Description

The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course prepares workers, managers, and employers on how to recognize, avoid, correct, and prevent health and safety hazards commonly found on construction worksites. Course topics include:

• Introduction to OSHA
  • Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities
  • Compliant reporting
  • Record-keeping
  • How to file a complaint
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• Health and safety program requirements
• Competent Person Requirements
• Focus Four Hazards (fall hazards, electrocution hazards, caught-in or –between hazards, struck-by hazards)
• Material handling safety
• Cranes
• Rigging
• Motor vehicle, mechanized equipment, and marine hazards
• Mobile Elevate Work Platforms (MEWP’s) Boom lifts and Scissor lifts
• Excavation Safety
• Work zone traffic control
• Forklift Operations
• Health hazards related to construction (Silica, Lead, Asbestos)
• Hand and power tool hazards
• Concrete and masonry hazards
• Steel erection hazards
• Welding and cutting hazards
• Fire Protection and fire prevention
• Confined space hazards
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures
• PPE (personal protective equipment)
• The roles of management and the workforce in promoting a positive safety culture
• OSHA citations and penalties
• Other items as requested by the attendees