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OTI 501 Trainer Workshop in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry

4 days, 26 instructional hours 
26 Engineering Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

About This Event:

This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour general industry 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 general industry safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.

During the course, students will provide a one-hour presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry 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 503 at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status. 

Course provides OSHA's 29 CFR 1910 General Industry Standards.

Prerequisites: Course OTI 511 and five years of general industry safety experience.

Recommended For:

Private sector personnel.

Students must attend the OTI 511 OSHA Standards for General Industry and have 5 years safety and health experience to attend this class.

You Will:

  • Present effective safety and health training programs in accordance with OSHA's general industry standards, regulations and guidelines 
  • Identify hazards that occur in general industry and determine appropriate standards 
  • Practice effective training techniques

Topics Covered Include:

  • Outreach program requirements and resources 
  • Training techniques and visual aids
  • Citations and proposed penalties 
  • Means of egress and fire protection 
  • Personal protective equipment 
  • Material handling 
  • Electrical safety standards and work practices
  • Hazard communication 
  • Introduction to industrial hygiene 
  • Machine guarding 
  • Lockout/tagout 
  • Walking/working surfaces 
  • OSHA recordkeeping

Additional Information:

If you successfully complete the workshop and pass a multiple choice test, you will become an outreach trainer, authorized to conduct both 10- and 30-hour general industry workshops