IASP OSHA 10 Hour Construction Industry training program is intended to provide entry level construction workers information about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint as well as how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent job related hazards on a construction site.

The training covers a variety of construction safety and health hazards which a worker may encounter at a construction site. Training should emphasize hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards.Instructional time must be a minimum of 10 hours.Suitable forSafety Supervisor, Safety Officer, Safety Consultancy, Safety Committee Member, Any Safety Professionals.

Duration: 10 Hours

Eligibility: Minimum 10^thPass with Good English Communication

COURSE CONTENTS:

The minimum topic requirements are as follows:

MANDATORY – 7 HOURS

INTRODUCTION TO OSHA – 2 HOURS.

• over’s workers rights, employer responsibilities and how to file a complaint. It includes helpful worker safety and health resources. It also provides a sample weekly fatality and catastrophe report, a safety data sheet and the OSHA Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300).
• Materials include an Instructor Guide, PowerPoint slides, student handouts, and participatory activities.

OSHA FOCUS FOUR HAZARDS – 4 HOURS.

Because most construction fatalities are caused by fall hazards, falls must be covered for a minimum of one hour and 15 minutes. The other Focus Four Hazards must be covered for a minimum of one-half hour each.

• Falls (minimum 1 hour and 15 minutes)

• Electrocution
• Struck-By (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes)
• Caught-In or Between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment)

FOCUS FOUR HAZARDS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

All lessons for the Focus Four Hazards are required to use the following terminal (TO) and enabling (EO) objectives:

TO: Given current OSHA and industry information regarding construction worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize [fall, caught-in or between, struck-by, electrocution] hazards in construction.

Specifically, for each of the focus four, the student will be able to:

EO 1: Identify major hazards

EO 2: Describe types of hazards

EO 3: Protect him/herself from these hazards

EO 4: Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from these hazards

Because these objectives are the expected student outcomes, trainers:

• May not vary from these objectives when planning the training session; and
• Must follow the participatory training model by applying effective training techniques;
• Must make sure the objectives are measured by testing the student’s achievement.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE AND LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT – 30 MINUTES.

HEALTH HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION – 30 MINUTES.

May teach noise, hazard communication, and crystalline silica or any other construction health hazard.

ELECTIVE – 2 HOURS.

Must present at least two hours of training on the following topics. At least two topics must be presented. The minimum length of any topic is one-half hour.

• Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors
• Excavations
• Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
• Scaffolds
• Stairways and Ladders
• Tools – Hand and Power

OPTIONAL – 1 HOUR.

Teach other construction industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics. The minimum length of any topic is 1.5 hour.

EXAM ASSESSMENT:

The learners on the OSHA program are assessed externally via MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) format after they have undergone the required/mandated no. of learning hours. The outcome of the assessment on securing a minimum of 70% and above is considered as a pass and processed for certification. Should the learner fail, he/she would need to undertake the assessment again and pass to attain the qualification