Directorate of Training and Education
Outreach Training Program
Construction Industry
Procedures
Revised April 2011
Construction Procedures
Section II
• Instructions for
authorized
construction industry
outreach trainers
• To ensure consistency
of classes and that
students receive the
best possible training
Outreach - Construction Industry
Website
Authorized Trainer Status Update
Section III
To Remain an Authorized Trainer:
• Attend OSHA #502 Update for
Construction Industry Outreach
Trainers every 4 years
• or Attend OSHA #500
Grace Period
• 90-day grace period after expiration
to take OSHA #502
• Allows for unexpected circumstances
* Can’t receive student completion cards if status has expired *
10-Hour Training Overview
Section IV
• Provides entry level construction workers
information on how to identify, abate, avoid
and prevent job hazards on a construction site
• Teaches workers about:
 their rights,
 employer responsibilities, and
 how to file a complaint.
• Don’t emphasize OSHA standards
• Learning objectives
 On CD distributed in trainer classes, and at
Construction Outreach website
 Introduction to OSHA (website and Instructor
Guide)
 Focus Four Hazard (website and in Procedures)
10-Hour Topics
Section IV
Mandatory 7 hours
Elective
2 hours
Optional
1 hour
10-Hour Mandatory Topics
Section IV
3 of the 7 Mandatory hours:
• Introduction to OSHA (2 hours)
• Personal Protective & Lifesaving
Equip. (PPE) (30 minutes)
• Health Hazards in Construction
(30 minutes)
 Noise
 Hazard communication
 Crystalline silica
 Any other construction health hazard
10-Hour Mandatory Topics
Section IV
OSHA Focus Four Hazards – 4 hours
• Falls (most construction
Timing:
fatalities)
• Falls (minimum
• Electrocution
1.25 hours)
• Struck-By (e.g., falling
• All Other Focus
Four (minimum
objects, trucks, cranes)
of 0.5 hour each)
• Caught-In or Between (e.g.,
trench hazards, equipment)
10-Hour Elective & Optional Topics
Section IV
• Elective (2 hours) - At least 2 topics
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Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors
Excavations
Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
Scaffolds
Stairways and Ladders
Tools - Hand & Power
• Optional (1 hour)
 Teach other construction industry hazards or policies
 Expand on mandatory or elective topics
• Minimum length of a topic is one-half hour
30-Hour Training Overview
Section IV
• Provides a variety of
training to workers with
some safety responsibility
• OSHA standards should
not be emphasized
• Not equivalent to OSHA
Course #510 (Standards
course)
30-Hour Topics
Section IV
Mandatory
Elective
Optional
15 hours
12 hours
3 hours
30-Hour Mandatory Topics
Section IV
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Introduction to OSHA (2 hours)
OSHA Focus Four Hazards (6 hours)
Managing Safety and Health (2 hours)
PPE (2 hours)
Health Hazards in Construction (2 hours)
 Noise, hazard communication, and crystalline silica or
 Any other construction health hazard
• Stairways and Ladders (1 hour)
30-Hour Elective Topics
Section IV
• 12 hours
• At least 6 topics
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Concrete and Masonry Construction
Confined Space Entry
Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors
Ergonomics
Excavations
Fire Protection and Prevention
Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations;
Rollover Protective Structures and Overhead Protection; and Signs,
Signals and Barricades
Powered Industrial Vehicles
Safety and Health Programs
Scaffolds
Steel Erection
Tools - Hand and Power
Welding and Cutting
30-Hour Optional Topics
Section IV
• 3 hours
• Teach other
construction industry
hazards
• Teach other OSHA
construction industry
policies
• Expand on mandatory or
elective topics
Introduction to OSHA
Section IV
Content
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OSHA has required curriculum for this module
Slides, handouts, & participatory activities
Trainer must
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Follow learning objectives
Use all participatory activities
Distribute 12 Student Handouts
Trainers may
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Use their own slides
Use work-site photos and company-specific tailoring
Introduction to OSHA
Website
OSHA Focus Four Hazards
Section IV
• OSHA has required curriculum for this module
• Read First - Construction Focus Four Outreach Training Packet
• Trainers must:
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Use these objectives
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Identify major hazards
Describe types of hazards
Protect yourself from hazards
Employer requirements to protect you from hazards
Apply effective training techniques (explained in packet)
Test student’s achievement of the objectives
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Use their content or materials & edit PowerPoints
Use optional Construction Safety: Choice or Chance video
Use “Questions for Review” provided or develop test questions
OSHA Focus Four Hazards
Website
Reporting Training Classes
Section IV
• Outreach Training Program Report – Construction
• Read instructions on form
• Ensure coverage on each Focus Four area
 If more time is spent in this area than required, report
extra time in:
o the specific focus four area, or
o under elective topics such as scaffolds, cranes, and excavations
• Outreach Training Program Requirements include
more information on obtaining student cards
Construction - Outreach Report
Appendix
Construction - Outreach Report
Appendix
• Item 6 Trainer Address – Provide an address that will ensure that
the cards are sent directly to you.
• Item 9 No. of Students - If you held a class that contained more or
less students than allowed by OSHA policy, include a copy of the
prior approval received.
• Item 10 Training Site Address - Provide the address, city, state,
and country where the course was conducted.
• Item 12 Course Duration - Enter the start date, end date, start
time, and end time of the course.
• Item 14 Statement of Certification - Trainer signs to verify that
the class was conducted in accordance with OSHA’s requirements
and attest to the accuracy of the documentation submitted.
• Item 16 Student Names - Ensure the names are legible.
Construction & Training Websites
Section V
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Construction Industry
Construction Outreach Materials
Construction - Other OSHA Presentations
OSHA Construction eTools, Preventing Fatalities
Preventing Fatal Falls in Construction
NIOSH Construction Publications
Fatal Facts: Fact sheets about construction fatalities
Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (includes Spanish)
OSHA Publications. Publications, forms, posters, and fact sheets. Examples:
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Construction - Pocket Guide, OSHA 3252.
Fall Protection in Construction, OSHA 3146.
Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction, OSHA 3362.
OSHA Quick Cards. Many in both English & Spanish. Straightforward references. Examples:
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Top Four Construction Hazards, Quick Card 3216.
Construction PPE, Quick Card 3289.
Fall Protection Tips, Quick Card 3257.
Supported Scaffold Safety Tips, Quick Card 3242.
Questions & Answers