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Course

Health and Safety for Solid Waste Workers

Attributes	CEU: 0.8 Solid Waste I II III/C&D/TS/MRF/Spotter: 8.0 SWANA CEU: 6.0 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Coordinator	Dawn Jenkins, (352) 392-9570 x227
Description	This course is specifically designed to apply the concepts of workplace health and safety to the increasingly complicated arena of waste management. As well as practical skills and information, the course will emphasize the worker's roles and responsibilities to take care of themselves, and each other, on the job at landfills, debris disposal sites, WTE plants, transfer stations, MRFs, and other waste processing facilities.

8:00 - 10:00 a.m.	Introduction - The Big Picture Why Are We Here? - The Rules and Laws - Brief Overview The Major Health & Safety Risks at "The Working Face"
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 - noon	Hazard Recognition Physical Hazards Protection Rain / Cold Weather / Hot Weather
noon - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Accidents at Landfills Vehicle and Equipment Safety Fires & Fire Fighting Confined Spaces Facility Specific Situations
3:00 - 3: 15 p.m.	Break
3:15 - 4:45 p.m.	First Aid and BLS (Basic Life Support) Stress: The Silent Killer Workplace Violence Managing Anxiety and Fear Post 9/11 The Latest Issues and Trends in Health & Safety
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.	Review Q & A Empowering Waste Workers . . . To Take Care of Themselves and Each Other.
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn - "Begin It Now!"