15-Passenger Van Safety v2, PS4 eLesson

There are many jobs that employees are dying to get, but there are none worth dying for. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that more than 5.6 million workers in health care and related occupations such as nurses, custodians, maintenance staff and research personnel are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. In addition to the obvious risk to the health care community, many other occupations also encounter potential exposures to bloodborne pathogens: teachers, custodians, sanitation workers, or any concerned coworker in any job offering help to another sick or hurt team member. If your job duties include even occasional contact with blood or other infectious materials, you need to know how to effectively protect yourself against potential bloodborne pathogens, because understanding simple precautions can greatly minimize your chances of contracting a bloodborne disease.

OSHA requires that companies provide a safe workplace for all workers. In order to provide a safe workplace, rules must be in place. Accidents occur as a result of an unsafe condition or an unsafe act, or both. Both are the result of the actions of people. All accidents and injuries are preventable. This orientation will explain the rules in place to prevent accidents and provide a safe workplace.

According to OSHA, 20% of construction deaths due to falls are from scaffolds or elevated work platforms. That’s why, in this module for Scaffolding for Construction, you’ll learn about the common hazards associated with scaffolding.

This is Part 3 of a three-part training course designed to provide Class III and Class IV asbestos workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify asbestos hazards, the nature of operations that could result in exposure to asbestos, and the importance of necessary protective controls. Part 3, ”Respiratory Protection,” will provide an overview of various types of respirators, their limitations, and how to properly put on and take off a respirator.