Friday, August 6, 2010

Osha Safety Training For The Construction Industry

Guest Post from:   Andrew Peters

Foremen, construction workers, miners, job supervisors, contractors, operating engineers, equipment operators and all others associated with the construction industry are recommended to undertake the Construction Safety Training courses to minimize the likelihood of accidents, injuries, and deaths related to the construction industry. The leading hazards in the construction industry are related to falls, scaffolding, electrical, trenching and excavation, and those involving working in and around ladders and stairways and operation of motor vehicles. The Directorate of Construction, OSHA Training Institute, ensures the maintenance of safe working conditions by providing safety laws and standards, and also enforces their implementation.

29 CFR, 1926 provides the safety and health standards for construction. Its general safety and health provisions include recording and reporting of injuries, first aid, fall and fire protection and prevention, housekeeping, illumination, sanitation, personal protective equipment, etc. OSHA Construction Industry Standards also include details regarding signs, signals and barricades for prevention of accidents, management, stockpiling, use and disposal of materials, welding and cutting. Electrical requirements include wiring design and protection, wiring methods, components and equipments, classification of hazardous locations, lockout and tagging of circuits, maintenance of equipment etc. It also provides various specifications for the use of scaffolds. Other specifications cover cranes, derricks, hoists, elevators, and conveyors, motor vehicles, excavations, concrete and masonry construction, steel erection, underground construction, demolition, blasting and use of explosives, power transmission and distribution, rollover protective structures, ladders and toxic and hazardous substances.


OSHA 10 hour Training for Construction Industry orients those involved in the construction industry in the maintenance of safety and health of workers and is covered by the OSHA 29, CFR 1926. However, depending on the requirements and hazards entailed by the job, workers should receive additional training. This course states the purpose of the OSH Act and the functions and inspection priorities of OSHA. It aims to describe the inspection process, rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, requirements for proper aisle and passageway maintenance, guidelines for identification and protection of floor openings, and the importance of effective egress fire protection program.

OSHA 30 hour Training for Construction Industry aims to identify specific OSHA standards pertaining to hazardous conditions, identify aspects of 1926 Subpart C, enforce measures to prevent accidents in the workplace, describe the types of personal protective equipment, understand the requirements for fire and fall protection, types of rigging equipment for the protection of employees, critical health and safety standards of welding and cutting, common electrical hazards, importance of scaffolding etc. Apart from the above mentioned ones, it also involves listing and describing the hazards prevalent in confined spaces.

If you want to become an instructor and teach both the 10 and 30 hour Training courses, enroll yourself in the OSHA 500 Trainer course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. It provides valuable information in the technique of implementing the provisions of the OSH Act and covers rights and responsibilities, the appeals process and recordkeeping. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to issue course completion cards as well!

However, OSHA 510 is a sine qua non for the OSHA 500. It includes OSHA principles, policies and standards relating to safety and health for the construction industry. It helps in selecting appropriate OSHA standards that apply to a hazard as well as elements of effective construction safety program, and aids efficient recordkeeping.

Hence, Safety Training is indispensable for the efficiency and success of the Construction Industry.

OSHA Institute of America provides cost-effective
construction safety training courses.  Construction safety training program is recognized by US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for online delivery.

1 comment:

  1. Implementing OSHA construction safety program on a construction site is important. This can provide a workplace free from hazards. It is also very important to take proper trainings to assure employee safety.

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