Description
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety
Regulation: OSHA 29 CFR 1926
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: Approximately 10 Hours
Delivery Method: Self-Paced Online Training
The OSHA 10-Hour Construction course is designed to provide entry-level workers with a strong foundation in construction safety and health. This OSHA Outreach Training Program introduces participants to common jobsite hazards, safe work practices, and OSHA’s role in protecting workers.
Throughout the course, participants learn how to recognize, avoid, and prevent workplace hazards while gaining an understanding of their rights as employees and their employer’s responsibilities under OSHA regulations.
The curriculum emphasizes hazard awareness and accident prevention to help workers safely perform their job duties and contribute to a safer construction workplace.
Course Topics Include:
- Introduction to OSHA
- Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities
- OSHA inspections and complaint procedures
- Hazard identification and risk awareness
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- OSHA Focus Four Hazards:
- Falls
- Electrocution
- Struck-By Hazards
- Caught-In or Between Hazards
- Ladder and stairway safety
- Scaffold safety
- Excavation and trenching safety
- Cranes, hoists, and material handling
- Hand and power tool safety
- Electrical safety
- Hazard Communication (HazCom)
- Fire prevention and emergency procedures
- Lockout/Tagout awareness
- Machine guarding
- Housekeeping and walking-working surfaces
- Confined space awareness
- Ergonomics and injury prevention
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify common construction hazards
- Apply safe work practices on construction job sites
- Understand OSHA worker rights and employer responsibilities
- Recognize the OSHA Focus Four hazards and methods for preventing injuries
- Help create and maintain a safer work environment
Certificate of Completion
Participants who successfully complete the course and achieve a passing score of 80% or higher on all required assessments will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Course Completion Certificate. Eligible participants will also receive an OSHA 10-Hour Department of Labor (DOL) Wallet Card in accordance with OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements.
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