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Benzene Awareness

This course has been discontinued and is no longer available.
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Product ID
moxibawa
Training Time ?
24 to 48 minutes
Language(s)
English
Video Format
Standard Definition
Required Plugins
MasteryNet Player
Lesson Interactions
7
Quiz Questions
14
Closed Captioning
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Overview

Benzene Awareness for the Maritime Industry

This interactive training provides workers with an awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the hazards and preventive measures needed when transferring, transporting, or storing cargo containing Benzene. Content fulfills the requirements of the American Waterways Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) (RCP V-C- 1f-2) and the USCG 46 CFR 197.565 (b) Required Training.

Video within this program presents actual footage on board barges and vessels. To emphasize safety procedures when working with Benzene, topics include a base knowledge of health and physical characteristics, hazardous cargo, exposure levels, personal protection, and medical response.

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  • Install on any SCORM LMS
  • Rich multimedia presentation with interactions and quiz
  • Print certificate and wallet card
  • You have 30 days to complete the course
Audience

This course focuses on maritime personnel working with or around products containing Benzene.

Topics
The course presents the following topical areas:
  • Health and Physical Characteristics
    • Entering your body
    • Acute or short-term symptoms
    • Chronic symptoms
    • Flammability
  • Hazardous Cargo
    • 46 CFR 151 Subchapter O
    • Minimize exposure to benzene
  • Exposure Levels
    • PEL
    • STEL
    • Regulated Area
  • Personal Protective Measures
    • Authorization to work in a Regulated Area
    • Action level
    • Respiratory protection
  • Medical Response
    • Medical examination
Intended Performance Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be better prepared to:
  • Be aware of the health and physical characteristics of benzene.
    • Select ways that benzene can enter your body.
    • List some acute symptoms of benzene.
    • List some chronic symptoms of benzene.
    • Agree that benzene is flammable.
  • Recognize benzene as hazardous cargo.
    • Discuss what 46 CFR 151 Subchapter O dictates.
  • Prevent exposure to benzene.
    • List steps to take to minimize exposure to benzene.
  • Recognize the exposure levels for benzene.
    • Define PEL.
    • Choose the STEL for benzene.
    • Identify a Regulated Area.
  • Use proper personal protective measures when working around benzene.
    • List the prerequisites for working in a Regulated Area.
    • Agree that respiratory protection must be worn when working around benzene.
    • List the proper respiratory protection to wear when working around benzene.
  • Properly react if a person comes into contact with benzene.
    • Agree that a medical exam should be taken annually.
    • List items included in the medical exam.

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