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Friday, October 13, 2006

Free Online Safety Training

There are two excellent resources for free online safety training.

One is the Oklahoma State University department of Environmental Health & Safety. Use the links on the right side of their page to go to "Online Training Modules". Topics include:

Asbestos Awareness
Back Safety
Bloodborne Pathogens
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Electrical Safety
Fire Extinguishers
Hazard Communications
Hazardous Materials Transportation
Lockout/Tagout
Material Safety Data Sheets
Mower Safety
Office Ergonomics
Personal Protective Equipment in the Laboratory
Practicing Safe Science (from HHMI)
Safety is Everybody's Business
Scaffolds
Stress Management (Steven L. Burns, MD)
Sun Safety
Suspicious Package Training
Walking on Ice & Snow

The other is the Oregon OSHA web site. These online training modules are of a higher quality, and more in-depth and industrial oriented than the OSU online training. In addition, the OSU training is designed for specific situations and the OR-OSHA is more generic and applicable to a wider range of situations. Overall, however, both are excellent online training resources.

In both cases the courses are offered primarily for local use, however they are open to everyone to use on a non-credit basis.

Labels: Safety Training