OSHA Looks at Training

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not specifically address the responsibility of employers to provide health and safety information, instruction, and training to employees. The requirement, however, is implied in Section 5(a)(2) of the General Duty Clause which states that each employer “. . . shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.” Did you know that over 100 OSHA regulations require some form of safety information, instruction, or training? That fact can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be if you know how to develop safety training that meets specific OSHA requirements.

Information within this second course in the OSHAcademy Train-The-Trainer Program is intended to introduce you to the basics of developing effective OSHA safety instruction and training presentations. The course covers topics such as: how to use a safety training decision tree to determine if training is actually the solution to a problem; how to identify training needs; how to develop goals and "SMART" objectives to design curriculum; how to develop and present effective learning activities; and how to properly document the training. If you have questions about this course, please free to give us a call or send an email.

Modules

To begin your training, click on the module links below. If you are just starting this course, you should start with module 1.

1. Is Training the Answer?
2. Training Needs
3. Goals and Objectives
4. Learning Activities
5. Training Documentation

Please login to your student dashboard to access and download this FREE course PDF study guide. You can save this study guide to your computer for offline studying, or print the study guide if you prefer.

Course 721 Final Exam

After studying the course material and answering the quiz questions, it is time to take the final exam. We highly recommend answering the module quiz questions to check your understanding of the course material. The final exam questions are typically developed from these quiz questions.

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course. To help demonstrate this understanding, students must achieve a passing score on course final exams. It is OSHAcademy's policy to protect the integrity of our exams: as a result, we do not provide missed questions to students.

This is an open book exam. Students are permitted to use a separate browser window to review course content while taking the exam. If you do not pass a final exam, you will see a "Retake Exam" button next to the course on your student dashboard.

If you have already paid for your certificate

If you have already paid for certificates, your exam score will be displayed on your student dashboard after successfully passing the final exam. If you chose PDF certificates, you can view and print your certificate and personal transcript from your student dashboard. If you chose original printed documents, they will be prepared and mailed to the address in your student account.

If you only want free training

OSHAcademy provides free access to all training materials, including course modules, practice quizzes, exercises, and final exams. However, exam scores, certificates, and transcripts are provided only if you purchase a certificate package to document your training. If you do not require official training documentation, we will archive your exam results should you decide to purchase official certificates later.

Take the Final Exam

References

• Pub 3824, Resource for Development and Delivery of Training to Workers, OSHA
• Publication 2254, Training Requirements in OSHA Standards, OSHA
• 1910.120 Appendix E, Training Curriculum Guidelines (Non-mandatory), OSHA
• ANSI/ASSE Z490.1, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training, ASSE/ANSI

Additional Resources

• eTools, eMatrix, Expert Advisors and v-Tools, OSHA
• Assessing Occupational Safety and Health Training, NIOSH
• Napo's Films, Via Storia