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Public Administration Safety Orientation

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Choose government offices and public counters; justice and public-safety support; public-program administration; regulatory and field visits; or emergency, defense and mission support. These overlapping settings cover basic awareness, agency handoffs, PPE and Stop and Ask. Allow 30–60 minutes total for the online orientation and the walkthrough with your supervisor.

PASO-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 staff, agency and contractor support workers, supervisors and hosts in NAICS 92 public administration

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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; agency and task qualifications remain separate. This is a general worker-safety overview for Public Administration. It does not replace the agency safety program, employer or host instruction, or training for the actual task. It does not qualify law enforcement, corrections, firefighting, EMS, emergency dispatch, incident command, military operations, inspections, clinical care, equipment operation, electrical work or hazardous-material response. Required licenses, credentials, youth-work limits, exposure programs, driving, first aid, CPR, AED and specialized preparation remain separate. This is not FEMA, NIMS or ICS certification. The quiz and worksheet grant no occupational credential, specialized task qualification, entry permission 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

Know your agency, assignment and limits
New work needs instruction and support
Recognize four common hazard groups
Choose protection for the actual task
Stop and ask when the plan changes
Use the local emergency plan
Connect the basics to your agency

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

Complete the supervisor or host walkthrough at an agreed safe meeting point. Confirm the agency safety program, duties, age and task limits, required training, supervisor and backup, permitted routes and restricted areas. Review handling support, workstation needs, public-interaction help, field check-ins and weather rules. Locate emergency routes, assembly and shelter areas, first aid, AEDs, extinguishers, exact product information, SDS access and task PPE. Record open questions, owners, follow-up times and affected work on hold. Keep resident and case details, private health information, access codes and sensitive operational information out of the generic worksheet. The employer records this separately; online completion and the worksheet do not grant professional credentials, FEMA/NIMS/ICS certification, specialist qualification, entry permission or work authorization. Move to safety and get emergency help promptly in immediate danger.

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 6, 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