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OTI 500 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for Construction

4 days, 26 instructional hours 
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
26 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are offered for Engineers in attendance.

About This Event:

This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on the topics required in the 10 and 30-hour programs, as well as on those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program, to conduct both a 10 and 30-hour construction safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.


Prerequisites: Course OTI 510 and five years of construction safety experience.

During the course, students will provide a one-hour presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Authorized OSHA Outreach trainers are required to attend OTI 502 at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status.

Course provides OSHA's 29 CFR 1926 Construction Industry Standards.

Recommended For:

    This event is designed for persons in the private sector interested in developing safety and health programs in the construction industry.

You Will:

  • Define safe construction terms found in the OSHA standards
  • Present effective safety and health training programs in accordance with OSHA's construction standards, regulations and guidelines
  • Identify hazards that occur in the construction industry and determine appropriate standards
  • Practice effective training techniques

Topics Covered Include:

  • Outreach program requirements and resources
  • Training techniques and visual aids
  • Inspections, citations and penalties
  • Occupational health and environmental controls
  • Fall protection
  • Steel erection
  • Excavations and trenching
  • Cranes and rigging
  • Motor vehicles and mechanized equipment
  • Electrical
  • Demolition
  • Scaffolds
  • Confined space entry in construction

Additional Information:

Outreach trainers are required to attend Course OTI 502 at least once every four years to maintain trainer status.

MESH Credit Hours: 30
ABIH CM Points: 4.34