Sustainable Buildings and High Performance Systems Design - Green guide $100 each

The Basics of Sustainable Design

The differences between green and sustainable design, the components of a successful green project, the green building rating systems available and the pros and cons of each system and the justification of the system.

Commissioning

The five main phases of commissioning, the importance of documentation to commissioning, the interaction of the commissioning agent with the normal site supervision during construction, and the engineer’s role in construction quality.

LEED Guidance

The five main program areas that LEED summarizes, the key points in each program area, particularly as they apply to ASHRAE members, the various EA credits, and the ASHRAE standard for thermal and lighting control.

Integrated Design

The cost implications when choosing a site, the impact site orientation has on the use of natural resources, the basis of integrated design and how it affects project costs, and the concept of night precooling.

Indoor Environmental Quality

The five main areas that comprise "indoor environmental quality" (IEQ), the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and the outdoor air quality, and how HVAC designs influence this interaction, and the new ideas on design of healthy buildings.

Energy Conservation

The environmental benefits of using renewable energy sources, passive versus active renewable energy, and the types of solar energy utilization.

Plumbing and Fire Protection Systems

Where sustainable design can be implemented into plumbing systems, the effect that other disciplines can have on green design, and the importance of conserving water and the positive affects it can have on our planet.

Building Controls

How building controls may benefit the environment, the importance of building controls in providing good building IEQ, and help a project achieve LEED credit points and help in continued efficient operation of the building after occupancy.

ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - Energy Efficient Design - $100 each
These courses are a US Green Building Council Approved Education Provider Program and provides a firm foundation for LEED.

Scope, Application and Administration

The types of buildings the Standard applies to, who issues interpretations and rulings on it, the approaches for complying, and how it is typically enforced when it is adopted as code.

Building Envelope – General and Mandatory Provisions

How to determine the space conditioning category(s) that apply to your building and ways to comply with the building envelope requirements.

Building Envelope - Prescriptive Requirements

Why the Standard has different criteria for different classes of construction and how to use the building envelope prescriptive requirements to comply, including criteria specifications for below-grade walls, insulation of metal building walls and roofs, single-rafter roofs, cool roofs, mass walls. How to specify the minimum R-value and maximum U-factor for building envelope components to comply.

Buiding Envelope – Trade-Off Procedure

How to use the EnvStd software to demonstrate compliance with the building envelope requirements.

HVAC – General Information and Simple Approach

How to apply the Standard to HVAC systems for new buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings, and the buildings types and HVAC systems that may use the simplified approach option..

HVAC – Mandatory Provisions I

How to use HVAC system equipment efficiency tables, determine when load calculations are required and list what information is needed. How to determine requirements for zone thermostats and off-hour controls, list ventilation system controls and high occupancy ventilation control strategies.

HVAC – Mandatory Provisions II

How to apply the requirements for piping and ductwork insulation and sealing.

HVAC – Prescriptive Requirements I

How to determine when airside and waterside economizers are required, how to apply economizer control strategies, minimize simultaneous heating and cooling. Understand control strategies for heat pump systems and two-pipe hydronic systems, the controls required to prevent reheating when dehumidifying a space and how to apply the Standard when humidifying a space.

HVAC – Prescriptive Requirements II

How to understand and apply fan power limits; hydronic system variable flow requirements and temperature reset; heat rejection equipment power limitations and speed control; when to apply energy recovery; requirements for kitchen hoods; radiant heating systems; hot gas bypass limitations.

Service Water Heating

Service water heating requirements covered by the Standard, including equipment, piping and system controls.

Power and Other Equipment

Describe energy efficient electrical distribution systems that minimize voltage drops to limits specified by the Standard, and the building power distribution documentation requirements of the Standard.

Lighting – General and Mandatory Provisions

Understand the scope of the lighting portion of the Standard, which lighting controls are required, when automatic shutoff controls are required, the requirements for exit signs and how to determine and calculate exterior lighting requirements.

Lighting – Interior Power

Describe the building area and space-by-space compliance methods for interior lighting, measure spaces and areas correctly for each method.

Energy Cost Budget Method

Assemble the documentation to prove compliance with the Standard, list the types of trade-offs allowed when using the energy cost budget (ECB) method; how the ECB method is used when improving an existing building; how it is used when a building contains unfinished tenant spaces. How to describe a standard HVAC system and determine which utility rate to use.

Building Performance Rating Method

Understand the Building Performance Rating Method, its energy components, how the mandatory provisions apply, documentation requirements, the differences to the EECB method and it offers credits for that the ECB method does not.

ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Architect - Energy Efficient Design - $100 each
This course has been submitted to become a registered American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System Provider Program and US Green Building Council Approved Education Provider Program. This course is made up of 8 inter-dependent modules. It is recommended that you take these courses in the order they’re listed below.

Scope, Application and Administration

The types of buildings the Standard applies to, who issues interpretations and rulings on it, the approaches for complying, and how it is typically enforced when it is adopted as code.

Building Envelope – General and Mandatory Provisions

How to determine the space conditioning category(s) that apply to your building and ways to comply with the building envelope requirements.

Building Envelope – Prescriptive Requirements

Why the Standard has different criteria for different classes of construction and how to use the building envelope prescriptive requirements to comply, including criteria specifications for below-grade walls, insulation of metal building walls and roofs, single-rafter roofs, cool roofs, mass walls. How to specify the minimum R-value and maximum U-factor for building envelope components to comply.

Overview of Mechanical Systems

How to use the EnvStd software to demonstrate compliance with the building envelope requirements.

Lighting – General, Mandatory Provisions and Exterior

How to apply the Standard to HVAC systems for new buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings, and the buildings types and HVAC systems that may use the simplified approach option.

Lighting – Interior Power

How to use HVAC system equipment efficiency tables, determine when load calculations are required and list what information is needed. How to determine requirements for zone thermostats and off-hour controls, list ventilation system controls and high occupancy ventilation control strategies.

Energy Cost Budget Method

How to apply the requirements for piping and ductwork insulation and sealing.

Building Performance Rating Method

How to determine when airside and waterside economizers are required, how to apply economizer control strategies, minimize simultaneous heating and cooling. Understand control strategies for heat pump systems and two-pipe hydronic systems, the controls required to prevent reheating when dehumidifying a space and how to apply the Standard when humidifying a space.

ASHRAE Standard 62.1 - Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality - $100 each

Purpose – Why we ventilate buildings

Provides an overview module for the Standard 62.1 course that reviews the history of why buildings are ventilated, why Standard 62.1 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality) was developed, who this Standard was developed for, and what indoor air quality is.

Scope, Definitions, and Example Buildings

Reviews the scope, definitions, application, and compliance suggestions contained in Standard 62.1. In addition, the two example buildings used throughout the rest of the course are introduced in this lesson.

Outdoor Air Quality

Reviews outdoor air quality, how to find out regional and local air quality values, and how outdoor air quality impacts the application of Standard 62.1.

Outdoor Air Intakes and Exhaust

Reviews the function of outdoor air intakes in bringing ‘good’ air into a building and removing ‘bad’ air from inside a building and how to design HVAC systems to comply with Standard 62.1.

Natural Ventilation and Exhaust

Reviews the historical approach to ventilation (natural ventilation), how natural ventilation can be utilized to comply with Standard 62.1, and how air is classified.

Indoor Air Quality Procedure

Reviews the indoor air quality (IAQ) procedure, which is considered the scientific approach to creating ventilation systems to comply with Standard 62.1.

Ventilation Rate Procedure (VRP)

Reviews the ventilation rate procedure (VRP), which is considered the engineering approach to creating ventilation systems to comply with Standard 62.1, and how spaces are categorized.

VRP Multiple Zones

Reviews how the VRP can be used to ventilate multi-purpose and large buildings using multiple-zone re-circulating systems to comply with Standard 62.1.

Recirculating and Treating Indoor Air

Reviews the importance of re-circulating and treating indoor air to keep occupants within different parts of the building happy and how important this concept is to Standard 62.1 compliance.

VRP Multiple Zones VAV

Reviews how the multiple-zone VRP variable air volume (VAV) systems can be used to save fan energy to comply with Standard 62.1.

VRP Multiple Zones General Case

Reviews how multiple-zone VRP that use fan powered boxes are designed for complex ventilation systems to comply with Standard 62.1.

Varying Operating Conditions

Reviews how varying operating conditions impact compliance with Standard 62.1.

Moisture and Mold Control

Reviews the ventilation conditions that result in the growth of mold within an HVAC system.

Construction, Startup, and Maintenance

Reviews the importance of construction practices, HVAC system startup, and HVAC system maintenance to the successful operation of a building that complies with Standard 62.1.

Documentation

Reviews the documentation required to comply with Standard 62.1.

Advanced Energy Design for Small Office Buildings - $100 each

Design Strategies and Recommendations

This module provides an introduction to the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings, and its purpose and advantages. It introduces the six stages of the AEDG integrated process and the activities associated with each stage. Design recommendations, in accordance to the climate zone, are also present in this module.

Quality Assurance

This module provides guidance on good practices for implementing energy efficient recommendations. It also cautions against known problems in energy-efficient construction.

Building Envelope

This module provides guidance on good practices for designing and constructing the envelopes of small office buildings. It also identifies the cautions that should be incorporated into the design and construction.

Lighting

This module describes good design practices and cautions for daylighting and interior lighting in small office buildings. It also identifies the controls that will enable daylighting to achieve the desired energy savings.

HVAC Equipment and Systems

This module identifies good design practices and cautions for HVAC equipment and systems in small office buildings.

Service Water Heating

This module identifies good design practices for service water heating systems in small office buildings.

Bonus Savings

Additional energy savings can be achieved by outfitting offices with efficient appliances, office equipment, and other devices that are plugged into electric outlets. This module presents the recommendations for the purchase and operation of such plug load equipment.

Advanced Energy Design for Retail Buildings - $100 each

Design Strategies and Recommendations

This module provides an introduction to Advanced Energy Design for Small Retail Buildings, and its scope and benefits. It introduces the five stages of the AEDG integrated process and the activities associated with each stage. Design recommendations, in accordance to the climate zone, are also present in this module.

Quality Assurance

This module provides information on practices for implementing energy-efficient construction recommendations and for avoiding known problems during energy-efficient construction.

Building Envelope

This module provides information on good design practices for opaque envelope components and fenestration for small retail buildings. It also lists the cautions that should be incorporated into the design and construction of such components.

Lighting

This module provides information on good design practices for daylighting, and for interior and exterior lighting in small retail buildings. It also presents some sample design layouts that meet the recommendations defined in the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Retail Buildings.

Fundamentals of HVAC Systems - $100 each

Introduction to HVAC Design

Introduction to air-conditioning, the environmental factors influencing comfort, and how to determine and prioritise system design objectives.

HVAC Systems – An Introduction

How to understand and use simple psychrometric charts, description of basic system components and operation of the economizer cycle.

HVAC Systems – Thermal Comfort

Understanding the factors determining thermal comfort and the comfort envelope to design systems that operate within acceptable ranges.

HVAC Systems – Ventilation and IAQ

Understanding the types, sources and effects of air contaminants and how to control them, and the basic concepts of ASHRAE Standard 62.1.

HVAC Systems – Intro to Zones

How to define zones and place thermostats effectively.

Single-Zone Handlers & Unitary Equipment

Calculating and maintaining mixed air temperature with Single-zone Air Handlers and Refrigeration Equipment.

Multi-zone Air Systems

How to describe and sketch the common all-air systems, and discriminate between the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Hydronic Air Systems

Components, strengths and weaknesses of hydronic systems, the effects of varying water flow and considerations for effective ventilation.

Hydronic Air System Architecture

General operation and layout of Steam Systems and Water Systems : Hot Water, Chilled Water and Condenser Water Systems.

Central Plants

The value of Central versus Distributed Plants, the significance of pressure in boilers, the operation of chillers and cooling tower performance.

Control

Understanding types of controls and control loops, DDC point types and protocol to ensure communication between DDC systems.

Energy Conservation Measures

How to save energy in operation and design of HVAC systems, overview of ASHRAE Standard 90.1, Heat Recovery and Control of Building Pressure.

Special Applications

Radiant Heating and Cooling, Thermal Storage, Room Air Distribution and Humidity Control.

Fundamentals of HVAC Control Systems - $100 each

Introduction to HVAC Control Systems

Control theory and how to evaluate, select, position and sequence the appropriate type of control.

Basics of Electricity

The electrical knowledge needed to understand controls and the use of electrical circuit drawings.

Control Valves and Dampers

The various types of valves and dampers, and their selection, installation and operation.

Sensors and Auxiliary Devices

Terminology and attributes of sensors, the selection of moisture sensors, pressure, flow, and auxiliary devices

Self and System Powered Controls

Self-powered and system-powered controls.

Electric Control

Electric controls, control diagrams and control logic.

Pneumatic Control

The use of written specifications, schedules, and drawings to clearly identify what is to be installed, how it is to be installed, and how it is expected to operate.

Analog Electronic Controls

The components of pneumatic systems and control applications diagrams.

Control Diagrams and Sequences

Wiring conventions, application-specific electronic controllers and how to use them in HVAC applications

Introduction to Direct Digital Control - $100 each

Introduction to Hardware and Software

This module introduces the components of Direct Digital Controls (DDC) that remain the same – inputs and outputs – and how they are different in the way they connect to the DDC controller. Lesson 2 introduces you to the programming of DDC routines.

DDC Networks and Protocols

Direct digital controls, considers the two aspects of communication and discusses the challenges of interoperability before introducing you to network types and equipment.

DDC Specification, Installation and Commissioning

This module covers several specification issues related to DDC control systems. Review of the benefits and challenges of DDC. Specific feature of DDC monitoring, energy performance for heating and cooling. Commissioning and a list of resources extend your knowledge of DDC systems.

Air Conditioning Fundamentals - $100 each

Introduction to Basic System Operation

The operation of the vapor compressor system and the components and fluids associated with it, the basic principles of thermodynamics.

Basic Structure of Matter

An introduction to the basic structure of matter, the various states of matter and the concept of chemical compounds, the behavior of matter under different conditions.

Heat Energy

The processes that take place when heat is added to a material (solid, liquid, or gas) or removed from it, the concepts of measuring temperature changes and amounts of heat.

Gas Laws I

The description of gas laws that govern the behaviour of the refrigerant used in an air conditioning system, the contributions of well known scientists such as Robert Boyle, Jacques Charles and John Dalton in the creation of these laws.

Gas Laws II

The behavior of various gases under different circumstances, the concept of density and temperature change, the specific volume and specific gravity of a material, the behavior of gases with respect to changes in weight and density.

Pressure-Temperature Relationships

The key terms—saturation, superheat, and subcooling, and how they relate to the functioning of an air conditioning system, the various temperature and pressure scales used in the HVAC industry and the concept of a pressure-temperature chart.

Compression Cycle I

The principles of cooling, the concept of vapour to liquid conversion, and the air conditioning compression cycle.

Compression Cycle II

The concept of volumetric efficiency and the factors that affect it, transformation of energy, and mechanical energy.

Refrigerant Tables

The concept of refrigerant tables and how they help to set controls and compute head pressure, the use of refrigerant tables to calculate liquid and vapour density and net refrigeration effect and estimate discharge temperatures.

Refrigerant Properties

The various properties of refrigerants, an explanation of the terms zeotropes, azeotropes, and near-azeotropes and the difference between them, the thermodynamic, physical and safety properties of common refrigerants.

Air Conditioning Systems Design Manual - $100 each

The Design Process

Aims to assist engineers in designing air-conditioning systems. It addresses the difference between analysis and design. It also covers the basic issues that need to be considered during the design phases of a building project, and describes the factors that influence building design, such as building codes and economic considerations.

- HVAC System Selection Issues

The HVAC system designer selects from a universe of available HVAC systems, equipment choices, other components, and control options to synthesize what should ideally be an optimum solution. This solution should meet the owner’s project objectives within the given constraints. This module looks at the various issues that crop up during such system selection.

Occupant Comfort and Health

Ensuring appropriate thermal control requires proper design, construction, and use of the occupied space and the HVAC systems conditioning that space. Building management faces a number of challenges—maintaining temperature and humidity, adhering to thermal zoning guidelines, and ensuring proper indoor air quality. This module discusses these challenges and the ways of overcoming them.

Load Calculations

This course deals with the calculation of the heating and cooling loads. The accurate calculation of these loads provides a sound bridge between building design decisions and an operating building.

AC System Components - Source Equipment

The proper selection of components is important when designing an energy-efficient HVAC system. This module looks at the functioning of each of the three types of cooling source equipment, and the positioning of the various sub-components. Heating source equipment components are also addressed.

AC System Components - Heat Transfer Equipment

This course deals with heat transfer equipment which functions as a source component, and helps to provide primary heating or cooling effect for a system.

AC System Components – Pumps, Valves, Piping and Ductwork

This course deals with the distribution components of an air-conditioning system. These distribution components transport the heating or cooling effect from the source (such as a boiler or chiller) to the spaces that require conditioning. This course also includes a case study for the better understanding of the content.

Introduction to All-Air Systems

This course explains the concept of all-air systems with a focus on distribution and delivery components. All-air systems provide sensible and latent cooling capacity solely through cold supply air delivered to the conditioned space. Heating is also accomplished by the same supply airstream.

Single-Zone and Variable-Air-Volume All-Air Systems

This course addresses the applications, advantages, and disadvantages of the single-zone and variable-air-volume all-air systems. It covers the basic issues that need to be considered while designing a variable-air-volume system. This course also includes two case studies for the better understanding of the practical application of single-zone and variable-air-volume systems.

All-Air Reheat Systems

This course aims to assist engineers in understanding the design and operation of reheat systems. It describes the workings of a reheat system and explains the applications where it might be used with maximum effectiveness. It also lists its advantages and disadvantages and describes how to tackle its high operating costs.

Dual-Duct and Multi-Zone All-Air Systems

This course explains the operation of dual-duct and multizone systems and describes their application through examples. It also describes their summer and the winter operations, and outlines design approaches to meet seasonal demands.

Simple Rooftop All-Air Systems

There are two types of rooftop systems—unitary systems and split systems. The design details for these system types differ as a result of their location and arrangement. This course looks at how each type of rooftop system functions, and discusses the advantages of the system type in general.

Air-and-Water Systems

This course addresses the applications, advantages, and disadvantages of air-and-water systems. The arrangement of the main components to maximize the systems’ efficiency is explained. The course also discusses how primary air is cooled and sent to the various spaces to provide ventilation.

All-Water Systems

This course presents the three major categories—based upon piping arrangements—of all-water systems. Further, it addresses the applications, advantages, and disadvantages of each of these categories. It also covers the methods of providing ventilation in an all-water system. The course also includes a case study to assist with the understanding of the practical application of this system.

Special HVAC Systems

The various properties of refrigerants, an explanation of the terms zeotropes, azeotropes, and near-azeotropes and the difference between them, the thermodynamic, physical and safety properties of common refrigerants.

HVAC&R Controls

This course covers system issues and configurations that are not necessarily part of the day-to-day design effort for HVAC systems. It explains the rationale for desiccant dehumidification systems and the variations and applications of the desiccant system configurations. The course also covers thermal storage, along with its applications and underlying concepts. Additionally, a case study is presented for the better understanding of the practical application of a thermal storage system.

Refrigeration Fundamentals - $100 each

Heat Transfer and the Refrigeration Cycle

This module provides an introduction to the concept of refrigeration and discusses the most commonly used refrigeration system, the vapor-compression refrigeration system, the relationship between the basic components of a vapor compression system, and also the heat pump cycle.

Thermodynamic States, Properties and Laws

This module introduces the concepts of thermodynamic states, properties, and laws, efficiency (coefficient of performance) and defines the maximum coefficient of performance for a heat pump and refrigeration cycles.

Psychrometrics

Psychrometrics is the field of engineering concerned with the physical and thermodynamic properties of gas-vapour mixtures.

Multi-Stage And Cascade Refrigeration Cycles

This module will introduce the concepts of single and multi-stage refrigeration cycles, as well as cascade refrigeration cycles. It will also discuss the various methods for metering the refrigerant flow to the evaporators, including the direct expansion system, the flooded system, and the recirculation system.

Refrigeration System Parameters And Performance

In this module, several refrigeration system performance parameters are defined. These parameters are useful for characterizing how well a particular system may be operating. Compressor performance is also discussed.

Refrigerants

This module provides an introduction to refrigerants, including selection, performance, safety, reliability, environmental impact, and economic viability.

Refrigeration Equipment - $100 each

Evaporators

The configuration and operation of air cooling and liquid cooling evaporators.

Compressors

The operating principles of positive displacement and aerodynamic compressors.

Condensors

The basic convection heat transfer processes involved in the condensation of the refrigerant vapor discharged from the compressor.

Pipes, Valves and Pumps

The two modes of fluid flow in a pipe: laminar and turbulent. The Darcy-Weisbach equation and the Moody chart.

Expansion Devices

The information concerning various expansion devices.

Pressure Vessels

The functions of vessels that may be included in a refrigeration system that store liquid refrigerant and to separate liquid from vapor.

Refrigerant Usage Certification Preparation - $100 each
Designed for service technicians, this course prepares certification candidates to pass each of the four question groups (Core, Type I, Type II, Type III) contained within the EPA Section 608 certification examination. A candidate must pass each of the four question groups (Core, Type I, Type II, Type III) pertaining to the Type of certification needed. The Core group must be taken, and a passing score received, to obtain any of the Types of certification.

Refrigerant Usage Certification

In 1993, RSES was approved by the EPA to conduct technician certification testing as per EPA regulations. A candidate must pass each of the four question groups (Core, Type I, Type II, Type III) pertaining to the Type of certification needed. This module covers the Core group. The Core group must be taken, and a passing score received, to obtain any of the Types of certification.

Type I–Small Appliances

This module is designed to help technicians understand the information necessary for obtaining Type I certification. Many of the questions for the Type I exam cover information that is covered in the “Core” module. But some of the information covered in this module is unique to Type I.

Type II—High-Pressure Systems

This module is designed to help technicians understand the information necessary for obtaining Type II certification. Type II classification certifies a technician for refrigerant service of high-pressure and very high-pressure appliances. He can then also purchase refrigerants. Many of the questions for the Type II exam cover information that is covered in the “Core” module. But some of the information covered in this module is unique to Type II.

Type III—Low-Pressure Systems

The Type III classification certifies a technician for refrigerant service of low-pressure appliances. He can then also purchase refrigerants. This module is designed to help technicians understand the information necessary for obtaining Type III certification. Many of the questions for the Type III exam cover information that is covered in the “Core” module. But some of the information covered in this module is unique to Type III.

Electricity for the HVACR Technician - $100 each

Terminology and Units of Measurement

Introduction to the various terminologies and the units of measurement used in the study of electricity.

Electronics—History and Concepts

Introduction to the basic concepts of electronics, especially as used in the HVACR industry.

Series Circuits, Parallel Circuits and Power

Explanation of the two basic ways in which two circuit components can be connected and the concept of power, its calculations and how the power consumed by the two types of circuits is different.

Magnetism and Transformers

An introduction to the principles that define magnetism, the various types of magnets available today, the methods used to produce magnets, and the various theories on the nature of magnetism.

Magnetic Attraction, Repulsion, and Shielding

The explanation of the concepts of magnetic fields and lines of force.

Transformers

Explanation of the components that make up a transformer, how transformers are rated, and the different types of transformers in use today.

Relays, Contactors and Starters

Explanation of troubleshooting techniques for relays, contactors, and starters used in the HVACR field.

Fundamentals of Alternating Current

The fundamentals of alternating current and the reason why it can be used in the power distribution system.

Alternating Current: Reactance, Impedance, and Power Factor

Calculation of the different resistance introduced in an ac circuit by capacitors, inductors, and resistors and the concept of power factor.

Circuit Protection Devices: Fuses

Introduction to the different types of fuses, their usage and rating, and how they are tested.

Circuit Breakers and Overload Protection

An introduction to the circuit-breakers as circuit-protection devices and the concepts of internal and external.

Understanding Electrical Schematics

Detailed look at the symbols and conventions commonly used in schematic diagrams.

Safety for the HVACR Technician - $100 each

Personal Protective Equipment

This module explains the different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by OSHA standards.

Tools and Test Instruments

This module explains the basic precautions and safety tips while using tools and text instruments.

Electrical Safety

This module explains the electric hazards, their effect on human body and precautions related to such hazards.

Fan Safety

This module is designed to assist in the safe installation and maintenance of air-moving equipment and to warn operating and maintenance personnel of some of the hazards associated with this equipment.

Soldering, Brazing and Welding

This module describes hazards during soldering, brazing, and welding and precautions against these hazards

Fire Safety

This module describes fire safety and related precautions.

Ladders, Scaffolds, and Lifts

This module describes the guidelines for the safe use of ladders prescribed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Material Handling

An introduction to the correct methods of moving materials manually and moving materials using machinery.