Industry safety training

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Safety Orientation

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Choose professional offices and client services, architecture and engineering field visits, computer and creative services, scientific research and testing laboratories, or veterinary practices. Practice hazard recognition, task limits, protection, clear handoffs and Stop and Ask. Allow 30–60 minutes total for the online orientation and the walkthrough with your supervisor.

PSTSO-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, supervisors and support staff in NAICS 54 professional, scientific and technical 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 safety overview for professional, scientific and technical services. It does not replace employer, laboratory, practice or host-site instruction. It does not qualify you for laboratory procedures, animal handling or treatment, chemical or biological work, radiation or laser work, electrical or equipment work, roof access, confined-space entry or emergency-response duties. It grants no professional license, entry permission or work authorization. Your employer must confirm the training, skills, qualifications and permission for the actual task.

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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Local package and account-player checks completed. External SCORM Cloud validation is pending; test this release in your company’s LMS before assignment.

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 the task and work setting
New work needs instruction and support
Recognize four priority hazard groups
Check controls, PPE and exposure information
Stop and ask when the assignment changes
Get help from a safe place
Connect the course to your workplace

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 task and age limits, qualifications, routes, workstation and handling support, local PPE, applicable SDS access and laboratory or other exposure procedures, field contacts, changed assignments and emergency resources. Record open questions, owners, follow-up times and affected tasks that must wait. Exclude access codes, private medical information and confidential client or research details. The employer records this separately; the online result and worksheet grant no professional license, laboratory or clinical qualification, entry permission 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