OSHA 10-Hour Introduction
Overview
• Welcome!
– Outreach Training Program:
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
OSHA, as part of the Department of Labor, created the
office of Training and Education to provide employers
with opportunities for obtaining training and
educational materials and coursework. Within the
office of training and education, the OSHA Training
Institute (OTI) oversees the OSHA Outreach Training
Program.
Overview
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Overview
Jurisdiction
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act covers private sector employers
and their employees in the 50 States and certain territories and
jurisdictions under Federal authority. Those jurisdictions include the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, and the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act. OSHA training programs such as the Outreach Training
Program are intended for workers covered under the Occupational Safety
and Health (OSH)Act of 1970, and within the Agency’s jurisdiction.
If you are not in one of the 50 states or one of these jurisdictions, contact
customer support immediately, because you may not be eligible for a
completion card.
Overview
• Outreach Training Program
– Training for workers and employers on:
– Recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and
health hazards in workplaces.
– Information regarding workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and
how to file a complaint.
– This is a voluntary program and does not meet training requirements
for any OSHA standards.
– 10-hour or 30-hour classes delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers.
Safety Tip
The 10-hour class is intended for entry level workers, while the 30-hour class is more appropriate for
supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility. Through this training, OSHA helps to ensure that
workers are more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights, and contribute to our nation's
productivity.
Overview
• Outreach Training Program
– Authorizing Trainers Since 1971.
• Authorization is based upon personal experience and
completion of a 30-hour instructor course sanctioned by the
OTI.
• Using standardized curriculum and only authorized trainers,
the Institute is able to provide official completion cards to
students finishing the prescribed course.
• Cards are official U.S. Department of Labor issue, no
expiration date.
Overview
• Outreach Training Program
– Rapid and Steady Growth
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TIP: Did you know that in the five years from 2007 to 2011,
a total of 383,449 students obtained their OSHA 10 or
OSHA 30 card by using online training?
Overview
• Trainers
– Qualification:
• Trainers must complete the Outreach training and
authorization process, and are able to assist you, if
necessary, with completion of the course.
• Upon completion of the outreach course, one of our
trainers will process your submittal, obtain the
completion card from the OTI, sign it and distribute it to
you.
Safety Tip
The card issuing process can take several weeks and can take as long as 90 days.
Overview
• Online Course
– You Have Opportunity:
• To take this course online.
• The standard of instruction is as high or higher than
that found in traditional classroom courses.
• You will receive, when complete, the same Department
of Labor completion card signed by an authorized
instructor.
Tip: When you receive your completion card.
Make a copy and keep it in your records.
Program Requirements
• You Need to Know
– First we’ll discuss the program requirements, and
then we’ll discuss some of the available features.
– IMPORTANT: Open all safety tips, perform all
review questions and interactive exercises. Many
of them are required in order for you to proceed
through the course. You will not get an advance
button until you activate them.
Program Requirements
• Requirements
– To Complete the Course and Receive Your Card.
• One, you must complete all of the assigned coursework.
• Two, OSHA requires that you must complete all course tasks
within a three month time frame or you’ll have to start over.
• Three, you will have to successfully complete all quizzes, exams
and the final exam.
• Four, you must spend at least 10 ¼ hours in the program.
• Finally, you must complete and submit the evaluation at the end of
the course.
Program Requirements
• Complete The Coursework
– The outreach program has certain requirements for course
curriculum. This course was designed to meet those
requirements.
– You will not be able to alter the order of the courses nor
the subject matter.
– Once finished with a course, however, you do have the
option to go back and review the coursework anytime and
in any order. You may do this by clicking the review button
next to the course listing on the control panel.
Program Requirements
• Three - Month Limit
– OSHA Requirement Is 3 Months.
• Your time starts when you start the course.
• Your employer may have established a shorter time
limit, so be aware if they have.
• If you exceed the 3 month time limit, you will be locked
out of the course, will have to be re-assigned and must
start again from the beginning, even if you have
completed a substantial portion of the curriculum.
Program Requirements
• Pass The Exams
– You must pass every one of the quizzes contained within the courseware.
Most of these are set at about 70% to pass, depending on the number of
questions. You have an unlimited number of tries to pass these short quizzes.
– You must pass each of the ten question topic exams with a score of 70% or
better. There is a topic exam following each major topic of instruction. If you
FAIL any of these topic exams THREE times you will fail the course and be
locked out of the system.
– You must pass the 40 question final exam with a score of at least 70%. If you
FAIL the final exam THREE times, you will fail the course and be locked out of
the system.
– Each attempt (or start) of a topic or final exam is counted, so try to finish
without interruption.
Tip
There is a big difference between the quizzes inside the modules versus the topic exams and final exam. The
modules quizzes are graded, but won’t fail you out of the course; they are for reinforcement and learning. The
topic exams and final are graded and can fail you out of the course.
Program Requirements
• Ten Hours
– Required in Program:
• You will not be allowed to proceed to the evaluation
until you accumulate the 10 1/4 hours (615 minutes).
• Accumulate additional time by:
– Reviewing completed coursework.
– Research and reading in the websites provided as links on the
OSHA 10 control panel.
– Taking additional coursework by selecting one or more of the
elective modules following the mandatory curriculum.
– Any additional features on the control panel.
Program Requirements
NEW REQUIREMENT
OSHA has some new rules regarding accumulation of training time.
1. You can’t spend more than 7 ½ consecutive hours in the program or you
will be timed out.
2. If that happens, you will have to wait at least eight hours before you will
be allowed to continue.
3. You can’t spend more than 7 ½ hours per day in the program.
4. Therefore, you must spend at least two days in the 10 hour class.
Program Requirements
• Complete The Evaluation
– Critical:
• You will not be credited with course completion until
the evaluation is complete and submitted. We need
your feedback in order to improve the product.
• In addition, we send these evaluations on to OSHA for
their review.
• They will not provide us with your completion card
unless they receive your evaluation.
Program Requirements
• Getting Your Card
– You complete course, we submit the necessary
documentation to OSHA.
– Takes OSHA at least a couple of weeks to send out the
cards.
– One of our trainers then signs the card and sends it to you.
– In the meantime, electronic proof of completion can be
obtained by your administrator on the ClickSafety website.
How It Works
• Navigating the System
– Simple.
• To advance, click on the advance arrow.
• A few things about the coursework. First, you may stop
at any time and the system will bookmark your spot to
the nearest topic, returning you there when you choose
to resume.
How It Works
• About Coursework
– More Items:
• You may go back within sections but not between sections by
clicking the back button on the lower portion of your screen. This
will also repeat the audio for any particular screen.
• Avoid the back button on your browser. This is the one on the tool
bar in the upper left portion of your computer screen. Use the
features on your screen.
How It Works
• Caution!
– OSHA 10-hour User Control Panel:
• This is where you are able to access the discussion
forum, user tour, glossary, webliography, and where
you will see the various courses listed.
• Do not close this window or panel when you are doing
any activity within the 10-hour course.
• Closing the window will stop the timer and you could
spend time in the course for which no credit is logged.
How It Works
• Quizzes and Exams
– Quiz Pool
• For example, for a 5 question quiz, we may have a 10 or 12
question pool to draw questions from each time the quiz is
generated. So if you must repeat a quiz, some of the questions
may change. And, the order of the questions will also change.
• The same applies to the topic exams and the final exam.
How It Works
• Timer
– Log Elapsed Time In The Course:
• It also requires session to terminate if you’re
inactive for a time (15 minutes).
• 15 minutes of inactivity, you’ll hear a warning/30
second countdown will commence.
• Resume coursework within 30 seconds by taking
any action on the screen with your mouse.
• Otherwise you’ll be logged off and will have to
logon again to resume. Don’t worry, your place is
book marked.
How It Works
• Timer
• We have also installed a time restrictor on each
screenshot. This is a requirement meant to compel the
user to spend sufficient time on each screen to be able
to read and comprehend the material presented.
• You will not be able to advance to the next screen until
the time restriction is met. Each screen may have a
different time limit based on material.
How It Works
• Evaluation
– Caution:
• The timer also functions when you are completing the
course evaluation, but is set at 30 minutes. Be sure to
finish the evaluation within 30 minutes or the timer will
drop you out of the evaluation before you can submit
it. You may experience some related difficulties which
can be avoided by simply submitting the evaluation
within the 30 minute time period.
How It Works
• Need Help?
– Contact ClickSafety:
• You may place a telephone call or send an email to
ClickSafety. We’ll try to connect you with one of our
outreach trainers as soon as possible to help you.
• Send an email by clicking on your screen to the left
where it asks you if you have a safety question.
• You can obtain tech support by clicking on the link
located in the same area at the top.
• Do this at any time.
How It Works
Need Help?
• Contact others:
– Contact your employer.
– We have also provided links to several outside
sources of help, including key OSHA sites. You can
find these by clicking on the webliography link,
which you can find near the top of the OSHA 10
welcome page.
How It Works
• Course Curriculum
– Outreach Program has Specific Requirements:
• This 10-hour course has been designed to meet those
requirements and to present you with a balanced
curriculum that will assist you in your work
environment and provide you with approximately 10
hours of instruction time.
How It Works
• Course Curriculum
– Topic Selection:
• Driven by the OSHA outreach guidelines.
• Four are mandatory, including Introduction to OSHA, OSHA Focus
Four Hazards (Electrical, Fall, Struck By, Caught in/Between),
Personal Protective Equipment and Health Hazards in
Construction.
• Others are selected from a group of required courses specified in
the guidelines.
• All topics must be related to the OSHA standards and construction
industry related exposures.
Tip
Focus four type hazards may also be covered in other
modules such as Excavation Safety and Material Handling.
How It Works
Course Curriculum
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The Modules:
– Introduction to OSHA
– OSHA’s Focus Four Hazards
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Fall Hazards
Electrocution Hazards
Caught in/Between
Struck By
Personal Protective Equipment
Construction Health Hazards
Excavations
Material Handling
Scaffolds
Stairways and Ladders
Tools – Hand and Power
Leading Cultural Change
Final exam.
How It Works
• Course Curriculum
– Remember, the training is about recognition, avoidance, abatement,
and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces.
– However, the coursework is generally referenced to the Federal OSHA
Construction Industry Standards, although we’ve tried to point out
where possible differences might occur with state standards. Be
aware of those possible differences and be aware of possible company
policies on these subjects, which might be different, usually more
stringent.
Fed OSHA link: http://www.osha.gov/
State OSHA Programs link: http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/index.html
Summary
• Let’s Summarize
– What You Need To Do:
• One, complete all of the assigned coursework.
• Two, complete everything within a three month time frame of
when you start.
• Three, pass all quizzes within each course, the topic exams and
then a final exam at the end.
• Four, accumulate at least 10 ¼ hours or 615 minutes in the
program.
• Finally, complete and submit the evaluation at the end of the
course. You will not be provided a completion card unless all of
these items are completed.
Summary
• Repeat Caution
– Three Navigation Cautions:
• One, do not use your browser back button when in the
program.
• Two, do not close the user control panel window when
taking coursework or conducting any related activity for
the training.
• Three, finish the evaluation within 30 minutes of
starting it to avoid timing out.
Summary
• Functionality Issues
– When Taking The Coursework.
• You may experience some functionality issues.
• This is often related to browser settings and bandwidth
limitations.
• Please click on help or contact ClickSafety customer
support for help.
• Link to Clicksafety Supoort
http://www.clicksafety.com/cspublic/general/support.aspx
Summary
• Last Words
– Please feel free to contact us with any questions or
comments.
– OSHA recommends Outreach Training Program courses as
an orientation to occupational safety and health for
workers. Workers must receive additional training, when
required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of
their job.
– Good luck with the course.