LESSON OBJECTIVE
Overview Chemical Hazard Communication This publication outlines the requirements for evaluating chemical hazards and transmitting the hazard information to employers and employees. This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman and any other personnel working in industries that require the manufacture, transportation, storage and/or use of chemicals.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The definition of hazard communication and why it is important.
- The requirements of chemical manufacturers, employers, and employees with regard to hazard communication.
- The requirements for chemical labeling, material safety data sheets, employee training, and chemical trade secret disclosure.
Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tag out Workers can be seriously injured or killed if machinery they service or maintain unexpectedly energizes, starts up or releases stored energy. Employers are required to develop and implement lockout/tag out procedures to protect workers who can be injured servicing or maintaining machinery.
In this course, the student will review OSHA 3120, "Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tag out)". This publication outlines the requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (29CFR Part 1910) for lockout/tag out procedures to protect workers servicing machinery. This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman and any other personnel working in industries that require the servicing and/or maintenance of machinery that can injure or kill workers if the equipment unexpectedly energizes, starts up or releases stored energy.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The definition of lockout/tag out and why it is important.
- The requirements for development and implementation of a lockout/tag out procedure.
- Under what circumstances lockout or tag out procedures must be employed.
- Lockout/tag out procedure review and employee training requirements.
Fire Protection and Prevention During ConstructionOverview Construction planning is a daunting task. There are schedules and manpower estimates to complete, planning for material receipt and storage, fabrication and erection sequences to plan. The list goes on…. With all, there is to do, fire protection and prevention may not be at the top of the construction engineer’s list of concerns. However, thousands of fires occur on construction sites each year, sometimes resulting in loss of life and substantial property loss.
This course will review OSHA's Fire Protection and Prevention standards contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (29CFR Part 1926, Subpart F). These standards contain the requirements for fire protection and prevention on construction sites.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Requirements for fire extinguishers and fire hoses on construction sites
- Design requirements to mitigate ignition hazards
- Construction requirements for temporary buildings
- Definitions of “flammable” and “combustible” liquids
- Indoor storage requirements for flammable and combustible liquids
- Design and fabrication requirements for underground, indoor and outdoor storage tanks storing flammable and combustible liquids
- Design requirements for piping systems transporting flammable and combustible liquids
- Approved storage devices and piping systems for LP-Gas
Permit-Required Confined Space EntryOverviewA confined space is a space with limited or restricted means of entry or exit, is large enough for a worker to enter and perform assigned work and is not designated for continuous occupancy. A permit-required confined space (permit space) is a confined space that contains health or safety hazards, thereby requiring a permit for entry. OSHA estimates that more than 2 million U.S. workers enter permit spaces annually. Employees who work in confined spaces face increased risk of injury or death from hazards, such as entrapment, engulfment, hazardous atmosphere and working in closer proximity to machinery than normal. OSHA requires employers to evaluate their workplace to determine if any permit-required confined spaces exist. If so, the employer must inform employees of the existence and dangers of these spaces. Where employees are required to enter a permit-required confined space, employers must develop and implement a written permit space program and must train affected employees in its use.In this course, the student will review OSHA 3138, "Permit-Required Confined Spaces". This publication outlines OSHA's requirements for employers and employees to follow when permit-required confined spaces exist in the workplace. This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman and any other personnel working in industries that contain confined spaces Specific Knowledge or Skill ObtainedThis course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: - The definition of confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces.
- The requirements of employers and employees with regard to confined spaces.
- The requirements for development, implementation and monitoring of a confined space permit program.