OSHA #500 - Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry
This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts.
The Minnesota Safety Council serves as a host training organization for the National Safety Education Center.
For more information and to register see OSHA 500 course information and schedule.
This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: Participants must have five years’ experience applying principles of safety and health in construction industry and have completed the OSHA #510 course.
For more information and to register see National Safety Education Center OSHA 500 information and registration.
Length: Four days
Continuing Education Units: 2.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)