OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS

Course Outline

• Introduction to OSHA
  • Importance of OSHA
  • Employees’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under OSHA
  • Contents of OSHA standards
  • Inspections of the workplace
• Fundamentals of a safe workplace
  • Walking and working surfaces
  • Hazard communication course and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Exit route, emergency action plans, fire prevention plans and fire protection
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Fall protection
  • Lockout/tagout – requirements and periodic inspection
• Introduction to industrial hygiene
  • History of industrial hygiene
  • Role of the safety professional
  • Industrial hygiene fundamentals
  • Industrial hygiene concepts and key terms
  • Employee exposure and medical records
• Industry-specific standards
  • Hazardous, flammable and combustible materials
  • Confined space: permit required, hazards, courses, rescue
  • Machine guarding: hazards, requirements, methods
  • Welding, cutting and brazing
  • Power industrial trucks
• Bloodborne pathogens
  • Exposure control plan
  • Engineering and work practice controls
  • Hepatitis B vaccination requirements
  • What to do if an exposure occurs
  • Training requirements
  • Medical recordkeeping requirements
  • Sharps injury log
• Safety and health programs
  • Benefits of effective safety and health programs
  • Major elements
    • Management commitment
    • Policy and goals
    • Employee involvement
    • Responsibility
    • Worksite analysis
    • Safety and health inspections
  • Hazard prevention control
    • Controlling the hazards
    • Hazard prevention planning
  • Safety and health training
    • Safety and health orientation
    • Supervisor responsibilities
    • Specific training needs