Course Overview
Workplace safety begins with understanding the hazards employees encounter during their daily responsibilities. Unsafe work practices, inadequate hazard recognition, and failure to follow established safety procedures can contribute to serious injuries, illnesses, and workplace incidents.
First Coast Warehouse Safety Training’s OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach Training introduces employees to fundamental workplace safety and health principles through OSHA’s Outreach Training Program. This instructor-led course focuses on recognizing, avoiding, and preventing common workplace hazards while developing a better understanding of employee rights and employer responsibilities.
This course provides entry-level general industry workers with essential safety knowledge applicable to warehouses, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and other industrial workplaces.
What Students Will Learn
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of OSHA and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
- Recognize employee rights and employer responsibilities.
- Identify common workplace safety and health hazards.
- Understand walking-working surface hazards and fall prevention.
- Recognize electrical hazards and basic electrical safety practices.
- Understand emergency action plans and workplace fire protection.
- Identify hazards associated with hazardous chemicals and Hazard Communication.
- Recognize the importance of personal protective equipment.
- Understand machine guarding and equipment-related hazards.
- Identify basic materials handling and storage hazards.
- Recognize the importance of reporting unsafe conditions and workplace injuries.
- Apply basic hazard recognition and prevention principles.
Who Should Take This Course?
This training is designed for entry-level general industry employees, warehouse workers, manufacturing personnel, distribution center employees, maintenance workers, and individuals seeking a foundational understanding of workplace safety and health.
OSHA Standards and Training Requirements
This course follows the OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements for 10-Hour General Industry training and introduces applicable OSHA regulations, including:
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 — General Industry Standards
- OSHA Introduction and Worker Rights
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D — Walking-Working Surfaces
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S — Electrical
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart E — Exit Routes and Emergency Planning
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart L — Fire Protection
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 — Hazard Communication
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I — Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart O — Machinery and Machine Guarding
Specific topics are presented in accordance with applicable OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements.
Course Format
This is a 10-hour, instructor-led training program conducted in person by an OSHA-authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer.
Training is available for businesses throughout Northeast and Central Florida and South Georgia.
The course includes instructor presentations, workplace examples, group discussions, and practical hazard recognition activities.
Course Completion
Participants who successfully complete the required 10 hours of instruction in accordance with OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements are eligible to receive an official OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach course completion card.
OSHA Outreach Training is a voluntary hazard awareness program and does not replace employer-specific training required under applicable OSHA standards. The course completion card is not an OSHA certification or professional license.
Register for OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training
Build a stronger foundation in workplace safety through instructor-led training focused on hazard recognition, employee rights, and practical injury prevention.
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