10 HOUR OSHA CONSTRUCTION – CLASSROOM – NYC

OVERVIEW:

Purpose:

The 10 Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide entry level construction workers general awareness on recognizing and preventing 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.  OSHA recommends this training as an orientation to Occupational Safety and Health. Workers must receive additional training on hazards specific to their job. Participants will be issued cards verifying course completion. Refresher training is recommended to maintain awareness of changes in OSHA regulations.  Course available in English and Spanish.

NEW LEGISLATION

Effective July 18, 2008

New York Construction Contractors Need 10-Hour OSHA Course for Public Works Projects

This provision is an addition to the existing prevailing wage rate law, Labor Law §220, section 220-h. It requires that on all public work projects of at least $250,000.00, all laborers, workers and mechanics working on the site, be certified as having successfully completed the OSHA 10-hour construction safety and health course. It further requires that the advertised bids and contracts for every public work contract of at least $250,000.00, contain a provision of this requirement.

Course Content:

• Introduction to OSHA
• OSHA Focus Four Hazards – including:  Fall Protection, Electrical, Struck By, Caught in / between
• Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment
• Health Hazards in Construction – including:  Hazard Communication and Silica

Elective Topics

•  Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
• Tools – Hand and Power
• Scaffolds
• Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
• Excavations
• Stariways and Ladders
• Other OSHA construction hazards or policies.