Introduction
Professional & Workforce training provides fast, efficient, in-depth, and highly-interactive safety training through classroom instruction and hands-on experience.
Employee safety a top priority. We have worked extensively with businesses across a variety of highly-regulated industries. Our expert team can develop the perfect program for your organization — and help keep your employees and business compliant with state and federal regulations.
CURRENT COURSES:
Course complies with the EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule effective April 22, 2010. This 8-hour course is intended for all contractors and professionals performing work that disturbs lead paint or coated surface including window replacement or any demolition activity on pre-1978 residential properties or child-occupied facilities (daycares and pre-schools).
This four-hour course has classroom instruction and hands-on skills training. All training is completed indoors in a climate-controlled environment. Training is compliant with OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.178.
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) is training covered under OSHA standards 29 CFR for workers and employers who are exposed to hazardous substances and are engaged in cleaning, treatment, storage, and disposal of such materials. The guidelines provided through the course regulate hazardous waste operations and emergency services in the US and its territories.
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>> View the HAZWOPER 24-Hour Course Plus GHS Hazardous Communication Course
>> View the HAZWOPER 8-Hour Annual Refresher Plus GHS Hazardous Communication Course
Anoka Technical College’s online training partner is the largest provider of OSHA safety training online, offering hundreds of programs along with OSHA Outreach training for construction and general industry, Underground Storage Tank Training, Mine Safety Training, Department of Transportation (DOT) training and many more.
Largest Provider of OSHA Safety Training Online, with over 50,000 students completing Safety Training each year.
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Now Available! – Workplace Safety Virtual Reality Training
We can provide virtual reality workplace safety training for your organization for CPR, fire suppression, and AED training.
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Customized Courses:
- AWAIR & Right to Know
- Blood Borne Pathogens
- Chainsaw Safety
- Chlorine Safety
- Confined Space Entry & Awareness
- Defensive Driving
- Emergency Safety Plans
- EPA Section 608 exam – CFC
- Employee Safety Orientation for Seasonal Staff
- Refrigerants
- Elevator Safety
- First Aid & Medical Emergencies
- Forklift & Other Medium Duty Equipment
- Harnessing & Rigging
- Hazardous Materials
- HAZWOPER 8/24/40
- Heat Stress
- OSHA Incident Commander
- Lockout & Tagout
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Trenching & Excavation Safety/Competent Personn

Case Study: Saunders
Saunders hadn’t been at the job for long. For training, he’d been made to watch an instructional video, given a paper test, and observed driving. The day of the accident, he was lifting a load of 16-foot lumber that had been stored on a high bunk, possibly 10 to 14 feet tall, according to yard workers. The forklift began to tip over, Saunders leapt out, and was crushed by his machine.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is still investigating how the accident happened and whether it could have been prevented. But as news of Saunders’ death spread through Menards’ ranks, one worker reached out to City Pages to say Menards workers complained for years that the company’s forklifts are too small for the loads they carry.
The worker, who asked not to be named for fear of being fired, says most Menards forklifts typically have a weight capacity of 5,000 pounds, but that limit is not supposed to be lifted all the way up.