Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Awareness (Federal OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers hydrogen sulfide (H2S) awareness training under the federal Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200(h), with the exposure limits in 29 CFR 1910.1000 Table Z-2) and is written for general industry workers who may work where H2S is present.

What you learn

• What H2S is
• Where H2S is found
• How H2S harms you
• Why you cannot trust your nose
• The federal exposure limits
• Your right to know about H2S
• Gas monitors and alarms
• Respirators: what the rule requires
• Emergencies, escape and rescue
• 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) (OSHA federal): 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: each worker reviews the employer's own H2S locations, monitors and alarm levels, evacuation and muster point, rescue plan and SDS location with a supervisor. This is awareness-level training, 100 percent online. It does not replace an operator's ANSI/ASSE Z390.1 H2S training card requirement or offshore BSEE H2S training under 30 CFR 250.490, and it does not include respirator fit testing, confined space entry or rescue training.