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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

Muchos trabajos requieren el uso de herramientas de levantamiento, como gatos hidráulicos, grúas y polipastos de camión. Ya que estas herramientas de levantamiento son de uso frecuente y generalmente son confiables, es posible que olvide que cualquier herramienta de levantamiento tiene probabilidades de fallar. Pero si usted estuviera bajo una carga cuando se produzca una falla, lo más probable es que resulte lesionado o muera. Es por esa razón que el equipo elevado debe estar entramado y encofrado correctamente. Este curso está diseñado para enseñarle los principios de seguridad generales de entramado y encofrado, y demostrar cómo se aplican esos principios. Este curso es ideal para cualquier persona que trabaja con equipo pesado o que hace entramado y encofrado. Read more

If your job duties include even occasional contact with blood or other infectious materials, you are at risk for contracting potentially deadly, incurable diseases. Take this course to learn what bloodborne pathogens are and how you can protect yourself from them. Ideal learners include anyone who may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials, including healthcare workers, custodians, maintenance staff, research personnel and construction workers. Read more