Purpose

This course provides OSHA regulatory information to participants. It is designed to give employees a general knowledge of who OSHA is and what they do. It also gives an overview of roughly 20 or more OSHA Construction Standards.

Topics

• Intro to OSHA
• General Safety and Health Provisions/Competent Person
• Safety & Health Programs
• Occupational Health & Environmental Controls
• Health Hazards
• Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment
• Fire Protection & Prevention
• Materials Handling, Rigging, Storage, Use & Disposal
• Tools/ Hand & Power; Machine Guarding
• Welding & Cutting
• Electrical
• Scaffolding
• Fall Protection
• Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators & Conveyors
• Motor Vehicles
• Excavations
• Concrete & Masonry
• Stairways and Ladders
• Confined Space Entry
• Other construction standards and policies may be included