EST 145 - Industrial Safety and Material Handling

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 4
LAB hours per week: 2
This course provides students with training and practice to develop competencies in industrial safety and material handling. Students will be trained in the safe operation of industrial fork lifts and aerial lifts (not all sites). Students will complete OSHA-10 general and construction training modules (third party certification not provided). Students will complete additional workplace safety modules to develop personal and equipment safety skills and knowledge in an industrial environment. Techniques for safely lifting and moving loads of various shapes, sizes, and types with an overhead crane will be covered and opportunities for practice provided. Also covered is tooling, hand and radio signals, safety around equipment, and equipment operation.
Course Outcomes:

Practice standard operating and safety procedure in the classroom, labs, and workplace.
Review procedures that ensure the health and safety of personnel in a variety of situations.
Inspect and operate motorized industrial lift truck safely.
Recognize work site hazards and plan for an emergency situation.
Use effective communication skills in the workplace.
Use Lock Out Tag Out procedures, Arc Flash Personal Protection Equipment, and Confined Space Entry procedures.
Interpret Hazard Communication, Safety Data Sheets, and blood borne pathogen guidelines.
Use tools, hooks, and eyebolts according to industry standards.
Use center of gravity for lifting various objects.
Explain an application of each of the seven common knots tied for rigging.
Use slings, chains, spreader beams, wire and fiber rope, block and tackle, manual hoists, and power-operated hoists.
Inspect crane and hoist.
Operate scissor lift and z-boom lift in a safe manner to industry specifications.
Maneuver a Crane and/or a Telehandler using verbal or hand signals.

Course Topics:

Forklift safety and operation training
Crane operation ground control
Lock out tag out
Job Hazard Analysis
How to properly secure a load for lifting and control
Hazard Communication and Safety Data Sheets
The health side of safety
Confined space entry procedures
Genie online training (not all sites)
Amatrol online training
OHSA 10 online training