Hazardous Substances: Incidental Spill Response - Online Training Course

Overview

Incidental spills of hazardous substances pose a wide range of risks to employees and organizations. Being prepared and properly responding to these spills can make a difference in reducing exposures, preventing slips and falls, and keeping the workplace clean and dry.

IMPORTANT NOTES: This course provides best practices for incidental spill response. This course is NOT meant to satisfy the specific training requirements for OSHA, EPA or DOT, such as, but not limited to: emergency action plan training (29 CFR 1910.38 and 1926.35); HAZWOPER or emergency response training (29 CFR 1910.120 or 1926.65); toxic and hazardous substances training (29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z or 1926 Subparts D or Z); bloodborne pathogens training (29 CFR 1910.1030); ionizing radiation training (29 CFR 1910.1096); hazard communication training (29 CFR 1910.1200 or 1926.59); oil spill prevention, control, and countermeasure (SPCC) training (40 CFR 112.7); pesticide-related training (40 CFR 170); hazardous waste training (40 CFR 262, 264, or 265); nor hazardous materials training (49 CFR 172 Subpart H).

• Hazardous Substances: Incidental Spill Response eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Hazardous Spills
• What is an Incidental Spill?
• What is an Emergency Spill?
• Determining the Type of Spill
• Training Requirements
• How to Respond
• Be Cautious
• Size up the Spill
• Take Action
• After the Cleanup
• Follow-Up Tasks
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Describe an incidental spill and the type of individuals authorized to assist in its control and cleanup
• Explain the proper spill response procedure to take upon discovery or notification of an incidental spill at work
• Identify common follow-up tasks performed following the cleanup of an incidental spill
• Intended Audience: Employees who may be notified of or experience an incidental spill of hazardous substances and already have the proper Hazard Communication and Personal Protective Equipment training to assist in confining, containing, controlling, and cleaning up the spill
• Pre-Requisite: The learner must complete Hazardous Substances: Spill Discovery & Notification prior to completing this course.
• Length: 25 minutes
• Copyright Date: 2017

System Req.

To ensure full course functionality, your computer will need to meet or exceed the following requirements:

General

• Windows 7, Mac OS X 1.9 (Mavericks) or higher
• Persistent high-speed internet connection with at least 1.5Mbps download speed
• Speakers or headphones
• Pop-up blockers must be disabled
• JavaScript must be enabled
• Cookies must be allowed
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher

HTML5

• Windows: Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
• Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
• Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Android OS 4.4 or later

Flash

• Adobe Flash Player 10.3 or later, although the latest version of Flash is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, plus any of these web browsers:
• Windows: Internet Explorer 8 or later, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
• Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)