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This lesson introduces the concept of ergonomics in a general industry office setting, brings awareness to the most common cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), explores strategies to prevent or control CTDs and identifies the basics of an office ergonomics safety program. -
The goal of the lesson is make employees aware of the primary objective of process safety management: to prevent unwanted releases of highly hazardous chemicals into locations that expose employees and others to serious hazards, and to provide an overview of the standards and best practices necessary to achieve that objective. -
The goal of this lesson is to teach workers the purpose of respirators and the preparations, maintenance and storage requirements. Workers will also learn when it is permissible to leave a respirator use area, the warning signs that a respirator is not functioning properly, and how respirator emergencies and malfunctions should be handled. -
The goal of this lesson is to enable learners to recognize basic types of supported and suspended scaffolds and their capacity requirements, their basic design and construction requirements, and the basic hazards posed by scaffold work and their controls. -
This lesson is designed as an intro/refresher to our Silica Hazards course in order to improve the safety of workers in environments where silica exposure hazards exist by increasing employee awareness of this hazard and by demonstrating how the hazard can be recognized and addressed in the workplace. -
Recent statistics from the Congressional Accountability Office of Compliance indicate that employee falls are private industry’s third leading cause of workplace fatalities. Around 600 workers die from a fatal slip, trip, or fall, each year. This overview of slips, trips, and falls helps reinforce good behaviors for workers on how and where to avoid areas where these hazards can reside. -
This lesson describes the hazards and warning signs of a tornado and the actions to take in the event of a tornado-related emergency. -
The best way to stay safe during winter driving conditions is to avoid them altogether. If it’s possible for you to avoid driving in the snow and ice, stay put. But hunkering down isn’t always an option. If you have to hit the road when it’s snowy, icy, or wet, make sure both you and your car are prepared for safe winter driving. -
All employers covered by the Act are regulated by Part 1904 regulations. However, businesses with 10 or fewer employees and businesses with certain industry classifications are partially exempt from keeping OSHA injury and illness records, unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics notifies them in writing that they must do so. All employers covered by OSHA—no matter the number of employees or industry classification—must report to OSHA any workplace incident that results in a fatality or the hospitalization of three or more employees. -
This refresher is meant to remind employees about illness transmission hazards and best practices for keeping the workplace healthy and safe. -
This refresher will review slip, trip, and fall hazards, safety requirements for walking and working surfaces, ladders, scaffolds and other elevated work surfaces, and how to prevent slip, trip and fall accidents and injuries. -
After completing this refresher, the learner will be able to recognize the symbols that identify hazardous chemicals and know where to get additional information to safely use chemicals in the workplace.
