Occupational Safety

Occupational Safety & Health
 

The Occupational Safety area is concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The main goal of occupational safety programs is to foster a safe and healthy work environment where employees have the required skills to safely perform their job functions.

Courses offered as contract training. For more information, please contact us at CPD Occupational Safety

Taylor Herbert

Sr. Administrative Assistant

(281) 478-3698 (Option 1)

In many work situations, employees are required to perform tasks at elevated levels. And even though the type of work being performed may vary greatly from one industry to another, the means by which employees are lifted to the needed height is generally the same.

This 4 hour program is intended to provide training in the basic concepts and techniques of scissor lift operations. It offers an overview of 29CFR1926.453, 29CFR1910.66, .67 and the safety related work practices section of Sub Part S to 29CFR1910 (electrical) (1910.333) for employees who face a risk of electric shock during scissor lift operations

Contract Training

Duration: 7-40 hrs

Information and training for forklift operators including forklift design, controls and instrumentation, comprehensive pre-use inspection, and forklift stability and factors affecting stability. Also includes hands-on training and demonstration of proficiency.

Helps the employer satisfy OSHA's requirements for formal training of OSHA's 29 CFR Section 1910.178(l).

Duration: 8 hrs

This course is the Level I, Hazardous Materials Emergency Responder Training for OSHA HAZWOPER. Per 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i). First responders at the awareness level are individuals who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release and who have been trained to initiate an emergency response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. They would take no further action beyond notifying the authorities of the release.

Duration: 16 hrs
Prerequisites: Students in this course must have already taken the Awareness Level training.

This course is the Level I, Hazardous Materials Emergency Responder Training for OSHA HAZWOPER. Per 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i). First responders at the operations level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release.

They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release. Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures.

Duration: 8 hrs

Petrochemical labs have unique hazards that generalized OSHA training programs do not cover, and "on-the-job" safety training is not acceptable. With increased pressure to rapidly report results and more complex equipment and procedures, it is more important than ever to implement new hire/refresher training regarding lab safety. This course covers the use of specific equipment and stresses the importance of using good safety practices.

Duration: 4 hrs

In many work situations, employees are required to perform tasks at elevated levels. And even though the type of work being performed may vary greatly from one industry to another, the means by which employees are lifted to the needed height is generally the same.

This 4 hour program is intended to provide training in the basic concepts and techniques of scissor lift operations. It offers an overview of 29CFR1926.453, 29CFR1910.66, .67 and the safety related work practices section of Sub Part S to 29CFR1910 (electrical) (1910.333) for employees who face a risk of electric shock during scissor lift operations