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Educational Services Safety Orientation

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Choose elementary and secondary schools; colleges, universities and junior colleges; business, computer and trade schools; other instruction and tutoring; or educational support and visiting staff. Practice hazard recognition, local handoffs, task limits, protection and Stop and Ask. Allow 30–60 minutes total for the online orientation and the walkthrough with your supervisor.

ESSO-001 · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety

Open for enrollment · Free with an account · Noncredit. 7 lessons and a 13-question final knowledge assessment.

For: New hires, young and returning workers, temporary employees, instructors, support staff, supervisors and hosts in NAICS 61 educational services

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Open all seven lessons, activities, the final quiz and supervisor worksheet directly. Practice progress stays in this browser when storage is available. This version does not create an account completion record or certificate; use the account classroom for those records.

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General awareness; specialized training and qualifications remain separate. This is a general workplace-safety overview for employees in educational services. It does not replace employer, school, campus, host-site or task-specific instruction. It does not provide professional licensing, student safeguarding, mandated-reporting or student-privacy training, student transfer or restraint training, laboratory or shop qualifications, or preparation for medical, first-aid, CPR, AED, security or rescue duties. Equipment, electrical, driving, chemical, restricted-entry and other specialized work require their own preparation and permission. The quiz and worksheet grant no task qualification, student-care authorization or work authorization.

The free SCORM 1.2 package includes all seven lessons, activities, the final quiz and the fillable supervisor worksheet. Sign in to download it, then have your LMS administrator test it in your platform before assigning it to employees.

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Your company LMS manages its learner records and certificates. Use the worksheet with your supervisor during the workplace walkthrough and task instruction.

What you will study

Confirm your role and local work limits
New work needs instruction and support
Recognize four priority hazard groups
Check controls, PPE and product information
Stop and ask when the plan changes
Follow the local emergency plan and role
Connect the orientation to your assignment

Assessment and completion

Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass with at least 11 of 13 correct, including the course-scope question about task qualifications. You may retake the final assessment after reviewing missed topics. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.

After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.

Employer workplace component

Begin the supervisor or host walkthrough at a permitted meeting point. Confirm assigned duties, age and task limits, local requirements, required training, supervisor and backup, rooms and routes, vehicle areas, handling aids, workstation support, equipment boundaries and student-assistance task limits. Review applicable products, SDS, PPE, lab and exposure programs, emergency roles and resources. Record open questions, owners, follow-up times and affected tasks that must wait. Exclude confidential student, staff, medical and security information. The employer records this separately; the online result and worksheet grant no professional license, student-care authorization, laboratory or shop qualification, specialized response preparation or work authorization.

The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Training support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.

Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.

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Learning resources

Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: November 5, 2026. Linked sources support this introductory course; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.

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Course developed by Todd Jerome Jenkins, MS, CSP