24-Hour EM 385-1-1 Online Course

Topics covered in Module 1 include:

• Developing SOH programs for all USACE elements, major subordinate commands, associated facilities and field activities
• General training requirements for site safety
• Risk management
• Creating Identity Hazard Analyses (AHAs)
• Hazard mitigation
• Site-specific SOH plans
• Site Inspections
• Emergency plans
• Position hazard analyses

Learning objectives include:

• Summarize the training and qualification requirements for CDSOs, supervisors and quality assurance staff.
• State the purpose and duties of the SOH Office.
• List USACE contract inspection requirements.
• Describe the requirements for an Activity Hazard Analysis.
• Summarize the elements of a compliant site-specific SOH plan.

Topics covered in Module 2 include:

• The role of contractors in the application of SOH programs
• Prime contractors, site safety officers, competent persons, health officers, qualified persons, supervisors, and other staff who work on contractor sites
• SOH program inspections
• AHAs for USACE contract operations
• Reporting and investigating workplace accidents
• General safety training and qualifications for contractors

Learning objectives include:

• Understand the training needs for various USACE contractor personnel classifications.
• Apply SOH inspection requirements to contractors.
• Observe minimum SOH plan requirements for contractors.
• Describe AHA requirements.

Topics covered in Module 3 include:

• First aid attendant and health care provider training requirements
• First aid kit and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) inspection protocols
• Site-specific exposure control plans
• AED programs
• Protections against biological and environmental diseases plus bloodborne pathogens

Learning objectives include:

• Identify acceptable training and certifications for various health care professionals.
• Inspect first aid supplies and equipment.
• Understand and apply site-specific exposure control plans.

Topics covered in Module 4 include:

• Construction site plans
• Access/haul road plans
• Temporary structures
• Fencing and warning signs
• Temporary work camps

Learning objectives include:

• Describe a compliant construction site plan.
• Explain the purpose and elements of access/haul road plans.
• Describe the proper construction and maintenance of temporary structures and work camps.

Topics covered in Module 5 include:

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) user training
• Employer PPE requirements
• PPE inspections
• Hearing Conservation Programs (HCPs)
• Respiratory Protection Programs (RPPs)
• General requirements for PPE

Learning objectives include:

• Describe worker PPE training requirements.
• Inspect and maintain PPE according to standards.
• Explain how to use different types of PPE.
• Identify when and why various classes of PPE should be used.
• List the basic elements of HCPs and RPPs.

Topics covered in Module 6 include:

• Fire prevention plans
• Wildland fire management plans
• Firefighting equipment inspections
• Fire watches
• Firefighting guidelines
• Fire alarms and mass notification systems

Learning objectives include:

• Identify necessary training for operators of fueling heaters and kettles.
• Describe important elements of fire prevention plans and wildland fire management plans.
• Inspect fire protection equipment and systems according to requirements.
• Apply fire protection procedures for the safe use of heating devices and kettles.

Topics covered in Module 7 include:

• Welder training requirements
• Welding equipment inspection protocols
• Critical weld inspectors, competent persons and their responsibilities
• Housekeeping plans for welding, cutting and other hot work tasks
• AHAs for welding and cutting tasks
• Fire protection measures

Learning objectives include:

• Explain the training qualifications of welding and cutting personnel.
• Describe how welding equipment must be inspected.
• Identify how a housekeeping plan makes welding, cutting, brazing or heating operations involving toxic materials safer.
• Ensure that fire protection procedures are followed during welding or cutting operations.

Topics covered in Module 8 include:

• Electrical safety training requirements
• The role of qualified persons in electrical work
• The electrical hazard responsibilities of host employers and contractors
• Electrical safety plans
• Risk assessments for electrical hazards
• Inspecting power infrastructure, electrical systems, tools and PPE
• Rescue plans
• Procedures for grounding and bonding

Learning objectives include:

• Identify electrical safety training needs.
• Explain what qualified persons are and what they do during electrical work.
• Understand the purpose of electrical hazard risk assessments.
• Differentiate between the safety roles of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), host employers and contract workers.
• Identify and follow safety procedures for electrical work.

Topics covered in Module 9 include:

• Training for using, inspecting and maintaining hand and power tools
• General hand and power tool safety principles
• Grinding and abrasive machinery
• Power saws and woodworking machinery
• Explosive-actuated tools
• Abrasive blasting equipment
• Chainsaws
• Power-driven nail guns and staplers
• Jacks

Learning objectives include:

• Explain how hand and power tool users must be trained.
• Meet general hand and power tool inspection standards.
• Describe the safe use of different types of tools.

Topics covered in Module 10 include:

• Material handling safety
• Hoisting operations
• Safe movement of materials
• Conveyors
• Secure Storage of materials
• Handling and storing LP-Gas
• Safe disposal of materials

Learning objectives include:

• Correctly identify the roles of registered professional engineers, hoist operators and others when moving, storing or disposing of materials.
• Inspect, test and maintain equipment and materials according to standards.
• Describe how hoists can be used to safely lift and transport materials.
• Recite storage requirements for various common materials.
• Dispose of materials in a safe and compliant manner.

Topics covered in Module 11 include:

• Demolition plans
• Demolition inspections
• Preparing for demolitions
• Debris removal
• Waste management

Learning objectives include:

• Understand the core elements of demolition plans.
• Prepare for demolition operations.
• Plan to control common hazards during demolition activities.
• Explain debris removal and waste management safety guidelines.

Topics covered in Module 12 include:

• All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
• Utility-Terrain Vehicles (UTVs)
• Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs)
• Drilling equipment
• Other specialty vehicles
• Vehicle operator training
• Machinery and mechanized equipment inspections

Learning objectives include:

• Describe training for operating ATVs, UTVs, PITs and other specialty vehicles.
• Outline and follow inspection requirements for vehicles, machinery and mechanized equipment.

Topics covered in Module 13 include:

• Fall protection training requirements
• Fall protection and prevention plans
• Rescue plans
• Fall protection equipment inspections
• General requirements for fall protection systems and equipment

Learning objectives include:

• Identify required fall protection equipment training.
• Know the roles and responsibilities associated with working at height.
• Comply with fall protection systems and equipment inspection requirements.
• Explain a fall protection and prevention plan.
• State the purpose of rescue plans.
• Identify various height thresholds for fall protection.
• Describe when and how to use fall protection equipment.

Topics covered in Module 14 include:

• Training for Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) operators and occupants
• Scaffold inspections
• Maintenance inspections of Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs)
• Scaffold work plans
• General work platform and scaffold safety guidelines

Learning objectives include:

• Describe the training needs for various personnel who work with scaffolds and work platforms.
• Differentiate between competent persons, scaffold users, erectors, dissemblers and Registered Professional Engineers (RPEs).
• Demonstrate an understanding of AHAs for scaffolding and work platforms.
• Recite general manual requirements for erecting, inspecting and using various scaffolds and work platforms.

Topics covered in Module 15 include:

• Training for rope access supervisors and qualified persons
• Rope access equipment inspections
• Rope access work plans
• Rope access work teams

Learning objectives include:

• Identify qualifications for rope access personnel, including training needs.
• Describe major elements of a rope access plan.
• Use rope access equipment safely and correctly.
• Utilize best practices when inspecting rope access equipment.

Topics covered in Module 16 include:

• Inspections of accessways, ladders, personnel hoists and elevators
• Guidelines for safe roof access
• General ladder requirements
• Constructing stairways
• Requirements for ramps, runways and platforms

Learning objectives include:

• Describe how to inspect various access points.
• Explain access point construction and maintenance procedures.
• Understand general access point safety requirements.

Topics covered in Module 17 include:

• Rescue personnel training
• Inspecting excavations
• Soil classification
• Evaluating for air quality
• Excavations and trenching plans
• Protective excavation systems

Learning objectives include:

• Explain how competent persons, qualified persons and registered professional engineers are trained for excavations.
• List the responsibilities of various personnel during excavations and trenching operations.
• Describe correct methods to test soils and implement appropriate protective systems during excavations.

Topics covered in Module 18 include:

• Training requirements for authorized entrants, designated persons and rescue team members
• Rescue and drilling equipment, ventilation system and air monitor inspections
• Compressed air work plans
• Contingency Response Plans (CRPs)
• Emergency rescue plans
• Ventilation and dust control plans
• Fire prevention and protection plans
• Preparing drilling areas
• Fire prevention and protection in underground construction areas

Learning objectives include:

• Identify designated persons and their training requirements.
• Explain the difference between the roles of designated persons, competent persons and qualified persons while working in underground construction sites, shafts and caissons.
• List the key components of contingency response plans, emergency rescue plans, ventilation and dust control plans, and fire prevention and protection plans for underground work sites.

Topics covered in Module 19 include:

• Responsibilities of operators, mission coordinators and other Uncrewed Aircraft (UA) personnel
• Flight plans
• Contractor missions and USACE missions

Learning objectives include:

• Describe UA crewmember positions and their duties.
• Identify the required elements of flight plans.
• Explain general requirements for conducting UA missions.

Topics covered in Module 20 include:

• Training for work in confined spaces
• Inspecting equipment used in confined spaces
• Confined space programs for USACE workers
• Confined space plans
• Entry permits
• Confined space hazards and safety controls
• Rescue procedures for confined spaces

Learning objectives include:

• Explain personnel training and retraining needs for workers in confined spaces.
• List the safety responsibilities of each role in regulating confined space entry.
• Differentiate between confined space programs and confined space plans and state when each is required.
• List entry requirements for confined spaces.

Topics covered in Module 21 include:

• Environmental cleanup training
• Medical surveillance programs
• Emergency response teams
• Controls for reducing exposure to hazardous waste

Learning objectives include:

• Describe necessary training for personnel engaged in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).
• Understand and implement a Site Safety and Health Plan (SSHP).
• Recite basic safety protocols for emergency response activities.

Topics covered in Module 22 include:

• Emergency operations training
• Prime Contractors, SOH managers and their roles in emergencies
• Duty schedule requirements

Learning objectives include:

• Explain qualifications for emergency response personnel.
• Describe the roles of SOH Managers and Prime Contractors.
• Follow general safety guidelines when using machinery and mechanized equipment during emergency operations.
• Explain the elements and importance of duty schedules during emergency response operations.
• Summarize general safety requirements for emergency operations.

The EM in EM 385-1-1 stands for "Engineers Manual." The course covers important standards and guidelines covered in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, also known as EM 385-1-1

The EM 385-1-1 Manual is a 930-page training manual by the Army Corps of Engineers that details safety and health regulations for construction on military or government projects. Requirements in the manual are mandatory for anyone working on military or government contracts.

EM 385-1-1 courses are not OSHA-authorized training programs. While OSHA training includes many similar topics on jobsite hazard recognition, the 24-Hour EM 385-1-1 course covers additional topics that standard OSHA training does not address.

The federal government does not officially approve EM 385 courses or providers. However, our online EM 385 courses satisfy the training requirements of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAFVAC-SW) and a variety of other military and federal organizations.

Check with your employer to ensure that the 24-Hour EM 385-1-1 course will satisfy your training requirements.

No, your certificate will never expire. However, you should check with your employer to see if additional training is required. Some contracts may require annual re-training or regularly scheduled refresher training.