Standard

IFC 100 – INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROCEDURES

Course Description

Provides an in-depth study of the health and safety practices required for maintenance of industrial, commercial, and home electrically operated equipment. Topics include: introduction to OSHA regulations; safety tools, equipment, and procedures; and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Competency Areas	Hours
Introduction to OSHA Regulations	Class	2
Safety Tools, Equipment, and Procedures	D. Lab	1
First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
	Credit	2

Prerequisite:	Provisional admission
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
INTRODUCTION TO OSHA REGULATIONS		1	1	0
Applicable regulations	Refer to applicable sections of OSHA regulations.
Monitoring agencies	Identify monitoring agencies from which safety regulations can be requested.
Material Safety Data Sheets	Discuss the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Right-to-Know Law.
	Obtain MSDS information concerning the hazards of the workplace.
Fire protection procedures	Identify types of fires, extinguishers, and protective clothing.
	Identify the appropriate action for reporting fires and appropriate firefighting procedures.
SAFETY TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND PROCEDURES		15	5	0
Tools, equipment, and protective apparel	Identify and discuss the use of safety tools and equipment.
	Discuss appropriate protective apparel for various tasks.
Safe use of tools	Demonstrate the safe use of hand and power tools.
Ladder and scaffold selection	Select the proper ladder and/or scaffold for equipment inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and system component replacement.
Ladder and scaffold use	Demonstrate safe use of ladders and scaffolds.
Rigging materials	Identify rigging materials and discuss the process of rigging.
	Demonstrate the selection and use of rigging materials.
Handling materials	Demonstrate material handling techniques.
	Discuss safety zones and safety zone identification.
Using chemicals safely	Identify types of chemicals used by electricians and their particular safety requirements.
Environmental requirements	Identify proper ventilation, lighting, heating, grounding, clothing, and communication requirements for work in confined spaces.
	Use proper ventilation, lighting, heating, grounding, clothing, and communication.
Clothing	Wear approved flame-resistant clothing.
	Change to clean clothing when present clothing becomes soiled with oil or grease.
Shoes	Select shoes appropriate for the work site.
	Check shoes for flapping soles, worn heels, or ripped upper/outer layer.
Hard hat	Wear a hard hat in designated areas.
Eye protection	Wear eyeglasses/face shields in designated areas.
Gloves	Wear electrical/welding work gloves in designated areas.
Welding safety	Explain appropriate safety practices for welding operations.
Welding coat/jacket	Wear welding coat/jacket in designated areas.
Electrical protection	Identify electrical service protective clothing and equipment.
Grounding and tagging	Identify grounding and circuit control box tagging procedures.
	Use grounding and circuit control box tagging procedures.
Lock-out tag	Mount a lock-out tag for use with a padlock.
Padlock	Mount a padlock on a breaker box/lock-out tag.
Fuse puller	Use a fuse puller to remove a fuse.
Flashlight	Select appropriate flashlight for work site use.
Tools and equipment pouch	Prepare a tools and equipment pouch for on-site maintenance tasks.
Professional societies and other organizations as safety resources	Discuss the use of the National Electrical Code for identifying safety requirements for electrical equipment installation.
	Identify secondary sources of safety information related to industry.
Shutdown procedures	Identify operation or shutdown procedures necessary during severe weather, fire, or flood conditions.
	Discuss the use of shut-down procedures during severe weather, fire, or flood conditions.
FIRST AID AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION		4	4	0
CPR practices	Identify proper first aid and/or CPR practices.
	Develop an emergency/first aid plan for the shop or work site.
Shock, fire, burn, and explosion	List methods of preventing shock, burns, fires, and explosions.

Suggested Resources

Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education

http://www.dtae.tec.ga.us/

LINK: Office of Technical Education

Menu Items: Educational Resource Services and Informational Resource Services

Occupational Research Group, UGA

http://www.coe.uga.edu/~jcoker/

LINK: Educational Resources

Menu Items: GALILEO/Databases/General Indexes/Books in Print

Publishers

American Technical Publishers: http://www.americantech.org

Delmar: http://www.delmar.com/

Directory - Book Port: http://www.bookport.com/source/9505.html

Directory - ElectricNet: http://www.electricnet.com/main.htm

Directory - Publishers Directory: http://www.lights.com/publisher/usej.html

Directory - Publishers Place: http://www.books.com/scripts/place.exe

Directory - Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com/Business/Corporation/Publishing/

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill: http://www.glencoe.com/

John Wiley & Sons: http://www.wiley.com/

Goodheart-Wilcox: http://www.opampbooks.com/

International Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/publications

McGraw-Hill: http://www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/

National Fire Protection Association: http://www.nfpa.com/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage/html

OEM Health Information, Inc.: http://www.oempress.com/

Prentice Hall: http://www.prenhall.com/

Routledge, Chapman & Hall: http://www.opampbooks.com/

Safety Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers

Brenton Safety Inc.: http://www.brentonsafety.com/

Danko Emergency Equipment Co.: http://www.danko.net/

ERB Industries, Inc.: http://www.erbind.com/

Equipment Direct: http://www.equipdirect.com/

Fox International Ltd., Inc.: http://www.fox-international.com/

Macs Fire & Safety: http://www.macsfire.com/

Major Safety: http://www.pilot.infi.net/~majsaf/

National Safety Equipment Outlet: http://www.safety-source.com/

Rices Public Safety Equipment: http://www.win.net/~rpse/index.html

Safety Equipment: http://www.safe-t.com/

Safety Solutions, Inc.: http://www.safetysolutions.com/

Saf-T-Gard International, Inc: http://www.saftgard.com/

Sky Rider Equipment C. Inc.: http://www.sky-rider.com/

Instructional Media

Bergwall Productions: http://www.bruce@bergwall.com/

Bureau of Business Practice: http://www.bbpnews.com/

Oklahoma CIMC: http://www.okvotech.com/cimc/home.htm

Magazines

Bureau of Business Practice: http://www.bbpnews.com/

Non-Electronic Databases

Industrial Training Inc.: Safety training and safety training materials for companies

Industrial Training Inc.

5989 Tahoe S.E.

Grand Rapids, MI 49546-7125

1(800) 253-4623

FAX: 616 940-1183