Valley Fever Awareness (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers California's Valley Fever awareness training law for construction (Labor Code 6709) and is written at the Authorized User level.

What you learn

• The law: who it covers and when you are trained
• What Valley Fever is and how you get it
• High-risk areas, work and weather
• Personal risk factors
• Keeping dust down
• Respirators
• Signs and symptoms
• Report early, get checked early
• Treatment and outlook
• 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.
• The law requires this training for construction work in 12 counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, Tulare and Ventura.
• 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 la fiebre del Valle (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.