Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Awareness (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers hydrogen sulfide (H2S) awareness training under California's Hazard Communication rule (8 CCR 5194(h), with the exposure limits in 8 CCR 5155 Table AC-1 and the Petroleum Safety Orders on testing the air) and is written for California workers who may work where H2S is present.

What you learn

• What hydrogen sulfide is
• Where you find it in California work
• How H2S harms you
• Why your nose cannot protect you
• California's exposure limits
• Your right to know and your training
• Testing the air and gas monitors
• Controls and respirators
• Alarms, rescue and confined spaces
• 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 sulfuro de hidrógeno (H2S) (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 page of the employer's own monitors, alarms, escape routes and procedures. It does not replace an operator's ANSI Z390.1 H2S card or offshore training under 30 CFR 250.490, and does not fit test, medically clear or qualify anyone to test air, enter confined spaces or perform rescue.