502 - Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed for personnel in the private sector who have completed the OTI 500 instructor course.  It is designed to focus on recent changes to OSHA's most common hazards and violations.  OSHA's 29 CFR 1926 Construction Industry Standard will be provided.  Construction Industry voluntary compliance outreach trainers are required to take this course every four years.  If your card has expired, you must retake the OTI 500 course.

503 - Update for the General Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed for the private sector personnel who have completed the OTI 501 instructor course.  It is designed to focus on recent changes in OSHA standards with regard to the most common hazards and violations.  OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standard will be provided.  This course is required for general industry voluntary compliance outreach trainers every four years.  If your card has expired, you must retake the OTI 501 course.

510 – OSHA Standards for  the Construction Industry

This course is the prerequisite to the OTI 500 course.  It will cover OSHA policies, procedures, and standards for the construction industry as well as safety and health principles.  Each section of the OSHA Construction Standards will be covered.  Special emphasis will be placed on those areas that are more hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.  The OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Safety Standards book is provided and upon successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a Construction Safety 30-hour course completion card.

511 – OSHA Standards for General Industry

This course is the prerequisite to the OTI 501 course.  The course is for private sector personnel & covers OSHA policies, procedures, & standards, as well as general industry safety & health principles.  Topics include scope & application of the OSHA general industry standards.  Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.  OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Safety Standard will be provided. Upon completion of the course, the participant will receive a General Industry Safety 30-hour course completion card.

521 – Guide to Industrial Hygiene

This Course is for private sector personnel who are interested in increasing their knowledge of industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures.  It will focus on the OSHA health standards and address topics such as permissible exposure limits, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation, hearing conservation, workplace health program elements and other industrial hygiene topics.

2015 – Hazardous Materials

This course is desgined to give participants an overview of OSHA’s General Industry standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to hazardous materials.

Course Objectives:

• Describe methods for detecting unsafe storage conditions for hazardous materials
• Explain electrical factors that may contribute to the creation or abatement of hazardous conditions
• Relate hazardous conditions and unsafe procedures to the appropriate standards for abatement actions
• Specify the necessary precautions for hazardous operations such as the dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids
• Describe proper abatement techniques for selected industrial hazards

2045 – Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

This course familiarizes the student with a wide variety of common machinery, related safety standards, and guarding methods.  Guidance is provided with respect to the hazards associated with various kinds of machinery and the control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout).  The course presents an approach to machine inspection that enables participants to recognize hazards and applicable standards and provides options to achieve abatement.

Participants will tour a private sector facility with extensive and varied metal working operations.  Participants will also be given an opportunity to apply hazard recognition concepts on a site inspection at an operating  facility with a variety of machine operations.  They will evaluate and document any machinery and machine guarding hazards, and then return to the classroom to research the standards for citation references.

2225 – Respiratory Protection

This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respirator program.  Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Identify & describe the major elements of a respiratory protection program following 29 CFR 1910.134
• Discuss the technical aspects for the proper selection and use of respirators
• Evaluate compliance with OSHA’s respiratory protection standard

Course Highlights

• Laboratories on respirator selection
• Qualitative fit testing
• Use of a large array of respiratory & support equipment for hands-on training

2250 – Principles of Ergonomics Applied to Work Related Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders

This course introduces students to the applications of ergomonic principles for the reduction of stress and strain to an employee’s body and the control of workplace muscuoskeletal and nerve disorders. Required Materials:  Some math will be required.  Participants will need calculators with basic functions. 

2264 – Permit Required Confined Space Entry

This Course is designed to increase students’ knowledge of hazards associated with confined space entry and and their environment.

Course objects:

• Define terms specific to permit-required confined space operations
• Identify current standard governing permit-required confined space entry procedures
• Describe hazards associated with permit spaces
• Demonstrate the proper operation of certain testing instruments and explain their limitations
• Describe appropriate ventilation personal protective equipment and emergency procedures that are necessary for entry into permit spaces.

Required Materials:  Some math will be required.  Participants will need calculators with log functions.

3010 – Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

This course focuses on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and trenching.  Students are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations.  Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) are covered.  Testing methods are demonstrated and an exercise is conducted allowing students to use instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods.

3095—Electrical Standards

This course is designed to provide the participant with an overview of electrical installations and equipment.  Emphasis is placed on controlling electrical hazards by the application of OSHA standards and the National Electrical Code.

NOTE:  There will also be an electrical lab as part of this course.

3110 - Fall Arrest Systems

This Course provides an overview of state-of-the-art technology for fall protection and current OSHA requirements.  Topics covered include the principles of fall protection, the components of fall arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest equipment and OSHA policies regarding fall protection.  This course features a one-day field exercise and students are required to bring safety shoes, safety glasses and appropriate clothing. Prerequisite:  Must have completed the OTI 510 or have equivalent construction training experience.

5400 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for the Maritime Industry

The course has been designed for all people working in the Maritime Industry who either want to learn more about workplace safety and health hazard recognition or who want to become OSHA authorized trainers for the 10 and 30 hour Maritime courses.  Special emphasis has been placed on those areas in the Maritime industry that are the most hazardous, using the OSHA 29 CFR 1915; 1917; and 1918 standards as a resource.  Course participants who successfully complete the course and pass a final exam will become OSHA Authorized Maritime Outreach Trainers, authorized to conduct both the 10 and 30 hour Maritime outreach courses.

NOTE:  Prerequisites for this course; refunds will not be issued if prerequisistes aren’t met.

·         Two years of occupational safety and health experience in the ship repairing, shipbuilding, shipbreaking, marine terminals, or longshoring industry.

·         And at least one of the following:

1.      Two additional years of occupational safety & health experience in any industry

2.      A degree in occupational safety :& health from an accredited college or university

3.      Certification as an Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certificed Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Marine Chemist (CMC), or Certified Safety & Health Manager (CSHM)

5602 – Update Course Disaster SiteWorker Train the Trainer

The goal of this course is intended to update the Authorized Disaster Site Worker Trainer with new technical and regulatory information related to disaster response.  In addition, participants will have the opportunity to share “lessons learned” and refresh their knowledge about various topics covered previously in the Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer #5600 course.

Prerequisites:  Be a current authorized-OSHA Disaster Outreach Trainer.  IMPORTANT:  Please be sure to fax a copy of your previous trainer card to the OTI Education Center (813-994-1173) prior to your course.

6000 - Collateral Duty Course for other Federal Agencies

This course introduces federal safety and health personnel to the OSHA Act, Executive Order 12196, 29 CFR 1960, and 29 CFR 1910.  It enables them to recognize basic safety and health hazards in their own workplaces and to effectively assist agency safety and health officers in their inspection and abatement efforts.  OSHA's 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standard (1900-1910.999 and 1910.1000 to end) will be provided.

7000 – OSHA’s Ergonomics Guidelines Training for Nursing Homes

The focus of this 8-hour course is to use OSHA’s Ergonomic Guidelines for Nursing Homes to develop a process to protect workers in nursing homes.  The course focuses on analyzing and identifying ergonomic problem jobs and practical solutions to address these problems.

7200 - Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control of Healthcare Facilities

The purpose of this one-day course is to develop a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan for healthcare facilities using a step-by-step approach.  Featured topics include an Introduction to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, the Exposure Control Plan, Exposure Determination, Methods of Control, Vaccinations and Evaluations, Training and Information, and Recordkeeping. 

The target audience is the program administrator, manager, or other personnel designated with the responsibility of developing a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan for a small healthcare facility.

7205 – Health Hazard Awareness

The goal of the Health Hazards Awareness course is to assist participants with recognizing potential health hazards in the workplace and avoiding, minimizing, controlling or eliminating them whenever possible.  The target audience is the small employer, business owner, or manager who would like to obtain information about health hazards found in the workplace.  This training is also suitable for employees and employee representatives.  Exposure to health hazards continues to be common in spite of advances in control measures and techniques.  OSHA’s current strategic plan has made a reduction in some specific health hazards such as lead, silica, and ergonomic related injuries a high priority.  This course will provide information on the types of health hazards and discuss ways to recognize, evaluate, and control them in the workplace.

7300 – 8-Hour Permit Confined Space Standards

The primary objective of this course is to increase the participant’s knowledge of OSHA’s permit-required confined space (permit space) standard, 29 CFR 1910.146.  Areas of instruction include scope and definitions, general requirements, permit space programs, rescue and training.  Completion of this course does not fulfill the training requirements contrained in 29 CFR 191.146, nor does it certify the student as a “competent person.”  The target audience is the small employer or a representative (e.g. line supervisor or manager) designated with the responsibility to develop a permit space program.

7405 – Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry

The goal of this course is to provide small construction employers and employees with information on recognizing potential fall hazards at their work sites and suggest ways to avoid, minimize, control or prevent them whenever possible.  Specifically, this course will identify factors that contriute to common fall hazards, explain how to analyze work areas for fall hazards, discuss hierarchy of controls for fall hazards, and describe OSHA regulations and resources addressing fall protection.

7410 – Managing Excavation Hazards

In this course students will learn about the role and responsibility of the employer to assign a competent person to the excavation site and arm that person with the knowledge to perform the work properly.  Topics include the understanding and application of definitions relating to OSHA’s Excavation Standard (Subpart P), excavation hazards and control measures, soil analysis techniques, protective system requirements and emergency response.  At the conclusion of this course, the participant will understand the importance and duties of a competent person towards excavation work and will have the knowledge and skills that are required to perform those duties.

7500 – Introduction to Safety and Health Management

Experience obtained through inspections, consultation visits, and the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) and the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) visits has convinced OSHA that an effective safety and health management system in the workplace is the key to reducing the number and severity of workplace injuries and illnesses.  The result is lower accident-related costs, reduced absenteeism, lower turnover, higher productivity and improved employee morale. 

The focus of this one-day workshop is the effective implementation of a company’s safety and health management system.  The workshop addresses the four core elements of an effective safety and health system and those central issues that are critical to each element’s proper management.

7510 – Introduction to OSHA for Small Business

This course provides an introduction to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for owners and managers of small businesses.  The goal of the course is to help participants gain an understanding of OSHA operations and procedures and learn how they can work with OSHA to prevent or reduce injuries and illnesses in their workplaces.

Included in the course is information on the background of OSHA, standards, the inspection process, implementing a safety and health program, and assistance available to small business.  The course is set up as a facilitated interactive training session focusing on class discussion and group activities.

7845 – Recordkeeping Rules Seminar

This 4 hour course is designed to assist employers in identifying and fulfilling their responsibilities for posting certain records, maintaining records of illnesses and injuries and reporting specific cases to OSHA.  Several practice sessions are included.  This course is for employees of  private sector companies who have responsibilities under OSHA’s revised Recordkeeping Rule 19 CFR 1904, which took effect January 1, 2003.

9001 – Sub Part R – Steel Erection Safety Standards

This course provides Steel Erectors an awareness of the changes in steel erection standards contained in 1926 Sub Part R.  Instruction includes the standard, the directive (which is a break down of what an OSHA compliance office will look for when visiting a job site), and “fill in the blank” help sheets to create a site specific erection plan.  Upon completion of this course the attendees will understand the safety requirements contained in Sub Part R, and be confident that they will be ready if a compliance officer visits their job site.  Included in the course are training/signoff sheets to make employees aware of OSHA standards and inquiries that will be made on site by an OSHA officer.  By meeting these requirements, contractors will be offering a safe and confident working environment for their employees. 

Scaffolding Qualified Person

This one day course is designed to assist construction personnel in understanding and managing scaffolds. 

 OSHA requirements for scaffolds and best practices in addition to minimum standards, will also be presented.  This training will allow your employer to select you  as the “Competent Person.”