What You Need To Know
Online classes can be accessed over the internet any time, day or night. Courses consist of online text, interactive exercises, self-grading quizzes and final exam. Some courses also include hands-on training at the Readiness Response Institute.
Courses require access to the internet and email. Some courses require contacting your instructor to arrange to take the final exam or conduct hands-on exercises.
Visit www.et-online.org to view a sample course.
To register, call (360) 447-2040.
Course Descriptions
Hazwoper
40 Hours
$600
This Internet-based course is a self-paced, open entry, open exit, waste site worker course that meets all the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120,OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Site Worker and Emergency Response Standard. The course consists of an online text, interactive exercises, web links, self-grading quizzes, and final exam. There are two days of face-to-face training to complete the 40 hours for Hazwoper Certification or as a stand-alone course to enhance your skills. Topics include exercises on PPE, Regulations, Site Characterization, Confined Space, Decon, etc.
Hazwoper – Moderate Risk
24 Hours
$200
This Internet-based course provides 24 hours of interactive training online for those needing Moderate Risk certification (29 CFR 1910.120). The course consists of an online text, interactive exercises, web links, self-grading quizzes, and final exam.
Hazwoper Refresher
8 Hours
$150
This Internet-based course provides eight hours of interactive training online for the annual refresher to the 40-hour Hazardous Wastesite Worker course (29 CFR 1910.120). This course fulfills the requirement for both workers and supervisors.
Household Hazardous Waste Workers
24 Hours
$250
This Internet-assisted class is a 24-hour Moderate Risk course for those in the solid waste field. Eighteen hours of the course are delivered over the Internet and can be taken anytime anywhere. The course includes online text, interactive exercises, web links, self-grading quizzes, final exam, and job specific hands-on training. The six hours of hands-on training has been designed for those employed at landfills, recycling centers, and household hazardous waste facilities.
Hazard Communication (HazCom) Right to Know
1 Hour
$25
Using the Internet, students will become familiar with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.120 that requires employers to develop a written Hazard Communication Program and to inform and train employees. This course provides an overview of the standard, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), collection and retention, proper storage procedures, labeling and placarding systems, employee training, and documentation.
DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation
5 Hours
$75
This course is designed to familiarize you with the DOT hazard communication system related safety and security issues. It will help you understand the labels, placards, shipping papers, and markings associated with the transportation of hazardous material. You will learn how to read the Hazardous Material Table and the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook. The course includes labeling exercises, form completions, and self-tests. Students can access the DOT Regulations and the CFR through online links.
Incident Command
8 Hours
$75
The Incident Command System is the model tool for command, control, and coordination of a response. This course will provide you with the understanding on how to coordinate the efforts of individual agencies as they work toward the common goal of stabilizing the incident and protecting life, property, and the environment. The course uses principles that have been proven to improve efficiency and effectiveness in both business settings and emergency responses. At the end of the course, you will be required to complete a final exam to qualify for a certificate of completion. A minimum score of 80% is required to receive your certification.
Incident Management
5 Hours
$75
This course is designed to meet the mandate set out on February 28, 2003, by President Bush when he issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System. NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
Worker Safety For Disaster Response
10 Hours
$125
This course is designed to provide workers with the knowledge, information, and basic skills to work safely at a disaster site, a natural event or man-caused incident. Those taking this course will learn how to recognize potential hazards and the need for reporting hazards identified on assigned job tasks, helping them to ensure the health and safety for themselves and others. No final exam is required.
Introduction to Mass Fatalities
4 Hours
$40
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of key issues to be addressed when developing mass fatalities response plans. It focuses on the primary functions that must be fulfilled in order to facilitate mass fatalities response and community recovery. Some of the concepts discussed in this course include: Essential Emergency Management Issues, Hazardous Materials Identification, Primary Sites of Mass Fatalities Response Operation, Headquarters Staff Processing Center, Disaster Site, Morgue Site, Family Assistance Center, and Management of Traumatic Stress. No final exam is required.
Emergency Response To Terrorrism
10 Hours
$125
An act of terrorism can occur anywhere, at any minute, when you would least expect it. No jurisdiction, urban, suburban, or rural, is totally immune. Despite our security consciousness, if terrorists intend to wreak havoc it will be difficult to stop them. This course is designed to provide workers with the knowledge and information on how best to respond to such an attack.
Anthrax Threat & Response
15 Hours
$150
What is anthrax, why is it a terrorist agent, how can it be detected, who is at risk, when has it been used, where can I go for information? These and other questions surrounding Bacillus anthracis and the infection it causes are addressed in the Anthrax Module. Included is a virtual laboratory exercise to introduce sampling protocols.
Botulism/Foodborne Threat & Response
15 Hours
$150
Our food supply arrives daily from all over the world. What is the potential for contamination, what agents are of particular concern to the CDC and what historical data do we have on food borne infections? This module addresses a variety of organisms and microbial toxins that have been identified by the CDC as potential food-borne agents of terrorism. Included is a virtual laboratory to acquaint the student with the multitude of potential scenarios for both intentional and accidental food-borne illnesses.
Smallpox Threat & Response
15 Hours
$150
Smallpox, a disease of the past and a threat for the future, is a Category A concern for the CDC. Cause, differential diagnosis issues, containment, and mitigation issues are addressed in the Smallpox Module. Included is a virtual laboratory exercise to test your ability to trace an outbreak.
Tularemia/Plague Threat & Response
15 Hours
$150
Vector borne and endemic, these diseases are caused by bacteria harbored in the animal population and if aerosolized result in potentially deadly pneumonic infections. The role of the animals in our environment in the wake of an intentional release of these organisms is addressed along with descriptions of the bacterial agents in the Tularemia and Plague Module. Included is a virtual laboratory exercise identifying potential risks to the laboratory technician isolating these organisms for wound exudates.
Agricultural Agents Threat & Response
In addition to the human element is the economic and psychological impact of a biological attack against the U.S. agricultural industry. Foreign animal diseases as well as encroaching plant pathogens are the focus of this module. A review of Foot-and-Mouth disease and Mad Cow Disease provide a basis for discussion of the other diseases addressed in this module. Included is a virtual laboratory tour of the European outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease to demonstrate the potential for widespread economic and psychological devastation among the general public as well as those directly employed in the agricultural industry.