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.

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