OSHA Safety Training For The General Industry

The Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationApart from the topics included in the 10-hour
provide regulations for the safety and health ofmodule, it provides an in-depth analysis of issues
workers in construction, maritime and generallike, HAZWOPER, Confined Spaces, Lockout
industry. Standard 29 Part 1910 gives a summaryTagout, Hazardous Materials, Materials Handling,
of the OSHA General Industry Standards. SubpartRecordkeeping, Workplace Violence, Basic Safety
D deals with Walking-Working Surfaces that are aOrientation, Lead safety in the Workplace,
chief source of injuries and provides regulationsHazards of Asbestos in the Workplace, Ionizing
regarding the guarding of floor and wall openings,and Non-Ionizing Radiation in the Workplace,
fixed industrial stairs and ladders, portable woodNon-Office Ergonomics, Formaldehyde Awareness,
and metal ladders and safety requirements forUse of Explosives in the Workplace etc. If
scaffolding. Specifications regarding the design andrequired, additional training on some particular
construction requirements of exit routes,hazardous aspects of the job will serve as a
emergency and fire prevention plans are outlinedbonus.
under Means of Egress.The OSHA 501 Trainer course in OSHA Standards
Other standards include those for Poweredfor General Industry is recommended for the
Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Workworkers interested in imparting training in the
Platforms, Occupational Health and EnvironmentOSHA 10 or 30-hour General Industry Outreach
Control, Hazardous Materials, Personal Protectivecourses. It emphasizes on acquainting them with
Equipment like eye, face, head and respiratorythe use of visual aids and handouts, and the use
protection, General Environmental Controls likeof different instructional approaches that enhances
specifications for sanitation and accidentunderstanding and comprehension of OSHA
prevention signs and tags, Medical and First Aid,standards. It helps in locating OSHA safety and
specifications for Fire Protection, Compressed Gashealth standards pertaining to General Industry,
and Compressed Air Equipment, Handling andusing these regulations to reinforce the existing
Storage of Materials, Machinery and Machinehealth and safety programs, discovering violations
Guarding, Welding, Cutting and Brazing, Specialof OSHA standards, like hazardous materials,
Industries, and Electrical Safety Requirements.lockout/tagout, walking and working surfaces etc,
OSHA 10-hour Training for General Industryand keeping of records. After successfully
orients students to OSHA policies, standards andcompleting the course, workers become
procedures and also acquaints them with theauthorized trainers.
safety and health regulations for General Industry.OSHA 511 specifically emphasizes on the major
Topics like Introduction to OSHA, OSH Act,hazardous areas of the workplace, is guided by
Citations and Inspections, Walking and Workingthe OSHA standards and is recommended as a
Surfaces, Electrical Safety, Means of Egress andprerequisite for the OSHA 501. After finishing the
Fire Protection, Personal Protective Equipment,course, students are supplied with a 30-hour
Machine Guarding, Hazard Communication,course completion card. It enables personnel to
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene and Bloodborneidentify appropriate OSHA standards, general
Pathogens and safety and Health Programs arecauses of accidents and deaths in hazardous
covered in the 10 hour training module.locations, violations of OSHA standards, and
Those desirous of obtaining a comprehensive ideaabatement methods to deal with them. OSHA 511
about the OSHA compliance issues should undergois for those workers who will not be conducting
the OSHA 30-hour Training for General Industry.the training sessions.