OSHA 510: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in the construction industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA construction standards, construction safety and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction which are most hazardous.

Upon course completion students will have the ability to define construction terms found in the OSHA Construction Standards, identify hazards which occur in the construction industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA Construction Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Effects of workplace injuries and illnesses
Mission and importance of OSHA in the workplace
Organization, origin, codification of OSHA Standards
Processes and Rules for OSHA inspections, citations, penalties and policies
OSHA recordkeeping requirements for injuries and illnesses and OSHA forms 300, 300A, and 301
Programs and requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1926 that protect construction workers from injuries and illnesses
Federal OSHA Standards that protect workers from common physical safety hazards:
- Subpart C – General Worksite hazards
- Subpart F – Fire hazards
- Subpart I – Hand and Power Tool hazards
- Subpart M – Fall Protection hazards
- Subpart G – Signs, signals and barricades hazards
- Subpart J – Welding hazards
Federal OSHA Standards that protect workers from electrical safety hazards
- Subpart K – Electrical hazards
- Subpart J – Power Transmission and distribution hazards
Federal OSHA Standards that protect workers from structural safety hazards
- Subpart L – Scaffold hazards
- Subpart P – Excavation hazards
- Subpart Q – Concrete hazards
- Subpart R – Steel Erection hazards
- Subpart T – Demolition hazards
- Subpart X – Stairway and ladder hazards
Federal OSHA Standards that protect workers from mechanical safety hazards
- Subpart O – Motor vehicle hazards
- Subpart CC – Crane hazards
- Subpart H – Material handling hazards
- Subpart W – Rollover protective structures hazards
Federal OSHA Standards that protect workers from occupational health related hazards
- Subpart D – Health and environmental controls hazards
- Subpart E – Personal protective equipment (PPE) hazards
- Subpart Z – Toxic and hazardous substance hazards

LEARNING METHOD: Self-study in 26 hours

COURSE ASSESSMENT

An Open Book Test
You must make a score of at least 75% to pass this course.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the course and pass the tests, a participant will receive a certificate of OSHA #510 for the Construction Industry by BWCSP