Benzene Awareness (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the worker information and training topics in California's benzene rule (8 CCR 5218(j)(3), with Appendices A, B and C) and is written for California workers who may be exposed to benzene.

What you learn

• What benzene is and where you find it
• How benzene harms you
• Exposure limits and regulated areas
• Air monitoring and your results
• Controls, work practices and protective clothing
• Respirators
• Fire, spills, emergencies and first aid
• Medical surveillance: who is covered and which exams
• Blood test results, the physician's opinion and medical removal
• Hazard communication, your training and your rights
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Concientización sobre el benceno (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

The course ends with a company review of the employer's own regulated areas, monitoring results, controls, respirators and medical surveillance. It does not fit test, medically evaluate or provide medical surveillance, and does not authorize entry to regulated areas. Section 5218 does not apply to oil and gas drilling, production and servicing, or to most gasoline and fuel handling after the bulk terminal.