30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program
The 30-hour General Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide a variety of training to people with some safety responsibility. Workers must receive additional training on hazards specific to their job. Training should emphasize hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards. John Costa & Associates will provide this type of training. Instructional time is a minimum of 30 hours.
Breakdown of the tropics is as follows:
- Mandatory – 6 hours in two hour increments
- Introduction to OSHA including:
- OSH Act, General Duty Clause 5(a)(1)
- General Safety and Health Provisions, Competent Person Subpart C
- Recordkeeping (CFR Part 1904
- Electrical, Subpart K
- Fall Protection, Subpart M
- Elective – 14 hours (choose at least six of the following elective topics)
These topics must add up to at least three hours: Minimum One-half hour each
Occupational Health and Environmental Controls (emphasis on Hazard
Communication), Subpart D
Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment, Subpart E
Fire Protection and Prevention, Subpart F
Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal Subpart H
Tools – Hand and Power, Subpart I
Welding and Cutting, Subpart J
Scaffolds, Subpart L
Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators and Conveyors, Subpart N
Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations;
Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and signs, Signals,
Barricades, Subparts O, W and G
Excavations, Subpart P
Concrete and Masonry Construction, Subpart Q
Steel Erection, Subpart R
Stairways and Ladders, Subpart X
Confined Space Entry
- Optional -10 Hours
For the remaining 10 class Hours: Any other construction industry standards or policies may be taught
A 20 question quiz will be given to determine the knowledge of each employee that attends.
To see when the next training session will be conducted go to www.outreachtrainers.org and click on the course you are interested in.
Record keeping is a must when conducting training for your employees. After a course is completed John Costa & Associates will send you the necessary paperwork to add to your records.
English and Spanish classes are available.
John Costa & Associates now has an office in New York. Click the link on the left for details.
We are able to offer a 30-minute free, no-obligation, on-site safety consultation to sites located within 25 miles of Greensboro, North Carolina and 15 miles of Melville, New York.

