OSHA Outreach Trainer Bulletin
July 2018
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Updated Outreach Training Program Resources
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center has recently updated its
OSHA Outreach Training Program
web page, which features a variety of Outreach Trainer resources covering the construction industry, general industry, maritime industry, disaster site industry as well as an overview of all industries. The web page also provides resources for the Cal/OSHA Partnership Outreach Program for construction and general industries.
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Resources include program requirements, PowerPoint presentations, 10-hour and 30-hour topic requirements, a record retention summary and samples of a daily roster and a topic agenda.
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OSHA Announces Elimination of the Outreach Trainer 90-day Grace Period
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As part of its continuing effort to improve the Outreach Training Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be eliminating the authorized trainer “90-day grace period” described in Sections III.B.1.,2, and 4 of the OSHA Outreach Training Program Requirements. This change will be included in the next published revisions of the OSHA Outreach Training Program Requirements and applicable sections of each Industry Procedures document, and will become effective January 1, 2019. However, Section III.C. of the OSHA Outreach Training Program Requirements (Trainer Update Exemption for Overseas Military Service) remains in effect while the Agency evaluates the impact of this change.
Elimination of the grace period is intended to reduce confusion regarding trainer authorization status, and to encourage trainers to maintain their trainer authorization(s). OSHA urges authorized trainers to schedule registration, attendance, and completion of the relevant Trainer Update course well in advance of their trainer authorization expiration date. Authorized trainers that let their authorization lapse will be ineligible to attend a Trainer Update course, and will be required to meet all prerequisite requirements to attend the relevant Trainer course, to include having successfully completed the applicable OSHA Standards course(s) within seven calendar years of attendance at the Trainer course. Extensions of trainer authorizations that expire on or after January 1, 2019, will not be granted.
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By Addie Hosier
Outreach Trainer Support and Special Consultant
29 years ago an eighteen year old was arrested for possession and sale of marijuana. He was convicted and served a 28-year sentence.
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After his release he found a program at Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay Area that helps people like himself get back on their feet. One of our Outreach Trainers, Alex Francois, taught him many things in this program, including an OSHA 10-hour construction safety class.
I had the opportunity to meet this man, and he really stood out to me as someone with character who was grateful for the opportunities being offered and was willing to work hard. He is currently working on the new Warriors stadium project in San Francisco. While money is not the only indicator of success, I am happy to share that he is now making more than enough to support himself.
He recently celebrated his birthday and noted that it was his first “free” birthday since he was 18.
We can feel really proud to be part of a group of trainers that can help create such positive and inspiring results.
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OSHA now features an
Outreach Trainer Finder
on the department website, which includes a list of Outreach Trainers who have requested that their contact information be made public.
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This list will help you find OSHA-authorized trainers who conduct 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training classes in construction, general industry, maritime, or disaster site work.
Inclusion on this list does not imply any endorsement by OSHA.
WAYS TO FIND A TRAINER
If you are interested in holding open classes and would like to be added to the OSHA
Outreach Trainer list
, please email your name, current address, phone number and subject area (Construction, Disaster Site Worker, General Industry and/or Maritime) to
ahosier@clpccd.org
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Outreach Trainer Update Courses
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The
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District currently offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry at multiple locations throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii.
Visit our website
for a complete 2018 course schedule.
Upcoming Outreach Trainer update courses include:
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A 3 day refresher course for those who have completed
OSHA 500-Trainer Course for the Construction Industry
and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. It provides an update on such topics as OSHA construction standards, policies and regulations. Students must prepare a presentation and pass a written exam to renew certification.
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A 3 day refresher course for those who have completed
OSHA 501-Trainer Course for General Industry
and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program. It provides an update on OSHA General Industry Standards and OSHA policies. Students must prepare a presentation and pass a written exam to renew certification.
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This 1 day course updates
OSHA 5119-Cal/OSHA Standards for General Industry
and continues the student’s authorization to teach both 10-hour and 30-hour Cal/OSHA Outreach Program. Participants in this course will learn about the most significant changes within Cal/OSHA that affect general industry.
Prerequisites
:
OSHA 5119
or
OSHA 5039
within the previous four years.
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OSHA Outreach Training Program
The OSHA Outreach Training Program was established to train workers in the basics of safety and health hazard recognition and prevention. OSHA authorizes trainers who complete the 4-day construction or general industry train-the-trainer courses to conduct 10-hour and 30-hour construction or general industry safety and health hazard recognition and prevention courses.
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Outreach Trainer Portal
Outreach Training Card requests are now processed through an online database system. Outreach Training Cards have better fraud protection and include a QR code to allow employers and workers to verify the authenticity of the card. All trainers must register in the Outreach Trainer Portal in order to submit OSHA Outreach Training Reports.
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The
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District currently offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime and general industry at our locations in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as in Central and Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii. Programs offered include OSHA safety standards, Outreach Trainer courses, Cal/OSHA standards curriculum, environmental courses and customized onsite safety training.
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OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
(866) 936-6742 (OSHA)
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