Monday, April 18, 2011

Free Courses > Michigan State Univ teamed with Safety Response.com

These courses are all FREE.  Most are 3 hrs long.  All give certificates upon course completion.  Good luck!
Course List
SafeResponse.com offers the following courses at this time.  
Hazmat Awareness
Participants will learn how to recognize a hazardous materials release and the risks involved.  They will also learn how to identify the released material; how to use available resources, including the Emergency Response Guidebook; and how to notify the proper authorities in the event of a hazardous material emergency.

Incident Command Awareness/Refresher
As a result of completing this course, participants will be able to implement an Incident Command System during the initial stages of an emergency.  Although the course does not qualify participants to serve as an Incident Commander, it will explain what actions to take to control the situation before the Incident Commander arrives. This course also serves as a refresher training for Incident Commanders.

Evacuation Coordinator
Participants will learn the legal requirements for evacuation and in-place sheltering.  They will also learn how to recognize emergency conditions, how to report an emergency, and how to direct and assist other employees during different types of emergencies.

Emergency Response Planning
This course focuses on the plans that facilities must prepare to protect their employees and the surrounding community from potential emergencies.  Participants will learn how to use the National Response Team's guide for developing an Emergency Response Plan to cover fires, explosions, hazardous materials incidents, technical rescues, emergency medical incidents, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism.

Unified Command Awareness
Participants who complete this course will understand how to implement the Incident Command System when multiple agencies respond to an emergency and more than one Incident Commander is present.  The Incident Command Awareness program is a prerequisite for this course.

Bloodborne Pathogens
This course will provide participants with the knowledge required to identify bloodborne pathogens and to protect against exposure.  The course meets requirements established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.As part of this on-line course, participants will be able to ask questions that they may have during the course.  Participants questions will be answered by a qualified instructor during the hours of 8 am and 5 pm (EST), Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.  Therefore, we encourage participants to take this course during those times.

Container Inspections
Participants will learn how to conduct inspections of containers in order to reduce the threats posed by terrorism.

Hospital-Based Decontamination: Hazardous Materials Recognition
Participants will learn how to recognize hazardous materials in order to decontaminate patients safely.

Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Awareness
Participants will learn about the importance of inspection and testing of water-based fire protection systems.

Radiation Safety Awareness
Participants will learn how to recognize the risks involved with radiation.  They will also learn how to identify radioactive material; the different equipment that is available; and how to use available resources.

Emergency Response Team Coordinator
This program is designed to provide Emergency Response Team Coordinators with the knowledge required to ensure their ERT is capable of responding to emergencies safely.

Machinery Rescue Awareness
In this program, participants will learn how to respond at the Awareness Level for incidents involving personnel who have become trapped, entangled or pinned in various types of machinery.

Incipient Fire Fighting: Awareness Level
Participants will obtain the knowledge required to fight incipient fires or fires in the beginning stages.

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