Online Safety Training Materials Library

These training materials provide basic awareness education on the subjects they cover. Some modules may be used for employee training, but do not meet training requirements specified in L&I rules. For rule-specified training, see the L&I training kits.

By Topic

Abrasive Blasting

• Abrasive Blasting Safety & Health (PowerPoint)

Accident Investigation

• Accident Investigation Basics (PowerPoint)

Accident Prevention Program (APP)

• Accident Prevention Program (APP) (PowerPoint)
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 2 (PowerPoint)
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 3 (PowerPoint)

Adult Entertainer Safety

• Adult Entertainer Safety:  Know Your Rights

Agriculture

• Agricultural Electrocution Hazards (PowerPoint)

Arsenic

• Arsenic (Training Kit)

Asbestos

• Asbestos - properties of, health effects and WISHA Rules (PowerPoint)

Asthma

• Wood Dust and Occupational Asthma (PowerPoint)
• Work-Related Asthma (PowerPoint)

Biological Hazards

• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and the workplace (PowerPoint)

Bloodborne Pathogens

• Bloodborne Pathogens (Training Kit)
• Bloodborne Pathogens - the hazards of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace.

Chemical Hazard Communication

• Chemical Hazard Communication (Hazcom) (Training Kit)
• Chemical Hazard Communication for Employees

Chemicals

• Benzene (Training Kit)
• Cholinesterase Monitoring Rule (PowerPoint)
• Ethylene Oxide (Training Kit)
• Hexavalent chromium (Training Kit)
• Hexavalent Chromium (Chrome 6) - Training on the Hazards of Hexavalent Chromium in the Workplace
• Janitor Safety & Health - Module 1 Safe Use of Chemical Cleaning Products
• Working Safely with Solvents (PowerPoint)

Communication Towers

• Fall Protection On Communication Towers (PowerPoint)

Confined Space

• Confined Spaces - Module 1
• Confined Spaces - Module 2
• Confined Space (Training Kit)

Construction

• Construction Self-Inspection Guide (PowerPoint)
• Cranes & Power Lines e-Tool
• Excavation & Trenching (PowerPoint)
• Hazards of Electricity in Construction (PowerPoint)
• Health Hazards in Construction (PowerPoint)
• Ladder Safety in Construction (PowerPoint)
• Lead in construction (Training Kit)
• Noise in Road Construction (PowerPoint)
• Roofing Fall Protection Training
• Supported Scaffold Safety (PowerPoint)
• Table 1 Silica Tool - Managing Silica at Construction Sites
• Work Zone Safety in Road Construction (PowerPoint)

Emergency Washing & Eyewashes

• Emergency Washing Equipment (PowerPoint)

Employee Medical and Exposure Records

• Employee Medical and Exposure Records (PowerPoint)

Ergonomics and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)

• A Five Step Ergonomics Process:  Finding and Fixing Sprain and Strain Hazards (PowerPoint)
• A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits to Prevent Sprains and Strains (PowerPoint)
• Common Sprains & Strains Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics for Drivers
• Ergonomics for Home Offices (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics in the Lab
• Ergonomics in Welding (PowerPoint)
• How to Control Repetitive Hand and Wrist Tasks (PowerPoint)
• Is This Lift Safe?
• Lift height and risk of injury
• Lifting Hazards (PowerPoint)
• Office Ergonomics
• Preventing Overexertion Injuries (PowerPoint)
• Preventing Sprains and Strains in Childcare
  • Prevención de Esguinces y Distensiones en el Cuidado de Niños
• Preventing Sprains and Strains in the Warehouse
• Sit-Stand Computer Workstations, Help for Employees
• Sit-Stand Computer Workstations, Help for Employers
• Standing Transfer Methods
• Using Ergonomics to Prevent Sprains and Strains (PowerPoint)

Eye Protection

• Eye protection (Training Kit)
• Eye Protection Online Employee Training Course
  • Curso de capacitación en línea para empleados sobre protección ocular

Fall Protection

• eTool Unified Fall Protection Comparison
• Fall Protection On Communication Towers (PowerPoint)
• Roofing Fall Protection Training
• UFP Module 1: General Construction Requirements (PowerPoint)
• UFP Module 2: When is fall protection required? (PowerPoint)
• UFP Module 3: Fall Restraint Systems (PowerPoint)
• UFP Module 4: Positioning Devices and Fall Arrest Systems (PowerPoint)
• UFP Module 5-1: Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PowerPoint)
• UFP Module 5-2: Personal Fall Arrest Systems (Cont.) (PowerPoint)

Fire Safety

• Using a Fire Extinguisher (PowerPoint)

First Aid

• First Aid for General Industry (PowerPoint)

Forklifts

• Forklifts (Training Kit)
• Safe Operation of Forklifts

Formaldehyde

• Formaldehyde (Training Kit)

Investigation Stories

• Ammonia Leak Burn
• Arborist Fatality
• Boom Truck Electrocution
• Brush Cutter Fatality
• Bulldozer Fatality
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Chemical Worker Fatally Burned
• Convenience Store Fatality
• Conveyor Maintenance Fatality
• Corrosive Liquid Splash on Two Workers
  • Substancias Corrosivas Salpican a Dos Trabajadores
• Fall From Step Ladder Injury
  • Trabajador Cae de lo Alto de una Escalera de Tijera
• Forklift Turnover Fatality
• Fuel Truck Operator Fatality
• Grain Auger Amputation
  • Las Piernas de Dos Trabajadores fueron Amputadas por Transportador Sinfín
• Hot Water Splash Fatality
  • Trabajador Muere al Caerle Agua Caliente con Ácido Bórico
• Irrigation Worker Electrocuted
  • Trabajador Electrocutado Mientras Trabajaba en el Riego
• Logging - Chain Shot Fatality
• Molten Metal Injuries
• Powered Pallet Jack Injury
• Rebar Cage Collapse Fatality
• Roof Fall Serious Injury
• Scrap Metal Yard Fatality
• Tractor Rollover Fatality
  • Fatalidad por volcadura de tractor
• Welder Conveyor Fatality
• Worker Falls Through a Skylight
  • Trabajador cae a través de un tragaluz

Janitorial Services

• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 1 – Safe Use of Chemical Cleaning Products
• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 2 – Biohazards: Bloodborne Pathogens, Viruses and Molds
• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 3 – Physical Hazards

Job Safety Analysis

• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) (PowerPoint)
• Workplace Hazard Basics

L&I Organization and Duties

• History of Health & Safety – Why DOSH exists

Ladder

• Ladder Safety in Construction (Powerpoint)
• Ladder Safety - General Ladder Use (Powerpoint)

Late Night Retail

• Late Night Retail Crime Prevention
• Late Night Retail Crime Prevention (Training Kit)

Latex

• Latex Allergies (PowerPoint)

Lockout/Tagout

• Lockout/Tagout (Training Kit)
• Lockout/Tagout - Control of Hazardous Energy

Logging

• Personal Protective Equipment for Logging (PowerPoint)

Machine Safety

• Machine Safeguarding (PowerPoint)

Meat Cutting Safety

• Meat Cutter Safety (PowerPoint)

Motor Vehicle Safety

• Distracted Driving (PowerPoint)
• Driving Safety (PowerPoint)

Nanotechnology

• Nanotechnology Safety (PowerPoint)

Noise

• Hearing Protection (Training Kit)
• Hearing Protection Online Employee Training Course
• Noise Audits (Training Kit)

Office Safety and Health

• Ergonomics for Home Offices (PowerPoint)
• Office Ergonomics
• Office Safety and Health (PowerPoint)

Outdoor Heat Exposure

• Heat Illness

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Eye protection (Training Kit)
• Eye Protection Online Employee Training Course
  • Curso de capacitación en línea para empleados sobre protección ocular
• Hand protection (Training Kit)
• Hand Protection Online Employee Training Course
• Hard Hats (Training Kit)

Pregnancy

• How to be a Pregnancy Friendly Workplace (PowerPoint)

Process Safety Management

• Process Safety Management - Part 1 (PowerPoint)
• Process Safety Management - Part 2 (PowerPoint)

Recordkeeping

• Recordkeeping & Reporting

Respiratory Protection

• N-95 Respirator Fit-testing
• Respiratory protection (Training Kit)
• Respiratory Protection - An Overview of Respirators (PowerPoint)
• Respiratory Protection - Module 1 - Filtering Facepiece Respirators
• Respiratory Protection - Module 2 - Cartridge Air-Purifying Respirators
• Respiratory Protection - Module 3 - Supplied Air Respirator

Restaurants

• Injury Prevention in Restaurants and Kitchens (PowerPoint)

Silica

• Silica Hazards
• Silica in construction (Training Kit)
• Table 1 Silica Tool - Managing Silica at Construction Sites

Slips, Trips and Falls

• Slips, Trips, and Falls - Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Slips, Trips, and Falls - Module 2 (PowerPoint)

Temperature Extremes

• Cold-related Injuries and Illnesses (PowerPoint)
• Heat Illness
• Heat illness (Training Kit)
• Working in Cold Environments (PowerPoint)

Tractor Safety

• Is My Tractor a Low Profile Tractor?
• Rollover Protective Structures On Tractors

Working Alone

• Working Alone Safely (PowerPoint)

Workplace Violence

• Late Night Retail Crime Prevention
• Workplace Violence Prevention - Module 1 (PowerPoint)

• Workplace Violence Prevention - Module 2 (PowerPoint)
  By Course Title

  A

• A Five Step Ergonomics Process:  Finding and Fixing Sprain and Strain Hazards (PowerPoint)

• A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits to Prevent Sprains and Strains (PowerPoint)

• Abrasive Blasting Safety & Health (PowerPoint)

• Accident Investigation Basics (PowerPoint)

• Accident Prevention Program (APP) (PowerPoint)

• Adult Entertainer Safety: Know Your Rights

• Agricultural Electrocution Hazards (PowerPoint)

• Ammonia Leak Burn Investigation Story

• Arborist Fatality Investigation Story

• Arsenic (Training Kit)

• Asbestos - properties of, health effects and WISHA Rules (PowerPoint)

B

• Benzene (Training Kit)
• Bloodborne Pathogens (Training Kit)
• Bloodborne Pathogens - the hazards of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace.
• Boom Truck Electrocution Investigation Story
• Brush Cutter Fatality Investigation Story
• Bulldozer Fatality Investigation Story

C

• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Investigation Story
• Chemical Hazard Communication (Hazcom) (Training Kit)
• Chemical Hazard Communication for Employees
• Chemical Worker Fatally Burned Investigation Story
• Cholinesterase Monitoring Rule (PowerPoint)
• Cold-related Injuries and Illnesses (PowerPoint)
• Common Sprains & Strains Hazards in Your Workplace and Some Solution Ideas (PowerPoint)
• Confined Spaces - Module 1
• Confined Spaces - Module 2
• Confined Space (Training Kit)
• Construction Self-Inspection Guide (PowerPoint)
• Convenience Store Fatality Investigation Story
• Conveyor Maintenance Fatality Investigation Story
• Corrosive Liquid Splash on Two Workers Investigation Story
  • Substancias Corrosivas Salpican a Dos Trabajadores
• Cranes & Power Lines e-Tool

D

• Distracted Driving (PowerPoint)
• Driving Safety (PowerPoint)

E

• Emergency Washing Equipment (PowerPoint)
• Employee Medical and Exposure Records (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics for Drivers
• Ergonomics for Home Offices (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes (PowerPoint)
• Ergonomics in Welding (PowerPoint)
• Ethylene Oxide (Training Kit)
• eTool Unified Fall Protection Comparison
• Excavation & Trenching (PowerPoint)
• Eye protection (Training Kit)
• Eye Protection Online Employee Training Course
  • Curso de capacitación en línea para empleados sobre protección ocular

F

• Fall Protection On Communication Towers (PowerPoint)
• Fall Through Skylight Investigation Story
• First Aid for General Industry (PowerPoint)
• Forklifts, Safe operation of
• Forklift Turnover Fatality Investigation Story
• Forklifts (Training Kit)
• Formaldehyde (Training Kit)
• Fuel Truck Operator Fatality Investigation Story

G

• Grain Auger Amputation Investigation Story
  • Las Piernas de Dos Trabajadores fueron Amputadas por Transportador Sinfín

H

• Hand Protection (Training Kit)
• Hand Protection Online Employee Training Course
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and the workplace (PowerPoint)
• Hard Hats (Training Kit)
• Hazard Communication/GHS Rules Update eLesson
• Hazards of Electricity in Construction (PowerPoint)
• Health Hazards in Construction (PowerPoint)
• Hearing protection (Training Kit)
• Hearing Protection Online Employee Training Course
• Heat Illness
• Hexavalent chromium (Training Kit)
• Hexavalent Chromium (Chrome 6) - Training on the Hazards of Hexavalent Chromium in the Workplace
• History of Health & Safety – Why DOSH exists
• Hot Water Splash Fatality Investigation Story
  • Trabajador Muere al Caerle Agua Caliente con Ácido Bórico
• How to be a Pregnancy Friendly Workplace (PowerPoint)
• How to Control Repetitive Hand and Wrist Tasks (PowerPoint)

I

• Injury Prevention in Restaurants and Kitchens (PowerPoint)
• Irrigation Worker Electrocuted Investigation Story

  - Trabajador Electrocutado Mientras Trabajaba en el Riego

• Is My Tractor a Low Profile Tractor? (PowerPoint)
• Is This Lift Safe?

J

• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 1 – Safe Use of Chemical Cleaning Products
• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 2 – Biohazards: Bloodborne Pathogens, Viruses and Molds
• Janitor/Custodian Safety & Health - Module 3 – Physical Hazards
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) (PowerPoint)

L

• Ladder Safety in Construction (Powerpoint)
• Ladder Safety - General Ladder Use (Powerpoint)
• Late Night Retail Crime Prevention
• Late Night Retail Crime Prevention (Training Kit)
• Latex Allergies (Powerpoint)
• Lead in construction (Training Kit)
• Lift height and risk of injury
• Lifting Hazards (PowerPoint)
• Lockout/Tagout (Training Kit)
• Lockout/Tagout - Control of Hazardous Energy
• Logging - Chain Shot Fatality Investigation Story

M

• Machine Safeguarding (PowerPoint)
• Meat Cutter Safety (PowerPoint)
• Molten Metal Injuries Investigation Story

N

• N-95 Respirator Fit-testing
• Nanotechnology Safety (PowerPoint)
• Noise audits (Training Kits)
• Noise in Road Construction (PowerPoint)

O

• Office Ergonomics
• Office Safety and Health (PowerPoint)

P

• Personal Protective Equipment for Logging (PowerPoint)
• Powered Pallet Jack Injury Investigation Story
• Preventing Overexertion Injuries (PowerPoint)
• Preventing Sprains and Strains in Childcare
  • Prevención de Esguinces y Distensiones en el Cuidado de Niños
• Preventing Sprains and Strains in the Warehouse
• Process Safety Management - Part 1 (PowerPoint)
• Process Safety Management - Part 2 (PowerPoint)

R

• Rebar Cage Collapse Fatality Investigation Story
• Recordkeeping & Reporting
• Respiratory protection (Training Kit)
• Respiratory Protection - An Overview of Respirators (PowerPoint)
• Respiratory Protection - Module 1 - Dust Masks
• Respiratory Protection - Module 2 - Cartridge air-purifying respirators
• Respiratory Protection - Module 3 - Supplied Air Respirator
• Rollover Protective Structures On Tractors (PowerPoint)
• Roof Fall Serious Injury Investigation Story
• Roofing Fall Protection Training

S

• Safe Operation of Forklifts
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 2 (PowerPoint)
• Safety & Health Worksite Inspection Checklist - Module 3 (PowerPoint)
• Scrap Metal Yard Fatality Investigation Story
• Silica Hazards
• Silica in construction (Training Kit)
• Sit-Stand Computer Workstations, Help for Employees
• Sit-Stand Computer Workstations, Help for Employers
• Skylight Fall Fatality Investigation Story
• Slips, Trips, and Falls - Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Slips, Trips, and Falls - Module 2 (PowerPoint)
• Standing Transfer Methods
• Stepladder Fall Injury Investigation Story
• Supported Scaffold Safety (PowerPoint)

T

• Table 1 Silica Tool - Managing Silica at Construction Sites

U

• Unified Fall Protection Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Unified Fall Protection Module 2 (PowerPoint)
• Unified Fall Protection Module 3 (PowerPoint)
• Unified Fall Protection Module 4 (PowerPoint)
• Unified Fall Protection Module 5-1 (PowerPoint)
• Unified Fall Protection Module 5-2 (PowerPoint)
• Using a Fire Extinguisher (PowerPoint)
• Using Ergonomics to Prevent Sprains and Strains (PowerPoint)

W

• Welder - Conveyor Maintenance Fatality Investigation Story
• Wood Dust and Occupational Asthma (PowerPoint)
• Work-Related Asthma (Powerpoint)
• Work Zone Safety in Road Construction (PowerPoint)
• Worker Falls Through a Skylight Investigation Story
  • Trabajador cae a través de un tragaluz
• Working Alone Safely (PowerPoint)
• Working in Cold Environments (PowerPoint)
• Working Safely with Solvents (PowerPoint)
• Workplace Hazard Basics
• Workplace Violence Prevention - Module 1 (PowerPoint)
• Workplace Violence Prevention - Module 2 (PowerPoint)