The OSHA Outreach Training Program is provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration through classroom and online training. Also, a large number of OSHA certified private companies conduct OSHA 30 hour training courses. These courses focus on the health and safety training for those who are employed in the general, maritime and construction industry.
The 12 hours of mandatory topics in the 30 hour training courses include fall protection, falling object safety, caught in between safety and struck by safety. A brief introduction to OSHA is also provided to the applicants. Other mandatory topics required for training are lifesaving and personal protective equipments, ladder and stairway safety and other general health hazards.
The other elective topics for this course include prevention of fire hazards, safe handling of materials, confined space entries and tool safety. A minimum of 12 hours has been assigned for these topics. The optional topics basically include all those subjects that are specific to the work site. These topics can also expand and provide further details on some of the mandatory and elective topics. The minimum duration for these topics has been approved for 6 hours. The workers receive a training completion certificate at the end of the course.
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