OSHA 30 General Industry

The 30-hour General Industry OSHA Outreach Training Program is intended to provide a variety of training to workers with some safety responsibility. Training should emphasize hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards. Instructional time must be a minimum of 30 hours. The topic requirements are as follows:

1. Mandatory

• Introduction to OSHA
• Managing Safety and Health
• Walking and Working Surfaces, including fall protection – 1 hour.
• Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, and Fire Protection – 2 hours.
• Electrical – 2 hours.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – 1 hour.
• Materials Handling – 2 hours.
• Hazard Communication – 1 hour.

2. Elective

• Hazardous Materials (Flammable and Combustible Liquids, Spray Finishing, Compressed Gases, Dipping and Coating Operations).
• Permit-Required Confined Spaces.
• Lockout / Tagout.
• Machine Guarding.
• Welding, Cutting, and Brazing.
• Introduction to Industrial Hygiene.
• Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Ergonomics.
• Fall Protection.
• Safety and Health Programs.
• Powered Industrial Vehicles.

3. Optional – Teach other general industry hazards or policies and/or expand on the mandatory or elective topics. The minimum length of any topic is one-half hour.

“I highly recommend this course. The Trainer is an outstanding instructor whose experience and knowledge base is second to none. The course covered several OSHA related safety topics along with current and new trends. A must for anyone thinking about entering the safety field!”

-Jorge Luna, previous trainee