I’m Joshua with an extensive workplace training background. The review covers Eduwhere and touches on to IATA training and mock tests. Be sure to read this one completely.
Compliance training is often (wrongly) considered a minor inconvenience by some organizations and some still depend on giving their employees a simple read-and-agree compliance document and many don’t take the time to read and understand the content. This is a dangerous shortcut that just doesn’t cut it anymore. Companies that prioritize quality of service and the safety of its workforce should understand that compliance training is not merely a box that must be checked. There are real implications and consequences when an organization cannot meet its compliance responsibilities and requirements which could cripple the entire company.
Why is compliance training important?
This particular training initiative is a key component to making sure that your employees know the company policies, the regulations, and the legal requirements that apply to their work responsibilities. This even holds more weight for companies and industries that have strict protocols and procedures to be able to provide a service or produce certain products. In some cases, you will not be able to run your business if you do not meet the training prerequisites by various regulatory agencies like the EPA, DOT, OSHA, and MSHA, to name a few.
It’s also important to find a training partner that knows the regulations inside and out and can provide the right training to meet those compliance requirements.
Eduwhere has been in the business of offering online regulatory compliance and safety training since 1997. Their online courses are “designed to assist personnel get the training they need, when they need it, and at a price they can afford.” They provide the training materials, tools and, the right environment to help companies and employers meet the various regulatory training obligations required by their industry. They cater to corporate, university, government, medical, military, and non-profit organizations around the world.
The beauty and genius of Eduwhere is that it allows you to begin training immediately and participate at your convenience, except for their live online MSHA courses that are scheduled in advance so your instructor can work with you on the designated day and time.
Here is breakdown of the courses that Eduwhere offer in their online catalog:
1. Transportation and shipping courses
This is for the regulatory training for shipping hazardous materials and dangerous goods.
- DOT General Awareness of Hazardous Materials
- DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping for Environmental Professionals
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation
- DOT Hazardous Waste Manifest
- DOT Materials of Trade
- Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals
- IATA Dangerous Goods
- RCRA and DOT refresher
- Shipping Batteries (IATA and DOT)
- Shipping Infectious Substances
- Shipping Infectious Substances by Air (IATA)
- Shipping with Dry Ice
2. Safety courses
These are designed to meet OSHA and MSHA regulations that help maintain a safe workplace.
- Awareness Level Training for First Receivers
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
- Fire Safety
- GHS Hazcom for Employees
- Hazard Communication Standard with GHS Additions – Employer/Supervisor Training
- Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene
- Live Online MSHA Part 46 Comprehensive Annual Refresher
- Live Online MSHA Part 48 Comprehensive Annual Refresher
- MSHA Part 46 New Miner 4-hour Introduction
- MSHA Part 46 Refresher
- MSHA Part 48 Surface Mining Refresher
- OSHA 8 Hour Hazwoper Refresher
3. Mining courses
Includes training for new miners and annual refreshers.
- Live Online MSHA Part 46 Comprehensive Annual Refresher
- Live Online MSHA Part 48 Comprehensive Annual Refresher
- MSHA Part 46 New Miner 4-hour Introduction
- MSHA Part 46 Refresher
- MSHA Part 48 Surface Mining Refresher
4. Hazardous waste courses
These courses were specifically designed for generators of hazardous waste.
- Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals
- RCRA and DOT Refresher
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Management for Generators
- RCRA Refresher
5. Environmental courses
These courses were developed for environmental professionals.
- DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping for Environmental Professionals
- DOT Hazardous Waste Manifest
- EPA Method 1: Isokinetic Air Emission Testing
- EPA Method 2: Isokinetic Air Emission Testing
- GHS Hazcom for Employees
- Hazard Communication Standard with GHS Additions – Employer/Supervisor Training
- Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals
- Laboratory Audit Essentials
- OSHA 8 Hour Hazwoper Refresher
- RCRA and DOT Refresher
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Management for Generators
- RCRA Refresher
- Stack Sampling Method 1-5
- Toxicology: An Introduction
- Toxicology: Pesticides
6. Laboratory Courses
These courses are for employees or personnel that are working in an analytical laboratory.
- Laboratory Audit Essentials
- Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene
7. Healthcare Courses
These are courses designed for medical and healthcare personnel.
- Awareness Level Training for First Receivers
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Shipping Infectious Substances (IATA and DOT)
- Shipping Infectious Substances by Air (IATA)
The price and amount of time you need to finish the course really depends on which training program you enroll in. Some courses can be done in as short as one hour, and the price ranges from USD$15 to USD$245 per course. Enrolling as one person or as a group is equally easy and Eduwhere has discount options for group enrollments, depending on how many courses you avail in a year. The more enrollments you have, the bigger the discount and if you have a large group, just shoot them an email and they can prepare a custom proposal for you and your group.
As a manager or office administrator, who is in charge of making sure your workforce is progressing in their compliance training, you can monitor the how your group is progressing by making yourself the Training Coordinator. You will get Eduwhere’s free training management tool that gives a password protected access to your team’s transcripts. Additionally, aside from monitoring the progress of the group, you can also review an individual’s progress in the duration of the course, print certificates, view exam scores, and sign up or re-enroll participants.
Eduwhere also makes it easy for you to have a flexible course schedule so you can easily break the course into segments and manage your time to finish it at your convenience however enrollments expire after 6 months.
Within those six months, you can access and retake the course as often as you like and should you need to retake exams, you can take as many (free) retakes as you need to pass. Some companies require their employees to score 100% on the compliance training exams and they are free to determine their own passing score; Eduwhere requires 70%.
After successfully completing the course and passing the necessary exams, course participants get a certificate that they may download, although most courses offered also provide a printed certificate package.
There are other online compliance training platforms out there like CLMI Safety Training, Convergence Consulting, and ZeraWare Safety Software, I find that Eduwhere offers the most comprehensive list of courses at prices that are hard to beat.
