OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Construction Training
OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Construction Training
Details
The Outreach Training Program is a voluntary program. Its purpose is to promote workplace safety and health and to make workers more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. Outreach training does not fulfill the training requirements found in OSHA standards. Employers are responsible for providing additional training for their workers on specific hazards of their job as noted in many OSHA standards. A list of standards requiring training may be found in OSHA Publication 2254, Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines.
Designed For Workers
The OSHA Outreach Training Program provides training on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of workplace hazards. Outreach classes also provide overview information regarding OSHA, including workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint.
Program Growth
The OSHA Outreach Training Program was initiated in 1971, and has grown significantly in recent years. The train-the-trainer format expands the reach of the program to increase training availability. Between FY 2016 and FY 2020, more than 5.21 million workers were trained in job hazard recognition and avoidance through the program.
Recent Program Updates
Require a one-hour Introduction to OSHA training component be included in all outreach courses
Limit training to a maximum of 7.5 hours per day
Require trainers to issue student cards directly to the student within 90 days of the class
Require all 10-hour construction classes to include at least 4 hours on Focus Four hazards
Require all 30-hour classes to include 2 hours on managing safety and health
Reinforce the intended emphasis of the program by limiting training conducted outside OSHA’s jurisdiction
Program Benefits
Promotes safety culture through peer training
Trainers are able to tailor the training topics based on specific needs of their audience
Outreach training content includes hazard recognition and avoidance, workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint; it emphasizes the value of safety and health to workers, including young workers
Outreach training is available in languages other than English (Spanish, Polish, etc.)
Training is intended to be participatory, using hands-on activities
The Difference Between 10-hour and 30-hour Programs
The 10-hour training program is primarily intended for entry level workers. The 30-hour training program is intended to provide workers with some safety responsibility a greater depth and variety of training. All outreach training is intended to cover an overview of the hazards a worker may encounter on a job site. Training emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards.
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