OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Program

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Recognize what worker rights are protected under OSHA
• Recognize what responsibilities an employer has under OSHA
• Identify ways to protect oneself from slip, trip, and fall hazards
• Recognize the hazards and controls associated with all types of ladders (fixed and portable)
• Recognize important reasons for emergency egress and access, planning, and fire prevention and protection
• Describe the types of electrical hazards and their effect on the human body
• Recognize ways to protect oneself from exposure to electrical hazards
• Identify ways to select appropriate personal protective equipment
• Recognize requirements for wearing personal protective equipment
• Recognize rights that workers have to know the identity and properties of chemicals used at their workplace
• Identify the major difference between acute and chronic health effects
• Recognize ways to protect oneself from exposure to health hazards
• Describe hazards specifically associated with flammable and combustible liquids, spray finishing, compressed gases, and dipping and coating operations Identify major material handling hazards
• Describe types of hazards that exist with unguarded and inadequately guarded machines and equipment
• Recognize employer requirements for providing a safety and health program that effectively reduces and prevents employee injury, illness, and fatality
• Describe activities that can lead to MSD and RMD injury and illness
• Recognize role of the workforce in improving the current culture
• Recognize the role of management in improving the current culture