EM385-1-1 8 Hour Refresher
$89.95
The 8 Hour EM 385-1-1 online refresher course is designed to keep Site Safety Health Officers (SSHOs), military contractors and government employees in compliance with annual refresher training requirements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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The online EM 385 8-hour refresher course is designed to keep Site Safety Health Officers (SSHOs), military contractors and government employees compliant with annual refresher training requirements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
EM 385-1-1 training is mandatory for all contractors working on military projects. Each year, SSHOs are required to complete at least eight hours of documented training on safety and health standards outlined in the EM 385-1-1 manual.
The primary goal of this course is to ensure workers receive the necessary training to meet their refresher training requirement and comply with USACE’s safety and health standards.
EM385 8 Hour Course Outline
| Module / Manual Section | Lessons & Course Content Summary |
|---|---|
| 1. Safety and Occupational Health Program Management for USACE Personnel |
• Government leadership duties, military commander liabilities, and administrative command lines. • Implementation parameters for internal USACE Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) management frameworks. • Safety audit protocols, field inspection patterns, and federal employee mishap logging workflows. |
| 2. Safety and Occupational Health Program Management for Contractors |
• 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). |
| 3. Personal Protective and Lifesaving 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. |
| 4. 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. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. Working 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. |
| 7. 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. |
| 8. Excavation 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. |
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Ali Rabhari –
I’m familiar with the content already this is an annual requirement, this course covers the content in a more interactive way than others I have used and a bonus there is no video to watch!
Emma Holman –
The course was fine if a bit repetitive – the site and elearning works very well, good for the price.