Course Content
This course covers OSHA general industry standards and integrates
materials from other consensus and proprietary standards that
relate to hazardous materials. Included are flammable and combustible
liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases and cryogenic liquids. Related
processes such as spraying and dipping are covered, as well as
electrical equipment.
Prerequisites/Participant
Tools
You'll need a basic computer with a Netscape or Internet Explorer
web browser and local Internet access. For more specific information
on computer requirements, visit http://www.emuworldwide.net/index.learn?action=Technical.
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this
course, students will be able to: • Describe methods for detecting unsafe
storage conditions for hazardous materials
• Explain electrical factors that may contribute to the
creation or abatement of hazardous conditions
• Relate hazardous conditions and unsafe procedures to the
appropriate standards for abatement action
• Specify the necessary precautions for hazardous operations,
such as the dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids
• Describe proper abatement techniques for selected industrial
hazards
Course
Topics
• Pre-test
and OSHA review
• Introduction to hazardous materials
• Hazardous locations
• Introduction to hazardous waste and hazardous response
• Hazardous waste site operations
• Emergency response and emergency action plans
• Compressed gases and acetylene
• Welding, cutting and brazing
• Liquefied petroleum gases
• Flammable liquids
• Spray finishing using flammable and combustible materials
• Dip tanks
• Permit-required confined space
• Cryogenic liquids, hydrogen and oxygen
• Anhydrous ammonia
• Process-safety management
This
program can be delivered on site. Call Elizabeth
Stoner at 734.487.8285 for details.
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Eastern Michigan University
Center for Organizational Risk Reduction
Great Lakes Regional OSHA Education Center
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
