OSHA Construction Industry Outreach Training

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Phil Godshall, your trainer…

...delivers the information in a positive and simplistic manner with some humour to make the day enjoyable. His vast classroom training and field experience brings the information to you for clear and practical implementation. He has successfully trained hundreds of contractors and is available to answer your questions, even after the training.

There are many training providers/instructors available but all are not equal.  A trainer is required to have applicable field experience in the industry they train in and capable of teaching and relating that experience to the participants for their understanding and implementation into their field operations.  Many students have called me, confused and frustrated with their instructor.  Know who your instructor is going to be before training.

OSHA inspections are now focused more on the residential industry than ever before. Field inspectors focus on areas that have the highest statistical injuries and deaths.   Currently they are Falls primarily from Scaffolds, Electrical/Electrocutions, Struck-by and Caught-between accidents.   The current administration has put the teeth back in OSHA's bite – and, even worse, many companies remain unprepared for a surprise visit from an OSHA inspector. Is your company one of them? Would you know what to say – and, even more importantly, what not to say - in the event of a surprise inspection? Do you know your legal rights? Do you have a program in place for preparing for the inevitable drop-in before it happens?

The OSHA 10 hour training is a start and recommended for the entire company as it gives you the understanding of what OSHA it is, what its purpose is and how it can help a company succeed and sustain. OSHA is all about safety and protecting the worker hence, its name, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Act was signed into law on December 29, 1970 and went into effect on April 28, 1971. Since its inception workplace deaths have decreased 62% and injuries 42% but there still are approximately 15 workers who die in the workplace each day and another four million workplace injuries that occur each year. OSHA is very clear in its regulations what an employee and an employer’s responsibilities are. Non-compliance can result in severe financial consequences and injuries and death on a job can be catastrophic to the future of a company’s existence, not to mention the anguish an employer must live through. Some of the topics are: Personal Protection Equipment, Health Hazards, Stairs and Ladders, Scaffolds and Lifts, Tools –hand and power etc.

The OSHA 30 hour training is an extension of the 10 hour class and directed toward managers and supervisors with more time spent in the 29 CFR 1926 Standards for the Construction Industry Manual. More in-depth attention and time is spent on topics such as: Recording and Reporting, Job Hazard Analysis, Excavation, Confined Space Entry, Demolition, and numerous Health Hazards, etc.

Besides the 10 and 30 hour training is the availability of working with you to compile an Environmental Safety and Health plan that is the compliance guidelines –the bible - for the entire company. Within the ES&H Plan is the formulation of a Safety Committee and once in existence and licensed can reduce your workman’s compensation cost by 5%.

A great company is a safe company – dedicated to protecting their workers from the hazards and dangers of the industry.