30-Hour General 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 – 11 hours Seven topics to be taught, ranging from one to two hours each

Introduction to OSHA 2 hours includes:

OSH Act, General Duty Clause, Employer and
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Whistleblower Rights, Recordkeeping Basics
Inspections, Citations, and Penalties
OSHA Website and available resources
OSHA 800 number

Walking and Working Surfaces, subpart D including fall protection 1 hour
Exit Routes, emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, and Fire Protection, Subparts E & L 2 hours
Electrical, Subpart S 2 hours
Personal Protective Equipment, Subpart I 1 to 2 hours
Hazard Communication, Subpart Z 1 hour

Elective – 10 hours (choose at least 5 of the following elective topics)

            Hazardous Materials, Subpart H
            Permit-Required Confined Spaces, Subpart J
            Lockout / Tagout, Subpart J
            Machine Guarding, Subpart O
            Welding, Cutting, and Brazing, Subpart Q
            Introduction to Industrial Hygiene, Subpart Z
            Bloodborne Pathogens, Subpart Z
            Ergonomics
            Fall Protection
            Safety and Health Program
            Powered Industrial Vehicles

Optional -9 Hours

For the remaining 9 Hours: Any other general industry hazards 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.