OSHA 30-Hour Construction

Overview & Objectives

The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course provides a proven path to receiving an OSHA student completion card from the Department of Labor (DOL)/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program. With a convenient online course, construction workers, managers, employers, and related personnel receive the training in job site hazards, protection, and safety culture needed to avoid workplace accidents, injuries, and deaths. Upon completion, all course participants will receive a certificate of completion right away and earn their Department of Labor (DOL)/OSHA 30-Hour Card shipped within two weeks, allowing them to seek or maintain employment in construction.

NOTICE: If you are in the state of NY and are looking to meet the requirements for your SST certification, you will need to register for the OSHA 30 Voice Authentication version to complete your training.

The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course prepares workers, managers, and employers to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent health and safety hazards commonly encountered on construction worksites. Course topics include:

Specific steps and requirements needed to complete the OSHA 30-Hour Outreach Training Program

Introduction to OSHA
Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities
Health and safety program requirements
Compliant reporting and record-keeping
How to file a complaint
The role of a Competent Person
Focus Four Hazards (fall hazards, electrocution hazards, caught-in or –between hazards, struck-by hazards)
Materials handling safety, including activities causing MSD and RMD injuries and illnesses
Cranes and rigging
Motor vehicle, mechanized equipment, and marine hazards
Motorized mobile platforms
Excavations
Work zone traffic control
Forklift hazards
Identifying major construction health hazards
Hand and power tool hazards
Concrete and masonry hazards
Major steel erection hazards
Welding and cutting hazards
Confined space hazards
Arc flash hazards
Hazard mitigation
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures
How to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
The roles of management and the workforce in promoting a positive safety culture

Who is this Course for?

The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course is ideal for construction workers and any individual with construction site safety responsibilities, including:

Construction workers
Foremen
Job supervisors
Employers
All personnel responsible for construction-related projects

This course is not appropriate for construction workers or management working in New York City and subject to NYC Department of Buildings (NYCDOB) LL196 online course proctoring requirements.

Features & Benefits

Upon completion of the OSHA 30-Hour Construction course, participants will be ready to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent most construction job site hazards. Additionally, they will better understand worker’s rights and employer responsibilities. All successful course participants will receive:

A certificate of completion that verifies a passing score of at least 70%
Three (3) Continuing Education Units from an accredited IACET provider
A plastic wallet DOL/OSHA 30-Hour completion card

Every individual will be given three chances to pass the course’s final test, and immediate feedback is provided when wrong answers are submitted.

You must complete the course evaluation at the end of the course to receive a certificate of completion. Every participant must complete the 30-hour course within six months of the start date.

After you meet passing requirements, our proven process makes it easy to get your DOL/OSHA 30-Hour card. We’ll record your score and submit reports of successful course completions to the DOL and OSHA for each participant. Cards will be sent to us for signing and distribution, after which we’ll mail yours directly to you. In general, DOL/OSHA 30-Hour Cards arrive within two weeks after completion of your course.