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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

 

OSHA Training Institute Education Centers

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 
conducts short-term technical training in occupational safety and 
health through the OSHA Training Institute in Des Plaines, Illinois. In 
recent years, the number of private sector personnel and Federal 
personnel from agencies other than OSHA requesting training has 
increased beyond the capacity of the OSHA Training Institute to meet 
the demand. In October 1992, OSHA began a project to test the 
feasibility of using other training or educational institutions to 
conduct OSHA Training Institute courses for private sector personnel 
and for Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA. Based on the 
success to date of this project, OSHA is expanding the program.
    This notice announces the opportunity for interested organizations 
to submit applications to become OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers. Applications will be rated on a competitive basis and two 
organizations will be selected to participate in the project. Complete 
application instructions are contained in this notice.
    Authority for this program may be found in sections 21 (b) and (c) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 670).

DATES: Applications must be received by February 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to the Division of Training 
and Educational Programs, Office of Training and Education, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Mouw, Chief, Division of Training and Educational Programs, or 
Zigmas Sadauskas, Director, OSHA Training Institute, Office of Training 
and Education, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, 
telephone (708) 297-4810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The OSHA Training Institute conducts 82 short-term technical 
training courses in OSHA standards, policies and procedures for persons 
responsible for enforcing or directly supporting the OSH Act, private 
sector employers and employees, and Federal personnel from agencies 
other than OSHA. Its primary responsibility is to the first group: 
Federal and State compliance officers and State consultation program 
staff. Private sector and Federal personnel from agencies other than 
OSHA receive training on an ``as available'' basis.
    In recent years the demand for training has increased from all 
three groups. Resources of the OSHA Training Institute have not 
increased at a rate that can keep up with the demand. As the number of 
Federal and State personnel engaged in enforcement or consultation 
being trained has increased, opportunities for training for private 
sector personnel and Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA 
have remained static or decreased.
    In order to meet the increased demand for its courses, the OSHA 
Training Institute has selected eight educational institutions to 
conduct OSHA Training Institute courses for private sector personnel 
and Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA.
    These OSHA Training Institute Education Centers, which were 
selected through nationwide competitive processes, are: Keene State 
College, Manchester, New Hampshire; Niagara County Community College, 
Lockport, New York; West Virginia University/National Resource Center 
for Construction Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia; Georgia 
Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia; Texas Engineering Extension 
Service/Texas Safety Association, Arlington, Texas; Maple Woods 
Community College, Kansas City, Missouri; Red Rocks Community College/
Trinidad State Junior College, Lakewood, Colorado; and the University 
of California, San Diego, California.
    The OSHA Training Institute now proposes to expand the number of 
OSHA Training Institute Education Centers from eight to ten.

Scope

    OSHA will enter into nonfinancial agreements with two colleges, 
universities or other nonprofit training organizations to conduct OSHA 
courses for private sector personnel and Federal personnel from 
agencies other than OSHA. The two new OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers will be located in two OSHA Regions, one per region. The two 
OSHA Regions contain the following states.
    1. Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin.
    2. Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
    The new OSHA Training Institute Education Centers will be selected 
through a competitive process. This notice solicits applications from 
organizations interested in participating in the project.
    Applicants selected to participate as OSHA Training Institute 
Education Centers will be expected to present six courses: four general 
industry OSHA courses: Course 204A, Machinery and Machine Guarding 
Standards; Course 501, A Guide to Voluntary Compliance in Safety and 
Health; Course 521, OSHA Guide to Voluntary Compliance in the 
Industrial Hygiene Area; and Course 600, Collateral Duty Course for 
Other Federal Agencies; and two constructions industry course: Course 
500, Instructor Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for 
the Construction Industry and Course 510, Occupational Safety and 
Health Standards for the Construction Industry. Additional information 
about each of these courses is in the appendix to this notice.
    Applicants will be selected based upon their occupational safety 
and health experience, their nonacademic training background, the 
availability of classroom and lodging facilities, and access to 
transportation. OSHA will support the program by providing curriculum 
outlines, masters of student handouts, and orientation to OSHA course 
presentation. OSHA also will provide assistance in presenting and/or 
answering questions on OSHA policy.
    The project will be fifteen months in duration. OSHA will monitor 
each of the new OSHA Training Institute Education Centers to evaluate 
the effectiveness of their programs. If performance is satisfactory at 
the end of the fifteen-month period, OSHA will enter into a new 
agreement for a two-year period. Continuation of this agreement will be 
dependent on continued satisfactory performance and mutual interest of 
the parties in continuing the OSHA Training Institute Education Center 
program. OSHA may initiate modifications to agreements to increase or 
decrease the number of different OSHA courses offered by the OSHA 
Training Institute Education Centers.

Eligibility

    Any nonprofit public or private college or university is eligible 
to apply. Any other nonprofit organization that can demonstrate that 
training or education is part of its mission and that more than 50 
percent of its staff and dollar resources is devoted to training or 
education is also eligible to apply.
    In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria, applicants must 
have a physical presence in the Region for which they are applying. For 
example, an eligible national organization based in San Francisco that 
has a training facility in Chicago would have a physical presence in 
Region V. On the other hand, a national organization based in New York 
City that rents hotel space to provide training at multiple sites 
around the county would be considered to have a physical presence only 
in New York and would not be qualified to apply.
    A training or educational institution may elect to apply for this 
program in partnership with a safety and health organization that is 
not primarily a training organization. For example, a university could 
enter into an agreement with a labor union that provides for the use of 
university classrooms and faculty supplemented by union safety and 
health professionals.
    If two or more organizations wish to apply as a consortium, a 
training or educational member of the consortium must be designated as 
the lead organization. OSHA will only enter into a nonfinancial 
agreement with the lead organization.

Financial Considerations

    Organizations selected as OSHA Training Institute Education Centers 
will not be provided funding by OSHA to support this effort. The 
Centers will be expected to support their OSHA training through their 
normal tuition and fee structures.

Length of Project

    The project will start July 1, 1995, and will run for fifteen 
months.

OSHA Training Institute Education Center Responsibilities

    Each OSHA Training Institute Education Center will be responsible 
for the following.
    1. Arranging to have instructors assigned to teach OSHA courses 
attend OSHA orientation.
    2. Scheduling courses. Courses are to be scheduled on a year-round 
basis, with each course being offered more than once a year.
    3. Publicizing the availability of courses.
    4. Registering students.
    5. Purchasing, or otherwise obtaining, audiovisual materials for 
use in courses.
    6. Reproducing handouts for students.
    7. Conducting courses in accordance with materials and instruction 
provided by OSHA.
    8. Monitoring courses to ensure that OSHA course outlines are being 
followed.
    9. Collecting course evaluation data from students in accordance 
with OSHA procedures.
    10. Maintaining student registration and attendance records.
    11. Issuing course completion certificates to students. These 
certificates, which must be approved by OSHA, certify that a student 
has completed training in a particular course.
    12. Providing the OSHA Training Institute with registers of 
successful course completers.
    13. Providing the OSHA Training Institute with a schedule showing 
the dates, times, and locations of every OSHA course to be offered.
    14. Maintaining clearly identifiable records of tuition and/or fees 
collected from OSHA course students.
    15. Arranging for the availability of appropriate accommodations 
for students.

OSHA Training Institute Responsibilities

    The OSHA Training Institute will be responsible for the following.
    1. Providing OSHA Training Institute Education Center instructors 
with orientation on how the OSHA Training Institute teaches OSHA 
courses.
    2. Providing a detailed course outline for each OSHA course to be 
presented by the OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
    3. Providing a master copy of the student handouts for each course 
to be presented.
    4. Providing answers for and technical assistance on questions of 
OSHA policy.
    5. Monitoring the performance of OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers through on-site visits, including unannounced attendance at 
courses, and examining records of registrations, course attendance, 
tuition collections and personnel records concerning qualifications of 
staff assigned as instructors.
    6. Evaluating the effectiveness of the OSHA Training Institute 
Education Centers.
    In addition to these responsibilities, which will be included in 
the agreement between OSHA and the OSHA Training Institute Education 
Center, OSHA will make every effort to have an OSHA staff member, 
usually from an OSHA Regional or Area Office, available for a portion 
of each OSHA Training Institute Education Center training session to 
answer questions of OSHA policy.

Application and Selection Procedures

    Eligible organizations wishing to be considered for selection as an 
OSHA Training Institute Education Center should prepare an application 
in accordance with the instructions contained in this notice.
    Applications are to be submitted to the OSHA Office of Training and 
Education, Division of Training and Educational Programs, 1555 Times 
Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. The submission is to consist of one 
original and two copies of the application. Applications should not be 
bound or stapled and should only be printed on one side of the page. 
All applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. Central 
Standard Time, February 24, 1995.
    OSHA will convene a panel of OSHA staff to review and rate the 
applications. Following the panel review, OSHA staff may conduct an on-
site review of highly rated applicants before making a selection. The 
final selections will be made by the Assistant Secretary.
    All applicants will be notified in writing of their selection or 
nonselection. It is anticipated that final selections will be made by 
May 26, 1995. OSHA will enter into a nonfinancial agreement with each 
successful applicant. The agreement will cover the responsibilities of 
both parties.

Appeals

    There is no appeal procedure for unsuccessful applicants. Any 
applicant may request a copy of the documentation of its own review by 
writing to the OSHA Office of Training and Education, Division of 
Training and Educational Programs, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.

Content of Applications

    Each application must address each of the following points.
    1. Identifying Information. Provide the name and address of the 
applicant organization. If the mailing address is a post office box, 
also provide the street address. Provide the name, title, and telephone 
number of the contact person who can answer questions about the 
application.
    2. Authority to Apply. Provide a copy of the resolution by the 
Board of Directors, Board of Regents, or other governing body of the 
applicant organization approving the submittal of an application to 
OSHA to become an OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
    3. Nonprofit Status. Include evidence of the nonprofit status of 
the applicant organization. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service 
or a statement included in a recent audit report is preferred. In the 
absence of either of these, a copy of the articles of incorporation 
showing the nonprofit status will be accepted.
    4. Status as a Training Organization. This section applies only to 
applicants that are not colleges or universities. Show that training or 
education is a principal activity of the applicant organization. 
Through audit reports, annual reports, or other documentation, 
demonstrate that for the last two years more than 50 percent of the 
applicant's funds have been used for training and education activities 
and that more than 50 percent of its staff resources have also been 
used for this purpose.
    5. Occupational Safety and Health Experience. Describe the 
applicant's relevant course offerings for the last two years. Include 
copies of catalogs and other recruitment materials that provide 
descriptive material about courses. For each course, include the dates 
the course was offered and the number of students who completed the 
course. Also include descriptive material similar to the information 
contained in the appendix: course description, objectives, topic 
outline, number of hours, and laboratories or other practical hands-on 
exercises included in the course.
    6. Staff Qualifications. Describe the qualifications of staff 
teaching occupational safety and health courses. Indicate the 
professional qualifications of each, such as Certified Safety 
Professional (CSP), Professional Engineer (PE), or Certified Industrial 
Hygienist (CIH). Also describe staff knowledge of and/or experience 
with Federal OSHA standards and their application to hazards and hazard 
abatement. Include resumes of current staff and position descriptions 
and minimum hiring qualifications for all positions, whether filled or 
vacant, that may be assigned to conduct OSHA classes.
    7. Classroom Facilities. Describe classroom facilities available 
for presentations of the courses. Include number of students 
accommodated, desk arrangements, and availability of audiovisual 
equipment. Also describe appropriate laboratory facilities and other 
facilities available for hands-on exercises. Indicate provisions for 
accessibility for persons with disabilities.
    8. Recruitment and Registration. Explain procedures for recruiting 
students from Federal agencies other than OSHA and from the private 
sector. Describe registration procedures including provisions for 
cancellation, furnishing enrollees with hotel information, and tuition 
or fee collection.
    9. Accomodations. Provide a representative listing of hotels 
available for student accommodation and give sample room rates. Explain 
how students will be transported between the hotels and classes. Also 
describe the food service and restaurants available both in the area in 
which the classes will be held and the area where the hotels are 
located.
    10. Location. Describe the accessibility of the training facility 
for students. Include such items as distance from a major airport, 
number of airlines serving the airport, transportation from the airport 
to hotels, and distance from the interstate system. Also describe the 
proximity of the training facility to the nearest OSHA Regional or Area 
Office, including the distance, and giving the approximate driving or 
other travel time.
    11. Tuition. Provide a copy of the applicant organization's tuition 
and fee schedule. Explain how tuition and/or fees will be computed for 
each course, referencing the schedule.
    12. Nondiscrimination. Provide copies of the applicant 
organization's nondiscrimination policies covering staff and students. 
In the absence of a written policy, explain how the applicant will 
ensure that staff and students are selected without regard to race, 
color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
    13. Off-site Courses. Successful applicants will be expected to 
conduct courses at sites other than their own facilities at the request 
of organizations sponsoring training. Explain the procedures that will 
be used to assure that classroom facilities and accommodations, if 
appropriate, are adequate and that instructional staff, if different 
from those individuals included in item 6 above, Staff Qualifications, 
meet the hiring standards included in that item.

Review Criteria

    A panel of OSHA staff will review the applications. It will 
consider each of the factors listed below.
    1. Occupational Safety and Health Training Experience
    a. Evidence that occupational safety and health training or 
education has been an ongoing program of the applicant organization. 
Reviewers will examine the number of different occupational safety and 
health courses offered by the applicant organization over the past two 
years, the length of the courses, the number of students completing 
each course, and the number of times each course was offered. 
Successful applicants will also include samples of course 
announcements.
    b. Qualifications of personnel teaching occupational safety and 
health courses. These include academic training in occupational safety 
and health subjects, experience with the application of Federal OSHA 
standards to hazards and hazard abatement, professional certification, 
practical experience in the field of occupational safety and health, 
and training experience. Training experience is defined as experience 
in training workers or managers in nonacademic situations.
    2. Adequacy of Training Facilities. Potential for accommodating 
classes of 25 to 40 students on a year-round basis in settings 
comparable to those of the OSHA Training Institute. Items considered 
will include classroom layout, e.g., desks or tables for students, 
availability of audiovisual equipment, reproduction facilities for 
handouts, and availability of appropriate laboratory and/or hands-on 
facilities. Accessibility for persons with disabilities will also be 
considered.
    3. Recruitment and Registration Procedures. Reasonableness of the 
applicant's procedures for recruiting and registering students. Methods 
of reaching potential students, ease of registration, provisions for 
cancellations, and system for informing students of available 
accommodations and materials necessary for the course, if any, are 
among the items that will be reviewed.
    4. Accommodations and Location. Availability of lodging and 
restaurant facilities, access to nationwide transportation and 
proximity to an OSHA Area or Regional Office. Accommodations, 
preferably national hotel/motel chains, and restaurants should be 
reasonably prices and should be within a few miles of the training 
facility. A major airport with regular service to all parts of the 
Region should be within a reasonable driving time from the hotel and 
training locations. Interstate highways should also be within 
reasonable distance. The nearest OSHA Office should be within one 
hour's travel time of the principal training site to facilitate OSHA 
participation in training sessions.
    5. Tuition. Conformance of proposed tuition and/or fees with the 
established policies of the applicant and reasonableness of the 
charges.
    6. Nondiscrimination. Adherence of the applicant's policies with 
Federal requirements.
    7. Off-site Courses. Experience and/or ability of the applicant to 
conduct courses at sites other than its own facility.

Proposal Conferences

    The OSHA Office of Training and Education will hold two proposal 
conferences. These are intended to provide potential applicants with 
information about the OSHA Training Institute, OSHA Training Institute 
courses and methods of instruction, and administrative requirements for 
OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. The conference in Des 
Plaines, Illinois, will also include a tour of the OSHA Training 
Institute. The conferences will also feature question and answer 
sessions about the documentation expected in applications.
    The proposal conferences will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 
noon. One conference will be held on January 17, 1995, at the OSHA 
Office of Training and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018. The other conference will be held on January 19, 1995, 
at the OSHA Regional Office, Room 850, 1111 Third Avenue, Seattle, 
Washington 98101. Persons interested in attending one of these 
conferences should contact Ronald Mouw, Chief, Division of Training and 
Educational Programs, or Helen Beall, Training Specialist, at (708) 
297-4810 to obtain information about local hotel accommodations and 
transportation. It is not necessary to register for the conferences.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of December, 1994.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Appendix

Course 204A, Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

    1. Course description. The course provides the student with an 
overview of various types of common machinery and related safety 
standards. The course provides guidance in recognizing hazards such as 
those created by points of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating 
parts, and flying chips or sparks, and provides some options to achieve 
abatement. A field trip is provided to enhance students' knowledge of 
machine guarding standards. The OSHA Training Institute awards 2.5 
CEU's for this course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Identify various machines and their functions;
    b. Identify common machinery hazards;
    c. Recommend selected abatement methods; and
    d. Select the appropriate OSHA standard that applies to a hazard.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Introduction, pretest and pretest review, posttest and posttest 
review--2 hours.
    b. Hazards and standards workshop and review--2 hours. In this 
workshop, written hazard conditions are researched, and standards are 
reviewed and referenced. Oral review also incorporates policy relating 
to specific conditions.
    c. Inspection field trip to machine shop operations and inspection 
writeup--6 hours.
    The class is taken to facilities with extensive and varied 
metalworking and woodworking operations following the discussions of 
machinery, terminology, and 29 CFR 1910.211-1910.219. It exposes the 
students to operations including lathes, mills, boring machines, screw 
machines, woodworking machines, mechanical power presses, and power 
transmission apparatus. Students are given an opportunity to apply 
hazard recognition concepts on a site inspection at an operating 
facility with a variety of machine operations. They evaluate and 
document any machinery and machine guarding hazards, then return to the 
classroom to research the standards for citation references. They 
present an oral report on their findings.
    d. Review of 29 CFR part 1910, subpart O, machinery and machine 
guarding concepts--1 hour.
    e. Review of 29 CFR 1910.211 and 29 CFR 1910.312, definitions, 
guarding and devices, general requirements--2 hours.
    f. 29 CFR subpart J, 1910.147, control of hazardous energy sources 
(lockout/tagout), and 29 CFR subpart S, 1910.332-1910.335, electrical 
safety-related work practices--2 hours.
    g. 29 CFR subpart P, 1910.242-1910.244, portable powered tools--1 
hour.
    h. 29 CFR 1910.212 and section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, robotic 
safeguarding--1 hour.
    i. 29 CFR 1910.213, woodworking machinery requirements--2 hours.
    j. 29 CFR 1910.215, abrasive wheel machinery--1 hour.
    k. 29 CFR 1910.216, mills and calenders--1 hour.
    l. 29 CFR 1910.217, mechanical power presses--2 hours.
    m. 29 CFR 1910.218, forging machines--1 hour.
    n. 29 CFR 1910.219, power transmission apparatus--1 hour.

Course 500, Basic Instructor Course in Occupational Safety and Health 
Standards for the Construction Industry

    1. Course description. The course is designed for students in the 
private sector who are interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour 
construction safety and health outreach program to their employees and 
other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed upon those topics 
that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as on those 
that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course 
participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the 
effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the 
student to conduct both a 10-hour and a 30-hour construction safety and 
health course and to issue OSHA cards to participants certifying course 
completion. The OSHA Training Institute awards 2.5 CEU's for this 
course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Define construction terms found in OSHA standards;
    b. Present effective safety and health training programs in 
accordance with OSHA construction standards, regulations, and 
guidelines;
    c. Identify hazards and determine appropriate standards;
    d. Prepare reports citing the conditions found; and
    e. Identify methods to abate hazards.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Introduction, pretest and pretest review, overview of the OSH 
Act and OSHA, introduction to OSHA standards, posttest and posttest 
review--4 hours.
    b. Safety programs, inspections, targeting and penalties--1 hour.
    c. Training techniques--2 hours.
    d. 29 CFR part 1904, recordkeeping--1 hour.
    e. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart D, hazard communication--1 hour.
    f. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart E, health hazards in construction and 
personal protective equipment--3 hours.
    g. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart F, fire protection and prevention--1 
hour.
    h. 29 CFR part 1926, subparts G, O and W, motor vehicles--1 hour.
    i. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart H, rigging--1 hour.
    j. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart I, tools--1 hour.
    k. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart K, electrical--2 hours.
    l. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart L, scaffolds--2 hours.
    m. 29 CFR part 1926, subparts M and X, walking and working surfaces 
and ladders--1 hour.
    n. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart N, cranes--1 hour.
    o. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart P, trenching--2 hours.
    p. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart Q, concrete--1 hour.

Course 501, A Guide to Voluntary Compliance in Safety and Health

    1. Course description. This course is intended for private sector 
personnel from all types of industries. It presents detailed 
information on how the provisions of the OSH Act may be implemented in 
the workplace. The primary focus is on the basics of the Act. The 
course includes an introduction to general industry standards and 
provides an overview of the requirements of the more frequently 
referenced standards. Segments of the course cover rights and 
responsibilities under the Act, contested citations, recordkeeping, and 
Voluntary Protection Programs. Successful completion of the course 
qualifies the student to conduct both a 10-hour and a 30-hour voluntary 
compliance course and to issue OSHA cards to participants certifying 
course completion. The OSHA Training Institute awards 2.5 CEU's for 
this course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Locate OSHA safety and health standards, policies, and 
procedures;
    b. Describe the use of OSHA standards and regulations to supplement 
an on-going safety and health program;
    c. Identify common violations of OSHA standards;
    d. Describe appropriate abatement procedures for selected safety 
hazards; and
    e. Describe how to conduct internal training on OSHA regulations.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Pretest and review, posttest and review, and overview of the 
training outreach program--2 hours.
    b. Introduction to OSHA standards and hazard violation workshop--2 
hours.
    The hazard violation workshop introduces the students to the format 
of the OSHA standards. They are shown how the numbering system works, 
then must identify the applicable standard for approximately 40 
hazardous conditions.
    c. Overview of the OSH Act and 29 CFR 1903, inspections, citations 
and proposed penalties--2 hours.
    d. 29 CFR part 1904--recordkeeping--1 hour.
    e. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart D, walking and working surfaces--2 
hours.
    f. 29 CFR part 1910, subparts E and L, means of egress and fire 
protection--2 hours.
    g. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart H, hazardous materials--2 hours.
    h. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart I, personal protective equipment--1 
hour.
    i. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart J, lockout/tagout--\1/2\ hour.
    j. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart N, material handling--1 hour.
    k. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart O, machine guarding--2 hours.
    l. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q, welding--2 hours.
    m. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart S, electrical standards and work 
practices--2\1/2\ hours.
    n. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z, hazard communication--1\1/2\ hours.
    o. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z, introduction to industrial 
hygiene--1\1/2\ hours.

Course 510, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the 
Construction Industry

    1. Course description. This course for private sector personnel 
covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as 
construction safety and health principles. Topics include scope and 
application of the OSHA construction standards. Special emphasis is 
placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards 
as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student will receive 
an OSHA construction safety and health 30-hour course completion card. 
The OSHA Training Institute awards 2.5 CEU's for this course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Recognize various construction processes, materials, and 
equipment;
    b. Identify the common hazards found in many areas of construction;
    c. Find the correct OSHA standards in 29 CFR part 1926; and
    d. Recommend abatement techniques for hazards found in 
construction.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Introduction, pretest and pretest review, overview of the OSH 
Act and OSHA, introduction to OSHA standards, posttest and posttest 
review--3 hours.
    b. Confined space entry--1 hour.
    c. 29 CFR part 1904, recordkeeping--1 hour.
    d. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart C--general safety and health 
provisions--1 hour.
    e. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart D, hazard communication--1 hour.
    f. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart E, health hazards in construction and 
personal protective equipment--2 hours.
    g. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart F, fire protection and prevention--1 
hour.
    h. 29 CFR part 1926, subparts G, O and W, motor vehicles--1 hour.
    i. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart H, rigging--1 hour.
    j. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart I, tools--1 hour.
    k. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart J, welding--1 hour.
    l. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart K, electrical--1 hour.
    m. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart L, scaffolds--1 hour.
    n. 29 CFR part 1926, subparts M and X, walking and working surfaces 
and ladders--2 hours.
    o. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart N, cranes--1 hour.
    p. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart P, trenching--1 hour.
    q. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart Q, concrete--1 hour.
    r. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart R, steel erection--1 hour.
    s. 29 CFR part 1926, subpart S, underground construction--1 hour.
    t. 29 CFR part 1926, subparts T and U--demolition and blasting--2 
hours.

Course 521, OSHA Guide to Voluntary Compliance in the Industrial 
Hygiene Area

    1. Course description. This course is designed for private sector 
personnel who are interested in increasing their knowledge of 
industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and 
procedures. Topics covered include permissible exposure limits, OSHA 
health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard 
communication, sampling instrumentation, and workplace health program 
elements. There are workshops in health hazard recognition, safety and 
health program elements, and the use of OSHA standards. The OSHA 
Training Institute awards 2.5 CEU's for this course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Interpret requirements of OSHA health standards;
    b. Recognize potential health hazards in the workplace;
    c. Perform basic health hazard evaluation using OSHA sampling 
procedures;
    d. Recommend acceptable strategies for controlling hazardous 
conditions; and
    e. Describe the elements required for an effective workplace health 
protection program.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Course opening and course closing--1 hour.
    b. Air contaminant sampling--2 hours.
    c. Compliance with air contaminant standards--2 hours.
    d. Compliance with hazard communication--1\1/2\ hours.
    e. Compliance with hazardous waste standards--2 hours.
    f. Compliance with the asbestos standard--1 hour.
    g. Compliance with the bloodborne disease standard--1 hour.
    h. Compliance with the confined space standard--1 hour.
    i. Compliance with the noise standard--2 hours.
    j. Compliance with the respirator standard--2 hours.
    k. Compliance with ventilation standards--2 hours.
    l. Detector tube sampling--1 hour.
    m. Elements of a workplace health program and safety and health 
program workshop--1\1/2\ hours.
    Students are presented with the elements of a workplace health 
program and draft a safety and health program for their own workplaces.
    n. Hazard violation workshop--1 hour.
    Students are presented written workplace scenarios describing 
hazards and are to determine which OSHA health standards apply and why.
    o. Health hazard recognition--1 hour.
    p. Health hazard slide workshop--1 hour.
    Students are shown slides depicting health hazards and asked to 
identify the hazards.
    q. OSHA ergonomic guidelines--1 hour.
    r. OSHA recordkeeping for health--1 hour.

Course 600, Collateral Duty Course for Other Federal Agencies

    1. Course description. This course introduces Federal agency 
collateral duty (part-time) safety and health personnel to the OSH Act, 
Executive Order 12196, 29 CFR part 1960, and 29 CFR part 1910. It 
enables them to recognize basic safety and health hazards in their own 
workplaces, and to effectively assist agency safety and health officers 
with inspection and abatement efforts. A mock workplace inspection is 
conducted and student findings are reviewed. The OSHA Training 
Institute awards 2.2 CEU's for this course.
    2. Course objectives. Students completing this course should be 
able to:
    a. Describe the OSH Act, 29 CFR 1960, and 29 CFR 1910;
    b. Describe major provisions of Executive Order 12196;
    c. Identify selected safety and health hazards and the 
corresponding OSHA standards;
    d. Describe abatement methods for selected safety and health 
hazards; and
    e. Explain and apply workplace inspection procedures consistent 
with established OSHA policies, procedure, and directives.
    3. Course topics:
    a. Course opening, pretest and review, posttest and review, and 
course closing--1 hour.
    b. Hazard communication--1 hour.
    c. Inspection field trip, writeup and review--5 hours.
    Students are introduced to the process of site inspection, i.e., 
what hazardous conditions or activities may be observed in the work 
environment. They are taken to an active government facility, and 
evaluate and document any observed hazards. After returning to the 
classroom, they research and select the standards applicable to the 
observed hazards. Presentations of findings are made to the class.
    d. Introduction to accident investigation--1 hour.
    e. Introduction to the OSH Act, Executive Order 12196, and 29 CFR 
part 1960--2 hours.
    f. Introduction to OSHA standards and hazard violation workshop and 
review--2 hours.
    The hazard violation workshop introduces the students to the format 
of the OSHA standards. They are shown how the numbering system works, 
then must identify the applicable standard for approximately 40 
hazardous conditions.
    g. Office safety--1 hour.
    h. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart D, walking and working surfaces--1 
hour.
    i. 29 CFR part 1910, subparts E and L, means of egress and fire 
protection--1 hour.
    j. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart H, hazardous materials--1 hour.
    k. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart I, personal protective equipment--1 
hour.
    l. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart N, material handling--1 hour.
    m. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart O, machine guarding and portable 
tools--1 hour.
    n. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Q, welding, cutting and brazing--1 
hour.
    o. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart S, electrical standards--1 hour.
    p. 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z, introduction to industrial 
hygiene--1 hour.
[FR Doc. 94-30572 Filed 12-12-94; 8:45 am]
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