The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course provides a proven path to receiving an OSHA student completion card from the Department of Labor (DOL)/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program.
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course provides a proven path to receiving an OSHA student completion card from the Department of Labor (DOL)/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program. With a convenient online course, construction workers, managers, employers, and related personnel receive the training in job site hazards, protection, and safety culture needed to avoid workplace accidents, injuries, and deaths.
NOTICE: If you are in the state of NY and are looking to meet the requirements for your SST certification, you will need to register for the OSHA 30 Voice Authentication version to complete your training.
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course prepares workers, managers, and employers to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent health and safety hazards commonly encountered on construction worksites. Course topics include:
- Specific steps and requirements needed to complete the OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training Program
- Introduction to OSHA
- Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities
- Health and safety program requirements
- Compliant reporting and record-keeping
- How to file a complaint
- The role of a Competent Person
- Focus Four Hazards (fall hazards, electrocution hazards, caught-in or –between hazards, struck-by hazards)
- Materials handling safety, including activities causing MSD and RMD injuries and illnesses
- Cranes and rigging
- Motor vehicle, mechanized equipment, and marine hazards
- Motorized mobile platforms
- Excavations
- Work zone traffic control
- Forklift hazards
- Identifying major construction health hazards
- Hand and power tool hazards
- Concrete and masonry hazards
- Major steel erection hazards
- Welding and cutting hazards
- Confined space hazards
- Arc flash hazards
- Hazard mitigation
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures
- How to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
- The roles of management and the workforce in promoting a positive safety culture
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course is ideal for construction workers and any individual with construction site safety responsibilities, including:
- Construction workers
- Foremen
- Job supervisors
- Employers
- All personnel responsible for construction-related projects
This course is not appropriate for construction workers or management working in New York City and subject to NYC Department of Buildings (NYCDOB) LL196 online course proctoring requirements.
Upon completion of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction course, participants will be ready to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent most construction job site hazards. Additionally, they will better understand worker’s rights and employer responsibilities. All successful course participants will receive:
- A certificate of completion that verifies a passing score of at least 70%
- Three (3) Continuing Education Units from an accredited IACET provider
- A plastic wallet DOL/OSHA 30-Hour completion card
Every individual will be given three chances to pass the course’s final test, and immediate feedback is provided when wrong answers are submitted.
You must complete the course evaluation at the end of the course to receive a certificate of completion. Every participant must complete the 30-hour course within six months of the start date.
After you meet passing requirements, our proven process makes it easy to get your DOL/OSHA 30-Hour card. We’ll record your score and submit reports of successful course completions to the DOL and OSHA for each participant. Cards will be sent to us for signing and distribution, after which we’ll mail yours directly to you. In general, DOL/OSHA 30-Hour Cards arrive within six to eight weeks after completion of your course.
- Module 01: Construction Course Orientation
- Module 02: Introduction to OSHA
- Module 03: Managing Safety and Health
- Module 04: Focus Four Fall Hazards
- Module 05: Focus Four Electrocution Hazards
- Module 06: Focus Four Caught-in or -Between Hazards
- Module 07: Focus Four Struck-by Hazards
- Module 08: Personal Protective Equipment
- Module 09: Construction Health Hazards
- Module 10: Stairways and Ladders
- Module 11: Construction Crane Safety
- Module 12: PART 1-Excavation Hazards
- Module 12: PART 2-Construction Excavation
- Module 12: PART 3-Excavation Practical Applications
- Module 13: Materials Handling
- Module 14: Scaffolding
- Module 15: Construction Concrete and Masonry
- Module 16: Hand and Power Tools
- Module 17: Fire Prevention
- Module 18: Steel Erection
- Module 19: Motor Vehicles
- Module 20: Welding and Cutting
- Module 21: Confined Spaces
- Module 22: Ergonomics for Construction
- Module 23: Supervisor Safety and Health Responsibilities
- Module 24: Observe and Correct Unsafe Behaviour
- Module 25: Preventing Injuries and Incidents
- Module 26: Introduction to NFPA 70E
- Module 27: Hazard Recognition and Mitigation
- Module 28: Leading Cultural Change