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May 30, 2025 5 min read

Top 10 Online Training Courses for Building Maintenance Professionals

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Industrial

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Keeping a facility operating efficiently isn’t just about fixing things when they break. It takes a crew that understands the ins and outs of building systems, whether that’s HVAC, electrical, plumbing, or even pest control. When technicians are trained across key systems and safety protocols, they’re better equipped to prevent issues before they start, reduce downtime, keep building occupants safe, and protect the value of your assets.

The 10 online courses below were selected with that in mind. They offer job-specific training to help building maintenance teams handle everyday tasks with greater confidence, safety, and consistency.

1. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Training for Authorized Employees

Describes hazardous energy types and energy control procedures. These procedures include preparation, shutdown, isolation, lockout, stored energy check, verification, and release of lockout.

2. HVAC Basics

Covers safe work practices for HVAC systems and identifies key components, ensuring safe operation in residential, commercial, and industrial environments.

2. Plumbing Basics

Covers plastic, steel, and copper piping, focusing on their uses, safe fluid conveyance, joining methods, and potential hazards, with an emphasis on inspecting and discussing techniques like PVC gluing.

4. Confined Space Entry Awareness

Provides general awareness of confined spaces, differentiates between permit-required and non-permit required spaces, and outlines the roles and responsibilities involved in confined space entry.

5. Fall Prevention and Protection

Covers fall prevention and protection methods, including fall arrest systems, lifelines, and equipment, along with inspection guidelines and key topics like body harness use, swing hazards, and fall space clearance.

6. Fire Safety

Teaches fire safety, including the nature of fire, prevention, fire extinguisher use, alarms, sprinklers, evacuation, and emergency procedures like stop, drop, and roll.

7. Pressure Washing Best Management Practices

Describes pressure washing best practices and steps to take to avoid polluting open water.

8. Ergonomics for Industrial Environments

Covers MSD prevention techniques, including controls and risk factors like motion, physical, environmental, and psychological stresses, to help reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in industrial environments.

9. Forklift Safety

Covers basic forklift operating procedures, OSHA standards, and best practices to enhance forklift safety and prevent accidents in various environments.

10. Electrical Drawings and Schematics

Covers recognizing electronic symbols, integrated circuits, and logic symbols. It also covers electronic schematics and the difference between logic and digital diagrams.

At the core of any well-maintained building is a team with the skills to do the job safely, efficiently, and consistently. These courses from Vector Solutions make it easier to get everyone on the same page whether you’re onboarding new hires or upskilling experienced staff.

Want to take a closer look? Book your free demo today to see how these training courses build a more capable, compliant, and efficient building maintenance team.

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