OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training for Construction
A core workplace requirement from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), this virtual instructor-led training course meets the OSHA 10-Hour Construction course requirements.
Description
This OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach Training Course is intended to provide construction workers with the ability to recognize and prevent hazards on a construction site. Students will be introduced to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards as well as construction safety and health principles and work practices covered in OSHA Act Part 1926. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction DOL card via US mail.
Course Outline
Day One - Discussion Topics
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Introduction to OSHA
- Worker Rights Under OSHA
- Whistle blowers rights
- OSHA Inspection
- Worker Resources
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Construction Focus Four: Fall Hazards
- Types of Fall Hazards
- Unprotected Edges
- Scaffolds
- Portable Ladders
- Protecting Yourself from Fall Hazards
- Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- Employer Responsibilities
- Preventing Fall Hazards
- Worksite Maintenance
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Construction Focus Four: Electrocution Hazards
- Types of Electrocution Hazards
- Real Examples of Electrocution Hazards Power Lines
- A Real-Life Power Line Hazard Energized Sources
- Power Cords
- A Real-Life Power Cord Hazard
- Power Tools
- GFCI
- Lockout/Tagout
- Employer Responsibilities
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Construction Focus Four: Struck by Hazards
- Protecting Yourself
- A Real-Life Struck by Hazards Types of Struck by Hazards
- Flying, Falling, Swinging, and Rolling Objects
- Heavy Equipment and Motor Vehicles
- Examples of Motor Vehicles Struck by Hazards Flaggers
- Road Signs and Barricades
- Personal Protective Equipment
- High-Visibility Clothing
- Head, Eye, and Face Protection
- Power Tools
- Employer Responsibilities
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Construction Focus Four: Caught-in or -Between Hazards
- Caught-in Hazards in Construction
- Machinery with Unguarded Moving Parts
- Buried-in or -By Hazards
- Pinned -Between Hazards
Day Two - Discussion Topics
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Construction Focus Four: Caught-in or -Between Hazards (continued)
- Protecting Yourself
- Safeguarding Machines
- Excavation Sites
- Employer Responsibilities
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Types of PPE and How to Protect Yourself Eye and Face Protection
- Head Protection
- Leg and Foot Protection
- Hand and Arm Protection
- Hearing Protection
- Body Protection
- Respirators
- Employer Responsibilities
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Excavations
- Role of Competent Person
- Excavation Hazards
- Protection from Cave-ins
- Protection from other Excavation Hazards
- Employer Requirements
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Health Hazards in Construction
- Types of Health Hazards
- Air Contaminants
- Chemical, Biological, Physical Hazards
- Noise and Ergonomic Hazards
- Controlling Ergonomic Hazards
- Specific Construction Hazards
- Asbestos, Lead, Silica Dust, and Wood Preservative Chemicals
- Heat
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Materials Handling
- General Requirements for Material Storage
- Storing Special Materials
- Manual Materials Handling
- Disposal of Waste Materials
- Rigging Equipment
- Materials Handling Equipment
- Employer Responsibilities
- Employer - Provided Training
- Ergonomics
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Tools - Hand & Power
- Tool Safety Guarding
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hand Tools & Power Operated Tools
- Pneumatic and Hydraulic Tools
- Abrasive Wheels
- Woodworking Tools
- Use of Woodworking Tools
- Jacks