Description
This course describes safety and health issues arising when workers are engaged in coating, painting, and surface preparation operations. The knowledge contained in this course is essential to anyone responsible for worker safety during renovation and maintenance projects involving coating and painting.
The course materials are based on the tenth chapter of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manual EM1110-2-3400, “Engineering and Design – Painting: New Construction and Maintenance” released in April 1995
- Hazardous materials handling
- Abrasive blast-cleaning equipment
- Spray equipment
- Welding and cutting of coated steel
- Respiratory protection for toxic chemical control
- Confined space entry
- Storage of flammable liquids, work in confined spaces
- Toxic effects from exposure to chemicals in coating materials
- Ignition sources such as welding
- Production of toxic airborne contaminants through cutting operations