Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) for Supervisors (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course teaches hydrogen sulfide (H2S) safety to supervisors under the Cal/OSHA rules that reach H2S work (8 CCR 5155 Table AC-1, 5194(h), 5144, 5157 and 3203), including oil and gas work, and it ends with a real fatal case from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB). It is written for supervisors who already took H2S Awareness (Cal/OSHA).

What you learn

• Exposure limits and how to read them
• What the rules ask of the employer
• Planning H2S work and the contingency plan
• Gas monitors and alarms
• Respirators: what the program must include
• IDLH atmospheres, unknown concentrations and SCBA
• Permit-required confined spaces
• Rescue, emergency services and first aid
• Case study: the Aghorn waterflood station
• A final lesson listing what to review 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: Sulfuro de hidrógeno (H2S) para supervisores (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

This is a knowledge course. No Title 8 section sets a specific H2S supervisor course. Section 3203(a)(7)(F) requires training for supervisors on the hazards their workers may be exposed to, and this course can be one part of that training for H2S. It does not designate anyone as a supervisor and does not qualify anyone to wear an SCBA. It does not replace fit testing, medical evaluation, SCBA practice, drills or your site's contingency plan, which come from your employer. It is not an ANSI Z390.1 course and does not replace an operator's H2S card or offshore BSEE training under 30 CFR 250.490. If your operator requires a Z390.1 card, check with the operator before you buy. This is the Cal/OSHA course, and federal OSHA's rules differ in several places. A federal OSHA version of this course is sold separately. The course is online only.