Protection from Wildfire Smoke for Workers and Supervisors (Washington DOSH) Online Training

This online course teaches Washington's wildfire smoke rule (WAC 296-820-805 to 296-820-860) to workers and supervisors in Washington. It follows the training topics in WAC 296-820-825, including a supervisor lesson that every learner takes. It covers wildfire smoke and your health, when the rule applies, how your employer checks the air, how you are told and how you report, symptoms and medical help, lowering exposure, respirators, and putting on an N95.

What you learn

• Wildfire smoke and your health
• When the rule applies and what it requires
• How your employer checks the air
• How you are told and how you report
• Symptoms and getting medical help
• How your employer lowers your exposure
• When respirators are provided or required
• What an N95 can do and putting it on
• Training and what supervisors do
• 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 you finish 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: Protección contra el humo de incendios forestales para trabajadores y supervisores (Washington DOSH): 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

Your employer must still teach you its own written plan, its methods for checking the air and its respirator instruction; this course cannot replace the employer's plan or hands-on respirator practice. This course covers Washington's wildfire smoke rule only. California, federal OSHA and other states have different rules. The course is online only.