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Course Description

If you would like to register for this course and prefer company invoicing please contact our staff to enroll in the company portal. Send an email request to Economic Development.

This 10-hour program provides training on various general industry safety and health topics. Each session will provide an in-depth view of mandatory and optional topics in General Industry Safety and Health. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous.

Throughout this course, you will receive 10 hours of training that covers relevant job site safety topics, including:
• Worker rights and employer responsibilities under OSHA
• Requirements for selecting and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
• How to protect oneself and coworkers from slip, trip, and fall hazards
• Major material handling hazards
• Fixed and portable ladders
• Unguarded and inadequately guarded machinery
• Flammable and combustible liquids
• Spray finishing, compressed gases, and dipping and coating operations
• Electrical hazards
• Effects of workplace hazards on the human body and how to protect against them
• Activities that can lead to MSD and RMD injury and illness
• The major difference between acute and chronic health effects
• Emergency egress and access, planning, and fire prevention and protection
• The role of management and workers in improving a company’s current safety culture
• Rights that require workers to know the identity and properties of workplace chemicals
• Employer requirements for effectively reducing and preventing employee injuries, illnesses, and fatalities through a safety and health program

With knowledge about these topics, you’ll be trained in the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace. You’ll also be up-to-date on workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint with OSHA and the Department of Labor (DOL).

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