The University of Alabama
OTI Education Center
Course Descriptions
Core Courses (Tentatively set for Fall 2008)
500 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for Construction
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching
the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach program to their
employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics
that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as on those that are
the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants
are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids
and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program
and to conduct both a 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health course and to tissue cards
to participants verifying course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.
Prerequisites: Course #510 and five years of construction safety experience.
Note: Students in Course #500 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the Outreach
Program must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Outreach trainers are required
to attend Course # 502 at least once every four years to maintain their trainer status.
501 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General
Industry
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching
the 10- and 30-hour general industry safety and health outreach program to their employees
and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required
in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as on those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA
standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches
and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become
a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both a 10-and 30-hour general industry safety
and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.
Prerequisites: Course #511 and five years of general industry safety experience.
Note: Students in Course #501 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the
Outreach Program must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Outreach
trainers are required to attend Course #503 at least once every four years to maintain their
trainer status.
502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach
Trainers
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector who have completed
#500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction
Industry and who are active trainers in the outreach program. It provides an update on
such topics as OSHA construction standards, policies, and regulations.
Prerequisites: Course #500. Note: Outreach trainers are required to attend this course once
every four years to maintain their trainer status. Students must bring their current trainer's card for validation.
503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers
This course is designed for private sector personnel who have completed
course #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for
General Industry and who are active trainers in the outreach program. It provides
an update on OSHA general industry standards and OSHA policies.
Prerequisites: Course #501. Note: Outreach trainers are required to attend this
course once every four years to maintain their trainer status. Students must bring their
current trainer's card for validation.
510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
for Construction
This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards,
as well as construction safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application
of the OSHA construction standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the
most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student
will receive an OSHA construction safety and health 30-hour course completion card.
511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
for General Industry
This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards,
as well as general industry safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application
of the OSHA general industry standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the
most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student
will receive an OSHA general industry safety and health 30-hour course completion card.
Other Courses
521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
This course addresses industrial hygiene practices and related
OSHA regulations and procedures. Topics include permissible exposure
limits, OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering
controls, hazard communication, OSHA sampling procedures and strategy,
workplace health program elements and other industrial hygiene topics.
The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health
standards and a safety and health program workshop.
2015 Hazardous Materials
This shortened version of #2010 covers OSHA general industry standards and
integrates materials from other consensus and proprietary standards that relate
to hazardous materials. Included are flammable and combustible liquids, compressed
gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping
are covered, as well as electrical equipment. Prerequisites: 21 (d) State Consultants:
Computer-based #1500 Basic Onsite Consultation program. Other Federal Agency or Department
Personnel: Course #2005, #6000, or #6010. Private Sector and Other Non-Federal Government
personnel: Course #2005, #501, #510, or #511. This course is available to non-compliance personnel only.
2045 Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards
This shortened version of #2040 familiarizes the student with various types
of common machinery and the related safety standards. Guidance is provided
on the hazards associated with various kinds of machinery and the control
of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout). The course presents and approach
to machinery inspection that enables participants to recognize hazards and
to provide options to achieve abatement. These hazards include mechanical
motions and actions created by points of operation and other machinery processes.
Also included is hands-on training in the laboratories. Prerequisites: 21(d) State
Consultants: Computer-based #1500 Basic Onsite Consultation program. Other Federal
Agency or Department Personnel: Course #2005, #6000, or #6010. Private Sector and
Other Non-Federal Government personnel: Course #2005, #501, #510, or #511. This course
is available to non-compliance personnel only.
2225 Respiratory Protection
This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring
of a respirator program. Topics include terminology, OSHA standards, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certification, and medical
evaluation recommendations. Program highlights include laboratories on respirator
selection, qualitative fit testing, and the use of a large array of respiratory and
support equipment for hands-on training.
2250 Ergonomics Applied to MSDs and Nerve Disorders
This course covers the use of ergonomic principles to recognize, evaluate, and
control work place conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and
nerve disorders. Topics include work physiology, anthropometry, musculoskeletal
disorders, use of video display terminals, and risk factors such as vibration, temperature,
material handling, repetition, and lifting and transfers in health care. Course emphasis
is on industrial case studies covering analysis and design of workstations and equipment,
laboratory sessions in manual lifting, and coverage of current OSHA compliance policies.
Prerequisites: OSHA Federal and State Compliance Officers: Course #1000. 21(d) State
Consultants: Computer-based program, "Basic Onsite Consultation." Safety personnel:
Course #1210. Other Federal Agency or Department personnel: Course #6000, #6010 OR EQUIVALENT.
Private Sector and Other Non-Federal Government personnel: Course #501, #510, OR EQUIVALENT.
2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry
This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate,
prevent, and abate safety and health hazards associated with confined
space entry. Technical topics include the recognition of confined space
hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to evaluate atmospheric hazards,
and ventilation techniques. This course features workshops on permit entry classification
and program evaluation.
3010 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics
This course focuses on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation
and trenching. Students are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its
relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of
excavations. Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) are covered.
Testing methods are demonstrated and a one-day field exercise is conducted,
allowing students to use instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears,
and engineering rods. Prerequisites: All participants must have completed
Course #2000, #510, or have equivalent construction training or experience.
Industrial hygienists may substitute Course #1010 for #2000.
3095 Electrical Standards
This shortened version of #3090 is designed to provide the
student with a survey of OSHA's electrical standards and the hazards
associated with electrical installations and equipment. Topics include
single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment,
grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices.
Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA policies and procedures.
Students will receive instruction on safe and correct use of their electrical testing
equipment. Prerequisites: All OSHA personnel must have completed Course #2030 or have
equivalent training or experience. Other Federal Agency or Department personnel:
Course #2005, #6000, or #6010 or equivalent.
This course is available to noncompliance personnel only.
3110 Fall Arrest Systems
This course provides an overview of state-of-the-art technology
for fall protection and current OSHA requirements. Topics covered
include the principles of fall protection, the components of fall
arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest equipment, and OSHA
policies regarding fall protection. Course features a one-day field
exercise demonstrating fall protection equipment. Prerequisites: All
participants must have completed Course # 2000, #510, or have equivalent
construction training or experience. Industrial hygienists may substitute
Course #1010 for #2000.
5600 Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer
Course
The Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer Course prepares experience trainers
to present OSHA's 16-hour Disaster Site Worker Course. Trainers for this course
need to be able to apply the elements of successful adult training programs,
along with specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes to awareness training about
safety and health standards at natural and man-made disaster sites. Trainers are
given the opportunity to practice knowledge, skills, and attitudes through discussion,
planned exercises, demonstrations, and presentations. Participants receive lesson plans
and training materials for the Disaster Site Worker Course as well as information on
training techniques and resources. Trainers will be expected to present a selected portion
of the Disaster Site Worker Course and to use a "presentation evaluation" sheet to evaluate
to other presenters. Prerequisite: The intended audience for this course is authorized OSHA
#500 trainers who have also completed the 40-hour HAZWOPER training.
6000 Collateral Duty Course for Other Federal
Agencies
This course introduces federal agency collateral duty safety and health personnel
to the OSH Act, Executive Order 12196, 29 CFR part 1960 and 29 CFR part 1910. The
training enables participant to recognize basic safety and health hazards in the
workplace and effectively assist agency safety and health officers with inspection
and abatement efforts.
7000 OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines Training
For Nursing Homes
The focus of this one-day course is to use OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes
to develop a process to protect workers in nursing homes. The course will focus
on analyzing and identifying ergonomic problem jobs and practical solutions to address
these problems. Featured topics include: Developing an ergonomic process: risk factors in the
nursing home guidelines: Identifying problem jobs including protocol for resident assessment;
and implementing solutions including work practices and engineering solutions.
7005 Public Warehousing and Storage
The course is designed as a training course for warehouse workers
and will focus on many hazards and injuries that are likely to be
encountered in warehouse operations. It has been shown that warehousing
has become an increasingly hazardous area to work in. OSHA has identified
Public Storage and Warehousing as one of seven industries with a high lost
time claims rate. Injuries may occur from forklifts; material handling and
lifting; exposure to hazardous substances; and slips, trips, and falls. The
course will discuss: Powered industrial trucks; material handling/lifting/ergonomics;
hazard communication; walking and working surfaces; and exit routes and fire protection.
7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine
Safeguarding
The main focus of this course is to increase the participant's knowledge and skill
in proper machine safeguarding techniques, and to highlight the benefits of guarding
various types of machinery. It is the employer's responsibility to identify and select
the safeguard necessary to protect employees and others in the work area, as well as provide
appropriate training in safe work practices. Knowing when and how to properly safeguard machinery
can reduce or eliminate the potential for accidents and injuries.
7105 Evacuation and Emergency Planning
Evacuation and emergency planning focuses on OSHA requirements for
emergency action plans and fire protection plans. Preparing for emergencies
is a basic principle of workplace safety and health. Participants will learn:
(1) Reasons for emergency action plans and fire prevention plans and when they
are required for a workplace; (2) elements of a good evacuation plan; and (3)
features of design and maintenance of good exit routes. The optional session
for this course will focus on assessment of risk for terrorist attack and how
to utilize OSHA's two matrices, evacuation planning and fire and explosion,
as tools in planning for emergencies.
7200 Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
for Healthcare Facilities
The purpose of this course is to develop a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan for healthcare
facilities using a step-by-step approach. Featured topics include an Introduction to Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard, the Exposure Control Plan, Exposure Determination, Methods of Control, Vaccinations
and Evaluations, Training and Information, and Record Keeping.
7205 Health Hazard Awareness
This course provides an introduction to common health hazards
that are encountered in the workplace. These health hazards will
include exposure to chemicals, asbestos, silica, and lead. The course
will feature these topics: Identification of hazard; sources of exposure;
health hazard information; evaluation of exposure; and engineering and work
practice controls. The course materials will include an instructor and student
manual; workshops and group activities; and PowerPoint presentations. The course
is designed as an awareness course for employers and employees.
7300 OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space
Standard
This one-day course discusses the requirements of OSHA's permit-required confined
space standard, 29 CFR 1910.146. It is designed for small employers or a
designated representative (line supervisor or manager) with the responsibility
to develop a permit space program. It covers OSHA's requirements but does not
feature hands-on sections (instrumentation and control methods and testing)
which are included in OSHA course #2260.
7400 Trainer Course in Construction Noise
The primary objectives of this one-day course are to increase the participant's
knowledge and skill in construction noise and provide them with materials and
guidance for training their workers. OSHA published an Advanced Notice for Proposed
Rulemaking, Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers. This course builds on
OSHA's efforts to reduce occupational hearing loss in the construction industry.
7405 Fall Hazard Awareness for Construction
Industry
The focus of this 5-hour course is to identify, evaluate, and prevent or control fall
hazards at construction sites. The course focuses on falls to a lower level not falls
to the same level resulting from slips and falls. The target audience is the small
construction employer, business owner, or manager who would like to obtain information
about fall hazards found in the workplace. The training is also suitable for employees
and employee representatives. Topics include identifying fall hazards, analyzing fall hazards,
and preventing fall hazards as well as OSHA resources addressing fall hazards.
7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management
Using interactive assignments and thought-provoking group projects, students
of this one day workshop come away with a strong understanding of the benefits
in implementing a safety and health management system in the workplace.
7505 Introduction to Accident Investigation
Introduction to accident investigation provides an introduction to basic
accident investigation procedures and describes accident analysis techniques.
The goal of the course is to help participants gain the basic skills necessary
to conduct an effective accident investigation at their workplace. The target
audience is the small employer, manager, employee or employee representative
who, as part of a firm's safety and health system, would be involved in conducting
accident and/ or near-miss investigations.
7510 Introduction to OSHA for Small Business
This course provides and introduction to OSHA for owners and managers of
small businesses. The goal of the course is to help participants gain an
understanding of OSHA operations and procedures and learn how they can work
with OSHA to prevent or reduce injuries and illnesses in their workplaces.
Included in the course is information on the background of OSHA, standards,
the inspection process, implementing a safety and health program, and assistance
available to small business. It is anticipated that the course materials could be
covered in 3 ½ to 4 hours.
7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar
This course is designed to assist employers in identifying and fulfilling
their responsibilities for posting certain records, maintaining records
of illnesses and injuries and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Participants
who successfully complete this course will be able to identify OSHA requirements
and complete new OSHA's forms 300, 300A and 301.
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