Construction Safety Training Program (CSTS)

Submitted by tracy_mickey on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:45pm

This course is designed for the individual worker and is offered through an eLearning, high media based, computer system.  The training is done individually and takes, on average, 5-6 hours to complete.  The participant is instructed on various health & safety topics and tested for 100% mastery of content.  This program gives the individual and employer the flexibility of training when and where it is most convenient.
Lessons & Topics include:
Your Worksite and the Law
•    Legislation Awareness
•    Employer Responsibility
•    Employee Responsibility
•    Training and Competency
•    Reporting Requirements
•    Communication     
Personal Physical Care and Conduct
•    Fitness for Work
•    Working Outdoors
•    Fatigue Management
•    Stretching and Micro-Breaks
•    Back Care
•    Personal Conduct
•    Drugs and Alcohol
•    Alcohol and Drugs Guidelines / Work Rule
Personal Protective Equipment
•    PPE Defined
•    Basic PPE
•    Use and Care of PPE
•    Specialized PPE
•    Clothing    Workplace Hazards
•    Hazard Assessment
•    Causes of Workplace Hazards
•    Inspections
•    Investigations
•    Invisible Hazards
•    Confined Spaces
•    Respiratory Hazards
•    Hazard Control
Field Level Hazard Assessment
•    What is FLHA
•    STOP and Think
•    Look and Find Hazards
•    Assess Hazards
•    Controlling Hazards
•    Resume Work    WHMIS
•    Purpose of WHMIS
•    WHMIS Responsibilities
•    Labels
•    MSDS
•    Hazard Symbols
•    Protecting yourself
Worksite Conditions
•    Housekeeping / Cleaning Up
•    Slips, Trips and Falls
•    Signs and Entryways
•    Compressed Gases    Environmental Factors
•    Dealing with Releases
•    Laws and Regulations
•    Classification, Storage and Disposal
•    Safeguards
Emergency Response
•    Emergency Preparedness
•    First Aid
•    Fire Safety
•    Fire Extinguishers
•    Fighting Fires    Ladders and Scaffolding
•    Ladders
•    Portable Ladders
•    Scaffolding
•    Working from Scaffolds

Mobile Equipment
•    Responsibilities
•    Operating Procedures
•    Hazards to Beware of
•    Visibility and Traffic Control
•    Rigging and Hoisting    
Machinery, Tools and Equipment
•    Inspecting Equipment
•    Electrical Tools
•    Pinch Points and Guards
•    Air Activated Tools
•    Power Actuated Tools
Excavating and Trenching
•    Potential Causes of Injury
•    Dial Before You Dig
•    Soil Types and Groups Conditions
•    Shoring, Cutbacks and Spoil Piles    Defensive Driving
•    The Basics
•    Impairments
•    Animals
•    Loading Vehicles
•    Cell Phones and Other Communication Devices
Fall Protection
•    Introduction to Fall Protection
•    Methods of Fall Protection
•    System Selection
•    Arrest Forces, Anchorage and Connectors
•    Fully Body Harness and Equipment Inspection