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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 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.
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.
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.
This refresher module is an awareness-level tool designed to train workers to reduce their risk of heat and cold stress and treat heat- and cold-related illness if needed.
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.
Opioids are medications that reduce pain but carry serious risk of misuse. Workers in occupations which face risk of injury are in greater danger of opioid or other substance use, overdose, or death. These at-risk workers and other populations often lack the necessary resources and education to protect themselves.
This refresher module is an awareness-level training tool designed to address the impact of the opioid crisis on workers, the workplace, and the community. Training on the use of Naloxone (Narcan) for treatment of an opioid overdose is an optional activity.
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.
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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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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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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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Use resources to determine appropriate level of protection by gloves.
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Facilitator Guide
Participant Guide
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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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Conduct the task or response activity.
Participate in a debriefing to identify areas for improvement.
Identify approaches to achieving improvements identified.
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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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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Identify limits for exposure(s) measured in your workplace.
Review a report of monitoring results.
Identify jobs or tasks where exposures may occur.
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This refresher module is an awareness-level tool designed to train workers to reduce their risk of heat and cold stress and treat heat- and cold-related illness if needed.
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Facilitator Guide
Powerpoint Slides
PPE Refresher- Inspect, Don, Doff a Level of Protection
When completed, participants will be better able to:
Inspect gear for defects or damage prior to use.
Demonstrate the ability to dressout in Level A, B or C.
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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:
Identify actions/activities that could be done more safely
Identify hazard controls for these actions/activities
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Facilitators Manual
Participant Manual
When completed, participants will be better able to:
Use resources to find the OSHA requirements for other types of PPE.
Identify possible gaps in current practices at workplace.
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Facilitator Guide
Participant Guide
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
Opioids are medications that reduce pain but carry serious risk of misuse. Workers in occupations which face risk of injury are in greater danger of opioid or other substance use, overdose, or death. These at-risk workers and other populati
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Demonstrate preparation of a sampling device for use.
Demonstrate use to collect sample.
Demonstrate required after-use actions.
Identify any personal protective equipment necessary duri
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Identify the types of respiratory protection.
Identify components of your SCBA.
Identify fit testing requirements for SCBA use.
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Facilitator Guide
Participant Guide
When completed, participants will be better able to:
Demonstrate ability to inspect provided PPE.
Set up decontamination zones for a hazard.
Demonstrate ability to dressout in Level B or C.
Demonstrate ability to perform decon.
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Describe risks of excavation.
Describe types of collapses.
Identify protection/preventive methods.
Distinguish between regulations and safe work practices.
Identify elements needed in an
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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
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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
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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
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When completed, participants will be better able to:
Identify hazard information using the ERG.
Identify response actions based on scenario provided.
Identify changes in tactical operations as conditions change.
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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).
