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Un fragmento dentado de la muela puede volar con suficiente velocidad para penetrar el tejido blando de su cuello, ojos y cara. Las esmeriladoras de banco y pedestal son herramientas poderosas que requieren precisión y precaución. Este curso explicará los pasos que debe tomar para mantenerse a salvo cuando trabaje con estos equipos comúnmente utilizados. Los estudiantes idóneos son los empleados de mantenimiento en la industria general, los empleados en la industria de la construcción y los supervisores de esos empleados. Read more

Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is produced by the burning of natural products. It is found in gasoline and other fuels, and is used in the manufacture of plastics, detergents, pesticides and other chemicals. Benzene is a clear, colorless liquid with a pleasant, sweet odor. The odor of benzene does not provide adequate warning of its hazard. In fact, benzene can cause serious health problems that you must understand if you work with it. This module covers the hazards of benzene and how to work safely with benzene. Ideal learners are all employees. Read more

If you work with biological materials, it is quite possible that you will produce hazardous waste. What types of hazardous waste might you produce? The obvious answer is biohazardous, or medical, waste. But if you are like a lot of people who work with biological materials, you may also work with or around other hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials, which wind up as waste too. Ideal learners are workers who may be exposed to biohazardous waste. Read more

Blasting areas can be dangerous. It’s important that the people who work on sites that have blasting know the hazards, process and what to do in emergencies. This is an awareness course about the activities that occur in a blasting area. This course is not designed to qualify blasters or their crew. It is aimed at all personnel who might be at a site where blasting activities occur. Read more

Las áreas de voladura pueden ser peligrosas. Es importante que la gente que trabaja en las instalaciones donde hay voladuras conozcan los peligros, el proceso y los procedimientos en caso de emergencias. Este es un curso de concientización sobre las actividades que se producen en un área de voladura. Este curso no está diseñado para dinamiteros calificados ni su personal. Está destinado a todo el personal que pueda estar en las instalaciones donde se producen las actividades de voladura. Read more

A lot of work requires the use of lifting tools such as hydraulic jacks, cranes and truck hoists. Because these lifting tools are used so frequently and are usually reliable, you may forget that any lifting tool can potentially fail. However, if you happened to be under a load during such a failure, chances are you would be injured or killed. That is why raised equipment must be properly blocked or cribbed. This course is designed to teach general blocking and cribbing safety principles and demonstrate how those principles are applied. This course is ideal for anyone who works with heavy equipment or who performs blocking and cribbing. Read more