Description
OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety
Regulation: OSHA 29 CFR 1926
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: Approximately 30 Hours
Delivery Method: Self-Paced Online Training
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course is an advanced OSHA Outreach Training Program designed for supervisors, foremen, safety coordinators, and experienced construction workers with responsibilities for maintaining safe job sites.
This comprehensive course provides an in-depth understanding of OSHA regulations, hazard recognition, accident prevention, and safety management practices. Participants will learn how to identify workplace hazards, reduce risks, improve safety performance, and promote a strong safety culture throughout construction operations.
The curriculum emphasizes practical hazard recognition, hazard control, and accident prevention while helping supervisors understand their role in protecting employees and maintaining OSHA compliance.
Course Topics Include:
- Introduction to OSHA
- Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities
- OSHA inspections and complaint procedures
- Safety leadership and supervisor responsibilities
- Jobsite inspections and hazard assessments
- Accident investigation and incident prevention
- Safety and health programs
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Health hazards in construction
- Hazard Communication (HazCom)
- 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, rigging, and material handling
- Concrete and masonry safety
- Steel erection awareness
- Fire prevention and emergency planning
- Confined space awareness
- Electrical safety
- Welding and hot work
- Hand and power tool safety
- Machine guarding
- Ergonomics and injury prevention
- Site-specific safety planning
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize and control common construction hazards
- Apply OSHA regulations to construction job sites
- Conduct basic workplace hazard assessments
- Improve safety performance through effective leadership
- Promote compliance and reduce workplace injuries
- Strengthen jobsite safety culture through proactive safety management
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 30-Hour Construction Course Completion Certificate. Eligible participants will also receive an OSHA 30-Hour Department of Labor (DOL) Wallet Card in accordance with OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements.
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