation against employees, and fulfill your responsibilities under the drug and alcohol testing program in a manner that protects safety while treating all employees with respect.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreEmergency Action and Fire Prevention
Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year at a cost of billions of dollars. Knowing what to do in the event of costly emergencies could save your life, as well the lives of your coworkers. This session on emergency action and fire prevention will teach you the causes of workplace emergencies, how to prevent them, and how to react to an emergency in case prevention fails. |
Emergency Action and Fire Prevention (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExit Routes: Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreEye Protection
There were more than 18,000 reported eye injuries at work in a recent year in which the injury resulted in the loss of at least 1 day of work. More than half of those injuries involved an object or a particle getting rubbed or abraded on the eye. In over a third of the cases, an object like a piece of metal or equipment like a power tool struck the eye. The injuries could have been avoided with the appropriate eye protection device in most cases. This training module is for workers who are required to wear eye protection because they are or may be exposed to flying particles or objects, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, molten metal, or hazardous light radiation.
Learn MoreEye Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to use a fire extinguisher correctly and how to select the right extinguisher for different kinds of fires. |
Fire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety (Spanish)
“Many workers who work in or walk through areas where forklifts operate are at risk of serious injury from contact with a forklift. There are simple, safe practices and precautions that pedestrians can take to avoid direct contact and prevent injury.
This course provides information for workers and others who walk in areas where forklifts operate about the hazards of forklifts and safe practices to prevent contact incidents and injuries.
By the end of the training session, you will be able to identify the hazards of working around forklifts, recognize the hazardous conditions and risk factors that contribute to forklift/pedestrian incidents, describe worksite safety controls to protect pedestrians from contact with forklifts, apply safe work practices and precautions while working or walking near forklifts to prevent injury, and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and injuries.”
Good Housekeeping
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.
Learn MoreGood Housekeeping (Spanish)
The main objective of this session is to emphasize the importance of good housekeeping and explain what it really involves. By the time this session is over, you should be able to, recognize the importance of good housekeeping, understand housekeeping responsibilities, develop good housekeeping habits, identify and eliminate housekeeping hazards, and help prevent workplace fires and accidents.
Learn MoreGrounds Maintenance Safety
Grounds maintenance workers keep the grounds of houses, businesses, universities, parks, and public infrastructure attractive, orderly, and healthy for a pleasant outdoor environment. Jobs include lawn installation and care, landscaping, planting and caring for trees and shrubs, and pesticide application, and some work involves building or repairing walkways and retaining walls and installing lighting or sprinkler systems. The work can be dangerous. Deaths related to the work are uncommon, but it does result in injuries and illnesses that can be prevented with proper training and practice of safety measures.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreHexavalent Chromium Safety: General Industry
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.
Learn MoreHome Safety
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.
Learn MoreHydrogen Sulfide Safety
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to OSHA and the General Duty Clause
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.
Learn MoreJob Hazard Analysis
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.
Learn MoreLadder Safety
Unfortunately, ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities happen often on the job-in fact, they are one of the most common 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 tools and information you will be given now. |
Ladder Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees (Spanish)
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.
Resumen Esta sesión cubre el procedimiento de seguridad conocido como bloqueo/etiquetado y las medidas de control de energía peligrosa relacionadas diseñadas para protegerlo de lesiones debido a la puesta en marcha inesperada de maquinaria o equipo o la liberación de energía peligrosa almacenada durante las operaciones de servicio y mantenimiento después de que el equipo ha sido apagado.No cubre las medidas de protección para las operaciones de producción normales, es decir, mientras el equipo todavía se está ejecutando. Esto es parte de su capacitación como un “empleado afectado”, o un operador de una máquina o equipo que es atendido o mantenido por un empleado autorizado que no sea el operador. También se requiere esta capacitación si trabaja en un área donde se realiza el servicio o mantenimiento de maquinaria o equipo, a pesar de que no opera la maquinaria o el equipo.Por ejemplo, los manejadores y soldadores de materiales que trabajan habitualmente en áreas cercanas a maquinaria o equipo durante las operaciones de servicio o mantenimiento se consideran empleados afectados.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employee (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employees
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreMetalworking Fluids
This course is intended for employees who work with metalworking fluids, or MWFs. These fluids are used to cool, lubricate, and prevent corrosion during machining operations and can also be used in grinding, cutting, boring, drilling, turning metal, and so on.
Learn MoreMold Hazards and Prevention
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.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation
No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. So, it’s important to know about the hazards that exist in your workplace, and how to prevent injuries that can result from poor safety practices. This session provides a basic safety orientation for all new employees.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Spanish)
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.
Sea cual sea su trabajo, puede estar expuesto a riesgos. Por eso es importante conocer los peligros que existen en su lugar de trabajo y saber cómo prevenir las lesiones que pueden derivarse de unas prácticas de seguridad deficientes. Esta sesión ofrece una orientación básica sobre seguridad para todos los nuevos empleados.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation
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.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreOSHA Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
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.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection (Spanish)
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection
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.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection (Spanish)
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.
PPE: Protección de las manos: Manos y dedos son herramientas complejas y versátiles que utilizamos para tantas cosas que a menudo damos por sentado. Piensa en lo difícil que sería realizar tareas cotidianas, como comer, marcar un número en el teléfono, usar herramientas manuales o manejar maquinaria, si tuvieras un dedo roto, un pulgar gravemente cortado, una profunda perforación en la palma de la mano u otra lesión similar en la mano. A pesar de la importancia de usar nuestras manos en la vida diaria, la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, u OSHA, ha encontrado que casi un cuarto de heridas de lugar de trabajo implica manos o dedos, con el 70 por ciento de estos incidentes relacionados con trabajadores que no llevan puesto guantes y otro el 30 por ciento relacionado con la utilización de guantes impropios o dañados. Afortunadamente, puede evitar lesiones en las manos si recuerda usar los guantes adecuados para el trabajo y mantenerlos en buenas condiciones.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant
There is an average of 150 deaths and thousands of injuries inside permit-required confined spaces every year. In many cases, there was no trained attendant at the entrance of the space to respond appropriately in an emergency. This safety training module is for authorized attendants at permit-required confined spaces in general industry workplaces. An attendant is stationed outside a permit space to monitor entrants and conditions inside, prevent unauthorized entry, and summon rescue services when needed. |
Permit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePersonal Fall Protection Systems in General Industry: What Employees Need to Know
This session is about personal fall protection systems in general industry workplaces. If you are exposed to potential fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level, this training session will help you identify these hazards and know how to properly use personal fall protection systems when needed.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is often the last line of defense from injury when other safety measures fail, such as engineering controls like guards and barriers and safe work practices you learned in training to limit exposure to hazards. There are barriers to wearing PPE, such as matching the right PPE for the hazard, having it fit comfortably, and maintaining it in good working condition. This module is for workers who are required to wear PPE because they are or may be exposed to physical or health hazards when engineering, administrative, and safe work practice controls can’t feasibly or effectively reduce exposures to safe levels. |
Portable Power Tool Safety
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
Learn MorePowered Platform Safety
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.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies (Spanish)
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls at Industrial Sites: A Guide for Employees
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion. We tend to shrug off these incidents, but sometimes they cause serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. This course is intended to help workers in industrial work environments recognize and eliminate potential slip, trip, and fall hazards. The course also discusses “fall from height” hazards and personal fall protection systems used to protect workers. We will discuss how to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards, risk factors, and conditions that cause injury, implement procedures to eliminate the hazards, use fall protection devices and equipment, operate personal fall protection systems, and respond to and report incidents.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls at Industrial Sites: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common causes of injury on the job. Everyone slips, trips, or falls on occasion. We tend to shrug off these incidents, but sometimes they cause serious, painful—and even deadly—injuries. This course is intended to help workers in industrial work environments recognize and eliminate potential slip, trip, and fall hazards. The course also discusses “fall from height” hazards and personal fall protection systems used to protect workers. We will discuss how to recognize slip, trip, and fall hazards, risk factors, and conditions that cause injury, implement procedures to eliminate the hazards, use fall protection devices and equipment, operate personal fall protection systems, and respond to and report incidents.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePreventing Workplace Violence: What Employees Need to Know
Workplace violence can occur at any business, and anyone can be a victim or a witness. It’s important to understand why workplace violence occurs, who may be involved, how violent situations can arise, and what to do to reduce the risk that you will be a victim of workplace violence. |
Process Safety Management
Today, we’re going to talk about the safe operation of processes that use highly hazardous chemicals. 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 Code of Federal Regulations, or 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. |
Recordkeeping: Injury and Illness
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.
Learn MoreRespirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 2 million workers in over 600,000 U.S. construction workplaces. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in construction materials such as sand, stone, concrete, bricks, and mortar, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing silica dust can cause silicosis, which, in severe cases, can be disabling or even fatal. The silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for construction found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations, or CFR, 1926.1153 sets forth requirements, such as employee training, to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace. This training session will cover everything you need to know about respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job. |
Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
This 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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection: How to Conduct Fit Tests
Whether you’re a supervisor, a safety manager, or other support staff, if you are tasked with performing respirator fit tests, it’s critical that you be properly trained to conduct OSHA-approved fit-test procedures. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays, but to keep these harmful substances out, respirators must fit properly. OSHA requires fit testing before initial use and annually thereafter for all respirators that rely on a mask-to-face seal, and fit testing is the best way to make sure that the selected respirator properly fits the user’s face and provides maximum protection from airborne contaminants. While there are no specific training requirements for fit testers, there are specific procedures approved by OSHA that must be followed to ensure proper fit, and anyone performing fit tests should be trained on these procedures.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation
Operating a forklift is a big responsibility, and it’s one that requires you to pay attention to safety at all times. Forklifts are useful for moving heavy loads, but remember that they are powerful machines that can be extremely dangerous if operated incorrectly. 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. Reviewing this course by itself will not make you a good forklift driver. It’s up to you to put what you learn into practice so that you can become a safe and responsible operator.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety
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).
Learn MoreScissor Lifts: Operator Safety (Spanish)
“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).”
Shiftwork Safety
Working a shift outside the usual 8-hour day shift does have some benefits such as an easier commute, fewer crowds in stores and other public areas during the day, and sometimes, more days off in a row. But working a shift outside of the usual 8-hour day also has some drawbacks. You can be affected physically and psychologically. That’s because the human body functions on a programmed time clock that’s set for daytime activity and nighttime sleep. So when you work on some other schedule, it can have an impact on your sleep, diet, mood, family life, and alertness at work. Because of these effects, shiftworkers have to take extra precautions to keep alert and work safely. Today, we’re going to talk about how your body is affected by working shifts and what steps you can take to stay healthy and safe on the job regardless of the hours you work.
Learn MoreSilica Dust in General Industry: Preventing Exposure
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. OSHA estimates that over 100,000 of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products, including glass manufacturing and sandblasting. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in materials such as stone, artificial stone, and sand, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, which in severe cases can be disabling, or even fatal. The respirable silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1053 sets forth requirements to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace, including employee training. This training session will cover the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job.
Learn MoreSilica Dust in General Industry: Preventing Exposure (Spanish)
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), exposure to respirable crystalline silica remains a serious threat to approximately 300,000 workers in over 75,000 U.S. general industry and maritime workplaces. OSHA estimates that over 100,000 of these workers are in high-exposure-risk jobs, such as operations using sand products, including glass manufacturing and sandblasting. Respirable crystalline silica, or silica, is a common mineral found in materials such as stone, artificial stone, and sand, and it has been classified as a human lung carcinogen. Additionally, breathing crystalline silica dust can cause silicosis, which in severe cases can be disabling, or even fatal. The respirable silica dust enters the lungs and causes the formation of scar tissue, thus reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. There is no cure for silicosis. The OSHA respirable crystalline silica rule for general industry found at 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1053 sets forth requirements to significantly reduce the amount of silica dust that workers can be exposed to in the workplace, including employee training. This training session will cover the hazards of respirable crystalline silica and how to protect yourself and others each day on the job.
Learn MoreSlips, Trips, and Falls: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreStress Management
SStress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.tress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.
Learn MoreTraining the Trainer: Effective Techniques for Dynamic Training
Effective training of employees is essential in today’s workplace. Technological advances, rapid changes in the regulatory environment, and challenges cultivating and developing employees for the long term make effective training more important than ever. But trainers themselves need to be trained, to increase their effectiveness and comfort level with the job. This session will prepare individuals with training responsibilities to facilitate or guide trainees through their learning process.
Learn MoreTraining the Trainer: Effective Techniques for Dynamic Training (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS (Spanish)
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
El estándar HazCom de OSHA requiere que los contenedores de sustancias químicas peligrosas estén etiquetados con información sobre los posibles peligros asociados con las sustancias químicas y cómo los empleados pueden protegerse de esos peligros. Por lo tanto, ser capaz de reconocer e interpretar los diversos componentes de una etiqueta química es esencial para el uso seguro de los productos químicos. El SGA (GHS) garantiza que todas las etiquetas proporcionen información clara y coherente.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Spanish)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreWarehouse Safety
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety (INT)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely outdoors. Working outdoors exposes you to many different types of hazards, including poisonous plants, insect bites and stings, snakebites, other animal bites or scratches, heat- and cold-related illness, pesticides and herbicides, and the hazards of any outdoor power tools you might use. To keep safe when working outdoors, you have to be aware of all the hazards and the precautions you need to take to prevent injuries or illness.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Benzene
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions
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!
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions
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. |
Workplace Safety for Employees
In this session we’re going to look at workplace safety. Our organization is required by law to minimize workplace hazards in an effort to prevent work-related injuries and illness among our employees. You play a critical role in helping to achieve our safety and health objectives. Without your active participation we cannot achieve our goal of creating a safe and healthy workplace for us all. The objective of this training session is to familiarize you with workplace safety issues you may encounter and your role in maintaining a safe workplace. |
Workplace Safety for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Safety in California
Do you understand what your responsibilities are when it comes to compliance with OSHA and other federal and state safety rules and regulations? The Workplace Safety training library courses will increase your workforce’s awareness of general safety practices and achieve workplace compliance with even the most complicated regulations. From aerial lift safety to welding and cutting safety, there are courses for all types of positions for everyone from new employees to managing supervisors to Spanish-speaking employees (there are 2o courses in Spanish). Courses cover both emergency situations like first aide, fire extinguishers, exit routes, and active shooters, and everyday situations like eye protection, home safety, defensive driving, and preventing and responding to slips, trips, and falls. Courses also cover situations that are uniquely California (there are 14 California Specific courses, including accident investigation, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communications, electrical safety, ergonomics, lockout/tagout, and personal protective equipment.
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Accident Investigation
As much as you try to prevent them, accidents at work happen. Experts say that 11 workers die on the job every day in the United States— and an additional 5 million are injured over the course of a year. Those are staggering numbers, and we can do something about them.
Learn MoreAccident Investigation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAccident Investigation in California
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.
Active Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do
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.
Learn MoreActive Shooter On-Site: What Every Employee Should Do (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAerial Lift Safety
Aerial lifts are a common sight on construction projects, at oil and gas wells, or around industrial facilities. These machines usually have a wheeled drive section used to move the lift around, an extendable arm, and a basket for personnel to stand in. Aerial lifts are useful when a ladder or scaffold is unsafe to use or not feasible. In this module, we’ll discuss the limitations, features, hazards, and safe operating procedures of aerial lifts.
Learn MoreArc Flash Safety: Unqualified Person
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Back Injuries (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in California
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.
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Basic First Aid for Medical Emergencies
When a serious injury occurs at the workplace, you must think and act quickly. Medical assistance may be only minutes away, but, sometimes, seconds count. What you do in those first few seconds and minutes can make the difference between life and death. Quick, calm, and correct action can make all the difference. That’s why knowledge of basic first aid is so important. First aid is emergency care given to the sick or injured before medical personnel arrive. This session is an overview of first aid techniques and priorities. |
Battery Safety
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.
Learn MoreCOVID-19 and the Workplace
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.
Learn MoreCalifornia Guide to Working in Hot Outdoor Environments
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.
Learn MoreCalifornia Guide to Working in Indoor Hot Conditions
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.
Learn MoreCalifornia Hazard Communication
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.
Learn MoreCompressed Gas Cylinder Safety
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.
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (Spanish)
Compressed gases are used in millions of products and processes across a wide variety of industries. Compressed gases are considered hazardous materials because they are under pressure and can cause fires, explosions, and suffocation. If compressed gases are misused, serious injuries can result. This session is intended for workers who are required to handle, use, or transport compressed gases.
Learn MoreContractor Safety
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.
Learn MoreCrane Rigging
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists
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.
Learn MoreDefensive Driving for Noncommercial Motorists (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Employees Need to Know
Fires, extreme weather, hazardous chemical spills and releases, acts of terrorism, pandemics, explosions, and workplace violence. We don’t like to think about disasters happening, but the unfortunate reality is, they do happen―often bringing with them destruction, injuries, and sometimes even death. So, while we know we can’t stop many of these disasters from happening, there is a lot you can do to both help prevent some of them and reduce the catastrophic results of others. What it takes is planning so you’re never caught off guard. In this training session, we’re going to talk about what you can do to stay on your toes and know exactly what to do if a disaster strikes in your area. Remember, seconds may count in an emergency, so make sure you pay close attention as we go through the important steps to successfully plan for and react to emergencies. We have a lot to go over, so let’s get started.
Learn MoreDisaster Planning: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreEarthquake Preparedness
Earthquakes unleash powerful natural forces that can cause serious damage and injure or kill people within the area of the quake. It is impossible to predict when or where an earthquake will occur or even how destructive it may be. This means that it is important for you to be prepared ahead of time. To prepare properly for earthquakes, you need to be aware of hazards and of the precautions you can take before, during, and after a quake to help you survive and recover from this natural disaster. Today, we’ll talk about all these issues so that you will be better prepared to act effectively in the event of an earthquake that threatens your facility or your home. |
Electrical Safety for Unqualified Workers in California
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety: Unqualified Person (Spanish)
This training session covers electrical safety for unqualified persons. “Unqualified” persons are machine operators, operators of powered industrial trucks, construction workers, and others who are not qualified to perform electrical work but who still face the risk of electrical shock and need to know important information about the hazards of electricity to prevent serious injury. This course is meant to supplement hands-on or classroom training that your employer must provide to familiarize you with the specific electrical hazards of your job.
Learn MoreEmergency Action and Fire Prevention
Workplace emergencies are responsible for killing hundreds of workers and injuring thousands more every year at a cost of billions of dollars. Knowing what to do in the event of costly emergencies could save your life, as well the lives of your coworkers. This session on emergency action and fire prevention will teach you the causes of workplace emergencies, how to prevent them, and how to react to an emergency in case prevention fails. |
Emergency Action and Fire Prevention (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial
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.
Learn MoreErgonomics: Industrial (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreExit Routes: Supervisors
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.
Learn MoreEye Protection
There were more than 18,000 reported eye injuries at work in a recent year in which the injury resulted in the loss of at least 1 day of work. More than half of those injuries involved an object or a particle getting rubbed or abraded on the eye. In over a third of the cases, an object like a piece of metal or equipment like a power tool struck the eye. The injuries could have been avoided with the appropriate eye protection device in most cases. This training module is for workers who are required to wear eye protection because they are or may be exposed to flying particles or objects, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, molten metal, or hazardous light radiation.
Learn MoreEye Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreFire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. The main objective of this session is to teach you how to use a fire extinguisher correctly and how to select the right extinguisher for different kinds of fires. |
Fire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety
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.
Learn MoreForklifts and Pedestrian Safety (Spanish)
“Many workers who work in or walk through areas where forklifts operate are at risk of serious injury from contact with a forklift. There are simple, safe practices and precautions that pedestrians can take to avoid direct contact and prevent injury.
This course provides information for workers and others who walk in areas where forklifts operate about the hazards of forklifts and safe practices to prevent contact incidents and injuries.
By the end of the training session, you will be able to identify the hazards of working around forklifts, recognize the hazardous conditions and risk factors that contribute to forklift/pedestrian incidents, describe worksite safety controls to protect pedestrians from contact with forklifts, apply safe work practices and precautions while working or walking near forklifts to prevent injury, and report near misses, unsafe conditions, and injuries.”
Good Housekeeping
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreHazard Communication and GHS: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreHazardous Materials Transportation
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.
Learn MoreHexavalent Chromium Safety: General Industry
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.
Learn MoreHome Safety
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.
Learn MoreHotel Housekeeping in California: How to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries
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.
Hydrogen Sulfide Safety
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.
Learn MoreIndustrial Ergonomics in California
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.
Learn MoreIntroduction to OSHA and the General Duty Clause
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.
Learn MoreJob Hazard Analysis
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.
Learn MoreLadder Safety
Unfortunately, ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities happen often on the job-in fact, they are one of the most common 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 tools and information you will be given now. |
Ladder Safety (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Affected Employees (Spanish)
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.
Resumen Esta sesión cubre el procedimiento de seguridad conocido como bloqueo/etiquetado y las medidas de control de energía peligrosa relacionadas diseñadas para protegerlo de lesiones debido a la puesta en marcha inesperada de maquinaria o equipo o la liberación de energía peligrosa almacenada durante las operaciones de servicio y mantenimiento después de que el equipo ha sido apagado.No cubre las medidas de protección para las operaciones de producción normales, es decir, mientras el equipo todavía se está ejecutando. Esto es parte de su capacitación como un “empleado afectado”, o un operador de una máquina o equipo que es atendido o mantenido por un empleado autorizado que no sea el operador. También se requiere esta capacitación si trabaja en un área donde se realiza el servicio o mantenimiento de maquinaria o equipo, a pesar de que no opera la maquinaria o el equipo.Por ejemplo, los manejadores y soldadores de materiales que trabajan habitualmente en áreas cercanas a maquinaria o equipo durante las operaciones de servicio o mantenimiento se consideran empleados afectados.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employee (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout: Authorized Employees
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding
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.
Learn MoreMachine Guarding (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreMetalworking Fluids
This course is intended for employees who work with metalworking fluids, or MWFs. These fluids are used to cool, lubricate, and prevent corrosion during machining operations and can also be used in grinding, cutting, boring, drilling, turning metal, and so on.
Learn MoreMold Hazards and Prevention
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.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation
No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. So, it’s important to know about the hazards that exist in your workplace, and how to prevent injuries that can result from poor safety practices. This session provides a basic safety orientation for all new employees.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Spanish)
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.
Sea cual sea su trabajo, puede estar expuesto a riesgos. Por eso es importante conocer los peligros que existen en su lugar de trabajo y saber cómo prevenir las lesiones que pueden derivarse de unas prácticas de seguridad deficientes. Esta sesión ofrece una orientación básica sobre seguridad para todos los nuevos empleados.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation
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.
Learn MoreNoise and Hearing Conservation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreOSHA Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
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.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Foot Protection (Spanish)
This training session is for anyone exposed to foot hazards and required to wear foot protection on the job. We will discuss the potential foot hazards found in the workplace, the types of foot protection you may be required to use, and what you can do to prevent foot injuries.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection
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.
Learn MorePPE: Hand Protection (Spanish)
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.
PPE: Protección de las manos: Manos y dedos son herramientas complejas y versátiles que utilizamos para tantas cosas que a menudo damos por sentado. Piensa en lo difícil que sería realizar tareas cotidianas, como comer, marcar un número en el teléfono, usar herramientas manuales o manejar maquinaria, si tuvieras un dedo roto, un pulgar gravemente cortado, una profunda perforación en la palma de la mano u otra lesión similar en la mano. A pesar de la importancia de usar nuestras manos en la vida diaria, la Administración de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional, u OSHA, ha encontrado que casi un cuarto de heridas de lugar de trabajo implica manos o dedos, con el 70 por ciento de estos incidentes relacionados con trabajadores que no llevan puesto guantes y otro el 30 por ciento relacionado con la utilización de guantes impropios o dañados. Afortunadamente, puede evitar lesiones en las manos si recuerda usar los guantes adecuados para el trabajo y mantenerlos en buenas condiciones.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Space Rescue for Supervisors
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant
There is an average of 150 deaths and thousands of injuries inside permit-required confined spaces every year. In many cases, there was no trained attendant at the entrance of the space to respond appropriately in an emergency. This safety training module is for authorized attendants at permit-required confined spaces in general industry workplaces. An attendant is stationed outside a permit space to monitor entrants and conditions inside, prevent unauthorized entry, and summon rescue services when needed. |
Permit-Required Confined Spaces: Attendant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant
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.
Learn MorePermit-Required Confined Spaces: Entrant (Spanish)
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.
Learn MorePersonal Fall Protection Systems in General Industry: What Employees in California Need to Know
This session is about personal fall protection systems in general industry workplaces. If you are exposed to potential fall hazards from unprotected sides or edges 4 feet or more above a lower level, this training session will help you identify these hazards and know how to properly use personal fall protection systems when needed.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is often the last line of defense from injury when other safety measures fail, such as engineering controls like guards and barriers and safe work practices you learned in training to limit exposure to hazards. There are barriers to wearing PPE, such as matching the right PPE for the hazard, having it fit comfortably, and maintaining it in good working condition. This module is for workers who are required to wear PPE because they are or may be exposed to physical or health hazards when engineering, administrative, and safe work practice controls can’t feasibly or effectively reduce exposures to safe levels. |
Portable Power Tool Safety
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
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreparing for Weather Emergencies (Spanish)
Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and severe storms often occur with some warning, but it’s important that you take precautions in order to stay safe. And, while it’s usually the exception, remember that sometimes these disasters come on quickly, so preparation is key. Today, we’ll talk more about what to do if a weather emergency threatens your facility or your home.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls in California: A Guide for Employees
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreProcess Safety Management in California
Today, we’re going to talk about the safe operation of processes in California that use toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals, which we will collectively refer to as highly hazardous chemicals. This training session is for employees and employees of contractors who work with processes utilizing highly hazardous chemicals that are covered under the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s, or Cal/OSHA’s, Process Safety Management, or PSM, Standard, located at 8 California Code of Regulations, or CCR, 5189. 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. |
Recordkeeping: Injury and Illness
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreRespiratory Protection: How to Conduct Fit Tests
Whether you’re a supervisor, a safety manager, or other support staff, if you are tasked with performing respirator fit tests, it’s critical that you be properly trained to conduct OSHA-approved fit-test procedures. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays, but to keep these harmful substances out, respirators must fit properly. OSHA requires fit testing before initial use and annually thereafter for all respirators that rely on a mask-to-face seal, and fit testing is the best way to make sure that the selected respirator properly fits the user’s face and provides maximum protection from airborne contaminants. While there are no specific training requirements for fit testers, there are specific procedures approved by OSHA that must be followed to ensure proper fit, and anyone performing fit tests should be trained on these procedures.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation
Operating a forklift is a big responsibility, and it’s one that requires you to pay attention to safety at all times. Forklifts are useful for moving heavy loads, but remember that they are powerful machines that can be extremely dangerous if operated incorrectly. 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. Reviewing this course by itself will not make you a good forklift driver. It’s up to you to put what you learn into practice so that you can become a safe and responsible operator.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreSafe Forklift Operation in California
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.
Learn MoreShiftwork Safety
Working a shift outside the usual 8-hour day shift does have some benefits such as an easier commute, fewer crowds in stores and other public areas during the day, and sometimes, more days off in a row. But working a shift outside of the usual 8-hour day also has some drawbacks. You can be affected physically and psychologically. That’s because the human body functions on a programmed time clock that’s set for daytime activity and nighttime sleep. So when you work on some other schedule, it can have an impact on your sleep, diet, mood, family life, and alertness at work. Because of these effects, shiftworkers have to take extra precautions to keep alert and work safely. Today, we’re going to talk about how your body is affected by working shifts and what steps you can take to stay healthy and safe on the job regardless of the hours you work.
Learn MoreSlips, Trips, and Falls: What Supervisors Need to Know
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.
Learn MoreStress Management
SStress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.tress can be harmful to our health and increase mental health challenges. Mental health challenges can include clinical mental illness and substance use disorders as well as other emotions like stress, grief, or feeling sad and anxious. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage stress, as well as improve mental health and well-being. This session is intended for all employees.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Chemical Labels Under GHS (Spanish)
OSHA’s HazCom standard requires containers of hazardous chemicals to be labeled with information about the possible hazards associated with the chemicals and how employees can protect themselves from those hazards. Therefore, being able recognize and interpret the various components of a chemical label is essential for the safe use of chemicals. GHS ensures that all labels provide clear and consistent information.
El estándar HazCom de OSHA requiere que los contenedores de sustancias químicas peligrosas estén etiquetados con información sobre los posibles peligros asociados con las sustancias químicas y cómo los empleados pueden protegerse de esos peligros. Por lo tanto, ser capaz de reconocer e interpretar los diversos componentes de una etiqueta química es esencial para el uso seguro de los productos químicos. El SGA (GHS) garantiza que todas las etiquetas proporcionen información clara y coherente.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (Spanish)
Hazardous chemicals are found in many workplaces, and every day millions of workers face the potential for 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. This course provides information on the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and introduces the safety data sheet (SDS) to all persons who may encounter hazardous chemicals in the workplace. By the end of the training, you will be able to summarize 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; explain the accessibility of SDSs in the workplace, and identify the 16 sections of the SDS and the information contained in each section.
Learn MoreWarehouse Safety
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.
Learn MoreWelding and Cutting Safety (INT)
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely Outdoors
Today, we’re going to talk about working safely outdoors. Working outdoors exposes you to many different types of hazards, including poisonous plants, insect bites and stings, snakebites, other animal bites or scratches, heat- and cold-related illness, pesticides and herbicides, and the hazards of any outdoor power tools you might use. To keep safe when working outdoors, you have to be aware of all the hazards and the precautions you need to take to prevent injuries or illness.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Benzene
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.
Learn MoreWorking Safely with Flammable Liquids
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.
Learn MoreWorking in Cold Conditions
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!
Learn MoreWorking in Hot Conditions
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. |
Workplace Safety for Employees
In this session we’re going to look at workplace safety. Our organization is required by law to minimize workplace hazards in an effort to prevent work-related injuries and illness among our employees. You play a critical role in helping to achieve our safety and health objectives. Without your active participation we cannot achieve our goal of creating a safe and healthy workplace for us all. The objective of this training session is to familiarize you with workplace safety issues you may encounter and your role in maintaining a safe workplace. |
Workplace Safety for Employees (Spanish)
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.
Learn MoreWorkplace Violence Prevention for Health Care in California: What Employees Need to Know
Although workplace violence is often unpredictable and can happen in any business, there are some environments and occupations that are at higher risk. One of the occupations at a higher risk is healthcare workers. This session discusses your role in preventing violence by recognizing potential threats, defusing violent situations, and reporting any violent incidents. This course is designed to meet the requirements of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care, but it outlines preventive and safe work practices that can apply to health care facilities around the country.
Learn MoreWorkplace Safety Refresher
The Workplace Safety Refresher Training Library includes refresher courses to retrain those employees who have already been through our full Workplace Safety Training. This library will increase awareness of general safety practices and achieve compliance with national OSHA and state workplace safety rules and regulations.
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Avoiding Back Injuries (Refresher)
In this refresher 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.
Learn MoreAvoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (Refresher)
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.
Learn MoreBasic First Aid for Medical Emergencies (Refresher)
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.
Learn MoreElectrical Safety for Unqualified Workers: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreFire Extinguishers Safe Use and Handling (Refresher)
This training session will cover the safe use and handling of fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are a big part of safety in the workplace, in the home, on construction sites, and even in vehicles. This training session is intended to be a refresher for all employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers for incipient-stage firefighting in the workplace. |
Hazard Communication and GHS: What Employees Need to Know (Refresher)
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. This session reviews some of the most important points.
Learn MoreHazard Communication for Employees: Refresher
This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about hazard communication. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course.
Learn MoreJob Hazard Analysis (Spanish)
Today we’re going to talk about job hazard analysis. Job hazard analysis, or JHA as it’s often called, is an essential part of our safety program. Through JHA, we are able to identify workplace hazards and risks, and control, reduce, or eliminate them. All employees need to understand and participate in JHA in order for us to be successful in preventing accidents, injuries, and work-related illness.
Resumen Hoy vamos a hablar sobre el análisis de riesgos laborales. El análisis de riesgos laborales, o JHA, como se le llama a menudo, es una parte esencial de nuestro programa de seguridad. A través de JHA, podemos identificar los peligros y riesgos en el lugar de trabajo, y controlarlos, reducirlos o eliminarlos.Todos los empleados deben comprender y participar en las JAI para que tengamos éxito en la prevención de accidentes, lesiones y enfermedades laborales.
Learn MoreLadder Safety (Refresher)
Ladder accidents, injuries, and even fatalities are one of the most common forms of accidents that happen on the job. Use this refresher course to review the key points to working safely with ladders.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout for Affected Employees: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreLockout/Tagout for Authorized Employees: Refresher
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.
Learn MoreNew Employee Safety Orientation (Refresher)
No matter what your line of work, you may be exposed to risky hazards. So, it’s important to know about the hazards that exist in your workplace, and how to prevent injuries that can result from poor safety practices. This session is a refresher for the “New Employee Safety Orientation” course.
Learn MorePersonal Protective Equipment: What Employees Need to Know (Refresher)
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.
Learn MorePreventing Slips, Trips, and Falls: A Guide for Employees (Refresher)
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.
Learn MorePreventing Workplace Violence for Employees: Refresher
This refresher course will give you the main points to remember about preventing workplace violence. For more complete information, be sure to take the full-length course. |
Workplace Safety for Employees: Refresher
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.
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