OSHA 30-Hour General Industry

This 30-hour workshop, known as “OSHA 30,” provides employees with awareness of common job-related safety and health hazards and instructs them on how to stay safe on the job through hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention in General Industry. It also addresses recordkeeping requirements and common management responsibilities. Upon completion of all 30 hours of this workshop, participants will receive their OSHA 30 Card.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to OSHA
• Managing Safety and Health Programs
• Walking/Working Surfaces
• Exit Routes-Emergency Action Plans-Fire Prevention Plans-Fire Protection
• Electrical Safety
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Materials Handling
• Hazard Communication-GHS
• Permit Required Confined Space
• Lockout/Tag Out
• Machine Guarding
• Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control
• Ergonomics and Lifting Safely
• Fall Protection
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Incident Investigation-OSHA Reporting
• Cold Stress Awareness/ Heat Stress Prevention
• Preventing Distracted Driving-No Texting and Driving
• Sleep Deprivation Awareness
• Preventing Slips-Trips-Falls
• Welding, Cutting, and Brazing (if applicable)

Intended Audience: Supervisory personnel with safety and health responsibilities

Workshop Length: 32 hours / 4 days

GI Bill® Benefits: This course is eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) benefits. Veterans interested in using eligible VA educational benefits for this program should contact Purdue MEP at mepworkshops@purdue.edu before registering. For specific questions regarding GI Bill Benefits eligibility or enrollment status, visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. For questions regarding VA benefits at Purdue University, please contact Purdue’s Veteran and Military Success Center.