Additional Details
CEUs (CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS)
1.5
CEU REQUIREMENTS
To earn a certificate of completion and a permanent card, student must do the following:
- 100% attendance for the OSHA 30 course: 30 hours of instruction
- Completion of Continuing Education and Training Registration Form
- Active participation in all class exercises
- Completion of required quiz assessment
- Achievement of minimum passing score (70%) on required end-of-course examination
PREREQUISITE:
- Completion of the 10 or 30-hour OSHA Construction or General Industry OSHA
- Participants need to be able to communicate with the instructor in the language the course is held in.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Recognize potential health and safety hazards present at disaster work sites.
- Elaborate on decontamination procedures employed to minimize these hazards
- Promote the implementation of an Incident Command System (ICS) by safely executing job responsibilities.
- Illustrate the proficiency to inspect, conduct a user seal check, and properly wear and remove an air-purifying respirator.
- Identify circumstances and strategies to alleviate traumatic incident stress arising from work at disaster sites.
***Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion and a permanent card within two to three weeks.
COURSE OUTLINE
15 Hour Disaster Site Worker Class Mandatory Topics:
- Introduction/Overview (1.25 hours)
- Incident Command System/Unified Command Systems (0.75 hour)
- Safety Hazards (2.5 hours)
- Health Hazards (2.0 hours)
- CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives)
Agents (1.0 hour) - Traumatic Incident Stress Awareness (0.50 hour)
- Respiratory Protection (3.5 hours)
- Other Personal Protective Equipment (1.25 hours)
- Decontamination (1.5 hours)
- Final Exercise (0.75 hour)
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
A plethora of methods will be used, such as auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods to ensure learning. This includes the program’s PowerPoint, related lectures, testing/quizzing, hands-on activities, and classroom discussions.