What You Will Learn in the OSHA 10-Hour Class for Construction?

One of the first things that construction workers and contractors want to know is that they ask: “What is the outline or the course description of OSHA 10-hr Construction Industry Outreach Training Program?”

Here is a course description with a course outline:

The OSHA “Construction Industry” standards apply to a variety of phases of work, including new construction, erection, installation, repair, renovation, painting, demolition and decorating. Manufacturing, agriculture or maritime (Ship building – The construction standards do not apply. These industries have their own OSHA standards.).

This course is designed to provide entry level construction workers with an overview of the hazards they may face on a job site as well as information regarding workers’ rights and employer responsibilities, how to contact OSHA, and how to recognize, avoid, and prevent hazards.

As you can see in the outline below, this training is meant to be tailored. While this program can be focused on supervisors, the OSHA 30-hr Construction Outreach Training is a more appropriate venue for it. This training addresses several construction industry health and safety hazards that a worker might face. This training focuses on hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards by OSHA’s instruction. Instructional time must be at least 10 hours.

As per OSHA, there are 6 hours of Mandatory topics with time allotments for each topic, 2 hours of Elective topics, and 2 hours of Optional topics. Then, in a similar fashion, the minimum topic required are:

MANDATORY – 6 hours

a) OSHA Orientation – 1 hour.

Discusses workers’ rights, employer responsibilities and how to file a complaint. It contains useful workers’ safety and health resources. It’s centered on the identification, removal and prevention of hazards.

They get handouts and participate in role plays and activities in class.

b) Individual Protection Equipment (PPE) – 30 minutes.

c) Health Hazards in Construction – 30 minutes.

This can include noise, hazard communication, crystalline silica, lead or any other construction health hazard.

d) OSHA Focus Four Hazards – 4 hours.

Most construction fatalities stem from fall hazards, which means falls need to be covered for one hour and 15 minutes at a minimum. Each of the other Focus Four Hazards must be addressed for at least one-half hour each.

• Falls (1 hour 30 minutes minimum. Duration)
• Electrocution
• Struck-By (i.e. falling objects, trucks, cranes, …)
• Caught-In or Between (i.e. trench hazards, equipment, …)
• Training Requirements for Focus Four Hazards

Objectives

The following objectives are required training for all Focus Four Hazards Lessons.

The student will be able to identify [fall, caught in or between, struck by, electrocution] hazards in construction from the current OSHA and industry information dealing with construction work site illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities.

More specifically, for the focus four, the student will be able to:

• Major hazards identification
• Name different types of hazards
• Be able to protect him/her self from these hazards
• Identify employer responsibilities to prevent workers from these hazards

Since these goals are the anticipated student outputs, trainers:

May not deviate from these goals when designing the training session; and

Need to apply the effective training techniques as per participatory training model

ELECTIVE – 2 hours

You are required to provide a minimum of 2 hours training covering the following topics. Must cover at least two different topics. All topics must be at least one-half hour in length.

1. Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors
2. Excavations
3. Material Handing Storage Use and Disposal
4. Scaffolds
5. Stairways and Ladders
6. Tools – Hand and Power

OPTIONAL – 2 hours

Example of mandatory or elective topics to provide added depth on: The minimum duration of any subject is thirty minutes.

The Outreach Training Program is an elective program. Unfortunately, there are some states and local jurisdictions that have passed laws requiring Outreach training.

Other jurisdictions require training for workers to be allowed on job sites, and some employers and unions require it to achieve their own safety training objectives.

Please contact Safety Counselling if you have any questions, or require additional information. Thank you for reading this far down. It will be great–not to say, an honor–to train you and your employees.