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 Department:    APRCA

 Course #:    39

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4

 CIP:    46.0201

 EPC:    745

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Interprets the Occupational Safety and Health Act 29, CFR 1926. Identify the common causes of accidents and fatalities in the hazardous areas of construction. Practice reading OSHA standards. Learn the definition of �Competent Person� and also the application of standards. A one-time OSHA�30 course completion card will be issued. Teaches the latest methods of life saving skills including airway, breathing, and circulation assessment using Medic First Aid Mark 5 teaching aids. A two-year card will be issued upon completion. Also focuses on the characteristics of confined spaces and requirements for a permit-required confined spaces program. Atmospheric hazards, proper ventilation, proper procedures for monitoring air quality, and the importance of the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be emphasized.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Supplementary Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain the employer�s role in providing information and training in safety and health hazards.
2. Identify Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment and demonstrate its use.
3. List common types of Health Hazards in construction and methods of mitigating risk of exposure.
4. Describe how signs, signals, and barricades are used in Safety Operations.
5. List the characteristics that define a confined space.
6. Define the Three main types of atmospheric hazards associated with confined spaces.
7. Explain the importance of air monitoring in confined spaces.
8. Demonstrate the setup and use of equipment designed to access and monitor confined spaces.
9. Describe the rescue and emergency service requirements for a permit space entry.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Employer�s role in providing information and training in safety and health hazards.
2. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment and its use.
3. Common types of Health Hazards in construction and methods of mitigating risk of exposure.
4. Signs, signals, and barricades used in Safety Operations.
5. Characteristics that define a confined space.
6. Three main types of atmospheric hazards associated with confined spaces.
7. Importance of air monitoring in confined spaces.
8. Setup and use of equipment designed to access and monitor confined spaces.
9. Rescue and emergency service requirements for a permit space entry.