IMD 4022 - OSHA 10 General Industry Safety and Health

Clock Hours: 10

Course Description:
The OSHA Outreach Training Program for General Industry provides training for entry level workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces in general industry. The program also provides information regarding workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint. Through this training, OSHA helps to ensure that workers are more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. Students who successfully complete the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry course receive an OSHA 10-Hour General Industry wallet card from the OSHA Training Institute.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Course Competencies:

Be familiar with the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Know their basic rights and responsibilities as employees as well as those of their employers.
Explain how OSHA inspections are conducted
Utilize helpful worker safety and health resources
List at least three basic hand and power tool safety rules
Define flash point, flammable liquid, and combustible liquid
Name the biggest safety concern related to stairways and ladders
List or describe at least four safety practices or requirements that reduce or eliminate slipping, tripping, or falling hazards when ladders are in use at a construction site
Name some of the guidelines for transporting and moving cylinders
Understand their employers’ responsibility with regard to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work
Be familiar with different types of PPE used to protect the eyes, face, head, feet, hands, arms, respiratory tract and hearing
Be able to identify some hazards that may require the use of personal protective equipment
Understand what violence is and recognize who is at risk
Know the different types of conditions that may create an emergency situation
Be able to describe the steps to take during various emergencies