*OSHA subpart references are provided for informational purposes; training should emphasize hazard awareness

One Hour - Introduction to OSHA including:

• OSH Act, General Duty Clause, Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities, Whistleblower Rights, Recordkeeping basics
• Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
• General Safety and Health Provisions, Subpart C
• Competent Person, Subpart C
• Value of Safety and Health
• OSHA Website and available resources
• OSHA 800 number

Two Hours (minimum 15 minutes on each of four areas) OSHA Focus Four Hazards

• Fall Protection, Subpart M
• Electrical, Subpart K
• Struck by (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes)
• Caught in/between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment)

30 Minutes

Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment, Subpart E

30 Minutes

Health Hazards in Construction (e.g., noise, hazards communication and crystalline silica)

Choose at least two of the following elective topics:

These topics must add up to at least two hours:

Minimum one-half hour each

• Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal, Subpart H
• Tools - Hand and Power, Subpart I
• Scaffolds, Subpart L
• Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors, Subpart N
• Excavations, Subpart P
• Stairways and Ladders, Subpart X

Optional - 4 hours

For the remaining four class hours:

Teach any other general industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics.

The 30-hour Construction Outreach Training Program is intended to provide a variety of training to workers with some safety responsibility. Workers must receive additional training on hazards specific to their job. Training should emphasize hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards. Instructional time must be a minimum of 30 hours. OSHA subpart references are provided for informational purposes; training should emphasize hazard awareness.

Breakdown of topics as follows:

• Mandatory - 12 hours: Five topics to be taught, ranging from one to five hours each
• Elective - 12 hours: Choose at least six of these topics to teach, for a minimum of one-half hour each
• Optional - 6 hours: Teach any other construction industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics, minimum of one-half hour each

Introduction to OSHA - at least Two Hours

• OSH Act, General Duty Clause, Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities, Whistleblower Rights, Recordkeeping basics
• Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
• General Safety and Health Provisions, Competent Person, Subpart C
• Value of Safety and Health
• OSHA Website, OSHA 800 number and available resources

OSHA Focus Four Hazards - at least Five Hours (must cover all four areas – minimum 30 minutes on each)

• Fall Protection, Subpart M (e.g., floors, platforms, roofs)
• Electrical, Subpart K (e.g., overhead power lines, power tools and cords, temporary wiring, grounding)
• Struck by (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes, constructing masonry walls)
• Caught in/between (e.g., trench hazards, unguarded machinery, equipment)

Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment - at least Two Hours

Health Hazards in Construction - at least Two Hours

Stairways and Ladders - Subpart X at least One Hour

30 Hour Mandatory Course Topics

Choose at least 6 of the following topics - Must add up to at least 12 hours

• Fire Protection and Prevention, Subpart F
• Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal, Subpart H
• Tools - Hand and Power, Subpart I
• Welding and Cutting, Subpart J
• Scaffolds, Subpart L
• Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors, Subpart N
• Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades, Subparts O, W, and G
• Excavations, Subpart P
• Concrete and Masonry Construction, Subpart Q
• Steel Erection, Subpart R
• Safety and Health Program
• Confined Space Entry
• Powered Industrial Vehicles
• Ergonomics