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“Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma.” The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 were passed to reduce pollution and establish standards for industrial air emissions. -
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. They can be discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides, or the by-products of manufacturing processes.” There is a growing awareness of the dangerous side effects of hazardous waste contamination. Years ago, many industrial plants discharged heavy metals and unstable organic compounds directly into streams or injected them into the earth’s subsurface through wells, causing illness in populations with close proximity to these toxic sites. This lesson teaches the industrial sources of land, air, and water pollution, the health dangers that environmental pollutants present, and the types of actions that industrial facility workers must complete in order to control industrial pollutants and respond to environmental incidents. -
In this course, you will learn the importance of indoor air quality and the consequences of contamination, origins of major air contaminants and their effects on your health, as well as controls to help maintain good indoor air quality. -
Operating aerial lifts safely begins with preventive maintenance and conditioning of machinery, and there are a lot of considerations before even turning on the key, but the majority of aerial lift accidents happen because of a lack of training or inattention. The most common hazards involving aerial lifts are falls, tip-overs, ejections, structural failure, and electrocution. Inexperience with equipment is another common factor in aerial lift accidents. At a minimum you need to be familiar with correct lift operation, how to perform inspections, and knowledge of manufacturers’ requirements. -
Close to 30 deaths are related to aerial lifts each year. The goal of this course is to enable learners to identify the basic types of aerial and scissor lifts, hazards associated with their use, inspection criteria, and safe work practices. (Spanish version) -
This course covers back safety principles, risk factors for back injury, and tips for maintaining a healthy back, including stretching techniques, to help reduce or prevent work-related back injuries, unnecessary pain and mobility issues. (Spanish) -
This course teaches employees how to identify common bloodborne pathogens in the workplace, how they are transmitted, engineering and work practice controls used to prevent contact with, and infection from, body fluids, and what to do if exposure occurs. -
After completion, learners will be able to define distracted driving, describe why drivers take driving risks, identify three types of distracted driving, describe the consequences of distracted driving, and identify techniques for driving safely. (Spanish) -
This course looks at what it takes to become a safer more aware driver, by providing tools to identify driving hazards, actions to reduce the risk of vehicle accidents, and what to do in an emergency. (Spanish Version) -
This course covers, the elements and dangers of fire, regulatory requirements for fire prevention plans, housekeeping guidelines for fire prevention, emergency exits and their components, and actions to take in response to a fire alarm. -
After completing this course, learners will be able to recognize and respond to poisoning, chemical splashes, hot and cold emergencies and other environmental emergencies. -
After completing this course, learners will be able to explain initial responder responsibilities, identify legal and ethical issues related to being a first responder, and explain when it is appropriate to move injured patients and how it should be done. (Spanish Version)
