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CSS #1 Construction Safety Programs & Crisis Management
Course Syllabus: Construction Safety Programs: Establishing Specific Policies, Required Written Training Programs, Posting Requirements, Accident Investigations, Drug Abuse Policy; Crisis Management: Establishing Response Team, Securing Site, Public Relations, Responding to Media

CSS #2 General Safety and Health, OSHA Inspections and Citations
Course Syllabus: Employer/Employee Rights and Responsibilities, OSHA Inspections, Jobsite Posting Requirements, General Duty Clause – 5(a)(1), OSHA Informal Conference and Formal Hearing Procedures, Legal Rights During and Following an OSHA Inspection, OSHA Citation – How they are levied, Establishing an OSHA Preparedness Plan (G.C. & Sub), Record Keeping, Self-Inspection Programs, Jobsite Planning

CSS #3 Personal Protective Equipment, Tools, Signs & Signals, Material Handling
Course Syllabus: Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment: Head, Hearing, Eye and Face Protection, Safety Belts/Harnesses, Lifelines and Lanyards
Signs, Signals and Barricades: Accident Prevention Signs and Tags, Signaling and Barricades – Jobsite Equipment, Vehicular Traffic; Hand and Power Tools: Mandated Training, P.P.E.’s; Materials Handling: General Storage Requirements, Proper Usage, Disposal of Waste Materials, Rigging Equipment

CSS #4 Temporary Electrical, Welding & Cutting, Fire Protection/Prevention
Course Syllabus: Temporary Electrical: GFCI's, Temporary Lighting, Load Centers, Temporary Outlets, Extension Cords, Assured Electrical, Grounding ProgramWelding & Cutting: ARC/Acetelyne, Protection of Onsite Personnel, Personal Protective Equipment, Compressed Gas Cylinders, Confined Spaces, Electrodes, Cables, & Connectors, Hazardous Atmospheres, VentilationFire Prevention: Program Development, Equipment Requirements, Ignition Hazards, Employee Training, General Housekeeping & Storage Requirements

CSS #5 Subpart M Fall Protection Requirements, Subpart X Ladders & Stairways
Course Syllabus: Subpart M: Open sided Floors, Walls, Roofs, Scope & General Requirements, Fall Prevention - Floors, Walls, Roofs, Fall Protection - Personal Protective Equip.; Subpart X: Ladders & Stairways, General Requirements, Written Company Training Program, Ladders - Proper use, setup, inspection, extension, step, job-built; Stairways

CSS #6 Aerial / Scissor Lifts, Motorized Equipment
Course Syllabus: Motorized Equipment: Backhoes, Loaders, Skidsteers, etc.: Personal Guarding/Protection, Employee Training, R.O.P.S., Seat Belt Requirements, Operating/Transporting Safety, Vehicular Traffic SafetyAerial Lifts-Scissor Lifts & Boom Lifts: OSHA Fall Protection Requirements, Employee/Operating Training, Minimum Safe Approach Distance, (MSAD) to Electrical Hazards, Manufacturer's Safety, Operation Requirements, Equipment Warning Devices, Equipment Stability Factors

 

CSS #7 Scaffolding
Course Syllabus: Scaffolding: Steel Frame, Mobile
Competent Person Requirements: Erecting/Dismantling Safety, Access/Egress Requirements, Proper Decking Requirements; Stability/Footing Requirements, Demolition and Concrete & Masonry

CSS #8 Confined Space Entry
Course Syllabus: Written Company Program, Permit-Required, Confined Space Entry, Non-Permit Required, Confined Space Entry, Atmospheric Testing, Monitoring, Emergency Rescue, Engineering Controls, Entrants/Attendant/Supervisor

CSS #9 Steel Erection
Course Syllabus: Subpart R: Definitions, Site Layout, Construction Sequence, Hoisting and Rigging, Structural Steel Assembly, Beam and Column Anchorage, Concrete Requirements, Joist Bridging and Decking Requirements, Falling Object Protection, Specific Fall Protection, and Training Requirements.

CSS #10 Excavation and Trench Safety
Course Syllabus: Competent Person Requirements: OSHA Definition, Responsibilities, Excavation Hazards: Cave-Ins, Access/Egress, Hazardous Atmospheres; Hazardous Waste Discovery: Establish Reactionary Plan, Employee Training; Soil Classification: Field Identification Tests & Observances, Lab Soil Reports; Sloping and Shoring: Maximum Allowable Slope per Soil Classifications, Timber and Aluminum Shoring, Trench Boxes, Access and Egress

CSS #11 Cranes - Site Management
Course Syllabus: Responsibilities: Owners, Operators, Site Supervisors; Site Operations: Personnel Protection, Inspections, Crane Location; Crane Accidents: Electrocutions, Operator/Rigging Errors, Struck by Load
Crane Failures: Tipping (Stability), Support Failure, Outriggers, Operator Error, Breaking (Structural), Boom Hoist, Boom, Outriggers

CSS #12 Creating Safe Behavior on the Jobsite
Course Syllabus: Examining Your Organizations Safety Culture, Why Do People behave unsafely?, Barriers to Continuous Safety Improvement, Attitude, behavior, and Safety improvement, Creating a Safe Culture in your organization, Leading for Safety, How does a "Safe" Leader act?, How does an "unsafe" Leader act?, Why lead for Safety?, Key Elements of Behavior Based Safety Program, Evaluating current Safety Performance, Conducting an observation

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