OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Outreach Training

Day 1 – the class will start at 8 AM and finish at 3 PM, lunch is included. Day 2 – the class will start at 8 AM and finish at 11:30 AM, lunch is not included the second day.

Program Purpose

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 all 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.

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 Benefits

• Promotes safety culture through peer training
• Training is intended to be participatory, using hands-on activities
• 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

The 10-hour training program is primarily intended for entry level workers and must take a minimum of two (2) days with no more than 7.5 contact hours in one day.

Topics Include:

– Introduction to OSHA

– Walking Working Surfaces, including fall protection

– Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans

– Electrical Safety

– Personal Protective Equipment

– Hazard Communication

– Material Handling

– Machine Guarding

– Bloodborne Pathogens

– Fall Protection (harness and lanyard)

– Safety & Health Programs

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.

Description of Materials:

Introduction to OSHA Employee Booklet discusses the rights and responsibilities employees and employers have under OSHA and how the agency enforces its regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 gave employees the right to a safe and healthy workplace. The OSH Act also created OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which creates regulations to protect worker health and safety across the country. To comply with OSHA requirements and build safety culture in the workplace, employers need to ensure that employees have a solid understanding of OSHA’s mission and how the agency protects them on the job. This booklet include information on OSHA and its mission, employees rights under OSHA, employers responsibilities under OSHA, how OSHA inspections are conducted, filing a complaint with OSHA, learning more about safety and health issues, and more.

Instructor: Aron Hoffman has more than 20+ years of experience providing organizations with support for Occupational Safety and Health compliance. He assists with the management of worker safety and health programs. He develops, implements, and maintains safety programs that meet and exceed mandated safety requirements and regulations. He provides dynamic onsite safety training.