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USACE 30 HR Construction Safety
Control Number: 215
Course Number: 58COS01A
Length:36
CEUs: 3.10     PDHs: 31.00     LUs: 0.00     PDUs: 0.00     CMs: 0.00     ACE: 0.00     CEHs: 0.00
Purpose:
This course is designed to provide the USACE equivalent of the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety Certification for field personnel that have construction safety and health responsibilities. This course is designed to teach the basics of hazard recognition, control of hazards and risk management principles. The course provides information relative to the Corps Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1 and pertinent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction standards. This course satisfies the CDSO training requirements per EM 385-1-1,.01.A.19.

Description:
This course will cover through lectures, discussions, practical exercises, group activities, and case studies, the major aspects of the Corps of Engineers construction safety and health program. Using extensive construction safety backgrounds, instructor staff will discuss and examine prudent application of EM 385-1-1 to construction field settings and problem areas. Safety topics covered during these sessions will include the following: (a) Introduction to OSHA; (b) Managing Safety and Health; (c) Signs, Signals and Barricades; (d) Personal Protective Equipment; (e) Fall Protection; (f) Struck-by Hazards; (g) Caught-in or between Hazards; (h) Electrical Hazards; (i) Health Hazards; (j) Welding/Cutting Hazards; (k) Fire Protection; (l) Concreate and Masonry Hazards; (m) Load Handling Equipment Hazards; (n) Powered Industrial Trucks Hazards; (o) Material Handling Hazards; (p) Vehicle, Machinery, and Equipment Hazards; (q) Steel Erection Hazards; (r) Confine Space Hazards; (s) Excavation Hazards; (t) Stairway and Ladder Hazards; (u) Scaffold Hazards; (v) Tool Hazards; and (w) Demolition Hazards. While students will gain an overall understanding of the various elements that comprise a successful construction safety program and be provided current state-of-art safety technology and methodology as it relates to the Corps of Engineers, this course focuses on the USACE application of the EM 385-1-1. Upon successful completion, students will receive an OSHA 30-hour construction safety certification.The objective of the course is to prepare supervisors and leaders to integrate Supervisor Engagement and Employee Participation, Accident Investigation and Reporting, Training and Promotion, Inspections and Assessments, Risk Management, and Health Promotion and Readiness into the workplace. Some of the specific topics covered in this course will include: (a) Introduction to OSHA; b) SOH Programs; c) Program Documents; d) Risk Management; e) Mishap Reporting; f) Fall Hazards; g)Electrical Hazards; h) Struck-by Hazards; (i) Caught in/Between Hazards; (j) Personal Protective Equipment; (k) Crane Hazards; (l) Scaffold Hazards;(m) Stairway/Ladder Hazards; n) Tool Hazards; o) Confined Space Hazards; p) Walking Working Hazards; and q) Health Hazards.

Prerequisites:
Attendance is open to all Department of Defense and other Federal agency employees who have a need for construction safety and health information or responsibility for meeting and enforcing construction-related safety requirements. It is recommended that field construction personnel repeat attendance to this course on a five-year cycle. Each student must arrive with a laptop with appropriate CAC credentials for the USACE network in order to access the required Blackboard resources. Each student must arrive with a laptop with appropriate CAC credentials for the USACE network in order to access the required Blackboard resources.

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2Louisville, KY6/8/20266/12/20261
3Kansas City, MO8/10/20268/14/20268