Course Overview
Workplace safety requires more than recognizing hazards. Supervisors, managers, and employees with safety responsibilities must understand how workplace hazards develop, how to implement effective preventive measures, and how to maintain compliance with applicable OSHA regulations. Inadequate supervision, ineffective safety procedures, and failure to address hazardous conditions can contribute to serious workplace injuries, illnesses, and regulatory violations.
First Coast Warehouse Safety Training’s OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Outreach Training provides comprehensive workplace safety and health instruction through OSHA’s Outreach Training Program. This instructor-led course is designed for supervisors, team leaders, safety personnel, and employees with responsibility for workplace safety.
This course builds upon fundamental safety principles by providing a more detailed examination of workplace hazards, OSHA standards, employer responsibilities, and practical methods for preventing occupational injuries and illnesses.
What Students Will Learn
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand OSHA’s purpose, employee rights, and employer responsibilities.
- Identify common workplace hazards and methods for controlling risks.
- Understand OSHA General Industry safety and health requirements.
- Recognize walking-working surface hazards and fall protection requirements.
- Identify electrical hazards and appropriate safe work practices.
- Understand emergency action plans, fire prevention, and fire protection.
- Recognize hazardous chemical exposures and Hazard Communication requirements.
- Understand personal protective equipment selection and use.
- Identify machine guarding and hazardous energy control requirements.
- Recognize materials handling and powered industrial truck hazards.
- Understand occupational health hazards and exposure prevention.
- Recognize the importance of workplace inspections and corrective actions.
- Understand incident reporting, investigation, and prevention principles.
- Promote employee involvement, safety leadership, and workplace accountability.
Who Should Take This Course?
This training is designed for frontline supervisors, team leaders, warehouse supervisors, operations managers, maintenance supervisors, safety coordinators, department managers, and employees responsible for implementing or maintaining workplace safety procedures.
It is also appropriate for employees seeking a more comprehensive understanding of OSHA General Industry safety and health requirements.
OSHA Standards and Training Requirements
This course follows the OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements for 30-Hour General Industry training and addresses applicable 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 E — Exit Routes and Emergency Planning
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart H — Hazardous Materials
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I — Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart L — Fire Protection
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart N — Materials Handling and Storage
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart O — Machinery and Machine Guarding
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S — Electrical
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 — Hazard Communication
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 — Control of Hazardous Energy
Specific topics and instructional hours are presented in accordance with applicable OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements.
Course Format
This is a 30-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, hazard recognition exercises, and practical applications of workplace safety principles.
Training may be scheduled across multiple days in accordance with OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements.
Course Completion
Participants who successfully complete the required 30 hours of instruction in accordance with OSHA Outreach Training Program requirements are eligible to receive an official OSHA 30-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 30-Hour General Industry Training
Develop the knowledge needed to recognize workplace hazards, strengthen safety leadership, and promote effective safety and health practices throughout your organization.
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