This trainer course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to educate employers and employees on the hazards associated with H2S. The course is designed for personnel interested in conducting Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) training for companies in the petroleum industry or those with H2S present at their facilities. Special emphasis is placed on ANSI/ASSE Z390.1-2006 and the required topics in 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication.
This course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping, and use of electrical equipment in hazardous locations are also discussed. Upon course completion students will have the ability to assess compliance with OSHA hazardous materials standards, determine hazardous (classified) locations, and proper moving, storing, and handling of hazardous materials.
Describe methods for detecting unsafe storage conditions for hazardous materials
Explain electrical factors that may contribute to the creation or abatement of hazardous conditions
Relate hazardous conditions and unsafe procedures to appropriate standards for abatement action
Specify necessary precautions for hazardous operations, such as the dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids
Describe proper abatement techniques for selected industrial hazards
OSHA #2045
Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards
26 Hours | $650
Contract Price: $8,500
This course covers the various types of common machinery, machine safe guards, and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various types of machinery and the determination of proper machine safe guards. Course topics include machinery processes, mechanical motions, points of operation, control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout), guarding of portable powered tools, and common OSHA machine guarding violations. Program highlights include the ability to recognize hazards and provide options for control and hazard abatement through machine safeguarding inspection workshops. Upon course completion students will have the ability to describe common machine hazards and sources of energy, identify resources for assisting with machine guarding issues, and determine methods of control and hazard abatement, and selection of appropriate machine safe guards.
This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respiratory protection program. Course topics include terminology, OSHA Respiratory Protection Standards, NIOSH certification, respiratory protection programs, and medical evaluation requirements. Program highlights include workshops on respirator selection, qualitative and quantitative fit testing, and the use of respiratory protection and support equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to identify and describe the elements of a respiratory protection program, the proper selection, use, and inspection of respiratory protection, protection factors, and evaluate compliance with OSHA Standards.
This course covers the use of ergonomic principles to recognize, evaluate, and control workplace conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and nerve disorders. Course topics include work physiology, anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, use of video display terminals, and risk factors such as vibration, temperature, material handling, repetition, and lifting and patient transfers in health care. Course emphasis is on industrial case studies covering analysis and design of work stations and equipment workshops in manual lifting, and coverage of current OSHA compliance policies and guidelines. Upon course completion students will have the ability to recognize work-related musculoskeletal and nerve disorders, assess employer's ergonomic programs, and conduct ergonomic evaluations.
This course covers the safety and health hazards associated with permit-required confined space entry. Course topics include recognition of confined space hazards, identification of permit and non-permit required confined spaces, use of instrumentation to evaluate atmospheric hazards, ventilation techniques, development and implementation of a confined space program, proper signage, and training requirements. This course features workshops on permit entry classification, instrumentation, and program development. Upon course completion students will have the ability to identify permit and non-permit required confined spaces, reference the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard, conduct atmospheric testing, and implement a permit-required confined space program.
This course covers safety and health management responsibilities. Participants will be able to implement a workplace Safety and Health Management Program (SHMP) according to OSHA's Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs and related guidance. The course covers the fundamentals of occupational safety and health management program (SHMP), SHMP recordkeeping requirements, and how to assess workplace safety and health management program.
This course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Course topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures and applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Students will participate in workshops on the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.
Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
30 Hours | $720
Contract Price: $10,000
This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour general industry safety and health Outreach training program to their employees and other interested groups. Using the OSHA General Industry Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.
Locate OSHA safety and health standards, policies, and procedures
Describe the use of OSHA standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program
Identify common violations of OSHA standards, such as lockout/tagout, walking and working surfaces, hazardous materials, and welding
Conduct internal training on OSHA regulations and recordkeeping
Introduction to OSHA standards
Overview of the OSH Act and 29
CFR 1903
Citations and proposed penalties
Training techniques
Means of egress and fire protection
Personal protective equipment
Material handling
Overview of the outreach training program
Electrical safety standards and work practices
Hazard communications
Introduction to industrial hygiene
Machine guarding
Lockout/tagout
Walking/working surfaces
OSHA recordkeeping
Ergonomics
Welding permit-required confined spaces
25 specific items the student trainer must demonstrate during the presentation of their training session
75 points are possible
Passing score is 50 points
Passing score is 28 out of 35 points
Alternative version (randomized questions/answers) used for any retest.
This is an “open book” test, you may use the following reference(s) to answer test questions: OSHA Training Program Requirements, Outreach General Industry Procedures.
Students must agree to the following understandings:
All test documents and answer sheets are the property of the OTI Education Center delivering the course. If the student does not return the test or answer sheet they will not be eligible to earn a passing score.
No student will be allowed to leave the room during testing.
Students are allowed to have on their desks: the test and answer sheet, a writing instrument, and authorized references (if applicable).
Students will not be permitted to display any of the following items during the tests: notes, books, electronic communication devices, recording devices (visual or audio), calculators (including multifunctional watches), cellular phones, personal computers, or any other items deemed unauthorized by the Test Administrator.
During the performance test, students not presenting shall respect the student trainer efforts by quietly participating in the presentation and completing the Peer Critique Sheet.
During the knowledge test, only use the answer sheet to record your answers.
Do not behave in any manner that would be deemed as cheating or attempting to cheat.
29 CFR 1910 General Industry Safety Standard (provided by UT Arlington)
Due to course content we highly recommend bringing a laptop and 4 GB thumb drive.
This course is designed for Outreach Training Program trainers who have completed the OSHA #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The course provides an update on OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and regulations. Upon course completion students will have the ability to demonstrate continued professional development in their field by applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques to clearly identify, define, and explain general industry hazards and acceptable corrective measures as they continue to teach the 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program classes.
Explain significant changes in General Industry within the past four years.
Identify changes in the OSHA outreach trainer program.
Describe new best practices in construction occupational safety and health.
Recognize current trends in general industry workplaces (e.g., Most Frequently Cited, Bureau of Labor Statistics workplace injury, illness, and fatality data).
Locate new resources available for updating OSHA Outreach Training.
Explain effective methods to deliver OSHA training incorporating small group activities and exercises that can be used in OSHA Outreach courses.
Explain the importance of safety leadership.
Conduct themselves in an ethical manner aligned with the expectations and requirements of the OSHA Outreach Training program.
Changes in the OSHA outreach trainer program.
Significant changes in the construction industry.
Applying effective adult learning principles and interactive training techniques.
Students must provide their current OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer card and a completed Prerequisite Verification Form (download) to confirm enrollment in this class. Applicants will receive notification of their approval status by five (5) business days prior to the course start date.
29 CFR 1910 General Industry Safety Standard (provided by UT Arlington)
Due to course content we highly recommend bringing a laptop and 4 GB thumb drive.
OSHA #511
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
30 Hours | $650
Contract Price: $$9,000
This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in general industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA General Industry Standards, general industry principles and special emphasis on those areas in general industry which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define general industry terms found in the OSHA General Industry Standards, identify hazards which occur in general industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of OSHA General Industry Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.
Select the appropriate OSHA standards that apply to a hazard
Identify elements of a successful safety and health program
Identify the more frequently cited OSHA standards
Implement an effective recordkeeping procedure
Hazard violation workshop
Means of egress and fire protection
Personal protective equipment
Material handling
Electrical safety standards and work practices
Hazard communication
Introduction to industrial hygiene
Machine guarding
Lockout/tagout
Walking/working surfaces
OSHA recordkeeping
Ergonomics
29 CFR 1910 General Industry Safety Standard (provided by UT Arlington)
This course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.
Define terms relating to OSHA health requirements
Recognize potential health hazards in the workplace
Perform basic health hazard evaluations using OSHA sampling procedures
Recommend suitable strategies for controlling hazardous conditions
Describe the elements required for an effective workplace health program
Air contaminant sampling
Air sampling workshop
Compliance with air contaminant standards
Compliance with hazard communication
Compliance with hazardous waste standards
Compliance with the asbestos standard
Compliance with the bloodborne pathogens standard
Compliance with the noise standard
Compliance with the respirator standard
Compliance with ventilation standards and laboratory ventilation
OSHA #5400
TRAINER COURSE IN OSHA STANDARDS FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
30 Hours | $720
Contract Price: $10,000
This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour Maritime safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program as well as the most hazardous in the maritime industry using OSHA Maritime Standards as a guide. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Training Program, to conduct 10- and 30-hour maritime classes in shipyard employment, marine terminals, and longshoring, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students in OSHA #5400 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Maritime Industry who wish to participate as authorized Outreach Trainer Program trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must successfully prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA maritime industry Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.
Maritime OSHA Regulations From Parts 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 (provided by UT Arlington)
Due to course content we highly recommend bringing a laptop and 4 GB thumb drive.
This course prepares experienced Outreach Training Program trainers to present 7.5- and 15-hour Disaster Site Worker Outreach training classes intended for second responders (those arriving hours or days after the event). Course topics include the National Response Framework, the Incident Command System, disaster work zone safety, respiratory protection, communication issues, applying elements of successful adult training programs, and knowledge, skills, and attitudes to awareness training about safety and health standards at natural and human-made disaster sites. Students are provided the opportunity to practice knowledge and skills through discussion, planned exercises, demonstrations, and presentations. Students who wish to participate as authorized Disaster Site Worker trainers must prepare a presentation on an assigned disaster site worker topic individually or as part of a group. Successful completion of this course authorizes students to become trainers in the Disaster Site Worker Outreach Training Program and to issue DOL course completion cards to participants.
OSHA #6005
COLLATERAL DUTY COURSE FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
30 Hours | $650
Contract Price: $8,500
This course covers the OSH Act, Executive Order 12196, and the OSHA General Industry Standards. This course is intended for federal agency collateral duty safety and health personnel. With use of the OSHA General Industry Standards, special emphasis is placed on areas in general industry which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define general industry terms, identify hazards that occur in general industry, determine appropriate standards and regulations for federal agencies, locate OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA General Industry Standards and regulations to effectively assist agency safety and health officers with inspection and abatement efforts.
Describe the OSH ACT 29 CFR 1960, and 29 CFR 1910
Describe major provisions of Executive Order 12196
Identify selected safety and health hazards and corresponding OSHA standards, such as machine guarding, portable tools, welding, cutting, and brazing
Describe abatement methods for selected safety and health hazards, such as hazardous materials
Explain and apply workplace inspection procedures consistent with established OSHA policies, procedures, and directives
Hazard communication
Inspection field trip, write-up, and review
Introduction to accident investigation
Introduction to the OSH Act and 29 CFR 1960
Introduction to OSHA standards and hazard violation workshop and review
OSHA Training Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling
7.5 Hours | $250
Contract Price: $4,000
This course covers OSHA ergonomic guidelines for safe patient handling and methods to protect workers in all health care settings. Using OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes as a basis for any healthcare facility, this course focuses on analyzing and identifying ergonomic hazards and practical solutions to address these issues. Course topics include developing an ergonomic work process, risk factors in patient handling and transfers, identifying work processes with the potential for musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses, protocol for resident and patient assessment, and implementing solutions including work practices and engineering controls. Upon course completion students will have the ability to apply "OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes" in their healthcare facility, understand the benefits of implementing an ergonomics process, and identify, analyze and develop solutions for ergonomic problem jobs in healthcare.
This course covers the hazards and injuries likely to occur in public warehousing and storage operations, including encounters with powered industrial trucks, material handling, lifting and ergonomics, hazard communication, walking and working surfaces, and life safety including fire protection and evacuation. This course is intended for warehouse workers, supervisors, and employers responsible for developing safe work practices and procedures in a warehouse setting. Upon course completion students will have the ability to recognize the potential for injuries from forklifts, material handling and lifting, exposure to hazardous substances, slips, trips, and falls and methods to control and abate these hazards.
OSHA #7100
Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
4 Hours | $225
Contract Price: $3,500
This course covers the process to identify, select and properly safeguard machinery to protect employees and others in the work area and deliver appropriate training in safe work practices. Course topics include types of machinery requiring guarding, point of operation, emergency eyewash/shower requirements, hazard communication, OSHA Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards violations, and corrective actions. Upon course completion students will have the ability to explain hazardous actions and motions of various types of machinery, identify methods of safeguarding, and match identified safeguards with the applicable OSHA Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards to reduce and eliminate the potential for accidents and injuries.
This course covers OSHA requirements for emergency action and fire protection plans. Course topics include purpose and requirements of emergency action and fire prevention plans, elements of emergency evacuation plans, and features of design and maintenance of emergency exit routes. Students will participate in workshops pertaining to the development of emergency action plans. Upon course completion students will have the ability to list the elements of an emergency action plan and emergency evacuation floor plans, recognize violations of OSHA exit route requirements, determine whether their organization requires an emergency action plan, and develop and implement workplace emergency action and fire protection plans.
This course covers the role and responsibility of the employer to develop and implement an energy control program, or lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) for the protection of workers while performing servicing and maintenance activities on machinery and equipment. Course topics include types of hazardous energy, detecting hazardous conditions, implementing control measures as they relate to the control of hazardous energy, developing and implementing energy control programs including written isolation procedures, training of authorized and affected employees, and periodic inspection of energy control procedures using the OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy Standard. Upon course completion the student will have the ability to explain the importance of energy control programs, procedures, training, audits and methods of controlling hazardous energy.
OSHA #7115 Bloqueo y Etiquetado (LOTO)
Este curso cubre el función y la responsabilidad del empleador para desarrollar e implementar un programa de control de energía, o bloqueo/etiquetado (LOTO) para la protección de los trabajadores en el desempeño de las actividades de servicio y mantenimiento de maquinaria y equipo. Los temas del curso incluyen tipos de energía peligrosa, detectar condiciones peligrosas, la implementación de medidas de control en relación con el control de energía peligrosa, desarrollo e implementación de programas de control de energía, incluidos los procedimientos escritos de aislamiento, la capacitación de los trabajadores autorizados y afectados, y la inspección periódica de los procedimientos de control de energía mediante de los Estándares de la OSHA de Control de Energía Peligrosa. Al finalizar curso el estudiante tendrá la capacidad de explicar la importancia de los programas de control de energía, procedimientos, capacitación, auditorías y los métodos de control de energía peligrosa.
This course covers the development and implementation of Exposure Control Plans (ECP). Course topics include understanding the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, determining potential exposure and control methods, developing an ECP, vaccinations, exposure incidents, training, and record keeping. The target audience is the program administrator, manager, or other personnel designated with the responsibility of developing a Bloodborne Pathogens ECP. Course highlights include students developing a template for their facility's ECP. Upon course completion, the participant will have the ability to take a systematic approach to develop an ECP.
This course covers common health hazards that are encountered in the workplace. These health hazards include exposure to chemicals, asbestos, silica and lead. Course topics include identification and evaluation of health hazards and their sources of exposure, health hazard information, and engineering and work practice controls. Students participate in workshops on evaluation and abatement of workplace health hazards. Upon course completion students will have the ability to understand common health hazards in the workplace and methods for controlling and abatement of these hazards.
This course covers recognition of hazards and risks associated with a pandemic illness event and development of strategies to assist a business, community, or family with realistic preparation for a pandemic event. Course topics include potential impact of a pandemic illness event on a business and community, critical elements of a preparedness plan, and realistic strategies for supporting continuity of operations. This course offers information on strategies that can be used to control the spread of the illness, minimization of exposure to employees and family, and resources available from OSHA and other government agencies. The intended audience is the business leader and members of their management team who may be integral to preparedness planning. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to prepare for a pandemic to assure business continuity and employee safety.
This course covers a proactive approach to reducing the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace by transitioning to safer alternatives. Course topics include identification, evaluation, assessment, and implementation of safer chemical alternatives. In particular, participants will use OSHA’s seven-step substitution planning process. The course features workshops and hands-on activities with the use of various online chemical databases and tools. The target audience is purchasing staff, maintenance supervisors, facility managers, and workers who utilize hazardous chemicals at their worksites, along with occupational safety and health professionals who provide technical assistance on the control of chemical hazards. Upon course completion participants will have the ability to recognize and evaluate hazardous chemicals in their workplace, assess safer alternatives, and implement those alternatives.
OSHA #7300
Understanding OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard
7.5 Hours | $250
Contract Price: $4,000
This course covers the requirements of the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Space Standard. Course topics include safety and health hazards associated with confined space entry, and the evaluation, prevention, and abatement of these hazards. The course covers OSHA requirements; it does not feature workshops (instrumentation, control methods and testing) which are included in the OSHA #2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry. This course is designed for small employers or a designated representative (line supervisor or manager) with the responsibility to develop a permit-required confined space program. Upon course completion students will have a basic understanding of confined space hazards, evaluating and abatement of the hazards, and determining when a confined space shall be classified as a permit-required confined space.
This course covers the requirements to manage excavation/trenching operations. The course will include an understanding of the OSHA excavation requirements, excavation/trenching hazards, and control measures. Additionally, participants will learn about soil analysis techniques and protective system requirements. At the conclusion of this course, participants will understand how to manage excavation/trenching operations.
OSHA #7500
INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
7.5 Hours | $250
Contract Price: $4,000
This course covers the effective implementation of a company's safety and health management system. The course addresses the four core elements of an effective safety and health management system and those central issues that are critical to each element's proper management. This course is an interactive training session focusing on class discussion and workshops. Upon course completion students will have the ability to evaluate, develop, and implement an effective safety and health management system for their company.
OSHA #7505
INTRODUCTION TO INCIDENT (ACCIDENT) INVESTIGATION
7.5 Hours | $250
Contract Price: $4,000
This course covers an introduction to basic accident investigation procedures and describes accident analysis techniques. Course topics include reasons for conducting accident investigations, employer responsibilities related to workplace accident investigations, and a six step accident investigation procedure. The target audience is the employer, manager, employee or employee representative who is involved in conducting accident and/or near-miss investigations. Upon course completion students will have the basic skills necessary to conduct an effective accident investigation at the workplace.
This course covers an introduction to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the OSH Act for owners and managers of small businesses. Course topics include an introduction to OSHA, OSHA Standards, the inspection process, implementing a safety and health program, worker training requirements and assistance available to small businesses. Upon course completion students will understand OSHA operations and procedures and how to work with OSHA to prevent or reduce injuries and illnesses in their workplace.
This course covers OSHA requirements for maintaining and posting records of occupational injuries and illnesses, and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Upon course completion students will have the ability to identify OSHA requirements for recordkeeping, posting and reporting and to complete OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report.
SH 202
Trainer Course for Health & Safety Institute (HSI) First Aid and CPR
16 Hours | $530
Contract Price: $7,500
This course is designed to help students build essential lifesaving skills. Students will be qualified to train others in Medic First Aid/CPR, use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), disease prevention from Bloodborne Pathogens, and Infant/Child Rescue skills and AED applications. Students will apply those skills in optional scenario-based practices.
Upon course completion, students will be approved to instruct HSI training programs in BasicPlus, CarePlus, Bloodborne Pathogens, Emergency Oxygen, and Child/Infant Supplement. Training programs are detailed on the HSI website here.
This three-day course provides the participant with accident investigation procedures and analysis techniques beyond the basic level. The goal of the course is to help participants gain the skills necessary to conduct more effective accident investigations at their workplace. This course also includes a full day of instruction on the proper use of digital photography and its role in conducting and documenting the scene of an accident.
