OSHA Standards and Compliance

Overview/Description
 How many times do you listen to the news only to hear of another death or serious injury in the workplace? The statistics are staggering! According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Vital Facts for 1997, 17 Americans die every day while on the job. Fortunately, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to try to reduce these numbers. To understand how you can help to reduce injury and death in the workplace, you must be familiar with the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the General Industry Standards in place to protect workers, and how you can comply with these standards. After taking this course, you will be well on your way to improving safety and health in your workplace.

Target Audience
 This course is designed for employers, supervisors, and managers who need to thoroughly understand, implement, and communicate an OSHA program. Workers who need to be educated and aware of OSHA issues within their domain will also find this course useful. Moreover, OSHA officers and coordinators who need to develop an OSHA program and ensure conformance to the policies will see this course as a must.

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

OSHA History

  • recognize the benefits to employers, and employees of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's creation.
  • identify the factors that led to the development of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
  • associate the OSHA mission statements with examples of decisions made in the workplace.

    • OSHA General Industry Standards

  • recognize the advantages of understanding the OSHA General Industry Standards.
  • classify duties outlined in the OSH Act as either employer or employee, given examples of actions in the workplace.
  • determine who must follow the standards developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, given types of businesses.
  • determine the location of Occupational Safety and Health Standards in the Code of Federal Regulations.
  • select the subpart that contains information on OSHA standards, given business examples.

    • OSHA Compliance

  • recognize the importance of complying with OSHA.
  • select the actions demonstrating compliance with general OSHA obligations.
  • identify the general responsibilities employers have on a multi-employer job site.

    • Course Number: OPER0201