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Duration: 0.38 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish
Capability: Audio, Video
If you work with heavy loads or repeatedly twist to move materials from one location to another, you may be at a greater risk of back injury. Back injuries are suffered by more than one million workers every year, account for twenty percent of all workplace injuries, and cost companies billions of dollars. This course will help prevent back injuries at your workplace by raising awareness about the common causes of acute and cumulative back injuries, signs and symptoms of back injuries, and the engineering and administrative controls that can be implemented to prevent back injuries.
Duration: 0.53 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Definition of rigging and slings, importance of safe rigging, load considerations, types of slings, types of sling hitches, safe rigging practices, and commonly required personal protective equipment (PPE).
Duration: 0.73 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Contains basic forklift operating procedures intended to increase safety and help prevent the most common forklift accidents. Provides information on the most common types of forklifts used in general industry and warehouse environments. Includes important information required by OSHA’s general industry standards (29 CFR 1910.178) as well as best practices on operating powered industrial trucks.
Duration: 0.62 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
This course covers the importance of having industrial machine hazards properly guarded and protected against. This course is aligned with OSHA General Industry standards and industry best practices. It is meant to be used as an introductory or refresher course for general industry workers who will be operating or working near industrial machinery.
Duration: 0.38 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish
Capability: Audio, Video
People who are exposed to cold or wet conditions sometimes can’t keep their body warm, which leads to cold stress. This course discusses the factors that increase cold stress as well as what frostbite, trench foot, and hypothermia are and how they are treated. This course also illustrates safe work practices to help with the prevention of cold stress.
Duration: 0.38 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Prepare yourself and your team to work safely with and around compressed gas cylinders. This course describes compressed gas cylinders and how they are commonly used. Use this course to raise awareness about potential hazards and learn best practices for storage, transport, installation, and use of compressed gas cylinders. Missile hazards and types of compressed gases are also discussed.
Duration: 0.50 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Mining facilities normally have chemicals on-site that require specific labeling and documentation to inform miners about the potential chemicals hazards they may face at work. MSHA’s Title 30 CFR – Part 47 Hazard Communication standard, or “HazCom,” outlines chemical labeling and documentation requirements to help mine operators reduce injuries and illnesses for miners and mining contractors. This course provides important information on MSHA’s HazCom standard and how it relates to the new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) as well as requirements for MSDS and SDS documentation.
Duration: 0.47 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
This course covers basic guidelines and best practices for working safely around common hydraulic equipment. From bottle jacks to forklifts and shop equipment, this course provides important information on the principles of hydraulics and the hazards that hydraulic systems can present. Based on OSHA documents and industry experience, this course is designed to help workers understand how to recognize common hydraulic hazards and avoid serious injuries.
Duration: 0.28 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Lockout/tagout can be defined as the placement of a lock or tag on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled cannot be re-energized until the locking device is removed. While an authorized person usually performs the lockout, an “affected employee” is an employee that is affected by the lockout. This course will focus on the general awareness needed for these “affected employees.”
Duration: 0.43 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
This course provides basic guidelines for performing a job hazard analysis (JHA) in a variety of industrial workplaces. Based on industry best practices and OSHA guidelines, this course offers insights into why a JHA is a critical part of any safety program. From identifying common workplace hazards to accepted means of hazard control, this course provides the fundamental elements critical to establishing safe work habits for yourself and your team.
Duration: 0.50 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Working around mobile and stationary equipment can expose miners and others on-site to a range of physical and environmental hazards. This course discusses pre-operational equipment checks, seat belt use, equipment blind spots, and communication methods. It also illustrates hazards of working around highwalls, piles, conveyors, and other mining equipment. Based on MSHA’s Title 30 CFR Part 46.5.b.4.
Duration: 0.50 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Working with or around electricity can expose miners and others onsite to a range of hazards, including electric shock, arc flash, and even explosions and toxic chemicals when working with batteries. This course discusses the elements of an effective electrical safety program, testing electrical circuits, using extension cords, working with batteries and generators, and how to work safely around power lines. Based on MSHA’s Title 30 CFR Part 46.5.b.4.
Duration: 0.53 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Spanish
Capability: Audio, Video
An arc flash is a release of energy that instantly superheats the air and any nearby components, causing an explosion. It’s a serious hazard when working on or near energized electrical equipment. OSHA requires that all employees understand the electrical hazards to which they are exposed. This course introduces the dangers of arc flash and presents common methods for preventing and protecting against those dangers, such as risk control hierarchy, safety boundaries, lockout/tagout, and PPE guidelines. It’s based primarily on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®,” which is the recognized industry resource in the United States for best electrical work practices.
Duration: 0.43 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Bloodborne pathogens are microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that, if present in blood, can cause disease in humans. These pathogens can be transmitted from an infected person to a healthy person by contact with infected blood or other bodily fluids. There are a number of relatively simple actions which can be taken to drastically reduce the chance of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Depending on the type of work being done, workplace practices and methods can be modified to minimize the chance of exposure. Proper personal protective equipment is an important component in preventing the transfer of bloodborne pathogens from an infected person to a healthy person.
Duration: 0.45 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
The power to recognize and avoid injury is right at your fingertips. This course includes information on hand tools and power tools, including electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, liquid fuel, and powder-actuated power tools. Topics covered include general tool safety, maintenance, guards, best practices, and operating guidelines.
Duration: 0.67 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Protect one of your most valuable senses with a better understanding of the anatomy of the ear, how sound works, how the ear interprets sound, the effects of noise on hearing, and annual audiometric testing. Learn how to avoid occupational hearing loss by choosing and using the right hearing protection for your job, such as ear muffs and ear plugs.
Duration: 0.32 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
This course covers basic guidelines and best work practices for performing hot work safely. Before welding, cutting, or brazing metal or performing any work that could generate enough heat or sparks to start a fire, everyone involved should be properly trained on the fundamentals of hot work safety. This course is intended to help workers recognize the potential hazards of hot work and avoid injuries and property damage by properly planning, preparing for, and performing hot work.
Duration: 0.42 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Don’t count on luck, count on the lock. Protect yourself and your team from unintentional exposure to all types of hidden energy with this course that describes hazardous energy types and energy control procedures, including preparation, shutdown, isolation, lockout, stored energy check, verification, and release of lockout. Additional topics include lockout hardware and administration of an Energy Control Program (ECP). This course is intended for the “authorized employees” who typically perform lockout/tagout procedures.
Duration: 0.67 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, French, Polish
Capability: Audio, Video
Industrial facilities rely heavily on complex equipment. To run efficiently and effectively, the equipment needs regular maintenance. However, performing maintenance can introduce many safety hazards. This course addresses best practices for safely maintaining and repairing equipment.
Duration: 0.67 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Every day, someone decides to give up their sight, hearing, fingers, toes, or worse to save a few seconds of effort. Sure it can be inconvenient and uncomfortable, but using personal protective equipment (PPE) properly is better than many unfortunate alternatives. Use this course to educate yourself and your team on head protection, eye and face protection, hand protection, foot protection, respiratory protection, and hearing protection.
Duration: 0.48 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Falling at work may not seem very dangerous, but falls are the leading cause of workplace injuries. They commonly cause cuts, bruises, broken bones, back injuries, sprains, and strains. Hazards that cause slips, trips, and falls can be controlled and eliminated if they are identified, reported, and corrected. This course describes common causes of slips, trips, and falls, how they can be prevented, and first aid procedures for fall injuries.
Duration: 0.35 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Blocking and cribbing is a phrase which describes a variety of procedures used to stabilize heavy equipment, or large components of heavy equipment, during maintenance. Blocking refers to any of a number of methods for securing a machine, or part of a machine, while it is being worked on. Cribbing refers to the technique of stacking a group of uniform blocks to create a temporary, but sturdy, elevated structure capable of supporting a heavy load. This course describes equipment and guidelines for successful blocking and cribbing operations.
Duration: 0.43 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
An explosion is a sudden, violent release of energy accompanied by the expansion of high-pressure gases. An explosive is any chemical compound, mixture, or device intended to create an explosion. This course discusses types of explosive materials and their UN (United Nations) hazard classifications. It reviews common explosion hazards as well as the recommended personal protective equipment. This course illustrates proper material handling, storage security, best practices for blasting operations, and explosives disposal.
Duration: 1.05 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Working at elevated heights presents a serious danger of falling. Falls can be caused by inattentiveness, slippery surfaces, working in awkward or out-of-balance positions, or insufficient training. This course highlights numerous methods of prevention and protection, including fall arrest systems, the equipment associated with fall prevention and protection systems, vertical and horizontal lifelines, as well as inspection and maintenance guidelines. This course also discusses associated topics such as the proper procedure for putting on a body harness, lifeline swing hazards, calculating fall space clearance, and harness suspension syndrome.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Duration: 0.40 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Capability: Audio, Video
Heat stress can take a number of different forms, including heat rash, heat cramps, heat syncope (fainting), heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Each of these conditions has its own signs, symptoms, and treatments. This course will help you to recognize each condition, and to know which ones require simple corrective actions, like taking a break, and which ones may require a trip to the hospital.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Duration: 0.48 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, French
Capability: Audio, Video
Ladders are tools commonly used to gain access to higher levels that are otherwise unreachable. When maintained properly and used according to safety guidelines, they are a simple and effective tool. However, each year thousands of workers are either injured or killed in ladder related accidents. This course describes different types of ladders, as well as ladder construction, ladder selection, height requirements, weight capacity, hazardous conditions, inspections, ladder setup, safe practices when using ladders, storage, and maintenance.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Duration: 0.25 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
When working on heavy construction equipment, there are often situations when you have the need to strike a metal component of a machine with a hammer. Most hammers have hardened steel heads, and there is a hidden danger in striking two hardened metal surfaces together. This action can lead to sharp pieces of metal breaking out of the hammer or the struck piece of metal at very high velocity. This course will describe why this happens and what can be done to minimize the danger and protect yourself from injury.
Duration: 0.30 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Night shift work can expose workers to a range of hazards, including sleep deprivation, limited visibility, and changing weather conditions. This course discusses what constitutes extended or unusual works shifts and the hazards associated with work pattern changes. The dangers of sleep deprivation, as well as nighttime weather hazards, are also explained along with nighttime work area lighting needs, operating mobile equipment at night, and the best practices for working outside at night.
Duration: 0.67 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Tamil, Polish, Russian, Thai, Czech
Capability: Audio, Video
Every day, someone decides to give up their sight, hearing, fingers, toes, or worse to save a few seconds of effort. Sure it can be inconvenient and uncomfortable, but using personal protective equipment (PPE) properly is better than many unfortunate alternatives. Use this course to educate yourself and your team on head protection, eye and face protection, hand protection, foot protection, respiratory protection, and hearing protection.
Duration: 0.47 Hrs
Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video
Working over or near water can expose workers to a range of hazards, including injuries from falls, hypothermia, and drowning. This course discusses best practices for working over or near water, including the proper use of common types of personal flotation devices (PFDs). This course also offers information on what to do in “man overboard” (MOB) situations, including survival tactics and recovery practices.