OSHA 30-Hour Training
For General Industry and Construction
General Industry
Program Content
1. Mandatory - 12 hours
a) Introduction to OSHA
b) Managing Safety and Health
c) Walking and Working Surfaces, including fall protection
d) Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, and Fire Protection
e) Electrical
f) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
g) Materials Handling
h) Hazard Communication
2. Elective - 10 hours
a) Hazardous Materials (Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Spray Finishing, Compressed Gases, Dipping and Coating Operations)
b) Permit-Required Confined Spaces
c) Lockout / Tagout
d) Machine Guarding
e) Welding, Cutting, and Brazing
f) Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
g) Bloodborne Pathogens
h) Ergonomics
i) Fall Protection
j) Safety and Health Programs
k) Powered Industrial Vehicles
3. Optional - 8 hours
Teach other general industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics. The minimum length of any topic is one-half hour.
Construction
Program Content
1. Mandatory - 14 hours
a) Introduction to OSHA
b) Managing Safety and Health
c) OSHA Focus Four Hazards
(1) Fall Portection
(2) Electrocution
(3) Struck-By (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes)
(4) Caught-In or Between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment)
d) Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment
e) Health Hazards in Construction
f) Stairways and Ladders
2. Elective - 12 hours
a) Concrete and Masonry Construction
b) Confined Space Entry
c) Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators and Conveyors
d) Ergonomics
e) Excavations
f) Fire Protection and Prevention
g) Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal.
h) Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades
i) Powered Industrial Vehicles
j) Safety and Health Programs
k) Scaffolds
l) Steel Erection
m) Tools - Hand and Power
n) Welding and Cutting
o) Foundations for Safety Leadership
3. Optional - 4 hours
Teach other construction industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics. The minimum length of any topic is one-half hour.
