EM385-1-1 40 Hour
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Workers seeking compliance with the US Army Corps of Engineers Contractor Safety and Health Requirements will receive an in-depth exploration of the EM 385 manual guidelines with this 100% online course. This course focuses on preventing job site hazards and how contractors can protect their employees.
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The online EM385-1-1 40 Hour certification course for workers seeking compliance with the US Army Corps of Engineers Contractor Safety and Health Requirements will receive an in-depth exploration of the EM385 2024 manual guidelines with this 100% online course. This course focuses on preventing jobsite hazards and how contractors can protect their employees.
The 40 Hour EM 385-1-1 is 100% online and designed to teach the full range of EM 385-1-1 safety and health requirements as required under manual awareness.
All manual chapters are assessed and your EM385 certificate is generated immediately upon successful completion of the course.
EM 385-1-1 training is mandatory for all contractors working on military projects.
The primary goal of this course is to ensure workers receive the necessary training to meet their training requirement and comply with USACE’s safety and health standards.
EM385 40 Hour Course Outline
| Module / Manual Section | Lessons & Course Content Summary |
|---|---|
| 1. Program Management (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. Program Management (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. 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. |
| 4. 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. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. Hazardous or Toxic Agents and Environments |
• Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) monitoring frameworks for occupational lead, asbestos, silica, and chromium grids. • GHS container labeling systems, safety data sheet (SDS) central indexing, and hazard communication profiles. • Occupational hearing protection thresholds, industrial noise controls, and physical heat/cold stress monitoring cycles. |
| 7. Lighting |
• Minimum foot-candle metrics mapped across variable workspace zones, exit paths, and warehouse areas. • Performance rules for backup emergency illumination units along access tunnels and egress layouts. • Glare reduction standards, tower illumination grounding paths, and regular light meter verification routines. |
| 8. Signs, Tags, Labels, Signals, and Traffic Control |
• Design parameters for ANSI-compliant danger, warning, caution, and directional notice signage arrays. • Temporary traffic management alignments following MUTCD patterns across active federal defense construction sites. • Training metrics for flaggers, night-shift high-visibility garment retroreflectivity rules, and path barriers. |
| 9. Fire Prevention and Protection |
• Formulating complex written site fire plans detailing separation boundaries for combustible stockpiles. • Placement intervals, rating criteria, maintenance tracking logs, and travel distance limits for fire extinguishers. • Hot Work permit authorization sequences, spark isolation barriers, and post-task fire watch durations. |
| 10. 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. |
| 11. 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. |
| 12. Control of Hazardous Energy |
• Administrative structures governing complex Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) isolation protocols on machinery lines. • Requirements for zero-energy verification testing before starting mechanical maintenance work. • Strict group lockout rules, tag color coordination systems, and management steps for missing key recovery. |
| 13. 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. |
| 14. Material Handling, Storage, Disposal, and Conveyors |
• 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. |
| 15. Rigging |
• Working Load Limit (WLL) calculations for alloy steel chains, wire rope configurations, and synthetic slings. • Periodic rejection criteria for rigging components based on wear, distortion, and thermal degradation limits. • Hitches application geometry, center of gravity balance checks, and shackle utilization rules. |
| 16. Load Handling Equipment |
• Comprehensive training and certification rules for crane operators, signal personnel, and riggers. • Pre-lift planning parameters for Critical Lifts (exceeding 75% capacity or involving multi-crane tandem picks). • Structural outrigger support rules, ground bearing capacity evaluation, and hoist safety limit configurations. |
| 17. 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. |
| 18. Vehicles, Machinery, and Mechanized 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. |
| 19. Floating Plant and Marine Activities |
• Compliance rules for marine vessels, barges, dredges, and offshore military infrastructure projects. • Rigorous fall-to-water protection steps, deck handrail layouts, and life ring placement intervals. • Emergency marine plans, tracking patterns for vessel traffic, and severe weather shelter routing. |
| 20. Pressurized Equipment and Systems |
• Hydrostatic validation benchmarks and inspection lines for high-pressure air receivers and boilers. • Safety relief valve configurations, manual blowoff extensions, and pressure setting verifications. • Whipcheck safety cable requirements on high-pressure hose linkages to counter detachment hazards. |
| 21. 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. |
| 22. 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. |
| 23. Rope Access |
• Training profiles for Rope Access Technicians, Supervisors, and program directors on technical slopes. • Two-rope redundancy system rules (working line plus secondary safety backup anchor line). • Equipment validation, rope log keeping, and localized mechanical rescue steps for high structures. |
| 24. 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. |
| 25. 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. |
| 26. 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. |
| 27. Concrete, Masonry, Roofing, and Wood Construction |
• Shoring structural design load limits for vertical concrete formwork and horizontal bracing panels. • Fall prevention adjustments on steep roofs, slide guard placements, and warning line setups. • Limited Access Zone parameters around high masonry block walls during structural construction. |
| 28. Steel Erection |
• Site-specific steel erection plan parameters detailing structural column stability controls. • Fall protection triggers during high ironwork tasks, connector safety steps, and decking arrays. • Hoisting safety adjustments including Christmas-treeing multiple structural pieces on a single line. |
| 29. Blasting |
• Strict licensing profiles, background security validation, and logbooks for Blaster-in-Charge personnel. • Inventory tracking steps, lightning detection arrays, and secure magazine storage parameters. • Blast perimeter clearance distances, standard warning horn sequences, and post-blast misfire inspection checks. |
| 30. Diving Operations |
• Operational limits for commercial scuba, surface-supplied air dives, and mixed-gas configurations. • Minimum dive team structures including active divers, tenders, standbys, and Master Diver supervisors. • Hyperbaric chamber access rules, decompression table choices, and marine emergency extraction loops. |
| 31. Tree Maintenance and Removal |
• Barricading clear drop-zone perimeters equal to twice the height of target trees during logging tasks. • Dynamic safety steps for chain saws, climbing harness systems, and wood chipper machine feeds. • Safe clearance margins relative to primary power utilities and electrical transmission line setups. |
| 32. Airfield and Aircraft Operations |
• Foreign Object Debris (FOD) control tracking, clean runway rules, and construction site sweeping logs. • Radio links with active Air Traffic Control towers and vehicle runway crossing permit steps. • Structural height constraints, warning flag arrays, and beacon markers for tall construction equipment. |
| 33. Uncrewed Aircraft (Drones) |
• FAA Part 107 licensing rules, military air coordination steps, and formal pre-flight inspection runs. • Lost-link safety features, geo-fencing setup controls, and battery management parameters. • Flight log recording, weather safety thresholds, and ground participant clearance zones. |
| 34. Confined Space |
• 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. |
| 35. Sanitation |
• Potable water delivery metrics, clear label rules, and common drinking container bans. • Servicing intervals, wash station counts, and gender-separated toilet distributions across jobsites. • Waste elimination systems, industrial vector control programs, and lunchroom cleaning standards. |
| 36. Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) |
• Site control boundaries (Exclusion, Contamination Reduction, Support Zones) at remedial cleanups. • Level A through D protective ensemble choices matched to real-time air monitoring results. • Decontamination line configurations, hazardous waste manifest tracking, and medical surveillance programs. |
| 37. Emergency Operations |
• Developing comprehensive crisis action plans for natural disasters, dynamic weather, or military site alerts. • Egress drill tracking, muster station check-ins, and emergency communications links. • Coordination lines with regional defense commands, civil authorities, and specialized disaster teams. |
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Max Livven –
Easy website to use and perfect on cellphone, the course was as expected and presented well.
Jason Reveles –
Good effective training at a great price
Dawayne Martin –
Good course easy to use
Dawayne Martin –
Good course easy to use
Jasmit Singh –
Price was very cheap compared to others. I found the course to be satisfactory and modern and received my certificate timely.
Dave Upton –
Super cheap and worked better than expected its a good course for this boring subject. Cert has a direct verify link which I could send my agency very convenient
Graham Knowles –
To be honest the content is dull as anything but that’s the same with other EM courses I did before, it’s presented well here and you can take notes. Decent
Matt Hensel –
Easy way to get certified for the 2024 update – thanks!