Designed for those of you in the private sector interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach program to your employees and other interested groups, the course gives special emphasis to topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs, and those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.  The student will be briefed on effective instructional approaches and the best use of visual aids and handouts.

This course authorizes you to conduct both a 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health course in Spanish and issue course completion cards to participants.

Students completing this course should be able to:

• Identify the common causes of accidents and fatalities in hazardous areas of construction
• Understand basic instructional approaches and the use of visual aids and handouts
• Identify abatement techniques for hazards found in construction

Course Number: FPM-40355
Credit: 3 units
 

This course (formerly named OSHA 311) 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.  Course features a one-day field exercise demonstrating fall protection equipment.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Safety shoes, hard hats, safety glasses, and appropriate clothing for field exercise.

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

Identify appropriate OSHA documents applicable to Federal Employees and Managers.

• Identify the most common fall hazards found in many areas of construction sites.
• Identify correct methods of abatement for common fall arrest hazards.

Course Number: FPM-40356
Credit: 2.5 units

Spanish References

OSHA Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers

OSHA en Espanol

Spanish Language Resources

Safety and Health Topics, Spanish

OSHA Spanish-Language Fact Sheets

Resource Center Loan Program

Spanish PowerPoints from Oregon-OSHA

Spanish-related Federal Government Sites

Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

AFL/CIO

BuildSafe California - Safety Break Cards