OSHA 30 Hour: General Workplace

OSHA’s role, worker rights, employer responsibilities, workplace inspections, recognized hazards, whistleblower protections, and key safety resources.

Hazard Communication Standard requirements, hazardous chemicals, GHS labels and pictograms, Safety Data Sheets, routes of exposure, and chemical hazard controls.

PPE selection, limitations, training, and use of appropriate head, eye, face, hand, foot, hearing, electrical, and respiratory protection.

Emergency Action Plans, evacuation procedures, exit routes, emergency coordination, fire prevention planning, fire hazards, and workplace fire protection.

Housekeeping, ladders, stairs, platforms, dockboards, working around openings, guardrails, fall prevention systems, and safer access and egress.

Electrical hazards, circuits, grounding, insulation, circuit protection, energized parts, static electricity, overhead power lines, and safe electrical work practices.

Worker, task, and environmental ergonomic risk factors; musculoskeletal disorder prevention; safer lifting; task design; and controls that reduce strain.

Forklift fundamentals, common operating hazards, equipment awareness, and the safe operating practices that help reduce vehicle-related workplace incidents.

Welding processes and hazards, including fire, fumes, burns, electrical risks, safe work practices, and relevant protective equipment.

Permit-required confined-space fundamentals, entry-team roles, atmospheric and physical hazards, rescue considerations, and training requirements.

Introduction to bloodborne pathogens, common bloodborne diseases, exposure controls, and the personal protective measures used to reduce occupational exposure risks.

Manual and mechanical handling, cranes and slings, conveyors, housekeeping, storage practices, and prevention of common struck-by or caught-between hazards.

Hazards created by moving machine parts, the purpose of machine guards, and the methods used to protect workers from contact with dangerous operating areas.

Recognizing electrical hazards, evaluating risk, selecting controls, and applying safer practices around electrical equipment and workplace systems.

Hazardous-energy control requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, employee training, periodic inspections, and the importance of authorized procedures.

Core safety-supervision responsibilities, including setting expectations, identifying and correcting hazards, supporting training, and monitoring work practices.

What effective safety leadership looks like in practice, including communication, visible commitment, decision-making, and positive influence on workplace safety culture.

Safety standards, resources, management systems, evaluations, and the role of fair, consistent accountability in maintaining safety expectations.

Effective safety recognition, practical ideas for encouraging positive behaviors, and the principles for making recognition meaningful and consistent.

Safety education fundamentals, trainer qualifications, course development, and the role of effective training in supporting workforce competence.

Hazard identification, the hierarchy of controls, and the practical steps used to eliminate hazards or reduce exposure through effective controls.

Breaking work into steps, identifying potential hazards, selecting preventive measures, and developing safer job procedures before work begins.

Core elements of a safety and health management system, taking action on identified risks, workforce involvement, and starting or improving a safety-management process.

Emergency Action Plans, exit routes, fire prevention and protection planning, workforce communication, and preparation for workplace emergencies.