Industry safety training

Utilities Safety Orientation

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Choose electric power, natural gas, water, wastewater or district energy. Practice recognizing hazards, checking protection, getting help, and stopping to ask when the plan is unclear. Allow 30–60 minutes total for the online orientation and the walkthrough with your supervisor.

USO-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, contractors and supervisors in Sector 22 utilities

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General awareness; task qualifications remain separate. This course introduces common utility hazards and questions to ask before work. Your employer must confirm the training, qualifications, procedures and permission for your assignment. Completion does not make you a qualified electrical worker, qualify you for pipeline covered tasks, certify you as a plant operator, or authorize confined-space entry or rescue.

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

Start with the job briefing
New to the crew, new to the risks
Recognize four priority hazard groups
Match protection to the task
Stop and ask when conditions change
Recognize the alarm and get help
Walk the site with your supervisor

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 walkthrough from an approved meeting point. Confirm local routes, task limits, PPE, SDS access and emergency arrangements. Record required training, qualifications and unresolved items before the affected work. The employer documents this part separately; the online result and worksheet grant no task qualification, entry 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