EM385-1-1 24 Hour
$199.95
The 24-Hour EM 385-1-1 online certificate course ensures that contractors, supervisors and government employees are compliant with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) standards for workplace safety and health.
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The 24-Hour EM 385-1-1 online certificate course ensures that contractors, supervisors and government employees are compliant with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) standards for workplace safety and health.
This intermediate-level EM 385 training is required for contractors and employees who must comply with EM 385-1-1 training requirements for military or government contract work. The course also fulfills the 24 hours of required refresher training that Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSOs) must complete every four years.
You will learn about U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulations for workplace safety and health as outlined in the EM 385-1-1 manual.
EM385 24 Hour Course Outline
| Module / Manual Section | Lessons & Course Content Summary |
|---|---|
| 1. Program Management |
• Prerequisites for drafting and submitting an acceptable site-specific Accident Prevention Plan (APP). • Formulating detailed Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) mapped to defining task steps and controls. • Qualifications, authority levels, and continuous oversight actions required for Site Safety and Health Officers (SSHO). |
| 2. Medical and First Aid |
• First-aid kit capacity arrays, automated external defibrillator (AED) placements, and vendor validation certifications. • Requirements for on-site medical attendants based on total shift personnel levels. • Protocols for clean containment grids, eyewash deployment geometry, and bloodborne pathogen exposure control. |
| 3. Temporary Facilities |
• Structural integrity, wind loading, and electrical code compliance parameters for jobsite trailers and temporary structures. • Setback distance margins relative to active haul roads, crane footprints, and high-voltage runs. • Ventilation benchmarks, climate-control boundaries, and layout rules for multi-occupant field installations. |
| 4. Personal Protective and Safety Equipment |
• Employer obligations for hazard assessments, equipment fitting tracking, and high-exposure eye/face protection rules. • Respiratory protection validation rules, medical clearances, and mandatory annual qualitative/quantitative fit testing. • Working water parameters including lifejacket (PFD) deployment rules and perimeter ring buoy arrays. |
| 5. Welding and Cutting |
• Flash protection shielding metrics, ventilation configurations, and specific eye filter shade selection tables. • Storage protocols for compressed gas cylinders, including separating oxygen from fuel gas by 20 feet or a firewall. • Operational safety checks for torches, manifold check valves, anti-flashback arrestors, and regulator lines. |
| 6. Electrical |
• Mandatory deployment of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) on all construction power feeds. • Clear working space dimensions, access rules, and barrier enclosures around live electrical distributions. • Strict clearance distance boundaries from high-voltage lines for non-insulated tooling and structural steel moves. |
| 7. Materials Handling, Storage and Disposal |
• Safe stacking limits for building supplies, structural steel, and drum packages to prevent shifting. • Safe operations for continuous conveyors, emergency stop lines, and mechanical pinch point enclosures. • Disposal chute installation rules and clear drop-zone barricading to isolate high-level debris drops. |
| 8. Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment |
• Operational safety parameters for earthmovers, dump trucks, and specialized military construction vehicles. • Requirements for Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS), functional backup alarms, and working seat belts. • Blind-spot management plans, spotter training metrics, and strict zone controls around equipment footprints. |
| 9. Fall Protection |
• Strict 6-foot trigger threshold requiring active personal fall protection on all USACE construction profiles. • Structural anchors strength ratings (5,000 lbs per worker) and full-body harness configuration steps. • Formulating site fall rescue plans to prevent suspension trauma within 15 minutes of a fall event. |
| 10. Work Platforms and Scaffolding |
• Load capacity safety factors for supported/suspended scaffolding arrays (4x intended load minimum). • Guardrail alignment geometry, midrail placements, toeboards, and full decking platform parameters. • Inspection steps managed by a designated Competent Person before daily shifts using a color-tagged system. |
| 11. Demolition, Renovation and Re-Occupancy |
• Engineering survey criteria to evaluate structural stability before beginning demolition actions. • Systematic sequence requirements for utility isolation and hazardous materials remediation (asbestos/lead). • Air quality testing, debris capture methods, and environmental clearances required before structural re-occupancy. |
| 12. Safe Access |
• Design parameters for project stairways, permanent walkway ramps, and fixed structural ladders. • Extension dimension rules for side rails (3 feet above landing) and proper ladder placement angles. • Eliminating trip hazards along active walkways, material lines, and structural access setups. |
| 13. Excavations and Trenching |
• Soil analysis profiling (Stable Rock, Type A, B, C) led by a qualified Competent Person. • Protective system configurations: Sloping ratios, structural benching, shoring arrays, or trench shield boxes. • Egress ladder spacing requirements (within 25 feet of lateral travel) and trench gas checking steps. |
| 14. Hand and Power Tools |
• Guarding parameters for rotating components, point-of-operation threats, and flying fragment trajectories. • Safety switch profiles (constant-pressure switches) across diverse hand-held tool categories. • Operational safety checks for pneumatic, hydraulic, and powder-actuated tools, including pressure-relief lines. |
| 15. Confined Space Entry |
• Identifying Non-Permit vs Permit-Required spaces using USACE risk metrics. • Continuous multi-gas testing arrays, forced engineering air change limits, and Entry Permit sign-offs. • Mandatory duties for Entrants, Attendants, and retrieval hoist line setups for non-entry rescue. |
| 16. Underground Construction, Shafts and Caissons |
• Continuous environmental air checking for methane, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and oxygen anomalies. • Geotechnical ground support systems, rock tunneling protection, and entry check-in control points. • Explosion-proof electrical equipment rules and independent primary air supply networks inside tunnels. |
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