ABC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

OSHA 30 Hour

This OSHA 30-Hour course was developed to educate professionals with the information they need to apply Federal OSHA Regulations. Employers and employees need to know the OSHA regulations to keep workers safe and to avoid costly fines. This course will be vital to ensure effective communication regarding safety information to employees. OSHA will issue a certification card upon completion to participants.

OSHA 10 Hour

This OSHA 10-Hour course was developed to provide participants with the information they need to apply OSHA Regulations. Employers and employees need to know the OSHA regulations to keep workers safe and to avoid costly fines. Course topics include, but are not limited to: General Duty Clause, Penalties, Hazard Communication, Personal & Protective Equipment. OSHA will issue a certification card to each participant after completing the course.

COMPETENT PERSON CLASSES

Confined Spaces

Employees who work in confined spaces face increased risk of exposure to serious hazards as entrapment asphyxiation or the moving parts of machinery.

Topics covered:

• Ways to work safely in confined spaces.

• What to do if there is an emergency within a confined space.

Excavation

This class will provide participants with information on safe excavation practices as well as assistance with OSHA compliance when performing excavation work. Types of soil, trenching and shoring equipment, OSHA regulations, underground locating and overhead cable issues and much more will be

covered.

Fall Protection

      WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• Equipment requirements

• Fall protection for steel erectors, scaffolds, crane operators, stairways and ladders.

• Overview of 100% fall protection program

         WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Superintendents, Foreman, Journeyman

• Construction safety and health professionals seeking effective techniques to improve fall protection programs

• General Contractors and Sub-Contractors, Owners and Managers who need information to implement fall protection in their companies

• Newly assigned construction safety and health personnel

• Engineers and Architects providing project management

The purpose of this course is to provide classroom training on regulations, safety guidelines and procedures needed to recognize the hazards of the use of frames, rolling towers, welded scaffolding and to understand the procedure to control or eliminate those hazards?

TOPICS COVERED:

• Tubular Frame & Rolling Tower Scaffolds

• Pre-Job Planning

• Component Identification

• Proper Tie-Ins & Planking

• Platform Loading

• OSHA Regulations & Inspections

Introduction to Project Management

Introduces the role and responsibilities of project management, including technical and management skills and an overview of the phases in a construction project. Describes alternate project delivery methods.

Safety

Stresses the importance of job site safety and identifies the project manager’s duties and responsibilities regarding safety. Covers loss prevention and creating a zero-accident work environment. Presents several checklists as references.

Interpersonal Skills

Discusses the values and expectations of the workforce, building relationships, and satisfying stakeholders. Describes the principles of effective communication, applying the management grid, and using relationship skills to create a leadership environment. Also discusses behavioral interviewing and professional development of personnel.

Issues and Resolutions  

Describes the key elements of successful negotiations and negotiating techniques. Discusses how to recognize nonverbal signals, use negotiating tools, and apply conflict resolution strategies. Identifies symptoms and barriers to solving project-related problems and applying problem-solving techniques, brainstorming, and identifying root cause consequences.

Construction Documents

Emphasizes the importance of documentation and explains the types of documents, drawings, and specifications used on a project. Explains methods of obtaining work in the industry and types of contracts and insurance requirements.  Describes the change order process and the documents required to close out a project.

Construction Planning

Discusses the importance of formal job planning and creating a performance-based work environment. Discusses the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as the foundation that identifies deliverables, tasks, and time. Introduces the basics of quality control and defines the roles and responsibilities of an effective team and how to allocate resources.

Estimating and Cost Control

Emphasizes the importance of accurate estimating and summarizes the estimating process and the steps in developing an estimate. Defines the purpose of a cost control methodology, explains how to perform simple cost analysis, and covers the project manager’s role in controlling cost and tracking rework cost.

Scheduling

Provides instruction in the basics of scheduling from simple to-do lists through bar charts, network diagrams, and methods of managing resources. Discusses the importance of formal schedules, job planning, and establishing priorities. Describes alternative scheduling methods.

Resource Control

Identifies the resources that must be controlled, the major factors which affect production control, and production control standards. Explains the project manager’s role in the process and how to distinguish between production and productivity. Explains how to evaluate and improve production control and productivity.

Quality Control

Defines quality control and quality assurance, and stresses management’s concerns about quality. Explains project quality management and how to develop an effective quality control plan. Discusses how to identify, assess, and measure weaknesses to avoid rework.

Continuous Improvement

Describes the project manager’s role in creating a culture of continuous improvement. Explains the fundamentals of a continuous improvement program and how to identify the critical problems and processes that require improvement, implement a continuous improvement process, and measure results. Emphasizes the importance of satisfying internal and external stakeholders.

OSHA 500

This trainer course is designed for personnel interested in teaching the OSHA 10 or 30 Hour course.  Various instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts will be covered.  Course participants work in groups or independently to practice their presentation on selected topics.  A written exam is given at the conclusion of the course and upon successful completion, the participant will be recognized as an OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer.

OSHA 501

This course is the update required every four years for all OSHA Outreach Trainers .  It provides timely information on OSHA Construction Industry standards, policies and regulations. Students must present their Outreach Trainer card to confirm enrollment.

OSHA 3010 – Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

This course provides instruction on the OSHA standards and safety practices of excavation and trenching.  Participants learn the principles of practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavation.  Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) are covered, testing methods are demonstrated and an exercise is completed using instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears and engineering rods.

OSHA 3110 – Fall Protection

This course will familiarize participants with OSHA standards regarding fall protection as well as the latest technology, equipment and methods to protect employees from falls.  Specific topics include components of fall arrest systems and the limitations of fall arrest equipment as well as an emphasis on the most hazardous situations and most frequently cited OSHA violations.