Course Content:
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Mandatory
– 7 hours
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Introduction
to OSHA – 2 hours.
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Covers
workers’ rights, employer responsibilities and how to file a complaint. It
includes helpful worker safety and health resources. It also provides a sample
weekly fatality and catastrophe report, a safety data sheet and the OSHA Log of
Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300).
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Materials
include an Instructor Guide, PowerPoint slides, student handouts, and
participatory activities.
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OSHA Focus
Four Hazards – 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
other Focus Four Hazards must be covered for a minimum of one-half hour each.
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Falls
(minimum 1 hour and 15 minutes)
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Electrocution
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Struck-By
(e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes)
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Caught-In
or Between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment)
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Focus Four
Hazards Training Requirements
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All
lessons for the Focus Four Hazards are required to use the following terminal
(TO) and enabling (EO) objectives:
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TO: Given
current OSHA and industry information regarding construction worksite
illnesses, injuries, and/or fatalities, the student will be able to recognize
[fall, caught-in or between, struck-by, electrocution] hazards in construction.
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Specifically
for each of the focus four, the student will be able to:
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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
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Personal
Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – 30 minutes.
·
Health
Hazards in Construction – 30 minutes. May teach noise, hazard communication,
and crystalline silica or any other construction health hazard.
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Elective –
2 hours. Must present at least two hours of training on the following topics.
At least two topics must be presented. The minimum length of any topic is
one-half hour.
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Cranes,
Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, & Conveyors
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Excavations
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Materials
Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
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Scaffolds
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Stairways
and Ladders
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Tools –
Hand and Power