Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Introduction to OSHA

A. Explain why OSHA is important to workers.

B. Explain OSHA rights under OSHA.

C. Discuss employer responsibilities under OSHA.

D. Discuss the use of OSHA standards.

E. Explain how OSHA inspections are conducted.

F. Utilize helpful worker safety and health resources.

II. Safety and Health Programs

A. Discuss the costs of accidents and the benefits of safety and health programs.

B. Describe the OSHA requirements and guidelines for safety and health programs in general industry.

C. Discuss the relevance and application of ANSI/AIHA Z10-2005, American National Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.

D. Discuss OSHA cooperative programs.

III. OSHA Overview, the Act and Standards

A. Explain the reason for the OSH Act and its relationship to OSHA and the OSHA standards.

B. Describe the meaning of the General Duty Clause.

C. Explain the process of development of OSHA standards.

D. Explain the organization of the OSHA standards that apply to general industry.

IV. Record Keeping (1904)

A. Identify the most frequent record-keeping citations and the parts of 29 CFR 1904.

B. Demonstrate the use of the CFR to resolve record-keeping issues.

V. Introduction to Industrial Hygiene (Subpart Z)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving toxic and hazardous substances.

B. Discuss the basic principles of industrial hygiene.

C. Explain the use of tables Z-1, Z-2 and Z-3.

D. Discuss specific hazards and requirements related to asbestos and lead or any other two substances that have substance-specific standards within Subpart Z.

VI. Hazard Communication (HazCom) (1910.1200)

A. Describe the purpose of the Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard and the Globally Harmonized Standards (GHS).

B. Identify the requirements for hazard communication training.

C. Summarize the requirements of a written program and explain how workers can find information.

D. Discuss requirements for labeling of chemical containers.

E. Explain types of information found on Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

VII. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Subpart I)

A. Identify common uses and needs for PPE and citations related to PPE.

B. Explain general requirements relating to PPE.

C. Identify basic requirements for eye and face protection.

D. Summarize requirements for respiratory protection.

E. Identify basic requirements for head protection.

F. Identify basic requirements for foot protection.

G. Identify basic requirements for hand protection.

VIII. Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) and Fire-Prevention Plans (Subpart E)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving exit routes, emergency action plans and fire-prevention plans.

B. Describe the requirements and safe work practices associated with exits and exit routes.

C. Explain the purpose and elements of an emergency action plan (EAP).

D. Explain the purpose and elements of a fire-prevention plan.

IX. Fire Protection (Subpart L)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving fire protection.

B. Define the classes of fires.

C. Identify requirements for fire brigades.

D. Explain requirements for portable fire extinguishers.

X. Hazardous Materials (Subpart H)

1. Identify the common hazards and citations involving hazardous materials.

2. Discuss the hazards, requirements and safe work practices for compressed gases and cylinders.

3. Discuss the hazards, requirements and safe work practices for flammable and combustible liquids.

4. Discuss the purpose and requirements for process safety management (PSM) of highly hazardous chemicals.

XI. Electrical Safety (Subpart S)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving electricity.

B. Discuss the organization and history of the electrical standard and the related consensus standards.

C. Discuss general requirements related to electrical safety.

D. Discuss principles and requirements for wiring design and protection.

E. Discuss principles and requirements for wiring methods, components and equipment for general use, including flexible cords.

F. Discuss basic principles of hazardous (classified) locations.

G. Discuss safety-related work practices.

XII. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) (1910.147)

A. Discuss the principles of hazardous energy and reasons for lockout and tagout procedures.

B. Describe the requirements for lockout/tagout programs and procedures.

XIII. Walking and Working Surfaces (Subpart D)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving walking and working

surfaces.

B. Discuss important housekeeping requirements and principles.

C. Discuss hazards and requirements related to floor and wall openings, open-sided floors, stairways and railings.

D. Discuss hazards and requirements related to wood and metal ladders and safe work practices for their use.

XIV. Materials Handling and Storage (Subpart N)

1. Discuss the common hazards and citations involving materials handling and storage.

2. Discuss hazards and requirements relating to storage and movement of materials.

3. Discuss the training requirements and basic hazards for employees servicing multipiece and single piece rim wheels.

4. Discuss the hazards and requirements for operating powered industrial trucks.

5. Discuss the hazards, requirements and safe work practices for operation of overhead and gantry cranes.

6. Discuss the hazards and requirements related to slings.

XV. Permit-Required Confined Spaces (1910.146)

1. Identify the common hazards and citations involving confined space entry.

2. Discuss the requirements and interpretations for permit-required confined space entry.

XVI. Machinery and Machine Guarding (Subpart O)

1. Identify the common hazards and citations involving machinery and machine safeguarding.

2. Discuss general principles and requirements of machine guarding.

3. Describe the purpose and provisions of OSHA’s national emphasis program on amputations.

4. Discuss the hazards and requirements for woodworking machinery.

5. Discuss the hazards and requirements for abrasive wheel machinery.

6. Discuss the hazards and requirements for mechanical power presses.

7. Discuss the hazards and guarding requirements for moving parts of machinery.

XVII. Hand and Power Tools (Subpart P)

1. Identify the common hazards and citations involving hand and power tools.

2. Discuss general principles of safe working practices with hand and power tools, including compressed air.

3. Explain hazards and requirements associated with portable powered tools.

4. Discuss hazards and requirements associated with other portable tools and equipment.

XVIII. Welding, Cutting and Brazing (Subpart Q)

1. Identify the common hazards and citations involving welding, cutting and brazing.

2. Discuss the hazards and requirements associated with welding and other types of hot work.

3. Discuss practices and requirements for the protection of workers and helpers performing welding or other hot work.

4. Summarize special requirements for oxygen-fuel gas welding and cutting and cylinder use during welding.

5. Summarize special requirements for arc welding and cutting.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Safety and Health Programs

A. Discuss the costs of accidents and the benefits of safety and health programs.

B. Describe the OSHA requirements and guidelines for safety and health programs in general industry.

C. Discuss OSHA cooperative programs.

II. OSHA Overview, the Act and Standards

A. Explain the reason for the OSH Act and its relationship to OSHA and the OSHA standards.

B. Describe the meaning of the General Duty Clause.

C. Explain the process of development of OSHA standards.

D. Explain the organization of the OSHA standards that apply to the construction industry.

III. Record Keeping (1904)

A. Identify the most frequent record-keeping citations and the parts of 29 CFR 1904.

B. Demonstrate the use of the CFR to resolve record-keeping issues.

IV. Introduction to OSHA

A. Explain why OSHA is important to workers.

B. Explain worker rights under OSHA.

C. Discuss employer responsibilities under OSHA.

D. Discuss the use of OSHA standards.

E. Explain how OSHA inspections are conducted.

F. Utilize helpful worker safety and health resources.

V. OSHA Policy and Process

A. Explain the OSHA inspection process and priorities.

B. Define types of citations issued by OSHA, including other than serious violations, serious violations, willful violations, repeat violations, failure to abate violations and de minimis violations.

C. Explain OSHA Instruction 3-1.1 construction citation policy.

D. Recognize current OSHA citation trends in construction workplaces.

E. Discuss OSHA multiemployer inspection and citation policy.

F. Describe the ‘Focused Inspection’ initiative.

G. Describe OSHA’s programmed inspection plan for the construction industry under CPL 02-00-141.

H. Locate the directives, interpretations and compliance assistance pages where more thorough information on the meaning and application of OSHA regulations can be found.

VI. Fall Protection (Subpart M)

A. Explain the hazards associated with falls and the high incidence and severe consequences of falls in the construction industry.

B. Discuss the primary sections and applicability of Subpart M.

C. Describe conventional methods and common equipment used for fall protection.

D. Discuss the requirements for fall protection systems.

E. Discuss the requirements for fall protection plans.

VII. Ladders and Stairs (Subpart X)

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving ladders and stairs on construction sites.

B. Describe the requirements for ladders, stairs and ramps.

C. Describe the key concepts of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart X.

VIII. Scaffolds (Subpart L)

A. Explain the most common hazards associated with scaffolds.

B. Discuss the general requirements for scaffolds.

C. Identify hazards and requirements associated with fall protection for scaffolds.

D. Explain the training requirements for scaffold use.

E. Explain the basic requirements for inspecting a scaffold.

IX. Steel Erection (Subpart R)

A. Discuss the hazards of steel erection.

B. Discuss the applicability and scope of Subpart R.

C. Explain the training requirements for steel erection.

D. Describe duties and responsibilities of the controlling contractor.

E. Describe special fall protection methods required during steel erection.

X. Demolition (Subpart T)

A. Identify common hazards associated with demolition.

B. Recognize key sections of Subpart T.

C. Role-play a tailgate meeting about demolition hazards and requirements.

XI. Electrical (Subpart K)

A. Discuss common electrical hazards in construction work.

B. Discuss the major section headings of Subpart K.

C. Discuss hazards and requirements relating to grounding and fault circuit interrupters.

D. Explain the requirements for an assured equipment grounding conductor program (AEGCP) and potential hazards associated with it.

E. Discuss hazards associated with electrical cords and the permissible use of flexible cords on construction sites.

F. Discuss required safety-related work practices to minimize electrical hazards.

G. Recognize best practices published by OSHA and electrical transmission and distribution construction contractors and trade associations.

H. Discuss a case study of an electrical injury.

XII. Hand and Power Tools

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving hand and power tools.

B. Discuss the general principles of safe working practices with hand and power tools, including compressed air.

C. Explain hazards and requirements associated with portable powered tools.

D. Discuss hazards and requirements associated with other portable tools and equipment.

XIII. Concrete and Masonry Construction (Subpart Q)

A. Describe general requirements for construction concrete operations.

B. Identify requirements for cast-in-place concrete.

C. Describe safety elements for lift slab operations.

D. Describe requirements for masonry construction.

XIV. Cranes (Subpart CC)

A. Explain the common hazards and citations involving cranes.

B. Identify required functional checks for crane operations.

C. Explain the general requirements for construction crane operation.

D. Describe basic service limits for running and standing ropes.

E. Identify proper safety precautions for operation of cranes in proximity to power lines.

F. Discuss safe work practices related to cranes.

G. Explain training requirements relating to cranes and related equipment.

XV. Rigging (Subpart H)

A. Explain the common hazards associated with rigging.

B. Discuss basic requirements for rigging with chains, ropes and slings.

C. Identify important concepts for safe rigging.

D. Apply criteria for inspecting rigging hardware.

E. Discuss load reductions based on sling leg angles.

XVI. Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations and Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) (Subpart O and Subpart W)

A. Discuss common hazards related to motor vehicles, mechanized equipment, marine operations and powered industrial trucks in construction.

B. Discuss requirements in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart O and Subpart W.

C. Discuss requirements for industrial trucks in construction.

XVII. Excavations and Trenching (Subpart P)

A. Discuss the reasons for excavations standards and citations.

B. Discuss applicability and requirements of the OSHA excavation standards in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P.

C. Compare characteristics of soil classification types, water and slippery soils.

D. Explain aspects of soil mechanics that can cause excavations to collapse.

E. Describe protective systems and access used in trenches and excavations.

F. Discuss safety plans and employee training for trenching and excavation.

XVIII. Confined Spaces in Construction

A. Identify safety requirements for confined space hazards in construction.

B. Explain the requirements for welding in confined spaces.

C. Identify general concepts related to confined space work.

D. Identify atmospheric and physical hazards of confined spaces.

XIX. Hazard Communication (HazCom) (1910.1200)

A. Describe the purpose of the Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard and the Globally Harmonized Standard (GHS).

B. Identify the requirements for hazard communication training.

C. Summarize the requirements of a written program and explain how workers can find information.

D. Discuss requirements for labeling of chemical containers.

E. Explain types of information found on Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

XX. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Subpart E)

A. Identify common uses and needs for PPE and citations related to PPE in the construction industry.

B. Explain general requirements relating to PPE.

C. Identify basic requirements for eye and face protection.

D. Summarize requirements for respiratory protection.

E. Identify basic requirements for head protection.

F. Identify basic requirements for foot protection.

G. Identify basic requirements for hand protection.

XXI. Introduction to Industrial Hygiene

A. Identify the common hazards and citations involving toxic and hazardous substances.

B. Discuss the basic principles of industrial hygiene.

C. Discuss specific hazards and requirements related to substance-specific standards within the construction industry.

Content Outline and Competencies:

I. Listening Skills
   A. Follow oral instructions.
      1. Acknowledge and identify key words.
      2. Ascertain the words.
   B. Distinguish fact, opinion and inference in oral communication.
   C. Identify and interpret nonverbal cues (eye contact, posture, gestures).
   D. Analyze a speaker’s point of view.
   E. Draw conclusions or make generalizations from another’s oral communication.
   F. Restate or paraphrase a conversation to confirm what was said.
   G. Identify barriers (or interference) that may impede effective listening.

II. Oral Communication
   A. Organize notes and ideas for formal, semiformal and informal presentations.
   B. Prepare and deliver a presentation appropriate to subject matter, purpose and audience.
   C. Identify interviewing techniques to gather information.
   D. Assume responsibility as a leader in group communication activities.
   E. Incorporate visual media into a presentation.
   F. Demonstrate concise, impromptu speaking skills.
   G. Give oral directions.
   H. Demonstrate job interview skills.

III. Human Relations Skills
   A. Perform a self-assessment.
      1. Form personal goals.
      2. Justify your standards and values.
      3. Differentiate between your needs and wants.
      4. Disclose your strengths/weaknesses.
      5. Discuss your interests/talents.
   B. Define the term “self-concept.”
   C. Identify characteristics of a positive self-concept - demonstrate in a mock interview.
   D. Use your interpersonal skills to demonstrate the following.
      1. Tact and diplomacy.
      2. Respect for others.
      3. Respect for diversity.
      4. Recognition of others’ strengths.
      5. Positive assertiveness
      6. Positive attitude.

IV. Decision Making/Problem Solving
   A. Describe and identify how the following factors that impact on your decision making.
      1. Identify needs and wants.
      2. Identify values.
      3. Identify goals.
      4. Identify standards.
   B. Contrast and compare between the three types of decisions.
      1. Economic
      2. Technical
      3. Social
   C. Identify the steps in the decision-making process.
   D. Utilize problem solving skills.
      1. Identify the problem for resolution.
      2. Define critical issues.
      3. Analyze causes of a problem.
      4. Utilize research and assessment skills.
      5. Examine results of a problem.
      6. List solutions to a problem.
      7. Select a solution to a problem.
      8. Implement an action plan.

V. Teamwork
   A. Participate in team tasks
      1. Establish team goals.
      2. Establish team standards.
      3. Demonstrate ability to receive and give information in a team
activity.
      4. Process information.
      5. Design a plan for action.
      6. Display time management in a team project.
   B. Build group consensus.
      1. Devise clarifying statements.
      2. Describe the process to reconcile disputes and disagreements.
      3. List alternative plans for action.
      4. Respond positively to different ideas and suggestions.
      5. Discuss how to express agreement or neutrality.
      6. Demonstrate conflict resolution skills.
      7. Identify steps in how to diplomatically disagree.

VI. Resource Management
   A. Identify and explain the use of common supplies for a given occupational area.
   B. Locate information and select the materials, tools, equipment or other resources to perform the activities needed to accomplish a specific task.
   C. Determine cost, time and resources needed to complete a task within an industry or occupation.
   D. Explain the relationship between setting goals and managing money.
   E. Identify fixed and flexible expenses.
   F. Identify planned and impulse buying.
   G. Explain the purpose and use of the following.
      1. Promissory note and bank invoice.
      2. Purchase requisition and invoice.
      3. Inventory card.
      4. Petty cash voucher.
      5. Receipt and payroll register.
      6. Employee’s withholding exemption form.
      7. Payroll check.
      8. Garnishment.

VII. Time Management.
   A. Identify influences on use of time.
   B. Prioritize the order in which several tasks will be accomplished.
   C. Identify and eliminate “time traps.”
   D. Identify and control personal “time wasters.”
   E. Develop strategies to overcome procrastination and meet deadlines.
   F. Estimate the time required to perform activities needed to accomplish a specific task.
   G. Create a time plan for solving a problem.
   H. Develop a daily time plan for work, family and other responsibilities.
   I. Utilize time management strategies to reduce work and family conflicts.
   J. Demonstrate stress management skills.

VIII. Work Ethics
   A. Interpret and explain standard workplace policies related to:
      1. Safety
      2. Personal hygiene
      3. Personal discipline (personal leave and absences)
      4. Substance abuse
      5. Employee theft
      6. Sexual harassment
   B. Explain the importance of employee rules, regulations and policies in the following areas:
      1. Punctuality and dependability.
      2. Responsibility for position.
      3. Accuracy of work.
      4. Cost-effectiveness of various repair strategies.
   C. Perform effective work ethic attitudes and behaviors in the following areas:
      1. Acceptance of the job requirements.
      2. A willingness to take initiative with new challenges.
      3. Take responsibility for decisions and actions.
   D. Compare and fill out various job application forms.
   E. Explain the legal and professional ramifications a job application form has for the applicant and employer.
   F. Identify and demonstrate personal characteristics that lead to job satisfaction.
   G. Explain the necessity of openness to lifelong learning.
   H. Create a portfolio or other means that display academic and technical skills.

IX. Career Planning
   A. Access and use information to develop educational and career options.
   B. Prepare a personal budget.
   C. Develop a financial expectation.
   D. Participate in career exploration activities.
      1. Take career aptitude test.
      2. Attend a job fair.
   E. Apply self-assessment skills to the career decision-making process.
   F. Explain potential impact of career choice on family and personal life.
   G. Identify job interview skills.