Upcoming Dates
March 9-12, 2009 - Register Now!
Course Information
The OSHA 30 Hour Construction Course is offered in partnership with the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health Research. The Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health Research facilitates injury, illness, accident and fatality reduction through applied research to practice and training.
This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as principles of construction safety and health. Topics include:
- Osh act, OSHA and part 1926 standards- introduction to OSHA, general duty clause, subpart A- general, B-general interpretations, C - General safety and health provisions, competent person; recordkeeping
- Leadership principles to build a sound safety culture
- Personal protective equipment - Subpart E
- Scaffolds - Subpart l
- Hand and power tools - Subpart I
- Health hazards in construction & confined space entry - Subpart D
- Electrical safety - Subpart K
- Welding and cutting - Subpart J
- Cranes, derricks, hoists, elevators, and conveyors - Subpart N
- Excavations - Subpart P
- Hazard communication- 1926-59 same as 1910.1200
- Fire protection and prevention
- Site inspections processes to support a safe site and to
- Promote positive feedback to all involved.
- Fall protection - Subpart M
- Individual presentations will be a part of the learning process to help develop personal responsibility for safety.
Course Highlights
The Locomotion Research Laboratory Lab, part of the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health Research.
- Injuries associated with slip and fall accidents continue to pose a significant burden to industry, both in terms of human suffering and economic losses. The Virginia Tech Locomotion Research Laboratory performs many facets of human gait research including slips and falls research to provide new scientific knowledge on the causes of and prevention of accidents involving human locomotion. By touring this lab, OSHA course participants will have the opportunity to see and participate in a realistic simulated slips and falls scenario in a safe and controlled environment. Participants will be able to experience what it feels like to fall and how surprising it can be. This setup allows participants to reflect on the experience of falling, something normally avoided or forgotten. In addition, participants will learn a little about the mechanics of a fall and recognize that it can happen to anyone at anytime.
Films to include:
- Remember Charlie
- Eye safety - Personal Protective Equipment
- People-Based Safety
- Big Blue
