EM 385-1-1 Training Courses (40-Hour)

Description

The 40-hour EM 385-1-1 course will provide the information you need to stay up to date on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) training standards.

This is an online course based on the Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Requirements manual, 2024, with an interactive outline. The scenes have text with good visibility to provide an engaging learning experience. To make all related information readily available for you, references to other sections have been hyperlinked with PDFs that pop open in a new window. References are also provided in the first scene of every section.

The course covers all 37 sections of EM 385-1-1. There are practice assessments periodically scattered throughout the course. The course also has a final exam that must be passed with a passing score of 70% or above for successful course completion.

To acquire the best knowledge, don’t skip any scene.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Enhance the awareness of Site Safety & Health Officers (SSHOs) and other project personnel performing work on Federal construction, service, and environmental contracts, and to provide all contractor on-site personnel an opportunity to obtain adequate knowledge to assess unsafe worksite conditions.
• How to properly prepare a site-specific Accident Prevention Plan (APP).
• How to effectively serve as a site safety health official (SSHO).
• Know the SSHO qualifications and responsibilities.
• Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) forms and their development.
• Site personnel training, incident response and reporting procedures, jobsite auditing, and hazard communication.

Students taking this EM 385-1-1 Safety & Health Topics online course will learn the following topics. More detailed and focused objectives are described within the content of each of the topics.

1. Select and use the appropriate PPE on USACE contracts and contracts executed under EM 385-1-1.
2. Describe proper methods for material handling, storage, and disposal.
3. Describe proper equipment and methods for fall protection.
4. Explain the requirements for safe access, use of ladders, and protection for floor and wall openings.
5. Describe proper methods for protection during excavation and trenching activities.
6. Describe safe use of hand and power tools.

Topics Covered

Chapter 1: Safety and Occupational Health Program Management for United States Army Corps of Engineers Personnel

Chapter 2: Safety and Occupational Health Program Management for Contractors

Chapter 3: Medical and First Aid

Chapter 4: Temporary Facilities

Chapter 5: Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment

Chapter 6: Hazardous or Toxic Agents and Environments

Chapter 7: Lighting

Chapter 8: Accident Prevention Signs, Tags, Labels, Signals, and Traffic Control

Chapter 9: Fire Prevention and Protection

Chapter 10: Welding and Cutting

Chapter 11: Electrical

Chapter 12: Control of Hazardous Energy

Chapter 13: Hand and Power Tools

Chapter 14: Material Handling, Storage, Disposal, and Conveyors

Chapter 15: Rigging

Chapter 16: Load Handling Equipment

Chapter 17: Demolition, Renovation, and Re-Occupancy

Chapter 18: Vehicles, Machinery, and Mechanized Equipment

Chapter 19: Floating Plant and Marine Activities

Chapter 20: Pressurized Equipment and Systems

Chapter 21: Fall Protection

Chapter 22: Work Platforms and Scaffolding

Chapter 23: Rope Access (new topic)

Chapter 24: Safe Access

Chapter 25: Excavation and Trenching

Chapter 26: Underground Construction, Shafts, and Caissons

Chapter 27: Concrete, Masonry, Roofing, and Wood Construction

Chapter 28: Steel Erection

Chapter 29: Blasting

Chapter 30: Diving Operations

Chapter 31: Tree Maintenance and Removal

Chapter 32: Airfield and Aircraft Operations

Chapter 33: Uncrewed Aircraft (new topic)

Chapter 34: Confined Space

Chapter 35: Sanitation

Chapter 36: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

Chapter 37: Emergency Operations (new topic)

Course Summary