Environmental Training Courses
Fire Extinguisher Safety
This course gives an overview of the fundamentals of proper fire extinguisher use. The course will review the fire triangle to show the three elements that cause fires, the five classes of fires as defined by the NFPA, the various types of fire extinguishers, and the "PASS" technique of fire extinguisher use.
Expert Authors for Fire Extinguisher Safety
Mike Peterman
Mike Peterman is a Cincinnati Fire Department Official and a liaison to the Cincinnati Public Schools for development and Code consultation. He has served on teams including Hazmat Unit, Bomb Squad, Firefighter, and Emergency Medical Technician. Mike has also completed extensive coursework with the US EPA, the NFPA, the US DOJ, and the Ohio Dept. of Commerce.
Mike Peterman is a Cincinnati Fire Department Official and a liaison to the Cincinnati Public Schools for development and Code consultation. He has served on teams including Hazmat Unit, Bomb Squad, Firefighter, and Emergency Medical Technician. Mike has also completed extensive coursework with the US EPA, the NFPA, the US DOJ, and the Ohio Dept. of Commerce.
Additional courses you may be interested in:
- Accident Investigation
- Aerial Lift Safety
- Asbestos Awareness
- Back Injury and Lifting
- Chemical Spills Overview
- Classroom Safety
- Commercial Mower Safety
- Compressed Gas Safety
- Confined Spaces
- Electrical Safety
- Energy Conservation: All Staff
- Eye and Face Protection
- Facility Emergencies
- Fall Protection
- Fire and Explosion Hazards
- Fire Extinguisher Safety
- Forklift Safety
- General Safety Orientation
- Hand and Power Tool Safety Overview
- Hazard Communication: Right to Understand (GHS)
- Hearing Loss Prevention
- Heat Illness Prevention
- Indoor Air Quality Awareness
- Integrated Pest Management
- Ladder Safety
- Lead Safety Awareness
- Lockout/Tagout: Energy Release
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Mercury Spills
- Office Ergonomics
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Playground Maintenance & Inspection
- Respirable Crystalline Silica Awareness
- Respiratory Protection
- Safety Committee Operations
- Safety Data Sheets
- Scaffolding Safety
- Scent Awareness
- Science Lab Safety
- Science Laboratory Chemical Spills
- Scissor Lift Safety
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Stormwater Management Overview
- Trenching and Excavation Safety
- Utility Cart Safety
- Water Damage Prevention
- Welding, Cutting and Brazing Safety Awareness
- Workplace Injury Prevention
