NWCOHS courses

Explore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.

You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.

Explore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.

You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.

Explore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes in a three-course, synchronus online format. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.

You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series.  In this course you will learn how heat affects workers and common risk factors for heat related illnesses. You will learn how to recognize different heat related illnesses, how to recognize them, and how they can be treated.  The goal of this course is to improve the awareness of heat-related illness and provide solutions by using the resources in the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Health and Safety Center toolkit.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series.  In this course you will learn how heat affects workers and common risk factors for heat related illnesses. You will learn how to recognize different heat related illnesses, how to recognize them, and how they can be treated.  The goal of this course is to improve the awareness of heat-related illness and provide solutions by using the resources in the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Health and Safety Center toolkit.

Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. En este curso, aprenderá cómo el calor afecta a los trabajadores y los factores de riesgo comunes de las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor. Aprenderá a reconocer diferentes enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y cómo tratarlas. El objetivo de este curso es adquirir más conciencia respecto a las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y proporcionar soluciones mediante el uso de los recursos del kit de herramientas del “Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)”.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. You will be introduced to practical solutions for pesticide exposure and safety solutions, including a review of two pesticide safety solution projects, fluorescent tracer techniques and pesticide drift. Last, you will also be introduced to the Bilingual Pesticide Safety Project. This project is led by members of the PNASH team and will explore two mobile applications within the bilingual pesticide safety project and how you can get involved.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. You will be introduced to practical solutions for pesticide exposure and safety solutions, including a review of two pesticide safety solution projects, fluorescent tracer techniques and pesticide drift. Last, you will also be introduced to the Bilingual Pesticide Safety Project. This project is led by members of the PNASH team and will explore two mobile applications within the bilingual pesticide safety project and how you can get involved.

Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. Se le presentarán soluciones prácticas para la exposición a pesticidas y soluciones de seguridad, incluida la revisión de dos proyectos de soluciones de seguridad con los pesticidas: la técnica del marcador fluorescente y deriva de pesticidas. Por último, también se le presentará el Proyecto Bilingüe de Seguridad con los Pesticidas, el cual está dirigido por miembros del equipo de PNASH y se explorarán dos aplicaciones móviles y cómo puede usted participar.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn It's everyone's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The toolkit helps everyone understand their roles and responsibilities for preventing harassment by providing education and tools for growers to the supervisors and workers. This course will describe how to maintain a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting. Promoting the dignity and the rights of others is essential to creating and maintaining a positive, healthy, and productive workplace. This course is divided into five key topics and includes case scenarios, interactive activities and videos to help reinforce the core message to show respect for others.

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn It's everyone's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The toolkit helps everyone understand their roles and responsibilities for preventing harassment by providing education and tools for growers to the supervisors and workers. This course will describe how to maintain a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting. Promoting the dignity and the rights of others is essential to creating and maintaining a positive, healthy, and productive workplace. This course is divided into five key topics and includes case scenarios, interactive activities and videos to help reinforce the core message to show respect for others.

Este curso es parte de la serie de cursos en línea de participación comunitaria en soluciones de salud y seguridad en la agricultura. En este curso aprenderá que es responsabilidad de todos el prevenir el acoso sexual en el lugar de trabajo. El kit de herramientas ayuda a todos a comprender sus roles y responsabilidades para prevenir el acoso al brindar a los supervisores y trabajadores educación y herramientas para los productores. Este curso describirá cómo mantener un ambiente de trabajo saludable en un entorno agrícola. El promover la dignidad y los derechos de los demás es esencial para crear y mantener un lugar de trabajo positivo, saludable y productivo. Este curso está dividido en cinco temas clave e incluye escenarios de casos, actividades interactivas y videos para ayudar a reforzar el mensaje principal para mostrar respeto a los demás.

Series Overview

This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.

Occupational Diseases Online Course: Compressive Neuropathies

The goal of this activity is to train regional primary healthcare providers on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and other compressive neuropathies, including occupational and non-occupational risk factors. The course will cover best practices for the diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of CTS, and it will introduce prevention strategies using the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls.

Series Overview

This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.

NIHL Unit: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

The objectives of this unit are for students to be able to:

1. Describe the irreversible pathophysiological change associated with noise-induced hearing loss.
2. Describe the difference in causation between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
3. Describe the notable difference between an audiogram showing noise-induced hearing loss and one showing age-related hearing loss.
4. List three examples of controls to mitigate workplace noise that correspond to levels of the industrial hygiene “Hierarchy of Controls”.
5. Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration in preventing and treating occupational noise induced hearing loss.

This course provides a basic introduction to the root cause analysis system for incident investigation. Course participants will leave with a basic understanding of the procedure for incident investigation using root cause analysis and an introductory understanding of appropriate preventive measures or corrective actions.

This 3-day course explores the principles, methods and tools for digging into the root causes of a workplace injury or fatality. The course begins with a basic introduction to the root cause analysis system for incident investigation and continues with a more in-depth look that will include detailed case scenarios and interactive exercises led by a dynamic and engaging instructor. Course participants will obtain data collection and analysis skills that will equip them to conduct incident investigations and to implement appropriate corrective actions. Health and safety professionals, supervisors and workers with an interest in safety and accident investigation should attend.