Occupational Safety And Health Standards For Construction Industry

The Occupational Health & Safety (OSHA) Standards for Construction provides a fundamental understanding of proper safety standards and safety principles for the construction industry.

Standards from OSHA will provide an understanding of hazardous situations and how to prevent and navigate them. This course is a prerequisite to OTI 0500P – OSHA 500: Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry.

This course requires the use of the Honorlock extension and a webcam for courses that display as “online” in the location field. Visual attendance is mandatory for online courses.

• Osha regulations, directives, and letters of interpretation
• osha inspection procedures
• safety programs and recordkeeping
• hierarchy of hazard controls
• application of subparts to construction operations

Important Information

This course requires the use of Honorlock and a webcam for online exams. The webcam can be the type that's built into your computer or one that plugs in with a USB cable.

• All students MUST have Google Chrome.

• When taking the exam, students must open Canvas in Google Chrome. When the exam is selected, you will be prompted to add the Honorlock "Extension."  Be sure that your pop-up blocker is turned off as you will receive a pop-up that will tell you to "add extension."

• Must use either a desktop computer, laptop or Surface Chromebook.

• Honorlock does NOT support Windows 8, Mac OS 10.11, and MAC OS 10.12.

Although enrollment in online OSHA numbered courses is restricted to students in OSHA's Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee).

Individuals who have an established relationship with Georgia Tech (have previously taken courses at Georgia Tech OTIEC), are not prohibited from registering for OSHA numbered online courses if they reside outside of OSHA's Region IV.

Required (student must provide)

• Photo identification (present at check-in)
• Current copy of OSHA’s 29 CFR 1926 Construction Safety Standard
• Provided (student will receive)
• Course materials

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for beginning safety and health professionals as well as human resources personnel, supervisors involved with health and safety construction industry related topics, and people who serve on a safety committee.

What You Will Learn

• OSHA safety and health standards for the construction industry
• Hazard protocols and standards
• Principles of safety and health for the construction industry
• How You Will Benefit
• Understand the components of a successful safety and health program within the construction industry.
• Choose the appropriate OSHA standards that govern hazards.
• Know the most commonly cited OSHA standards.
• Create an effective procedure for keeping records.