OSHA 10-HOUR GENERAL INDUSTRY
DOL Card Included
Duration: 10 hours
Learn everything you need to know about OSHA 29 CFR 1910 standards to earn your OSHA 10 DOL card on your own schedule.
Overview
What Is OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training?
If you’re an entry-level worker, our OSHA 10-Hour Outreach General & Healthcare Industry course is your orientation to occupational safety and health. As part of OSHA's Outreach Training program to raise awareness about the safety measures under OSHA 29 CFR 1910, this course will help teach you how to improve workplace safety.
You’ll learn OSHA's best practices for reducing accidents and injuries, including fall protection, emergency evacuation plans, and the use of personal protective equipment.
You'll also learn about the major hazards you might encounter in general industry work and solutions for recognizing, controlling, and protecting against them. This includes flammable and combustible substances, chemical and electrical hazards, and fire prevention.
Additionally, you should know what your employer's responsibility is for your safety, as well as the rights OSHA grants you as a worker. That’s why you'll learn how to file a complaint if your workplace isn't living up to its safety obligations.
Who Needs OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training?
General Industry is any industry not included in construction, maritime, or agriculture. Some examples are healthcare, manufacturing, cosmetology, automotive, and warehousing. All employers must conduct basic workplace safety training.
An OSHA 10 general industry card is good for any entry-level general industry (non-construction) worker. OSHA 10 courses promote workplace safety and health and inform workers about their workplace safety rights. Examples of professions who need OSHA 10 general industry include employees in:
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Cosmetology
- Automotive
- Warehousing
- Distribution
- Maintenance
- Electrical
- Entertainment
Note:This course is NOT for construction workers. If you work in construction, you will need the OSHA 10-Hour Outreach Construction Course.
Low-risk industries don't require anything as thorough. However, there isn't a universal rule for the specific occupations requiring OSHA training, and regulations differ from state to state.
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Objectives
This mobile compatible 10-hour General & Healthcare Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide an entry-level general industry worker's broad awareness on recognizing and preventing hazards on a general industry site. Students will be introduced to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards as well as general industry safety and health principles and work practices covered in OSHA Act Part 1910. Special emphasis will be placed on areas most hazardous using OSHA standards as a guide. General industry workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on specific hazards of the job Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour General & Healthcare Industry Outreach DOL course completion card within 2 weeks.
- Recognize the OSH Act, the functions and resources of OSHA
- Become aware of the OSHA inspection priorities and describe the inspection process
- Identify the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees under the OSH Act
- Discuss the major hazards associated with general industry work and how to avoid, protect or control them. This includes:
- Slips, trips, falls associated with walking and working surfaces
- Effective Egress and fire protection program
- Outline the general requirements for general safety standards
- Flammable and combustible liquids and gasses
- Hazards of chemicals
- Electrical hazards
- Recognize the value of personal protective equipment, usage and limitations
- Discuss the basic elements of a safety and health program
Topics Covered
- Introduction to OSHA
- Walking & Working Surfaces, including Fall Protection
- Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans and Fire Protection
- Electrical
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hazard Communication
- Machine Guarding Safety
- Ergonomics
- Recordkeeping & Reporting
- Hazwoper
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FAQs
What are OSHA’s Rules for 10-Hour Online Training?
For OSHA 10-Hour Outreach training programs, students must:
Spend at least 600 minutes or 10 hours in the course.
- Only spend a maximum of 7 hours and 30 minutes in the course each day.
- Complete a survey evaluating the course upon completion.
- Pass all quizzes and the final exam with a score of at least 70% in three attempts or less.
- Only access the OSHA Outreach training within U.S. Jurisdiction.
After enrolling, your course is valid for 12 months, so you can access it any time during this period. However, after the first time you launch the course, OSHA rules state you must finish it, including the survey, within 6 months.
Additionally, if you fail all attempts at a quiz or the final exam, you will no longer be able to access the course.
How Do I Get Proof of Completion While I Am Waiting for My DOL Card?
Upon completion of the course, return to your "My Training" page and click the certificate icon. If you’ve completed the course requirements, you will be able to view and print your temporary certificate of completion.
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Regulatory Information
Instructor:
Customer Support:
Name: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Phone: (800) 321-OSHA
Website URL: https://www.osha.gov
Address: 200 Constitution Avenue
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip: 20210
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