The LEAD program offers OSHA-authorized instructors to conduct a hands-on Hazard Recognition course. The training classes are held at our on-site state-of-the-art training facility and safety laboratory and are designed to encourage the participation of a tripartite group of contractors, building trade crafts and owner representatives, placing them into a classroom as safety students and not adversaries.
The Hazard Recognition course is strictly voluntary and is held over four days (usually on two consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekend sessions).
The course content is based on the 30-hour Occupations Safety and Health (OSHA) Outreach Program. Topics taught include OSHA Standards that directly or closely relate to the audience in attendance.
Required:
Introduction to OSHA (at least 2 hours):
- OSH Act, General Duty Clause, Employer Rights and Responsibilities,
- Whistleblower RIghts, Recordkeeping Basics,
- Inspections, Citations, and Penalties,
- General Safety and Health Provisions, Competent Person, Subpart C,
- Value of Safety and Health
- OSHA Website, OSHA 800 number and available resources
OSHA Focus Four Hazards (at least 5 hours - must cover all four areas with a minimum of 30 minutes on each):
- Fall Protection, Subpart M (e.g.: floors, platforms, roofs)
- Electrical, Subpart K (e.g.: overhead power lines, power tools and cords, temporary wiring, grounding)
- Struck by (e.g.: falling objects, trucks, cranes, constructing masonry walls)
- Caught in (e.g.: trench hazards, unguarded machinery, equipment)
Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment (at least 2 hours)
Health Hazards in Construction (at least 2 hours)
Stairways and Ladders, Subpart X (at least 1 hour)
Electives - choose at least six (6) from the following list - must add up to at least 12 hours:
Subpart F: Fire Protection and Prevention
Subpart H: Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
Subpart I: Tools - Hand and Power
Subpart J: Welding and Cutting
Subpart L: Scaffolding
Subpart N: Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
Subparts O, W and G: Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations; Rollover Protective Structions and Overhead Protection; and Signs, Signals and Barricades
Subpart P: Excavations
Subpart Q: Concrete and Masonry Construction
Subpart R: Steel Erection
Safety and Health Program
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