Education and Training
Introduction
This module will introduce you to general OSHA requirements for education and training in the construction industry. We will not only look at the minimum requirements, but all address best practices in effective safety and health education programs.
The employer should conduct construction safety training courses and educational programs in compliance with OSHA standard 1926.21, Safety training and education, primarily to help broaden worker and manager knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and health hazards on jobsites.
OSHA standards associated with training employees:
- Train employees to recognize hazards [29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1926.302(e), 29 CFR 1926.1060].
- Train workers to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions [29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1926.454, 29 CFR 1926.901(c)].
- Provide training on safe work practices and applicable standards [29 CFR 1926.21(b)].
- Provide training on safe operation of equipment and machinery [29 CFR 1926.20(b)(4), 29 CFR 1926.302(e)].
- Provide training on hazards of access ladders and stairways [29 CFR 1926.1060(a), 29 CFR 1926.454, 29 CFR 1926.800(b) and (c)].
- Provide training on confined and enclosed space entry hazards and precautions [29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6), 29 CFR 1926.353(b), 29 CFR 1926.801].
To learn more about safety education and training, be sure to complete courses 703 Introduction to OSH Training, 721 Developing OSH Training, and 723 Conducting OSH Training.
Check out this short audio clip by Dan Clark of the theSafetyBrief.com on the "Fatal Four" construction dangers. Be sure to train these topics.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
6-1. The primary reason employers should conduct construction safety training is to make sure employees _____ on jobsites.
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