Course Overview:
This comprehensive 30-hour course is designed to provide construction workers, supervisors, and safety professionals with essential knowledge about occupational safety and health hazards in the construction industry. The program focuses on hazard recognition, prevention, and mitigation techniques in accordance with OSHA standards and best practices. Covering a broad range of topics—from chemical and physical hazards to leadership and emergency response—the course equips participants with the skills necessary to promote a safer construction environment.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify common health and safety hazards in construction environments.
- Apply OSHA regulations and standards to maintain a safe construction site.
- Recognize and mitigate physical, biological, ergonomic, and chemical hazards.
- Understand the proper use of personal protective and lifesaving equipment.
- Implement safe practices for working on ladders, scaffolds, and in confined spaces.
- Manage construction site safety programs and demonstrate effective leadership in safety supervision.
- Address Focus Four hazards (Falls, Caught-In, Struck-By, and Electrocution) with proven prevention strategies.
- Promote a proactive safety culture through hazard communication and employee training.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Hazard Communication: Basic
Module 2: Electrical Safety for Employees: Basic
Module 3: Introduction to OSHA
Module 4: Physical Health Hazards in Construction
Module 5: Biological Health Hazards in Construction
Module 6: Ergonomic Hazards in Construction
Module 7: Heat and Cold Stress Safety
Module 8: Stairway and Ladder Safety
Module 9: Scaffold Safety
Module 10: Confined Space Safety
Module 11: Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment
Module 12: Managing Safety and Health in Construction
Module 13: Materials Handling Safety
Module 14: Safety Supervision and Leadership
Module 15: Focus Four: Fall Hazards
Module 16: Focus Four: Caught-In-Between Hazards
Module 17: Focus Four: Struck-By Hazards
Module 18: Focus Four: Electrocution Hazards
Final Exam Information
- Exam Length: 10 to 50 questions depending on module; typically, 20 questions per module.
- Duration: 2 hours maximum per exam attempt.
- Exam Type: Open book (course materials and notes are allowed).
- Passing Criteria: Minimum 70% score required.
- Retake Policy:
- Up to 3 attempts allowed within 48-hour period.
- Remedial study recommended between attempts.
