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Hazardous Waste Management Training (RCRA)
Revised Hazardous Waste Generator Requirement Rules go into effect this year! This course will make you aware of the new and changed requirements AND serve as your annual training requirement. If your company generates, stores, treats, or disposes of hazardous waste, such as corrosives (cleaning chemicals), flammables (paints), and toxics (lab chemicals), you need this course. Large Quantity Generators must train employees within 6 months of handling hazardous waste and provide refresher training annually. Small quantity generators must make their employees familiar with hazardous waste regulations.
Find out more »General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces/Fall Protection Training
OSHA’s walking-working surfaces standard requires that exposed employees must be trained on fall hazards. While new regulations often mean more hassles, this standard actually gives employers more flexibility when selecting a fall protection system. Not only will our walking-working surfaces training help your fulfill the training requirement, but we'll explain the new options OSHA allows for keeping workers safe on walking-working surfaces. Safex’s half-day course for general industry will cover: -Administrative changes in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D -How the…
Find out more »Free Webinar: Everything You Need to Know about Respirators
According to OSHA, "An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases, or death. Compliance with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually." Join us for our free webinar about respirators. Participants will learn: When respirators are an acceptable…
Find out more »Fit Test Friday
On the first Friday of each month, Safex offers discounted rates on respirator fit testing. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or reserve a time by purchasing a ticket below. To best prepare for your fit test, please do not smoke or eat 30 minutes prior to your test and come clean shaven (otherwise you will be charged a $10 fee for shaving supplies).
Find out more »OSHA Inspections 101
OSHA does not always give fair warning before they show up at your door. In the last five years, 64% of OSHA inspections in Ohio resulted in citations. If OSHA came knocking today, would you be prepared? During this workshop, a former OSHA compliance officer will prepare you for that surprise visit.
Find out more »Hearing Conservation and Noise Monitoring Programs
Can you hear me now? Noise is one of the most overlooked occupational hazards, particularly in manufacturing, where 77% of all OSHA citations occurred during FY2015. Unfortunately, many experienced safety professionals are confused by the sampling requirements for noise. During the workshop, we will review the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95 and prepare attendees to properly comply with it. Participants will leave with a customized written Hearing Conservation Program as well as an electronic copy of training materials for conducting training at their own facilities.
Find out more »Free Webinar: LOTO Programs – What to have in place
OSHA defines lockout/tagout (LOTO) as "specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities." Looking for more information about LOTO programs? Our September free webinar will cover just that. Highlights include: The zero energy concept Requirements of an equipment-specific procedure The limited scope of “minor servicing activities” Training requirements Annual assessment requirements
Find out more »Fit Test Friday
On the first Friday of each month, Safex offers discounted rates on respirator fit testing. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or reserve a time by purchasing a ticket below. It's only $80 for a Quantitative or Qualitative fit test (normally $95) and online medical clearances are only $40 (normally $45). To best prepare for your fit test, please do not smoke or eat 30 minutes prior to your test and come clean shaven (otherwise you will be…
Find out more »Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
Gain exposure to the broad field of industrial hygiene through sampling and workshop sessions, hands-on lab experiences, demo sessions, and problem-solving exercises. This four-day course is not only designed for OEHS professionals new to industrial hygiene or who have newly acquired IH responsibilities, but also serves as an excellent refresher.
Find out more »Permit-Required Confined Space
This Permit-Required Confined Space course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and experience to work safely in a confined space. We’ll use a combination of classroom instruction and practical hands-on exercises with our indoor permit-required confined space simulator to prepare you for typical confined space hazards. We’ll cover the requirements of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.146 and Subpart AA of 29 CFR 1926.
Find out more »Free Webinar: Bloodborne Pathogens
Healthcare workers, nurses, housekeepers and first responders are most at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens (infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans) through needle sticks and other sharps-related injuries. Get in the know to protect workers against the health hazards caused by bloodborne pathogens. Our free webinar on bloodborne pathogens will provide you with the following information: An overview of OSHA Standard 1910.1030 Examples of bloodborne diseases Information on when bloodborne pathogen training is required…
Find out more »Fit Test Friday
On the first Friday of each month, Safex offers discounted rates on respirator fit testing. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or reserve a time by purchasing a ticket below. To best prepare for your fit test, please do not smoke or eat 30 minutes prior to your test and come clean shaven (otherwise you will be charged a $10 fee for shaving supplies).
Find out more »Exposure and Chemical Monitoring–Beyond IH Fundamentals
Building on IH fundamentals, this intermediate 3-day course provides additional training and knowledge in industrial hygiene chemical monitoring through group exercises and discussion. Attendees work in groups of four and build on their knowledge gained in the Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene course.
Find out more »IATA – International Air Transport Authority Shipping Training
IATA - Often, dangerous goods shipped through international air carriers are returned because of packaging or documentation error. Let us help you avoid this hassle! We’ll teach you proper documentation and classification when offering and accepting shipments containing dangerous goods by air transport according to International Air Transport Authority standards. Dangerous Goods Regulations. IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Section 1.5 requires training every 2 years. Learning Objectives: at the completion of the training, participants are expected to be able to: Describe…
Find out more »Free Webinar: Machine Guarding
Workplace accidents to the fingers, limbs and eyes are often caused by moving machine parts. Do you have safeguards in place to protect against this type of unnecessary injury? Learn more about proper machine guarding at our upcoming webinar. We'll help you learn more about: Basics of machine safeguarding In-running nip points hazards Point of operation Rotating shaft dangers Register below and see you soon!
Find out more »Fit Test Friday
On the first Friday of each month, Safex offers discounted rates on respirator fit testing. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or reserve a time by purchasing a ticket below. To best prepare for your fit test, please do not smoke or eat 30 minutes prior to your test and come clean shaven (otherwise you will be charged a $10 fee for shaving supplies).
Find out more »DOT Requirements for Shipping of Hazardous Materials – Initial and Refresher Training
Do you sign shipping papers or manifests? Are you packaging, labeling or shipping hazardous materials or waste? Do you ship or receive flammable, toxic, or corrosive materials by ground? If so, you must have DOT-trained staff, and this class meets those requirements! 49 CFR 172.704 says that new employees must be trained within 90 days of employment and have a refresher every 3 years. This class includes general awareness, function-specific, safety and security awareness training to meet the standard and get…
Find out more »Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) Workshop
Is your spill response plan up to date? Did you know that certain facilities can self-certify their spill prevention control and countermeasures plan rather than having a professional engineer certify it? It’s DIY for the environmental safety crowd!
Find out more »Free Webinar: Emergency Action Plans
Planning is everything when it comes to being prepared for workplace emergencies. New to your role? Or want to make sure your current workplace emergency action plan includes everything it should? Now is the perfect time to listen to our free webinar about emergency action planning. Our Safex, safety experts will cover: When emergency action plans are required to be written What to include in your emergency action plan Plan requirements vs. good practices
Find out more »OSHA 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher
If you have an OSHA-defined HAZWOPER Emergency Response, you must comply with HAZWOPER paragraph (q) and all other General Industry (1910) or Construction Industry (1926) standards. This may apply to a Post-Emergency Response Cleanup Operation or to a completely separate Hazardous Waste Site Clean-Up Operation.
This course is designed for response or clean-up workers and meets the training requirements of the annual refresher for 29 CFR 1910.120 (e) and (q). This workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises to review proper health and safety procedures.
Find out more »Fit Test Friday
On the first Friday of each month, Safex offers discounted rates on respirator fit testing. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or reserve a time by purchasing a ticket below. To best prepare for your fit test, please do not smoke or eat 30 minutes prior to your test and come clean shaven (otherwise you will be charged a $10 fee for shaving supplies).
Find out more »OSHA 300 Log: OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements, Troubleshooting and Electronic Filing
The OSHA 300 Log: Beginning in 2018, your OSHA records will become public documents! Are you prepared to share? We can answer these questions and more: How do I know if an injury must be recorded on the OSHA log? Do I need to change my drug-testing policy? Where do I send my OSHA records? How do I electronically file my logs? This compliance workshop will provide training on proper determination of injuries and illnesses as well as update attendees…
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