This course covers common health hazards that are encountered in the workplace. These health hazards include exposure to chemicals, asbestos, silica and lead. Course topics include identification and evaluation of health hazards and their sources of exposure, health hazard information, and engineering and work practice controls. Students participate in workshops on evaluation and abatement of workplace health hazards. Upon course completion students will have the ability to understand common health hazards in the workplace and methods for controlling and abatement of these hazards. Minimum student contact hours: 6 Prerequisites: NoneRequirements for Virtual Classes: If you live outside of (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee), OSHA prohibits your registration in Virtual/Video Conferences with OTIEC’s outside of your service area. If you do not reside in one of the states listed above and need to complete a virtual/video conference OSHA course, please view the Current List of Authorized OTI Education Centers to find your region's OTIEC.Instructor: Wendy ShepherdDiscount: Government employees may be eligible for a discounted course rate. Please email your eligibility request to the Training Contact (listed below) for a coupon code prior to registering. Training Contact: CIS Admin-Support cis.support@tennessee.edu