Course Outline

This training program is intended to provide entry-level construction  industry worker information about employee/employer rights and responsibilities,  and to identify, abate,  avoid, and prevent job related hazards on a job site. The training is to be tailored to the type of work involved. Training should emphasize  hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention, not OSHA standards. The instructional time must be a minimum of 10 hours.

The minimum topic requirements are as follows:

Mandatory Topics - 7 hours

1.    Introduction to Local Governmental  Agencies – 1 hour.

a.    Covers the policies of local governing bodies for Occupational Safety and Health.

Each country will be different. It should include an introduction on workers' rights, employer responsibilities,  how penalties  are assessed, how to file reports  and complaints.

2.    OSHAcademy Focus Four Hazards for Construction – 4 hours.

Because most construction  fatalities are caused by fall hazards, falls must be covered for a minimum of one hour and 15 minutes. The remaining Focus Four Hazards must be covered for a minimum of one-half hour each (30 minutes).

▪   Fall hazards (1 hour and 30 minutes)

▪   Electrical hazards (1 and 30 minutes)

▪   Struck-By hazards (e.g., falling objects,  trucks, cranes) (30 min)

▪   Caught-In or Between  hazards (e.g., trench hazards, equipment) (30 min)

Focus Four Hazards Training Requirements

All lessons  for the Focus Four Hazards are required to use the following terminal objectives  (TO)

and enabling objectives  (EO):

TO: Given current OSHA and industry information regarding construction  worksite illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, and a set of photos showing common  hazards on a construction  site, the student will be able to identify [fall, caught-in or between,  struck-by, electrocution] hazards in construction.

Specifically, for each of the focus four, the student will be able to:

▪   EO 1: Identify major hazards

▪   EO 2: Describe types of hazards

▪   EO 3: Protect him/herself  from these  hazards

▪   EO 4: Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from these  hazards

Because these  objectives  are the expected  student outcomes, trainers:

▪   May not vary from these  objectives  when planning the training session;  and

▪   Must follow the participatory training model by applying effective training techniques.

▪   Must make sure the objectives  are measured by testing the student’s achievement.

Elective  Topics - 2 hours

Trainers must present  at least two hours of training on the following topics. Emphasis must be placed on recognition and prevention of hazards associated with each topic area. At least two topics must be presented. The minimum length of any topic is one-half hour (30 minutes).

▪   Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors

▪   Excavations

▪   Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal

▪   Scaffolds

▪   Stairways and Ladders

▪   Tools - Hand and Power

▪   Health Hazards in Construction

▪   Concrete and Masonry Construction

▪   Confined Space Entry

▪   Ergonomics

▪   Fire Protection  and Prevention

▪   Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment and Marine Operations;  Rollover Protective

Structures  and Overhead Protection;  and Signs, Signals and Barricades

▪   Powered Industrial Vehicles

▪   Safety and Health Programs

▪   Steel Erection

▪   Welding and Cutting

Required Final Exam

The AT must administer a written 20-question (minimum) multiple-choice exam. The AT should hold a post-exam  discussion to review each question  and answer after all students  have completed  their exam. Students must achieve a 70% score  to pass the exam. Exam and post-exam  discussion do

not count toward required course contact-time.