500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry Course, offered by Eastern Michigan University Center for Organizational Risk Reduction and Great Lakes Regional OSHA Education Center

500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

Available CEU Credit: 2.8
Safety CM Points available
BCSP Points available

Course Content
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as on those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program and to conduct both 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health courses and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion.

Minimum contact hours: 28.

Prerequisites/Participant Tools
Course #510 and five (5) years of construction safety experience. A college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, in the applicable training area may be substituted for two years of experience.

NOTE:

Students in course #500 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training program must prepare a one-hour presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Authorized OSHA Outreach trainers are required to attend Course #502 at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status.

Course Topics

• Introduction to OSHA standards
• Safety programs
• OSHA inspections, targeting and penalties
• Training techniques, record keeping
• Hazard communication
• Health hazards in construction and personal-protective equipment
• Fire protection and prevention
• Motor vehicles
• Walking and working surfaces and ladders
• Scaffolds and trenching
• Electrical, cranes and rigging
• Tools, concrete construction
• Steel erection

This program can be delivered on site. Call Arlene Cook at 734.487.6991 for details.
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