News Update
July 28, 2021
OSHA's SAFE + SOUND Campaign Promotes a "Find and Fix" Approach to Workplace Safety
Finding and fixing workplace hazards is an ongoing process that helps better identify and control sources of potential injuries or illnesses. There are a variety of ways to keep the workplace safe, including establishing procedures to collect and review information about known or potential hazards, investigating the root causes of those hazards and prioritizing hazard controls. Identifying and correcting hazards proactively ensures that workers go home to their families after every shift safe and sound. Learn More

Join this nationwide event in August to recognize the successes of workplace health and safety programs and hear new ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. Learn More
Employer Vigilance is the Key to Reducing Scaffolding Hazards and Protecting Workers
An estimated 2.3 million workers, or 65% of the construction industry, work on scaffolds, and thousands are injured every year in scaffolding-related accidents. Scaffolding is consistently ranked on OSHA’s Top Ten List of the most frequently cited violations. It's vital for employers to be vigilant in protecting employees who work on or near scaffolds by maintaining compliance with all provisions of OSHA’s scaffolding standard. Learn More
Looking for In-Person Classes?
We keep our classes small and follow safety protocols.
This 3-day course covers requirements for the construction and use of scaffolding using the OSHA Construction Scaffold standard as a guide. 
This 4-day course covers OSHA policies, procedures and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles, and is the prerequisite to OSHA #500 Trainer Course for the Construction Industry. Click here for full OSHA #510 course description.
Looking for Virtual, Instructor-Led Classes?
We offer a wide range of VILT classes via Zoom.
In Region IX OSHA numbered Virtual, Instructor-Led classes offered via Zoom are only available to participants located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Contact us if you are unsure if this applies to you.

Our Online OSHA Training Portal offers 10-Hour and 30-Hour Construction and 10-Hour General Industry classes, allowing you to take these classes at your own pace at your location. Get your OSHA 30-HR or 10-HR card with these 100% online classes that are OSHA-Authorized and valid nationwide for Construction and General Industry. Visit our OSHA Training Portal.

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center Catalog features information on our training programs, including overviews and class descriptions, enrollment policies and course delivery options.

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center offers a range of books and learning tools, including:

  • 29 CFR1910 General Industry Standards
  • 29 CFR1926 Construction Industry Standards
  • Fall Protection: Complete OSHA Regulations

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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries in Northern, Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

OSHA classes are offered as Virtual Instructor-Led Training via Zoom and also In-Person in select locations following physical distancing and other strict COVID-19 safety guidelines. In-person class sizes are reduced in size, so early registration is strongly advised. Visit our website for a current class schedule.

We are still primarily working remotely, but we are available to respond to your inquiries by email or phone (phone inquiries will be answered within 24 hours).

The recommendations in this newsletter are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.