-
This lesson will help you recognize the impact of noise on your hearing, the warning signs of hearing loss, and the noise exposure limits that necessitate hearing protection. This lesson will also introduce you to the types of hearing protectors, including their benefits and proper use, and address your responsibilities in supporting your employer’s hearing conservation program. -
Sale!
Hearing protection must be selected and used with care and is not to be used as an alternative to reducing the noise in the workplace. This quick course reviews causes of hearing loss and how to protect yourself. -
If you are exposed to heat in your work environment—and if you work outside it is likely that you will be—then the risk of heat stress illness and injury needs serious attention. -
Sale!
If you are exposed to heat in your work environment—and if you work outside it is likely that you will be—then the risk of heat stress illness and injury needs serious attention. -
This lesson covers the types of heat stress, the symptoms of heat stress, and ways to help those who have heat stress. As well, the lesson will provide an awareness of employer’s responsibilities for reducing the risk of heat stress in the workplace. -
In this lesson, you will learn the hazards of hot work and the actions you can take to either prevent them or protect yourself from them and the injuries associated with this type of work. -
Sale!
Hot work poses significant risks to individuals and the overall workplace. Through burns, fires, or explosions, hot work is dangerous. In this quick course, you will learn about the preventative measures necessary before hot work is done and how to manage hot work hazards. -
Sale!
One of the best preventative measures in the battle against slips, trips, falls, fires, injuries, and emergencies is good housekeeping. Housekeeping reduces hazards in the workplace and makes day-to-day operations safer for everyone. Take this quick course to learn some best practices you can take for safety. -
Sale!
During this pandemic, there is a transmission risk in all workplaces. You can reduce this risk by following good cleaning and sanitation practices. Take this quick course to learn effective strategies to reduce transmission risk in your workplace. -
Sale!
In this quick course, you will learn about the hazards of abrasive wheel grinders and how to safely use them. -
Sale!
There is no time like the present to learn the best handwashing skills. More than simple lathering and rinsing, you will learn strategies to maximize your protection in this course. -
Hurricanes are dangerous and can cause major damage because of storm surge, wind damage, and flooding. They typically form around the equator, but hurricanes can hit much more Northern or Southern coastlines and any territory in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. This course will help you understand how to prepare for a hurricane. -
Hurricanes are dangerous and can cause major damage because of storm surge, wind damage, and flooding. They typically form around the equator, but hurricanes can hit much more Northern or Southern coastlines and any territory in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. This course will help you understand how to prepare for a hurricane. (Spanish Version) -
Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is an extremely hazardous gas whose marker is the smell of rotten eggs. It is colorless and very dangerous when high concentrations are inhaled. Hydrogen sulfide is highly flammable and explodes easily near lit matches, cigarettes, and other sources of spark or heat. Although only a little irritating at lower concentrations, hydrogen sulfide exposure can result in death. The most likely and dangerous exposure pathway is through inhalation of hydrogen sulfide gas, however, there are some instances where contact is made with the skin. Contact with the skin can result in frostbite or burns. -
Sale!
If the safety professional can identify, analyze and fix the unsafe behaviors and conditions behind a near miss, they can prevent 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. -
Sale!
Poor ergonomics can lead to cumulative traumatic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that put strain on our bodies. There are very good reasons for accounting for the ergonomic health of your workforce, because musculoskeletal injuries, once developed, can keep people off of the job for life. -
This lesson introduces the concept of ergonomics in a general industry setting, brings awareness to cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), reviews warning signs, symptoms, and actions to take, and identifies ergonomics principles that can help reduce the occurrence of injury in the first place -
Sale!
Whenever, there is a workplace accident or illness, or a close call / near miss is experienced, the situation must be reported. Often times many of these incidents, especially first aid type of injuries are not reported which can lead to issues for the worker and the business. -
You will learn to recognize benzene hazards in your workplace, how to protect yourself from exposure, and what to do if you or a coworker are suffering effects from exposure. -
This lesson is designed to improve the safety of workers in environments where combustible dusts may be encountered by increasing employee awareness of this hazard and by demonstrating how the hazard can be recognized and addressed in the workplace. -
Learning Objectives
- Describe the basic principle of hydraulics
- Explain the effect air can have on hydraulic systems
- Identify five components common to most hydraulic systems
- Describe two key considerations that must be taken into account when selecting a hydraulic pump
- Identify the two most common types of hydraulic circuits
-
Workers loading and unloading materials should be instructed in safe procedures appropriate to the material they handle. Truck or rail tank car loading or the unloading of flammable/combustible liquids is one of the most hazardous operations likely to be undertaken at any manufacturing or storage facility. Workers engaged in the loading or unloading of suspension-type highway trailers may be at an increased risk of injury due to the inability of damaged trailers to support the weight of the powered industrial truck used to load or unload the trailer. The goal of this lesson is create awareness of these hazards and to provide knowledge to the learner on how to avoid accidents and/or injury. -
The goal of this lesson is to provide awareness of the hazards of mold and mildew and to instruct the learner on the actions to take if the presence of, or suspected exposure to, mold has occurred. -
Common hazards associated with pallet jack operation include falling objects (struck by hazards). Loads can fall, and operators can too. If you move a loaded pallet jack too quickly, over uneven floors, or on inclines, the load may topple. You could be injured if the load falls, and the load and/or the workplace may be damaged. Straining to move a stuck pallet jack or failing to maintain control on an incline can cause the operator to slip and fall. This lesson focuses on the safe operation of both manual and powered hydraulic pallet jacks. -
According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses defines ideal safety accountability as the following:- Ideal accountability
- Companies that strive for optimal safety performance display the highest level of organizational safety accountability
-
This lesson describes the importance of safety in the workplace and the employee’s role in maintaining a safe workplace. According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses defines ideal safety accountability as ideal accountability along with companies that strive for optimal safety performance display the highest level of organizational safety accountability. -
This lesson provides general guidance for safe material storage practices to include racking and stacking to ensure stability and reduce the risk of injury, housekeeping, and lifting and handling best practices. -
Silica is one of the most common hazards on a worksite, particularly in the construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, and agriculture industries. This course will increase employee awareness of this hazard including tips on how to reduce risk of exposure. (Spanish Version) -
This introductory lesson describes the hazards associated with spray finishing and powder coating and provides a high-level overview of the means by which workers may protect themselves. -
This course is meant to teach learners how to identify potential hazards in the workplace using various hazard identification tools, with the goal of preventing incidents from occurring. -
Sale!
Machine guards serve a vital role in the workplace. They reduce the risk of cuts, lacerations, amputations, and other injuries. This quick course will teach you about the importance of machine guards and how to use them to your advantage. -
Sale!
Every day, without noticing, we pass doors that have “Exit” signs. Usually we don’t remember that emergency exit doors are vital to our safety. -
In non-production laboratories, chemicals pose physical health hazards to workers, which is why they are the number one concern for laboratory employees. These employees will likely be exposed to compounds of certain volatile chemicals. -
Upon completion of this course learners will understand potential laboratory dangers and lab safety procedures. This will be done by learning about common lab hazards, safe work practices, and proper equipment set up and use. (Spanish Version)
