Course Outline
- Introduction to OSHA
- Importance of OSHA
- Employees’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under OSHA
- Contents of OSHA standards
- Inspections of the workplace
- Fundamentals of a safe workplace
- Walking and working surfaces
- Hazard communication course and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Exit route, emergency action plans, fire prevention plans and fire protection
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Fall protection
- Lockout/tagout – requirements and periodic inspection
- Introduction to industrial hygiene
- History of industrial hygiene
- Role of the safety professional
- Industrial hygiene fundamentals
- Industrial hygiene concepts and key terms
- Employee exposure and medical records
- Industry-specific standards
- Hazardous, flammable and combustible materials
- Confined space: permit required, hazards, courses, rescue
- Machine guarding: hazards, requirements, methods
- Welding, cutting and brazing
- Power industrial trucks
- Bloodborne pathogens
- Exposure control plan
- Engineering and work practice controls
- Hepatitis B vaccination requirements
- What to do if an exposure occurs
- Training requirements
- Medical recordkeeping requirements
- Sharps injury log
- Safety and health programs
- Benefits of effective safety and health programs
- Major elements
- Management commitment
- Policy and goals
- Employee involvement
- Responsibility
- Worksite analysis
- Safety and health inspections
- Hazard prevention control
- Controlling the hazards
- Hazard prevention planning
- Safety and health training
- Safety and health orientation
- Supervisor responsibilities
- Specific training needs