Special Topic Courses

24 Hour Hazardous Materials

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a HAZMAT24 24 hours Classroom $550/Student $650/Student none none • Thorough review of 29 CFR 1910.120 • Organizational Principles • Incident Command Structure & Role • Entry Team Responsibilites • Rescue Team Responsibilites • SCBA Competency • Chemical Protective Clothing • Decon Team Responsibilites • Medical Monitoring • Tactical Commander Responsibilites • Risk Analysis • Flammability, Toxicology, & Air Monitoring • Corrosives & Chemical Reactivity • Safety Officer Role • Additional Haz Mat Tactical Elements • Coordination with Outside Agencies • Recovery of Chemicals • Incident Termination • Monitoring the Response • The Ten Step Process Successful completion of this course meets the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 (e). This standard establishs training requirements based on the nature of the workers' routine exposure to hazardous substances, and the continuity (or lack of) the exposure. We also offer a 40 Hour Haz Mat course. Please check the standard to determine if your employees need the 24 Hour or the 40 Hour course.

40 Hour Hazardous Materials

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a HAZMAT40 48 hours Classroom $800/Student $900/Student none none • Thorough review of 29 CFR 1910.120 • Organizational Principles • Incident Command Structure & Role • Entry Team Responsibilites • Rescue Team Responsibilites • SCBA Competency • Chemical Protective Clothing • Decon Team Responsibilites • Medical Monitoring • Tactical Commander Responsibilites • Risk Analysis • Flammability, Toxicology, & Air Monitoring • Corrosives & Chemical Reactivity • Safety Officer Role • Additional Haz Mat Tactical Elements • Coordination with Outside Agencies • Recovery of Chemicals • Incident Termination • Monitoring the Response • The Ten Step Process Successful completion of this course meets the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 (e). This standard establishs training requirements based on the nature of the workers' routine exposure to hazardous substances, and the continuity (or lack of) the exposure. We also offer a 24 Hour Haz Mat course. Please check the standard to determine if your employees need the 24 Hour or the 40 Hour course.

Asbestos Awareness Level IV
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a ASB-IV 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none

Cold Stress
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a CLDSTR 1 hour Classroom $0/Student $0/Student none none Awareness level training offered free to industry and the general public in order to raise awareness of the hazards, signs, symptoms, and consequences of exposure to excessive cold, and preventive strategies.

Confined Space Entrant & Attendant

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a CNFSPC 3 hours Classroom $60/Student $75/Student none none • Duties of confined space entrants and attendants • Hazards of confined space entry • Mode, signs, symptoms, and consequences of exposure to hazardous substances • Behavioral effects of hazard exposure • Confined space permit • Confined space entrance log • Communication with confined space entrants • When to order an evacuation • Non-entry rescue attempts

Electrical Safety for Non-Qualified Workers
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a ELEC-NON 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none • Causes of electrical injuries • Unsafe work practices • Minimum clearance from exposed electrical sources • Grounding • Ground fault circuit interrupters • Elevated work surfaces • Ladders • Additional requirements for qualified persons

Excavation/Trenching Competent Person

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a EXCV-CP 20 hours Classroom $400/Student $500/Student none none This course enables students to understand the OSHA general protection requirements, soil analysis, and use of protective systems such as sloping, wood shoring, aluminum hydraulic shoring; screw jacks; trench shields, and engineered protective systems for trenches and excavations. Accident data and statistics are discussed along with a review of case file conditions. Hands-on demonstrations of testing equipment such as the torvane shear,penetrometer; sedimentation accouterments, and depth/slope measuring devices Demonstration of protective system models and soil samples. Students who successfully complete this course will receive course materials, including OSHA Subpart P and a course completion certificate.

Excavation/Trenching Worker Safety
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a EXCV 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none • Shoring, shielding, sloping, and benching requirements • Access requirements • Competent person • Soil types • Recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions • Hazards of excavations • Modes, signs, symptoms, and consequences of exposure to hazards • Cave-in rescue

Fall Protection

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a FLLPRT 1 hour Classroom $22/Student $30/Student none none • Recognition of fall hazards • The nature of fall hazards • Correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, maintaining, and inspecting the fall protection procedures to be used • The use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety monitoring systems, warning line systems, and controlled access zones • Limitations of fall protection equipment • Correct procedures for handling and storage of materials and equipment • Erection of overhead protection

FIREWATCH
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a FRWTCH 2 hours Classroom $22/Student $30/Student none none • Situations that require a Fire Watch • Duties of the Fire Watch • Hot work permits • Flame, heat, and spark producing devices • Preparation for hot work • Emergency functions • Classification of fires and fire extinguishers • Use of fire extinguishers

Forklift Safety

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a FRKLFT 3 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none • Formal instruction required by OSHA includes operating instructions, warnings, and precautions • Differences between forklifts and automobiles • Steering and maneuvering • Restrictions to visibility • Vehicle inspection • Vehicle refueling • Operating limitations • Surface conditions • Composition of loads • Load stability • Load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking • Pedestrian traffic • Narrow aisles and other restricted places • Hazardous locations • Ramps and other sloped locations • Closed environments • Ventilation

Hearing Conservation
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a HEAR 1 hour Classroom $22/Student $30/Student none none • Effects of noise on hearing • Purpose of hearing protectors • Advantages and disadvantages of various types of hearing protection • Selection, fitting, use, and care of hearing protectors • Purpose of audiometric testing • Audiometric test procedures

Heat Stress
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a HEAT 1 hour Classroom $0/Student $0/Student none none • Risk factors for exposure to excessive heat • Hazards of heat stress • Signs, symptoms, and consequences of overexposure • First aid procedures • Prevention

Ladder Safety
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a LADR 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none

Lockout/Tagout

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a LOTO 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none • Recognition of hazardous energy sources • Type and magnitude of energy available in the workplace • Methods and means for energy isolation control • Necessity of lockout/tagout • Functions of lockout/tagout • Preparation for equipment shutdown • Application of lockout/tagout devices • Release of stored energy • Verification procedures • Restoration of energy • Tags • Group lockouts • Shift changes

Respiratory Protection

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a RSPPRT 2 hours Classroom $30/Student $36/Student none none • Medical evaluations • Fit-testing procedures • Types of respirators • Selection of respirators • Proper use of respirators • Maintenance, storage, and inspection of respirators • Types of respiratory hazards • Donning and doffing respirators • Positive and negative pressure checks • Limitations of respirators • Voluntary use of respirators

Scaffold Competent Person

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a SCAF-CP 20 hours Classroom $400/Student $500/Student none none This course focuses on the specific requirements of various types of scaffolding. Students will review the OSHA standards and receive information in case file/investigation documentation procedures. The Scaffold Industry Association and manufactures data will be discussed for proper scaffold erection methods. Participants will review the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau guidelines of Scaffold Grade Lumber. Key scaffolds reviewed are Tubular Welded Frame, Mobile, Tube and Clamp, Pump Jack, Systems, Ladder Jack and Suspended. The development of site specific Scaffold Erection Plans are discussed with samples reviewed. After successful completion each student will receive the OSHA Scaffolding Standards, Manufacturers data, a picture description of each referenced scaffold in the OSHA and ANSI standards along with a sample Scaffold Erection Plan and a course completion certificate. Scaffold Models and Components are used for demonstrations. Inspection equipment/instruments are demonstrated for use in safety surveys of scaffolds. Training Resources in audio visuals are reviewed.

Scaffold User Safety

Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:

n/a SCAF 2 hours Classroom $40/Student $50/Student none none • The nature of electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards while working from scaffolds • Procedures for dealing with hazards • Procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling fall protection systems and falling object protection systems • Proper use of the scaffold • Proper handling of materials while on the scaffold • Maximum intended load and load carrying capacities • Safe access. This is not competent person training

Work Zone Safety
Location: Code: Length: Class Type: Member Cost: Non-Member Cost: ARSC Status: Prerequisite: Description:	n/a WKZN 3 hours Classroom $60/Student $750/Student none none • Traffic control devices • Five parts of a traffic control zone • Taper length criteria for work zones • Buffer lengths • Duration of work • Location of work • Typical applications • Mobile operations • Pedestrian and worker safety • Flagging procedures