| OSHA Updates Outreach Training Program Requirements in January In January 2017, OSHA made updates to the Outreach Training Program Requirements that are important to be aware of. These updates may change how you conduct your classes and maintain records.
Key Changes  General Program Updates
- Class segment length reduced from 60 minutes to 30 minutes. This means that if you have a 10- or 30-hour class that is held over many days, you are required to meet for at least 30 minutes per day.
- Clarifications:
- Student contact hours do not include time spent on tests and administrative matters. This means that you cannot count time you spend on testing and other paperwork or recordkeeping activities towards your teaching time or "contact hours."
- Daily training is limited to 7.5 student contact hours with a minimum 8 hour break between sessions. This means that you are required to send your students home after 7.5 hours of class time, and they can't return until at least 8 hours later. For example - if you end a class at 10 pm, the students cannot return before 6 am the next day.
- Trainers must retain training records for 5 years. This means that all the records you are required to keep must be kept either in paper or digital form for 5 years.
 Trainer Code of Conduct
- Trainers may not cancel (or in certain cases reschedule) classes without refunding students their fees.
- Trainers may not schedule multiple classes to occur at the same time (double scheduling).
Trainer Card
- Trainers must have their trainer card with them while teaching.
- Trainers must show their trainer card if a student asks to see it at the beginning of each class.
Student Card
- The time limit for getting a replacement card has been increased from 3 years to 5 years from course completion date. Example - A student who attended your class in February 2012 (based on the date of this newsletter, which is February 2017) could get a replacement card.
- It's very important to keep your records for five years!
Exception Requests
- Most exception requests can be sent to a trainer's Authorizing Training Organization (ATO) instead of to the Directorate of Training and Education (DTE) at OSHA. This means you can send your exception requests to us at the Chabot-Las Positas OSHA Training Center.
Prerequisites
- When applying to take a trainer course, you need 5 years of safety experience in whatever industry you are training for. In order to substitute education for 2 years of experience to meet this requirement, your degree must be a bachelor's degree or higher. An example is a bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health or similar degree.
Construction Industry Updates
Maritime Industry Procedures
- OSHA course numbers are no longer utilized.
Questions? Contact us toll-free at 866-936-OSHA (6742). |
| Key Links to Outreach Training Program Requirements OSHA revised its program guidelines to improve the Outreach Training Program on January 1, 2017, with an effective date of April 1, 2017. Below are links to PDF documents that cover overall program requirements and industry procedures for Construction, General Industry, Maritime and Disaster Site Worker. 
Outreach Training Program Requirements
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| Outreach Trainer Update Classes  The OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry in Dublin, California, conveniently located in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as locations throughout California, Nevada, and Hawaii. Upcoming Outreach Trainer update classes include: OSHA 502 - Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers February 24-26 | Dublin, CA - San Francisco Bay Area March 27-29 | Sacramento, CA - Safety Center April 18-20 | Fresno, CA OSHA 503 - Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers March 24-26 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA April 3-5 | Sacramento, CA - Safety Center April 4-6 | Lakewood, CA OSHA 5029 - Update for Cal/OSHA Construction Industry Trainers February 27 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA April 21 | Fresno, CA April 24 | Sacramento, CA - Safety Center OSHA 5039 - Update for Cal/OSHA General Industry Trainers March 31 | San Francisco Bay Area - Dublin, CA April 7 | Lakewood, CA Visit the OSHA Training Center website for a complete schedule of classes. |
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| OSHA Training Resources  OSHA offers a wide selection of training courses and educational programs to help broaden worker and employer knowledge on the recognition, avoidance and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. OSHA also offers training and educational materials that help businesses train their workers and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Click here to access training courses, educational programs, training materials and other resources administered by the OSHA Directorate of Training and Education. |
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