This course arms you with basic utility industry safety knowledge. You will be educated about personal protective equipment, fire safety, hazardous materials and their symbols. You will gain insights to recognize the importance of a safe work environment.
Safety in the Utility Industry
Safety in the Utility Industry
This course is part of Energy Production, Distribution & Safety Specialization
Instructor: Richard Stempniak
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There are 4 modules in this course
In the first module, we will be talking about safety and its history, and we’ll see how we can play a role in enhancing it. Let’s face it, at the end of the day, we all want to live and work in environments in which we feel safe. An ideal workplace is an environment in which you feel safe and you are able to maximize your productivity.
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4 videos2 readings5 assignments
General procedures have been written to cover a wide array of workplace situations, yet every possible workplace situation has not been addressed. Therefore, it is imperative employees are conscientious about recognizing possible hazards, evaluating them, and controlling them. In this module we’ll review electrical and non electrical hazards you may encounter and how you want to handle them.
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4 videos1 reading5 assignments
In this module we’ll start by learning how to recognize potential hazards in the workplace, then we’ll determine what equipment is necessary to stay safe and comply with the laws & regulations.
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4 videos1 reading5 assignments
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5 videos4 readings6 assignments1 peer review
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PK
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Reviewed on Aug 26, 2020
very crutial information set for all the utility persons and those whore willing to be. I personally recommend to all the students who r willing to be a part of utility
SH
5
Reviewed on Jun 29, 2020
Very Knowledgable and very well prepared. Covered almost all the basic and necessary requirements and regulations regarding employees safety at the work place.
BV
5
Reviewed on Jul 1, 2020
Learnt alot of new things about the utility industry. this course was very helpful. thank you COURSERA for providing courses which are easy to understand.
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