501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry-Online

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

28 Contact Hours

Course Content
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour general industry 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 general industry safety and health courses and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion.

Minimum contact hours: 28.

Prerequisites/Participant Tools
Course #511 and five (5) years of general industry safety experience. A college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, the applicable training area may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.

Participant must forward a copy of résumé and certificates for 511 or equivalent training for confirmation of prerequisites. You'll need a basic computer with a Netscape or Internet Explorer web browser and local Internet access.

NOTE:

Students in course #501 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training program must prepare a one-hour presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry 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 #503 at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status.

Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Locate OSHA safety and health standards, policies and procedures
• Describe the use of OSHA standards and regulations to supplement as ongoing safety and health program
• Identify common violations of OSHA standards
• Describe appropriate abatement procedures for selected safety hazards
• Describe how to conduct internal training on OSHA regulations

Course Topics

• Overview of the training outreach program
• Introduction to OSHA standards and hazard violation workshop
• Overview of the OSH Act and 29 CFR 1903
• Inspections, citations and proposed penalties
• OSHA record keeping
• Walking/working surfaces
• Means of egress and fire protection
• Hazardous materials
• Lockout/tagout
• Personal protective equipment
• Material handling
• Machine guarding
• Welding
• Electrical safety standards and work practices
• Hazard communication
• Introduction to industrial hygiene

This program can be delivered on site. Call Elizabeth Stoner at 734.487.8285 for details.
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