Struck-By, Caught-Between - Staying Out of the Line of Fire for Construction

Workers in the construction industry face a number of health and safety hazards in their worksites every day, including exposure to materials like asbestos, crystalline silica, lead and chemicals. These materials can cause serious illnesses. These courses will provide workers with an awareness of the potential dangers and ways they may prevent or limit exposure. Ideal learners are all construction employees.

Substance abuse affects every worker directly or indirectly. When it impacts the workplace, productivity and profits suffer and drivers under the influence of a substance put people’s lives in danger. Take this suite to learn about drug and alcohol policies in the workplace as well as the process for identifying potential drug and alcohol users including what to look for, how and when to conduct testing, and how to follow up once results are available. This suite is primarily intended for supervisors and managers to satisfy the 2-hour training requirement per the Department of Transportation (DOT) 40 CFR 382.307 Reasonable suspicion testing for controlled substances and alcohol misuse.

You can tell a great deal about the hazardous conditions in a work area by looking at the safety signs that are posted there. Take this course to find out why we have safety signs, what they mean and what you need to know about them. This course is ideal for all workers who visit or perform work at factories, construction jobsites or healthcare facilities.

Breathing is an act we often take for granted. Sometimes, what we breathe in can harm our bodies and cause lasting damage. That is definitely true of crystalline silica. In this course, you will learn what it is, where it is, how to avoid exposure and what to do if you are exposed. This course is intended for anyone who may be exposed to crystalline silica in their work.