This course is ideal for construction workers and supervisors, and anyone involved in the construction industry. Learn the importance of OSHA in providing a safe and healthful workplaces. Recognize how management plays a role in creating a healthy and safe work environment through safety and health programs, worksite analysis and controls to identify and prevent potential hazards.
Employers who have trained their workers with the OSHA Outreach Program for Construction have seen reductions of up to 66% in lost-time injuries.
OSHA recommends Outreach Training Program courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers. Workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of their job.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Introduction to OSHA
- Managing Safety and Health
- Struck and Caught Hazards
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Hearing Conservation
- Respiratory Protection
- Lead and Crystalline Silica
- Asbestos
- GHS Hazard Communication
- Electrical Safety
- Hand and Power Tools
- Fall Protection
- Ladder Safety
- Excavations
- Scaffold
- Crane Safety
- Heavy Equipment
- Forklift Safety
- Materials Handling
- Permit-Required Confined Spaces
- Fire Safety
- Welding and Cutting
- Concrete and Masonry
- Steel Erection
- Ergonomics
Course Include: Student materials, lunch and refreshments, OSHA 30 hour for Construction Card. Card issued for this course includes QR codes for quick verification on-site or elsewhere. Cards are mailed about 6 weeks after completion.
Students who chose to register for the EM 385-1-1 Construction Safety Hazard Awareness Course for Contractors (40 HOUR) also receive an OSHA 30 Hour for Construction Card. Class schedule also listed below.
