Fundamentals of  EHS 


Overview

     The purpose of this 1 1/2 - 2 hour online course to is familiarize you with occupational health and safety hazards and their controls. This knowledge will help you develop the skills necessary to proactively recognize hazards and potential solutions in your workplace. You will help to minimize risks to workers from a variety of hazards and help create a healthier and happier work environment.
     This is NOT a course on industrial hygiene and NOT a certification. It is an introduction to the principles of occupational safety and industrial hygiene.

Developed in partnership with the Occupational Hygiene Training Association.

  • Contact Hours/REHS Contact Hours: 2.0 hours
  • Accreditation Agency:  Phylmar Academy, a division of The Phylmar Group, Inc


Who Will Benefit from This Course?

Supervisors and managers, environmental managers, union and worker health and safety representatives, and anyone who is not a certified safety professional who has responsibility for the health and safety of workers.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe why worker safety and health programs are important.
  • Recognize key safety and health program components.
  • Identify some basic hazards and apply the hierarchy of controls.
  • Explain the difference between industrial hygiene and occupational safety.
  • Identify three milestones in the development of Industrial Hygiene.

Topics Include:

Why Effective Health and Safety Programs are Important, Digging Deeper into Health and Safety {prgram Components, Chemical Hazards, Occupational Disease, Bloodborne Pathogens, Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention, Heat Stress, Electrical Safety, Fire Hazards, Confined Space, Compressed Gas, Ergonomics, Introduction to PPE, Respiratory Protection, Situational Awareness.

Pricing

Single seat -  $179

For bulk purchases or to license the course for unlimited users, please contact info@phylmar.com for additional discounts.

The course certificate of completion acknowledges completion of a specific course; it does not certify the participant to perform any particular work or task.

single seat $179.00

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