Overview

Safety Series | Overview

Basic First Aid | Bloodborne Pathogens | Electrical Safety | Emergency Response | Fire Safety | Flammable Liquid Safety | Hazardous Waste Management |
Radio Communication | Traffic Control |

Course Length: .5 hour

BloodBorne Pathogens
In this course you will explore a basic understanding of the hazards of bloodborne pathogens. After completing this course you will have explored how you can reduce your risk of contracting a bloodborne disease such as AIDS and Hepatitis B virus.

Course Length: .5 hour

Electrical Safety
The misuse of electricity can lead to serious accidents and property damage. This lesson gives the hazards associated with electricity and water, ungrounded electrical plugs, and damaged electrical cords and tools. It lists the types of injuries from electric shock and the correct emergency response to electrical injury.

Course Length: .5 hour

Emergency Response
In this course you will identify how each employee needs to recognize their employer's responsibilities for communicating the emergency action plan, list their responsibilities in the action plan, identify requirements for alarm systems, recognize the elements of the fire prevention plan, and state responsibilities for responding to weather-related disasters, natural disasters, bomb threats, fire, workplace violence, and hazardous material incidents.

Course Length: .5 hour

Fire Safety
In this course you will explore how fires are tragedies that can be prevented. You will examine the elements necessary for a fire to exist, how to report a fire, the procedures to follow if you are involved in a fire, and the steps for preventing a fire. Information is also given on the types of fire extinguishers, and which is appropriate for each class of fire.

Course Length: .5 hour

Flammable Liquid Safety
In this course, you will learn about Flammable liquid safety.

Course Length: .5 hour

Hazardous Waste Management
Objectives: 1. Identify the purpose of a waste management program. 2. Define the categories of waste, including hazardous, universal, "potentially" hazardous, and non-hazardous. 3. Identify the purpose for regulating hazardous waste, which regulatory standards apply to hazardous waste management, and the three classifications of waste generators under RCRA. 4. Recognize the criteria for determining if "you" generate a hazardous waste. 5. Identify the container, labeling, and storage requirements for hazardous waste. 6. Identify the requirements for developing and implementing an inspection program for hazardous waste. 7. Identify transportation and disposal requirements for hazardous waste. 8. Identify the requirements for emergency preparedness and contingency planning. 9. Recognize the requirements for training personnel, reporting, and recordkeeping. 10. Identify examples of typical hazardous wastes, universal wastes, and potentially hazardous wastes. 11. Identify proper management and disposal procedures for typical hazardous, universal, and potentially hazardous wastes. 12. Recognize methods for minimizing the generation of hazardous waste and evaluating those methods.

Course Length: 1 hour

Radio Communications
This course covers proper two-way radio use, including how proper use can save lives and property in an emergency and how time spent waiting for a clear channel can delay or prevent emergency response.

Course Length: .5 hour

Traffic Control (Flagger)
In this course you will examine the general guidelines for traffic control, the signs, barriers, flags, stop/slow paddle, lights used at the work site, clothing regulations, and how to properly position himself/herself for optimum safety.

Course Length: .5 hour

 

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