Classes

This course includes an introduction to OSHA, review of the General Duty Clause, correct cleaning procedures, protective clothing, review of 1926.62 and 1910.34, effective respirator programs, special problems and Lead Exposure Protection Policy.

This is a 4-hour course tailored to your equipment and designed to meet the needs of your supervisors, foremen, operators, and workers as well as the required OSHA standards. It includes an introduction to OSHA, a review of 29 CFR Part 1926.453 and ANSI, a discussion and review the operator’s manual, learning the important inspection & documentation procedures and all attendees will receive a student training manual and a laminated class card for this course.

Attendees will be able to identify the Hazardous to all employees when the application of 29 CFR 1910.147 is not correctly applied in the work place. The course includes an introduction to OSHA, a review of 29 CFR Part 1910.147, a discussion of scope, application and purpose of lock-out / tag-out program, learn stored energy hazards and the implementation of a written program.

Attendees will be able to identify the Hazardous to all employees when the application of 29 CFR 1910.147 is not correctly applied in the work place. The course includes an introduction to OSHA, a review of 29 CFR Part 1910.147, a discussion of scope, application and purpose of lock-out / tag-out program, learn stored energy hazards and the implementation of a written program.

This is a 4-hour Material Handler Safety course, tailored to your equipment and designed to meet your supervisors, foremen, operators, and workers needs in Material Handler Safety and the required OSHA standards. It covers an introduction to OSHA, review of 29 CFR Part 1926.600 and ANSI, a discussion and review of your operator’s manual or review the AEM (generic) manual and important inspection & documentation procedures. All attendees will receive a student training manual and a certificate of completion for this course.

The objectives of Day 1 are knowing the statutory rights of Miners, the authority and responsibility of Supervisors & Representatives, being aware of work environment, the hazards of tasks assigned, recognition of hazards and electrical hazards.

The objectives of Day 2 are understanding ground control, traffic safety, transportation & communication systems, emergency evacuation & escape ways, fire prevention and explosives / blasting.

The objectives of Day 3 are knowing Emergency medical procedures, Self – Rescue & Respiratory Devices, dust control, hazardous atmospheres, mandatory health and safety practices, health hazards and CPR / 1st Aid.

This 8-hr refresher class for contractors is designed to assist you and your employees in meeting the required MSHA training standards. It covers an introduction to MSHA a review of 30 CFR Part 56, 30 CFR Part 48, 30 CFR Part 46 and Subparts A – T and a review of “Best Practices.”

This is a full day course designed to identify and follow safe work procedures as well as how to inspect and use safety equipment properly. The course covers the meaning of job-site safety, the role that safety plays in the construction crafts, characteristics of a competent person and a qualified person, the appropriate safety precautions to take around common job-site hazards, how to demonstrate the use/care of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), how to properly don and remove personal protective equipment, follow safety procedures required for heavy lifting, safe behavior on/around ladders and scaffolds, the importance of Hazard Communications (HazCom) and safety data sheets (SDSs), fire prevention and firefighting techniques and safe work procedures to use around electrical hazards.

This is a full day, 8-hour class designed to discuss components, symbols, and blueprint terms. It teaches you how to interpret blueprints, use drawing dimensions, and recognize classifications of drawings. Topics include how to relate information on blueprints to locations actually on the print, recognize different types of drawings, recognize and identify symbols, components and blueprint terms and interpret and use drawing dimensions.

This is a full day, 8-hour course designed to show you how to identify and take care of basic hand tools. The course covers how to safely use hand tools, recognize some basic hand tools used in construction, identify some basic had tools used in construction and describe the procedures for taking care of hand tools.

This is a full day, 8-hour course that introduces mathematical operations most commonly used in construction and explains how geometry and the metric system are used in the trade. It covers how to use a standard and metric ruler to measure, do basic math without a calculator, add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals, convert decimals to percentages and percentages to decimals, covert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions, explain what the metric system is and how it is used in construction, recognize and use metric units of length, weight, volume, and temperature and recognize some basic shapes used in construction and apply basic geometry to measure them.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to define a load, establish a pre-task plan prior to moving a load, use proper materials-handling techniques, choose appropriate materials-handling equipment for the task and recognize hazards and follow safety procedures required for materials-handling.

This is a full day, 8-hour course designed to show you how to safely use and properly maintain power tools. It introduces power tools used commonly in the construction field. The course also covers safely using power tools, how to maintain power tools properly, and hot to identify commonly used power tools.

The objectives are to be able to explain the difference between compliance and best practices, describe the purpose and function of OSHA, explain how accident costs affect everyone and lastly describe proper materials handling procedures and safeguards.

This focused seminar will provide you with tools and “Lessons Learned” to assist you along your career path to becoming a leader and team builder in the construction industry. Some of the course topics covered are: Leadership, communication, how to handle confrontation, getting past NO, documentation. Causes and cost of rework, scheduling, resource and cost control, bidding strategies and measuring project and crew productivity. The curriculum is based on the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) accredited national standard for Project Management.

The objective of the NCCER Project Supervision course is to provide both experienced and inexperienced field management personnel with a comprehensive program that is competency-based and offers a step-by-step approach to honing their natural abilities while developing the essential skills that will improve their performance as leaders. This course will cover the following topics: How to enhance communication with employees when functioning in a leadership role, Learn the basic components of a construction safety program, Introduction to quality, Learn the mechanics of the planning process, breaking down a project and setting the job site schedule. Finally, an introduction to resource cost control and awareness; how to control resources on the job, solve problems affecting productivity, maintain cost reporting and perform simple production analyses.

The objectives are to be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of a safety technician, important safety related terms, the three levels of accident causation, the cost impacts of accidents, the government regulatory requirements that affect the construction industry and describe the basic components of a safety program.