OSHA 10 Training

This training program is intended to provide entry level construction workers information about how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent job related hazards on a construction site. The training covers a variety of construction safety and health hazards which a worker may encounter at a construction site. Training should emphasize hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards. Instructional time must be a minimum of 10 hours. The student will be able to: ? Identify major hazards ? Describe types of hazards ? Protect him/herself from these hazards ? Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from these hazards The topics covered are: ? Introduction to OSHA ? Falls ? Electrocution ? Struck-By (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes) ? Caught-In or Between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment) ? Elective ? 2 hours of training will cover a variety of the following topics. ? Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors ? Excavations ? Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal ? Scaffolds ? Stairways and Ladders ? Tools ? Hand and Power