Online Toxic eLearning

Confined Space Entry (Public Works and Construction) Confined spaces are responsible for many deaths every year due to lack of training. This course addresses the risks and operational safety standards for confined spaces commonly found in public works and construction such as testing, ventilation, and rescue procedures. Delivery formats include CD-ROM, LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet. The course can be customized to meet your site-specific needs. It  more...

Environmental Awareness This course focuses on the ways each individual can improve their own environment by looking at the consequences of their actions. Students will understand that keeping the environment clean is not only a personal responsibility, but more importantly, it's the law. Delivery formats include CD-ROM, LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet. The course can be customized to meet your site-specific needs. It is  more...

HAZWOPER: Medical Surveillance ...nce high levels of stress. Daily tasks may expose them to toxic chemicals, safety hazards, biological hazards or radiation. They may face heat stress or life-threatening emergencies such as explosions and fires. Therefore, a medical program is essential to monitor and assess the health and well being of all workers, provide medical treatment as needed, and keep accurate records for future  more...

Confined Space Entry: Out in the Open This course teaches the concepts necessary to work safely in a confined space as an entrant or outside the space as an attendant. Twenty-nine interactive activities assess your worker s understanding of the key learning objectives and let them apply what they ve learned in a safe environment. Your workers will learn what a confined space is, the hazards they may face, and how to protect  more...

Confined Space Entry "Confined Space Entry" covers all aspects of entering a confined space for employees who work as entrants or attendants in a permit required confined space or have responsibilities under your confined space entry program. This broadcast-quality production features fifty-eight interactions and practice activities. It also features a multi-level emergency simulation that requires your workers to  more...

Confined Space Hazards "Confined Space Hazards" is designed for all employees who work around permit-required confined spaces, but not necessarily in a permit-required confined space. If you have any permit-required confined spaces on your site, each of your workers needs to complete this training program. This course will define a permit-required confined space and discuss all of the hazardous aspects of confined  more...

Confined Space Awareness This course is intended for all persons who work near permit-required confined spaces. Fourteen interactions actively involve the learner in the training. Lesson interactions provide the learner opportunities to apply what he or she has learned. The computer assesses the learner's level of understanding of all learning objectives. All questions in this course are fully narrated. Delivery formats  more...

UV or Dechlorination of Wastewater - Eliminating Residual Chlorine Concerns ...utflows since studies have indicated that chlorine can be toxic to aquatic life and harmful to the shellfish industry. This course will introduce the student to UV disinfection as an alternative, which will totally eliminate the use of chlorine and all concerns about the Total Residual Chlorine TRC levels. This course will also introduce the student to the optional dechlorination process,  more...

Taking Toxics Out of the Air ...toxics are those air pollutants that are know or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health problems. Each year, millions of tons of air toxics are released into the air. The Clean Air Act has provided the primary framework for protecting people and the environment from the harmful effects of air pollution. In this course the student will learn about what air toxics are, where they come  more...

Reducing Lead Hazards During Construction ...ng and decorating, is included. Lead is a cumulative and toxic substance. People who swallow or inhale lead compounds may become ill or die from lead poisoning. Although lead is eliminated from the body at a slow rate, inhaling even a small amount of a lead compound over an extended period of time may cause lead poisoning. Immediate symptoms of disease may not be noticeable. As the blood is  more...

UV Disinfection Evaluation - Technology Options for Wastewater Treatment ...c safety and the potential for chlorinated effluent to be toxic to aquatic life have called its use into question. Although chlorine, sometimes followed by dechlorination, continues to be used at most municipal WWTPs, use of other means, such as UV disinfection, is increasing. UV is a technology capable of providing effective WWTP effluent disinfection while reducing safety and environmental  more...

Safe Rooms and Shelters - Chemical Biological and Radiological Threat Protection ...ection or design criteria for protection against airborne toxic materials ?Understanding advantages and limitations of Class 1, 2 and 3 safe rooms ?Understanding the requirements of isolation and protective mode operation of HVAC systems ?Designing and installing toxic-agent safe rooms ?Estimating the size of a filter unit for a safe room based on square footage ?Operating a safe room in  more...

RoHS and WEEE - Reducing Toxicity and Waste in Electronic Product Design ...rdable with shorter life cycles, the effects of waste and toxicity to our health and environment becomes a more serious problem. Voluntary compliance to mend this problem has been ineffective. Thus, the problem is being addressed through legislation. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)  more...

HVAC for Oil and Gas ...or equipment. Prevent ingress of potentially explosive / toxic gas-air mixtures into non-hazardous areas, electrical switch rooms and equipment rooms. Prevent formation of any combustible mixture and maintain an atmosphere where the gas/air mixture is kept below LEL during normal operation. Provide dilution ventilation for all enclosed hazardous areas in order to reduce the risk from  more...

Coatings - Types and Characteristics ...ns. Additionally, the safety concerns associate with such toxic materials as lead and chromate has continuously challenged manufacturers to formulate high-performance coatings using alternative materials. In this course, the student will study the types and characteristics of commercial coatings. The course will cover Chapter 4, "Coating Types and Characteristics" in the US Army  more...