Additional Details
CEUs (CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS)
0.75
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.
***Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion and a permanent card within two to three weeks.
COURSE OUTLINE
7.5 Hour Disaster Site Worker Class Mandatory Topics:
- Introduction – Characteristics of a disaster site and worker responsibilities
(1.0 hour) - Safety Hazards and CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear,
and explosives) Agents (1.0 hour) - Health hazards and Traumatic Incident Stress Awareness (1.0 hour)
- Personal Protective Equipment and Respirator Activity (2.0 hours)
- Decontamination (1.0 hour)
- Incident Command System (1.0 hour)
- Final Exercise (0.5 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.