This course arms you with basic utility industry safety knowledge. You will be educated about personal protective equipment, fire safety, hazardous materials and their symbols. You will gain insights to recognize the importance of a safe work environment.
Safety in the Utility Industry
Safety in the Utility Industry
This course is part of Energy Production, Distribution & Safety Specialization
Instructor: Richard Stempniak
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1 week at 10 hours a week
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Skills you'll gain
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Safety Training
- Emergency Response
- Regulatory Compliance
- Safety Standards
- Personal protective equipment
- Hazard Communication (HazCom)
- Hazard Analysis
- Environmental Regulations
- Safety and Security
- Fire And Life Safety
- First Aid
- Energy and Utilities
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There are 4 modules in this course
In the first module, we will be talking about safety and its history, and we’ll see how we can play a role in enhancing it. Let’s face it, at the end of the day, we all want to live and work in environments in which we feel safe. An ideal workplace is an environment in which you feel safe and you are able to maximize your productivity.
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4 videos2 readings5 assignments
General procedures have been written to cover a wide array of workplace situations, yet every possible workplace situation has not been addressed. Therefore, it is imperative employees are conscientious about recognizing possible hazards, evaluating them, and controlling them. In this module we’ll review electrical and non electrical hazards you may encounter and how you want to handle them.
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4 videos1 reading5 assignments
In this module we’ll start by learning how to recognize potential hazards in the workplace, then we’ll determine what equipment is necessary to stay safe and comply with the laws & regulations.
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5 videos4 readings6 assignments1 peer review
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SH
Reviewed on Aug 2, 2020
it was very helpful & useful to me to apply present & in future industrial safety measures.course was great to learn in depth.I say thank you to coursera.
AA
Reviewed on Jun 17, 2020
Guidelines are very broad but include a very useful overview of the entire concept of saftey in the industry as well as the organizations involved and the basics
PR
Reviewed on Apr 29, 2020
It was a wonderful sessions. Though it is a theory, the points were explained as a facts and not as a mere theory. The professor was excellent in summarizing the contents.
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