Overview:

This Hearing Conservation training course is a 1 hour classroom type training. This training covers the OSHA required training criteria for workers involved in a hearing conservation program (CFR 1910.95 – Occupational Noise Exposure). 

Objectives:

• Understand the applicable OSHA Standard (1910.95)
• What is a Hearing Conservation Program?
• Employer Requirements
• OSHA Training Requirements
• Understanding noise
• Types of hearing loss
• Statistics
• Minimizing noise exposure
• PPE and solutions

Overview:

This Forklift training course is a 2 hour classroom type training. This training covers the OSHA required training criteria for operating a forklift (CFR 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks). Comprehension of material will be assessed immediately following the training with a brief multiple-choice quiz. Employer is responsible for assessing the practical skills of forklift operator.

Objectives:

• Understand the applicable OSHA Standard (1910.178)
• Understanding a Forklift (parts, controls, types)
• Power Sources
• Pros and Cons (IC or Electric)
• Pre-operation and Maintenance
• Traveling and Maneuvering
• Load Handling
• Refueling and Recharging
• Workplace HazardsG

Overview:

This Fall Protection training course is a 2.5-hour classroom type training. This training covers the OSHA required training criteria for working at heights (CFR 1910.28 – Duty to Have Fall Protection and Fall Object Protection AND CFR 1910.140 – Personal Fall Protection Systems) as well as fall protection best practices and solutions. Applicable equipment is shown and demonstrated. Comprehension of material will be assessed immediately following the training with a brief multiple-choice quiz.

Objectives:

• Understand the applicable OSHA Standards (1910.28 and 1910.140)
• Common Citations
• Incident and Injury Statistics
• Identification and Assessment of Fall Hazards
• Types of Fall Protection Systems/Solutions
• Fall Distance Calculations
• Equipment Inspection

Overview:

This Confined Space safety training course is a 2.5-hour classroom type training. This training covers the OSHA-required training criteria for permit-required confined spaces (CFR 1910.146) and confined space best practices and solutions. Applicable equipment is shown and demonstrated. Comprehension of material will be assessed immediately following the training with a brief multiple-choice quiz.

Objectives:

• Understand the applicable OSHA Standard (1910.146)
• How to determine a confined space
• Permit required VS non-permit required
• Permit Required Program
• Hazard Assessment
• Equipment and Solutions
• Entry Permits
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Rescue and Emergency

Overview:

Available in SMC's classroom or on-site at customer's facility.

This Certified Arc Flash course guides the student through the NFPA70E in an interactive and understandable environment. Utilizing the NFPA70E, the student will gain a better understanding of OSHA regulations regarding electrical safety and how to implement them. The student will gain a better awareness of the electrical hazards and risks associated with their daily tasks. The student will learn how to select the proper electrical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), how to implement safety programs and procedures and other methods to help minimize and mitigate the risks.   The student will receive a NFPA70E Arc Flash Certificate, good for three (3) years, upon completion of this course.

SMC’s Arc Flash course is instructed by a certified Low Voltage/ High Voltage NFPA70E Arc Flash Instructor with 30 years’ experience in the electrical industry as a licensed Journeyman and Master electrician.

Objectives:

• Understand what arc flash is and what are the risks.
• Understand the relationship between OSHA, NFPA, IEEE, and other agencies and associations.
• Understand electrical safety procedures and documentation.
• Understand terminology used by the NFPA, OSHA and other agencies and associations.
• Learn how to navigate NFPA70E.
• Learn how to select the proper PPE and tools for the task.
• Learn how to determine electric shock and arc flash boundaries.
• Learn what is required for an electrically safe work environment.
• Learn what is required for an electrical safety program and how to recognize, mitigate and minimize risks.

Overview:

Available in SMC's classroom or on-site at customer's facility.

This Lock Out Tag Out training course is a hands-on approach to understanding and complying with OSHA’s regulations. The student will examine and understand what OSHA’s regulations state and how to physically implement proper lock out tag out application of equipment. As part of the course, the student will be tasked with both a practical and written test to assess the student’s progress throughout the course.

SMC’s Lock Out Tag Out training course is instructed by certified Lock Out Tag Out Instructors with years’ of industry experience.

Objectives:

• Learn about OSHA’s procedure, training and annual auditing requirements
• Learn the differences between Authorized and Affected Persons
• Learn the definition of Lock Out
• Learn the definition of Tag Out
• Understand the type and magnitude of various energy sources
• Understand how to recognize and assess the different types of energy sources
• Understand the methods and means necessary for the isolation and control of energy sources
• Understand the proper procedures for group lock out tag out
• Understand the proper procedures for the removal of safety locks
• Test the ability to properly apply various lock out tag out equipment in different scenarios

Overview:

The three (3) hour Arc Flash Refresher Course is intended for students who have achieved arc flash certification within the past three years. This course will update the student on any recent OSHA or NFPA70E changes that affect the electrically safe work practices of the student in the workplace. Utilizing the NFPA70E, the student will be refreshed on how to minimize and mitigate the risk of electric shock and arc flash that is potentially posed to the student in their daily work routine. The student will also be updated and reminded of the methods for properly choosing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the job, based on the risk assessed. The student will also be refreshed on how to implement safety programs and procedures and other methods to help minimize and mitigate the risks.

SMC’s Arc Flash Refresher Course is instructed by a certified Low Voltage/ High Voltage NFPA70E Arc Flash Instructor with 30 years’ experience in the electrical industry as a licensed Journeyman and Master electrician.

Objectives:

• Understand what arc flash is and what are the risks.
• Understand electrical safety procedures and documentation.
• Understand terminology used by the NFPA, OSHA and other agencies and associations.
• Understand how to select the proper PPE and tools for the task.
• Understand how to determine electric shock and arc flash boundaries.
• Understand what is required for an electrically safe work environment.
• Understand what is required for an electrical safety program and how to recognize, mitigate and minimize risks.