Environmental Health and Safety

CWU EH&S Training

Accident Prevention

Accident prevention refers to the plans, preparations and actions taken to avoid or stop an accident before it happens. Accidents can be classified as unplanned and unexpected events giving increased risk of injury, ill health, death and loss of property, damage to environment or any combination of thereof.

Chemical Safety/Laboratory

Chemical safety is the application of the best practices for handling chemicals and chemistry processes to minimize risk, whether to a person, facility, or community. It involves understanding the physical, chemical, and toxicological hazards of chemicals.

Construction

Workers who fall under the definition of "construction workers" must receive training about certain job-specific safety concerns, such as general safety & health provisions, personal protective equipment, fall protection and other topics as defined by WISHA standards.

Electrical Safety

Electrical safety is a system of organizational measures and technical means to prevent harmful and dangerous effects on workers from electric current, electric arc, electromagnetic field and static electricity.

Emergency Preparedness

Training is essential to ensure that everyone knows what to do when there is an emergency, or disruption of business operations. Members of emergency response, business continuity and crisis communications teams should be trained so they are familiar with their role and responsibilities as defined within the plans. Drills and exercises should also be conducted to validate emergency response, business continuity and crisis communication plans and to evaluate the ability of personnel to carry out their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Environmental Management

Environmental management system (EMS) refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organizational structure, planning and resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection.

Ergonomics

Ergonomics can roughly be defined as the study of people in their working environment. More specifically, an ergonomist designs or modifies the work to fit the worker, not the other way around. The goal is to eliminate discomfort and risk of injury due to work.

First Aid

First aid is the assistance given to any person suffering a serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery. First aid is generally performed by someone with basic medical training.

General Safety

Effective safety training is an unofficial phrase used to describe the training materials designed to teach occupational safety and health standards developed by the United States government labor organization, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Hazard Communication

All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must prepare and implement a written hazard communication program, and must ensure that all containers are labeled, employees are provided access to MSDSs, and an effective training program is conducted for all potentially exposed employees.

Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
Hazard Communication: An Employee’s Right to Know
Hazardous Material Handling and Storage
Hazardous Materials in the Workplace
Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Annual 8-hour Refresher

Personal Protective Equipment

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses. It also includes respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

Transportation Safety

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of accidental deaths and injuries in the United States. This course will help you discover what it means to be a safe driver as you identify areas of focus designed to increase your safe driving skills.

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