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Health effects that can result from poor ergonomics generally affect the nerves, muscle, and tendons. Common symptoms include a decreased range of motion, decreased grip strength, or swelling of a joint. In this module, we’ll discuss good work practices that are vital in preventing ergonomic disorders.

Many products containing hazardous materials are used and stored in businesses routinely. In this course, we’ll review the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, for identifying these various types of hazardous materials.

An accident is any unplanned event that results in personal injury, property damage, or both. In this lesson, we’ll discuss the techniques you should use when interviewing individuals during the course of an accident investigation.

Accidents resulting in injuries requiring medical attention or resulting in significant property damage, as well as close calls or near misses of this type, should all be properly investigated. In this module, we’ll discuss an overview of accident investigations.

This course gives a great overview of the effects of benzene, prep for working with benzene and exposure to benzene. Benzene is nothing to fool around with. Exposure to liquid or vaporous benzene can be fatal. Providing essential information, this course provides a thorough overview of benzene.

Many diseases and illnesses are spread by not properly washing hands. In this SafetyByte module, we’ll discuss the importance of handwashing.

Whether at home or in a work setting, most of us handle chemicals in one form or another. Sometimes, without even being aware of it. In this module, we’ll review the different types of hazardous substances that you may come into contact with.

The SDS (safety data sheet) provides detailed information about the chemical’s composition, health and physical hazards, precautions for safe handling, and what to do in the event of an emergency. In this course, we’ll describe some basic health hazard concepts you may find on SDSs.

Knowing the potential hazards of the chemicals you work with is a vital first step in ensuring your safety - both on the job, and at home. In this lesson, we’ll discuss the routes of entry that hazardous materials might have you’re your body.

Respirators are not maintenance-free. In this SafetyBytes® course, we’ll review the procedures for cleaning your respirator.

Once you have selected the right respirator for the job you must pass a fit test. Fit testing is one of the primary components of your respirator program. In this lesson, we’ll review the procedures for properly testing your respirator.

Atmosphere supplying respirators, or ASRs, are used to supply breathable air in conditions that are classified as immediately dangerous to life and health. In this lesson, we’ll review the advantages and disadvantages of the supplied air respirator (SAR).

Atmosphere supplying respirators, or ASRs, provide breathable air from a clean air source, one other than the surrounding contaminated work atmosphere. In this module, we’ll review the advantages and disadvantages of the SCBA.

Health and safety hazards exist in every workplace. Some are easily identified and corrected, while others create extremely dangerous situations that could be a threat to your life or long-term health. In this module, we’ll review the importance of eye protection.

A workplace hazard is anything that has the potential to cause harm to a person. Hazards can take the form of items, such as machinery to a person’s work environment, such as working with heavy or sharp objects. In this lesson, we’ll review the importance of foot protection.

Many workplace hazards are so familiar that we ignore them and put ourselves, and sometimes others, at risk. In this course, we’ll review the importance of hand protection.

Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges, falling objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise, and a myriad of other potentially dangerous situations. In this course, we’ll review the importance of head protection.

Acute back injuries can be the immediate result of improper lifting techniques and/or lifting loads that are too heavy for the back to support. In this course, we’ll review the proper technique for lifting loads.

This course reviews the techniques you should use when negotiating snowy steps during the winter months. Bottom line… Take your next set of steps slow. Be cautious and be safe!

The major objective of process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, such as ammonia, is to prevent unwanted releases of hazardous chemicals especially into locations that could expose employees and others to serious hazards. In this course, we will discuss the activities of an ammonia safety management team.