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The activities in this exercise will result in workplace changes that reduce exposures. Many will be small changes, but every avoided or eliminated exposure benefits workers. Each success builds confidence that change can be made.
The activities in this exercise will result in workplace changes that reduce exposures. Many will be small changes, but every avoided or eliminated exposure benefits workers. Each success builds confidence that change can be made.
This program was developed in response to the need for communities to gain skills to better identify sources of air pollution and develop ideas about how to limit or avoid exposures that can impact a person’s health. The program and exercises are designed to be interactive and stimulate questions and develop a personal plan for action.
Goals for participants are to:
Identify different types of air pollution
Describe sources of air pollution around them
Describe the health effects of air pollution (community and individual)
Identify techniques to reduce exposure in the home and community
With an ever-changing workplace environment, incidents of severe weather are happening more frequently. Additionally, new hazards are present in the workplace that we all need to be attentive to in order to maintain a safe workplace.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) Investigation Exercises
The purpose of this exercise is to review facts from an accident investigation conducted by the CSB and discuss various actions that might have presented the incident. This exercise is generally used in Industrial Emergency Response training.
The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise that can be added to the MWC programming.
The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise using a map accessed using technology that can be added to the MWC programming.
A mobile app, or simply app, is a specialized program – or application – downloaded onto mobile devices. The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise to use an app that is then added to the MWC programming.
This exercise has been designed to allow the instructor to choose a hazardous material that is relevant to the trainees. You can choose any one of the 33 materials and situations included in this exercise.
A broad range of electronic resources are used in the National Response Framework, and are available to local responders engaged in Incident Command activities. In this exercise you will access some of these tools and discuss how each can assist you in functioning within the Incident Command System (ICS).
Objectives
Access tools available electronically.
Describe how the tool can be used to carry out the activities in a specific role in the ICS.
In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to workers. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires the development and dissemination of such information.
HazCom has been replaced. One way to help keep them separate is to refer to the new standard as HCS 2012. This exercise is consistent with OHSA guidance for training required by December 1, 2013.
Recent attention to water quality in the region includes the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and PFAS contamination from industrial sources and municipal and military firefighting activities. Separate sections are provided for those concerned with possible contamination of water by lead and the ‘forever chemicals’ most often represented by PFOA and PFAS.
Workers and community members utilize devices with lithium batteries daily. While lithium batteries are generally safe, they can become a fire and/or explosion hazard if defective or damaged.
This curriculum on lithium battery safety can be used as an exercise with the 3AW HAZWOPER Awareness community program or as an awareness-level refresher module for workers in the 8-hour site worker (8HR) or emergency response (ERR) modular refresher programs.
Unified Command (UC) brings under one roof the responsible decision-making representatives from all organizations having a direct interest in the incident. Under the UC, the various agencies may blend together throughout the operation to create an integrated response team.
When completed, participants will be better able to:
Identify the purpose of using Unified Command
Recognize when Unified Command should be used
Identify who should participate in Unified Command
Identify the elements of an effective Unified Command
A broad range of electronic resources are available to emergency responders and increasingly used in the Incident Commander structure to understand hazards and plan a response. In this exercise you will access some of these tools for hazard assessment, use a model to predict geographical areas that will be affected by the release and plan a response.
Objectives
Access electronic tools for risk assessment information.
Identify the geographical region where there may be an impact from the release.
Electronic resources are increasingly useful tools for emergency responders. In this exercise you will use an electronic resource to access requirements for use of SCBA in emergency response and then review your experience with respiratory protection that may be required when the incident command system is activated. The respiratory protection program at your company will be reviewed to determine if there are opportunities for improvement.
Electronic resources are increasingly useful tools for emergency responders. In this Incident Command System exercise you will use several online databases as resources to gather information needed to plan a response to an emergency scenario.
Tools are available to access data about industrial facility emissions to air, water and land from the federally mandated Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). These resources provide information on the chemicals, volume and changes in emission over time.
Workers and community members utilize devices with lithium batteries daily. While lithium batteries are generally safe, they can become a fire and/or explosion hazard if defective or damaged.
This curriculum on lithium battery safety can be used as an exercise with the 3AW HAZWOPER Awareness community program or as an awareness-level refresher module for workers in the 8-hour site worker (8HR) or emergency response (ERR) modular refresher programs.
A broad range of electronic resources are available to emergency responders and increasingly used in the Incident Commander structure to understand hazards and plan a response. In this exercise you will access some of these tools for hazard assessment, use a model to predict geographical areas that will be affected by the release and plan a response.
Objectives
Access electronic tools for risk assessment information.
Identify the geographical region where there may be an impact from the release.
The activities in this exercise will result in workplace changes that reduce exposures. Many will be small changes, but every avoided or eliminated exposure benefits workers. Each success builds confidence that change can be made.
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The activities in this exercise will result in workplace changes that reduce exposures. Many will be small changes, but every avoided or eliminated exposure benefits workers. Each success builds confidence that change can be made.
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This program was developed in response to the need for communities to gain skills to better identify sources of air pollution and develop ideas about how to limit or avoid exposures that can impact a person’s health. The program and exerc
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Assessing Preparedness: Natural and Hazardous Material Release Emergencies in the Community
This survey contains questions about the current safety and health status of the participant’s community.
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With an ever-changing workplace environment, incidents of severe weather are happening more frequently. Additionally, new hazards are present in the workplace that we all need to be attentive to in order to maintain a safe workplace.
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U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) Investigation Exercises
The purpose of this exercise is to review facts from an accident investigation conducted by the CSB and discuss various actions that might have presented the
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The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise that can be added to the MWC programming.
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Developer Guide
The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise using a map accessed using technology that can be added to the MWC programming.
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Developer Guide
A mobile app, or simply app, is a specialized program – or application – downloaded onto mobile devices. The Midwest Consortium developed this template for Program Directors and facilitators who want to develop an exercise to use an app
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This exercise is developed to be conducted as a discussion while completing three activities:
Review of success in reducing risk after training and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Summarizing current ways of making suggestions a
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This exercise has been designed to allow the instructor to choose a hazardous material that is relevant to the trainees. You can choose any one of the 33 materials and situations included in this exercise.
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Facilitator Guide and P
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A broad range of electronic resources are used in the National Response Framework, and are available to local responders engaged in Incident Command activities. In this exercise you will access some of these tools and discuss how each can a
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In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to workers. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires the development and di
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Initial Actions (part 1)
Describe the responsibilities of the ICS roles
Identify the roles needed for a particular emergency/event
Describe the flow of information up and down the ICS
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Recent attention to water quality in the region includes the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and PFAS contamination from industrial sources and municipal and military firefighting activities. Separate sections are provided for those concern
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Workers and community members utilize devices with lithium batteries daily. While lithium batteries are generally safe, they can become a fire and/or explosion hazard if defective or damaged.
This curriculum on lithium battery safety can be
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Gather information about a chemical hazard using the NIOSH Pocket Guide mobile app.
Identify a chemical concentration that is immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) using the NI
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This exercise has been designed to allow the instructor to choose a chemical that is relevant to the trainees.
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Instructor Guide and Participant Worksheet
When completed, participants will be better able to:
Describe basic facts about climate change
Describe the health effects of climate change
Determine carbon footprint
Develop a plan to become more sustainable
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Facilitator Guide
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Unified Command (UC) brings under one roof the responsible decision-making representatives from all organizations having a direct interest in the incident. Under the UC, the various agencies may blend together throughout the operation to cr
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A broad range of electronic resources are available to emergency responders and increasingly used in the Incident Commander structure to understand hazards and plan a response. In this exercise you will access some of these tools for haza
Read More
Electronic resources are increasingly useful tools for emergency responders. In this exercise you will use an electronic resource to access requirements for use of SCBA in emergency response and then review your experience with respiratory
Read More
Electronic resources are increasingly useful tools for emergency responders. In this Incident Command System exercise you will use several online databases as resources to gather information needed to plan a response to an emergency scenari
Read More
Tools are available to access data about industrial facility emissions to air, water and land from the federally mandated Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). These resources provide information on the chemicals, volume and changes in emission o
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Tools are available to access data about emissions to air, water and land in your neighborhood.
Objectives:
Access electronic resources to find local information.
Demonstrate the use of these resources to identify location of emission sour
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Workers and community members utilize devices with lithium batteries daily. While lithium batteries are generally safe, they can become a fire and/or explosion hazard if defective or damaged.
This curriculum on lithium battery safety can be
Read More
A broad range of electronic resources are available to emergency responders and increasingly used in the Incident Commander structure to understand hazards and plan a response. In this exercise you will access some of these tools for haza
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COPYRIGHT
The Midwest Consortium has copyrighted this material. A recipient of the material, other than the Federal Government, may not reproduce it without permission of the copyright owner. The material was prepared for use by instructors experienced in the training of persons who are or who anticipate being employed in occupations or with duties covered by 29CFR1910.120 and related guidance or community residents potentially affected by industrial operations or natural disasters. Users are cautioned that the subject is constantly evolving. Therefore, the material may require additions, deletions, or modifications to incorporate the effects of that evolution occurring after the date of this material preparation.
DISCLAIMER
These materials are intended to complement training to meet the requirements of the OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Final Rule (1910.120 effective March 6, 1990) and other informational purposes with residents. Use of the materials do not provide the necessary knowledge and skills for the reader to achieve successful completion at any level of training shown in the Final Rule. These materials may be used by experienced trainers who are multi-lingual as part of an overall training plan to achieve stated objectives of a complete program (not shown here).
