OSHA 10-HOUR
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
In this course, students will learn about the basics of OSHA, as well as many of the most common hazards in the Construction Industry, including: Your Rights as a Worker, How to Stay Safe on a Worksite, Common Hazards to Look For, and How to Use Common PPE.
About the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry Course:
The OSHA Outreach Training Program for Construction Industry provides training for entry-level workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces in construction industry. The program also provides information regarding workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint. Through this training, OSHA helps to ensure that workers are more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. Students who successfully complete the CareerSafe OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry course receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry wallet card from the OSHA Training Institute (OTI).
Required Topics:
Given OSHA historical events and current information, the student will be able to explain the importance of OSHA in providing a safe and healthful workplace to workers covered by OSHA.
- Explain why OSHA is important to workers.
- Explain worker rights under OSHA.
- Discuss employer responsibilities under OSHA.
- Discuss the use of OSHA standards.
- Explain how OSHA inspections are conducted.
- Utilize helpful worker safety and health resources.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding construction worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize caught-in or -between hazards in construction.
- Identify common caught-in or -between hazards.
- Describe types of caught-in or -between hazards.
- Protect themselves from caught-in or -between hazards.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from caught-in or -between hazards.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards and best practices associated with emergency action plans, fire prevention plans fire protection, and exit routes.
- Recognize benefits of an Emergency Action Plan.
- Identify elements of Fire Protection Plan.
- Identify conditions under which evacuation actions may be necessary in an emergency situation.
- Identify conditions under which shelter-in-place may be necessary in an emergency situation.
- Identify characteristics of an effective emergency escape route.
- Recognize the five types of fire extinguishers, including the types of fires they can extinguish.
- Review requirements for proper maintenance of portable fire extinguishers.
Given best practices and current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize how to protect themselves from hazards associated with material handling.
- Identify types of material handling equipment.
- Describe hazards associated with material handling activities (e.g., storage, use, and disposal).
- Identify methods to prevent hazards associated with material handling equipment.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from material handling hazards
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding construction worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize fall hazards in construction.
- Identify major fall hazards.
- Describe types of fall hazards.
- Protect yourself from fall hazards.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from fall hazards
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to select appropriate personal protective equipment for common industry hazards.
- Recall employer responsibilities toward affected employees regarding PPE.
- Identify when face and head protection should be used.
- Recall which types of hand and foot protection should be used in a specific situation.
- Recognize the differences between respirator types.
- Identify the differences between full-body protection levels.
Given best practices and current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize how to protect themselves from hazards associated with scaffolds.
- Describe the role of a competent person related to scaffolding.
- Identify the types of scaffolds commonly used on construction sites.
- Describe hazards associated with scaffolds.
- Discuss methods to prevent hazards associated with scaffolds.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from scaffold hazards.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize how to protect themselves from hazards associated with construction crane operations.
- Identify common causes of crane accidents.
- Describe requirements for crane use, including pre-planning methods.
- Describe precautions for crane use near power lines.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from crane hazards.
- Explain training requirements related to crane operations.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize electrocution hazards in general industry.
- Identify major electrical hazards.
- Describe types of electrical hazards.
- Describe electrical protection methods.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from electrical hazards
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able recognize how to protect themselves from common health hazards found in construction industry workplaces.
- Identify common health hazards (e.g., chemical, heat stress, noise, biological, ergonomic-related).
- Describe types of common health hazards.
- Apply health hazard protection methods.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from health hazards in construction, including hazards communication program.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding general industry worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards associated with using hand and power tools.
- List the basic hand and power tool safety rules.
- Identify the precautions essential to the safe use of tools commonly used at construction worksites.
- Name the guarding techniques that apply to hand and power tools.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from tool hazards.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize welding and cutting hazards in the construction industry.
- Describe how to safely use the equipment associated with gas welding and cutting.
- Describe how to safely use the equipment associated with arc welding and cutting.
- List the various methods of ventilation and protection used in various working environments.
- Restate the dangers associated with both chemical and physical agents when welding and cutting.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding construction worksite illnesses, injuries and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize struck-by hazards in construction.
- Identify common struck-by hazards.
- Describe types of struck-by hazards.
- Protect yourself from struck-by hazards.
- Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from struck-by hazards.
Given current OSHA and general industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize responsibilities related to excavations.
- Identify the greatest risk present at an excavation site.
- Recognize the three methods of protecting employees from cave-ins.
- Name hazards associated with excavation areas and ways to eliminate them.
- Describe the functions of a competent worker at an excavation site.
- Identify employer requirements to protect workers from excavation hazards.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding general industry worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards associated with driving.
- Identify the number one cause of death for U.S. teens.
- List eight risk factors for young drivers.
- Identify the biggest risk factor for young drivers.
- Define distracted driving.
- Provide examples and/or causes of distracted driving.
- Identify the biggest risk factor for distracted driving.
- Discuss the risk of having other young passengers in the car.
- List some actions employers should take to keep employees safe while driving.
- List some actions employees can take to safely drive on the job.
Supplemental Topics:
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding general industry worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards associated with industrial hygiene.
- Identify strategies to control chemical hazards.
- Identify strategies to control biological hazards.
- Identify strategies to control physical hazards.
- Identify strategies to control ergonomic hazards.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding general industry worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards associated with violence in the workplace.
- Define the term violence.
- Recall who is at risk for encountering workplace violence.
- Describe workplace violence prevention strategies.
- Identify how to StartSafe and StaySafe to prevent or lessen workplace violence .
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding general industry worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize hazards associated when working with bloodborne pathogens in the workplace.
- Identify OSHA requirements pertaining to bloodborne pathogens.
- List the potential routes of exposure from bloodborne pathogens.
- Identify the risks associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Virus.
- Identify methods of preventing transmission of bloodborne pathogens & managing occupational exposures.
- Restate methods of the safe disposal of sharps.
- Recount steps which should be taken in the event of an exposure to a potential bloodborne pathogen.
Given current OSHA and industry information regarding worksite ergonomic injuries, the student will be able to recognize ergonomic hazards and select solutions which prevent injuries from occurring.
- Recognize risk factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)s.
- Identify good posture.
- Describe safe lifting techniques.
- Identify ergonomic control methods for eliminating/reducing work-related MSDs.
Given current OSHA and general industry information regarding worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize responsibilities related to hazard communications, including Global Harmonizing System (GHS) requirements.
- Identify the employer’s responsibilities under the HCS, including training requirements.
- Identify components of a Hazard Communication program.
- Describe requirements of the different types of Hazard Communication labels.
- Locate pertinent information about chemicals on labels, including other forms of hazard communication, to ensure “right to understanding” provisions of GHS requirements.
How Much Will This Course Cost Me?
As part of the CareerSafe's mission to provide affordable safety education, CareerSafe is proud to be the lowest cost provider of online OSHA training in the country. As an industry recognized credential, CareerSafe is the easiest and most cost-effective way to earn your Federal OSHA 10 Wallet Card.
Educational & Non-Profit
Institutions
$25/student
CareerSafe offers a discount to students and non-profit organizations as part of its mission to provide "Safety Education for America's Future." Teachers and Administrators who purchase CareerSafe Online courses for their students are always guaranteed the lowest price online.
Individuals & Corporate
Institutions
$39/individual
CareerSafe is committed to being the lowest cost provider of online OSHA training in the country. At just $39, the CareerSafe OSHA 10 is the lowest cost industry recognized credential for OSHA 10 in the country.
Average Competitor's Price
Online
$79/individual
While the average price for an industry recognized OSHA 10 course online is about a student, CareerSafe is able to offer the same content and credential for half the price as part of our commitment to offering affordable safety training to America's future.
Education &
Non-Profit
Institutions
$25/individual
CareerSafe offers a discount to students and non-profit organizations as part of its mission to provide "Safety Education for America's Future." Teachers and Administrators who purchase CareerSafe Online courses for their students are always guaranteed the lowest price online.
Individuals &
Corporate
Organizations
$39/individual
CareerSafe is committed to being the lowest cost provider of online OSHA training in the country. At just , the CareerSafe OSHA 10 is the lowest cost industry recognized credential for OSHA 10 in the country.
Average
Competitor's Price
Online
$79/individual
While the average price for an industry recognized OSHA 10 course online is about $79 a student, CareerSafe is able to offer the same content and credential for half the price as part of our commitment to offering affordable safety training to America's future.
CareerSafe Online Course Features
The CareerSafe Online Program is the first of its kind, and offers many unique features to better serve our teachers, students, and individuals. All additional features and add-ons, including Supplemental Topics, are included in your purchase free of charge!
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CareerSafe is an Authorized Provider of the OSHA 10-Hour
CareerSafe is an OSHA-Authorized Online Outreach Training Provider. Every student who successfully completes a CareerSafe OSHA 10-Hour course and passes with a 70% or higher will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Wallet Card as physical proof of the achievement.
All CareerSafe OSHA 10-Hour Wallet Cards are made with a durable plastic material and are valid for life. Wallet Cards that are shipped in a bundle of five (5) or more will have a trackable shipping label. CareerSafe OSHA 10-Wallet Cards ship within 1-3 weeks of your course completion date, with no additional charge to you. Additionally, students, teachers, or individuals are allowed to order a Wallet Card re-print within five (5) years of course completion, if the Wallet Card has been lost or damaged.
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