OSHA Shoreline Oil Spill Cleanup Hazards Certification
Health and Safety Concerns training
This online course covers the general aspects of hazards associated with cleaning up oil spills along shorelines. It is targeted to employees of organizations that are potentially exposed to such hazards.
Such organizations and persons include Federal, State and Local government employees, oil industry personnel, contractors, and volunteers. OSHA requires that all such persons receive a minimum of four (4) hours of training relating to the hazards, health and safety issues workers may experience.
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Governing regulations.
OSHA has determined that training is required for all workers involved in oil spill response
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Who must take this course?
Any and all workers involved in shoreline oil spill cleanup response.
How long is the course?
It will take a MINIMUM of 1 hour to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable OSHA Shoreline Oil Spill Cleanup Hazards certificate and wallet card.
We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.
Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.
Each student will receive 0.1 CEUs (or 1 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Our OSHA Shoreline Oil Spill Cleanup Hazards Training course consists of content, graphics, and a final exam.
This course general aspects of potential hazards associated with shoreline cleanup of oil spills, and some aspects of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and 29 CFR 1926.65 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standards, focusing on the "post-emergency cleanup operations". This course describes hazards posed by crude oil, working around water, and decontamination along with hazard controls that can be used to protect the health and safety of workers.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- what the relevant standards cover,
- potential hazards, including:
- crude oil and chemicals
- weather and environment
- biological (alligators, snakes, etc.)
- heavy equipment and tools
- slips, trips and falls,
- confined space
- oil spill cleanup methods overview (focusing on shoreline cleanup), and
- decontamination
OSHA has not specified any time frame for required retraining or recertification for Shoreline Oil Spill Cleanup Hazards. Since there is no OSHA standard dealing with this specific hazard the OSH Act general duty clause, section 5(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 654(b)(1) defines the standard which provides that:
(a) Each employer -
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
A recognized hazard is a danger recognized by the employer's industry or industry in general, by the employer, or by common sense. The general duty clause does not apply if there is an OSHA standard dealing with the hazard, unless the employer knows that the standard does not adequately address the hazard.
Therefore it is our recommendation that workers be retrained at least every three years.
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