[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8041-8046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4173]


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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: Notice of competition and request for applications for the OSHA 
Training Institute Education Centers Program.

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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 requests for training from private sector 
personnel and Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA has 
increased beyond the capacity of the OSHA Training Institute to meet 
the demand. In October 1992 OSHA began the program of using other 
training and educational institutions to conduct OSHA Training 
Institute courses for private sector personnel and for Federal 
personnel from agencies other than OSHA.
    This notice announces the opportunity for interested nonprofit 
organizations to submit applications to become an OSHA Training 
Education Center. Applications will be rated on a competitive basis and 
approximately ten organizations will be selected to participate in the 
program. Complete application instructions are contained in this 
notice. This notice also contains information on three proposal 
conferences designed to provide potential applicants with information 
about the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Program.
    Authority for this program may be found in section 21 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 670).

DATES: Applications must be received by 4:30 pm CST on May 24, 2002.
    The proposal conference dates are:
    1. March 19, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm PST, 71 Stevenson Street, Room 
1010, San Francisco, California.
    2. March 26, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm EST, Gateway Building, 3535 
Market Street, Conference Rooms A & B, Suite 690 West, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19104.
    3. April 4, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm CST, at the OSHA Office of 
Training and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Mouw, Deputy Director, or 
Ernest B. Thompson, Chief, Division of Training and Educational 
Programs, OSHA Office of Training and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des 
Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 297-4810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is the OSHA Training Institute?

    The OSHA Training Institute in Des Plaines, Illinois, is the 
primary training provider of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration. It conducts more than 80 short-term courses and 
seminars covering OSHA standards, policies, and procedures for persons 
responsible for enforcing or directly supporting the OSH Act, for 
private sector employers and employees, and Federal personnel from 
agencies other than OSHA. The OSHA Training Institute's primary 
responsibility is to Federal and State compliance officers and State 
consultation program staff. Private sector personnel and Federal 
personnel from agencies other than OSHA receive training from the OSHA 
Training Institute on a space available basis.

Why Was the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Program 
Established?

    By the early 1990's, requests for training from Federal and State 
compliance officers, State consultation program staff, private sector 
personnel, and Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA had 
increased beyond the capacity of the OSHA Training Institute to meet 
the demand. In addition, resources of the OSHA Training Institute had 
not increased at a rate that could keep up with the demand. As the 
number of students from Federal and State personnel engaged in 
enforcement or consultation increased, opportunities for training for 
private sector personnel and Federal personnel from agencies other than 
OSHA remained static or decreased.
    In order to meet the increased demand for its courses, the OSHA 
Training Institute selected 12 nonprofit organizations to conduct OSHA 
Training Institute courses for private sector personnel and Federal 
personnel from agencies other than OSHA. These organizations were 
selected through nationwide or regional competitions.

Which Organizations Are Currently OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers?

    The current OSHA Training Institute Education Centers are: Keene 
State College, Manchester, New Hampshire; Niagara County Community 
College, Lockport, New York; Building and Construction Trades 
Department AFL-CIO/Center to Protect Workers' Rights/The George Meany 
Center for Labor Studies/West Virginia Safety and Health Extension, 
Washington, DC; Georgia Technical Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia; 
Eastern Michigan University/United Auto Workers, Ypsilanti, Michigan; 
University of Minnesota/Minnesota Safety Council/University of 
Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Northern Illinois University/
Construction Safety Council/National

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Safety Council, DeKalb, Illinois; Texas Engineering Extension Service, 
Texas A&M University System, Mesquite, Texas; Metropolitan Community 
Colleges, Business & Technology Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Red 
Rocks Community College/Trinidad State Junior College, Lakewood, 
Colorado; University of California, San Diego, California; and the 
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

How Many OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Will Be 
Selected?

    At least ten colleges, universities, or other nonprofit training 
organizations will be selected to conduct OSHA courses for private 
sector personnel and Federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA.

What Will Be the Geographic Distribution of the OSHA Training 
Institute Education Centers?

    One OSHA Training Institute Education Center will be selected in 
each OSHA Region. However, OSHA may elect to select more than one OSHA 
Training Institute Education Center in some OSHA Regions. The Regions 
contain the following states.
    1. Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 
Rhode Island, and Vermont.
    2. Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin 
Islands.
    3. Region III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
    4. Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, 
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
    5. Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin.
    6. Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
    7. Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
    8. Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
Utah, and Wyoming.
    9. Region IX: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, 
Nevada, and Trust Territories of the Pacific.
    10. Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Do Current OSHA Training Institute Education Centers Have To 
Reapply?

    Current OSHA Training Institute Education Centers must reapply for 
the opportunity to remain in the program.

Which OSHA Training Institute Courses Will I Be Required To 
Present?

    If your organization is selected to participate as an OSHA Training 
Institute Education Center, you will be required to present the 
following seven courses: #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and 
Health Standards for the Construction Industry, #501 Trainer Course in 
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, #502 
Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers, #503 Update for 
General Industry Outreach Trainers, #510 Occupational Safety and Health 
Standards for the Construction Industry, #511 Occupational Safety and 
Health Standards for General Industry, and #600 Collateral Duty Course 
for Other Federal Agencies.
    In addition, you will be required to present at least five of the 
following courses: #201A Hazardous Materials; #204A Machinery and 
Machine Guarding Standards; #222A Respiratory Protection; #225 
Principles of Ergonomics Applied to Work-Related Musculoskeletal and 
Nerve Disorders; #226 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry; #309A 
Electrical Standards; #301 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics; 
#311 Fall Arrest Systems; and #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene.
    A brief description of each of the courses may be found in the 
attachment to this notice.
    OSHA may increase or decrease the number of different courses 
available to be offered by the OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers.

What Criteria Will Be Used To Select OSHA Training Institute 
Education Centers?

    Applicants will be selected based upon their occupational safety 
and health experience, their nonacademic training background, the 
availability of classrooms, laboratories, and conference facilities, 
access to transportation and lodging at their resident location, and 
their capability to provide training throughout their Region.

Who Is Eligible To Apply?

    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.

Does OSHA Provide Funding to the OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers?

    OSHA provides no funding to the OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers. The OSHA Training Institute Education Centers will be expected 
to support their OSHA training through their normal tuition and fee 
structures.

If Selected, How Long Would I Be an OSHA Training Institute 
Education Center?

    Selected applicants will sign nonfinancial cooperative agreements 
with OSHA effective October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2007. With 
satisfactory performance, agreements may be renewed without competition 
for an additional five years.

What Geographic Criteria Must I Meet?

    You must have a physical presence in the OSHA Region for which you 
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 country would be considered to 
have a physical presence only in Region II.
    In addition, you must demonstrate the capability to locate 
satellite downlink sites for use by Federal and State employees and 
private sector employers and employees to receive satellite delivered 
training from the OSHA Training Institute. At a minimum, you should 
identify potential satellite downlink sites in all cities with a 
Federal or State compliance office or State Consultation office as well 
as other major population centers within your Region.

Is It Possible for Me To Join With Another Organization and for Us 
To Apply Together?

    You may join with one or more other nonprofit organizations in your 
Region to apply as a consortium. A training or education 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.

What Responsibilities Will I Have as an OSHA Training Institute 
Education Center?

    An OSHA Training Institute Education Center you will be responsible 
for the following.
    1. Ensuring that instructors are qualified in the subjects they 
will be teaching.

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    2. Arranging for course chairpersons to attend OSHA orientation for 
each OSHA Training Institute course for which they are the chair.
    3. Scheduling courses. Courses are to be scheduled on a year-round 
basis with each course being offered at least once a year. Education 
Centers will be expected to schedule courses at various locations 
throughout their Region. In addition, OSHA Training Institute Education 
Centers will be expected to average conducting at least two courses per 
month and to train an average 75 students per month.
    4. Publicizing the availability of courses.
    5. Registering students.
    6. Acquiring audiovisual materials for use in the courses.
    7. Reproducing handouts for students.
    8. Conducting courses in accordance with materials and instructions 
provided by OSHA.
    9. Monitoring courses to ensure that OSHA course outlines are being 
followed.
    10. Collecting course evaluation data from students in accordance 
with OSHA procedures and providing that data to OSHA.
    11. Maintaining student registration and attendance records.
    12. Issuing course completion certificates to students. These 
certificates, which certify that a student has completed training in a 
particular course, must be approved by OSHA.
    13. Providing the OSHA Training Institute with registers of 
successful course completers.
    14. Providing the OSHA Training Institute with an annual schedule 
showing the date, time, and location of every OSHA course to be 
offered.
    15. Maintaining clearly identifiable records of tuition and fees 
collected from OSHA course students.
    16. Arranging for the availability of appropriate accommodations 
for students.
    17. Administering Outreach Training Program activities. This 
includes distributing student cards to active Outreach Training Program 
trainers and providing trainer and student information to the OSHA 
Training Institute on a regular basis.

What Is the Outreach Training Program?

    The Outreach Training Program is a voluntary program through which 
OSHA authorizes trainers to conduct 10- and 30-hour training courses on 
occupational safety and health hazards and standards. Persons who 
successfully complete either OSHA Training Institute course #500 
Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the 
Construction Industry or #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and 
Health Standards for General Industry are authorized to present 10- and 
30-hour training courses, to submit training documentation to OSHA, and 
to present course completion cards signed by the OSHA Training 
Institute Director to their students.
    Construction outreach trainers must attend #502 Update for 
Construction Industry Outreach Trainers once every four years to 
maintain their active status, while general industry outreach trainers 
must attend #503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers once 
every four years to maintain their active status.

What Are the OSHA Training Institute's responsibilities?

    The OSHA Training Institute is responsible for the following.
    1. Providing OSHA Training Institute Education Center course 
chairpersons with orientation on how the OSHA Training Institute 
teaches the course.
    2. Providing a detailed course outline for each OSHA course to be 
presented by the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers.
    3. Providing a master copy of the student handouts for each course 
to be presented.
    4. Providing answers 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 examination of records.
    6. Evaluating the effectiveness of the OSHA Training Institute 
Education Centers.

What Is the Purpose of the Proposal Conferences?

    The proposal conferences are intended to provide potential 
applicants with information about the OSHA Training Institute, OSHA 
Training Institute courses and methods of instruction, and 
administrative and program requirements for OSHA Training Institute 
Education Centers. The OSHA Office of Training and Education will hold 
three proposal conferences.

When and Where Will the Proposal Conferences Be Held?

    The proposal conferences are scheduled for:
    March 19, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm PST, 71 Stevenson Street, Room 
1010, San Francisco, California.
    March 26, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm EST, Gateway Building, 3535 
Market Street, Conference Rooms A & B, Suite 690 West, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19104.
    April 4, 2002, from 1 pm to 3 pm CST, at the OSHA Office of 
Training and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.
    If you are interested in attending one of these conferences, you 
may contact Ronald Mouw, Deputy Director, or Ernest B. Thompson, Chief, 
Division of Training and Educational Programs, OSHA Office of Training 
and Education, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone 
(847) 297-4810 for information about local accommodations and 
transportation. It is not necessary to register for the conferences.

What Must I Include in the Application?

    You must address each of the following points in your application.
    1. Identifying Information. Provide the name and address of your 
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 your 
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 
your organization and of each member organization if you are applying 
as a consortium. 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 your organization. Through audit 
reports, annual reports, or other documentation, demonstrate that for 
the last two years more than 50 percent of your organization's funds 
has been used for training and education activities and that more than 
50 percent of its staff resources has also been used for this purpose.
    5. Occupational Safety and Health Training Experience. Describe 
your organization's relevant course offerings for the last two years. 
Include copies of catalogs and other recruitment materials that provide 
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courses. For each course, include the dates the course was offered and 
the number of students who completed the course. Also provide 
descriptive material including course descriptions and number of hours 
that is similar to the information contained in the appendix to this 
Notice.
    6. OSHA Training Institute Courses. Provide a list of the OSHA 
Training Institute courses that your organization would offer.
    7. 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 experience with 
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.
    8. Classroom Facilities. Describe classroom facilities available 
for presentation 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.
    9. Distance Learning. Describe plans for identifying satellite 
downlink sites in your Region for receiving OSHA Training Institute 
broadcasts. Identify the types of organizations that would be contacted 
and the information that would be made available to the OSHA Training 
Institute to ensure a successful broadcast.
    10. Outreach Training Program. Provide a description of the systems 
that would be in place to administer the Outreach Training Program and 
to assure its integrity including maintaining records, ensuring that 
only authorized trainers receive student cards, reviewing requests for 
student cards, and distributing student cards.
    11. Tuition. Provide a copy of your organization's tuition and fee 
schedule. Explain how tuition or fees will be computed for each course, 
referencing the schedule.
    12. Recruitment and Registration. Explain procedures for recruiting 
students from the private sector and from Federal agencies other than 
OSHA. Describe registration procedures including provisions for 
cancellation, furnishing enrollees with hotel information, and tuition 
or fee collection.
    13. 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.
    14. Accommodations. 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. 
Describe the food service and restaurants available both in the area in 
which the classes will be held and in the area where the hotels are 
located.
    15. Off-site Courses. Successful applicants will be expected to 
conduct courses at sites other than their own facilities, especially in 
other states in their Region. Describe your organization's plan to 
provide off-site training in your Region including procedures to assure 
that classroom facilities and accommodations are adequate.
    16. Nondiscrimination. Provide copies of your organization's 
nondiscrimination policies covering staff and students. In the absence 
of a written policy, explain how you will ensure that staff and 
students are selected without regard to race, color, national origin, 
sex, age, or disability.

Where Should I Submit My Application?

    Your application must 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. Your application 
should not be bound or stapled and should only be printed on one side 
of the page.

When Must I Submit My Application?

    Your application must be received no later than 4:30 pm CST on May 
3, 2002.

How Will My Application Be Reviewed?

    A panel of OSHA staff will review your application and will 
consider each of the factors listed below.
    1. Occupational Safety and Health Training Experience. Evidence 
that occupational safety and health training or education has been an 
ongoing program of your organization. Reviewers will examine the number 
of different occupational safety and health courses offered by your 
organization, 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.
    2. Qualifications of Staff. For personnel teaching occupational 
safety and health courses this includes academic training in 
occupational safety and health subjects, experience with the 
application of OSHA standards to hazards and hazard abatement, 
professional certification, practical experience in the field of 
occupational safety and health, and experience in training workers or 
managers in nonacademic situations.
    3. Outreach Training Program. Plans for administering the Outreach 
Training Program and ensuring program integrity will be reviewed.
    4. Location. A major airport with regular service to all parts of 
the Region should be within a reasonable driving time from the training 
location and the hotel. Interstate highways should also be within 
reasonable distance.
    5. 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 will be reviewed. 
Items considered will include classroom layout, availability of 
audiovisual equipment, reproduction facilities for handouts, and 
availability of appropriate laboratory and hands-on facilities. 
Accessibility for persons with disabilities will also be considered.
    6. Distance Learning. Successful applicants will demonstrate the 
capability to identify satellite downlink sites in their Region for use 
by Federal and State employees and private sector employers and 
employees to receive satellite delivered training from the OSHA 
Training Institute. At a minimum, you should identify potential 
satellite downlink sites in all cities with a Federal or State 
compliance office or State Consultation office as well as other major 
population centers within your Region.
    7. Recruitment and Registration Procedures. Reasonableness of your 
organization's procedures for recruiting and registering students 
including methods of reaching potential students, ease of registration, 
provisions for cancellations, and system for informing students of 
available accommodations are among the items that will be reviewed.
    8. Accommodations. Accommodations, preferably national hotel/motel 
chains and restaurants, should be reasonably priced and should be 
within a few miles of the training facility.
    9. Tuition. Conformance of proposed tuition or fees with the 
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policies of the applicant and reasonableness of the charges will be 
considered.
    10. Off-site Courses. Experience and the ability of your 
organization to conduct courses at sites other than its own facility 
will be considered.
    11. Nondiscrimination. Adherence of your organization's policies 
with Federal requirements will be reviewed.

Who Will Select the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers?

    The OSHA review panel will make recommendations to the Assistant 
Secretary, who will make the final decisions.

How Will I Be Notified If My Application Was Selected?

    You will be notified by a representative of the Assistant Secretary 
if your organization is selected as an OSHA Training Institute 
Education Center. An organization may not conduct OSHA Training 
Institute Education Center activities until it has signed a 
nonfinancial cooperative agreement with OSHA.

How Will I Be Notified If My Application Is Not Selected?

    You will be notified in writing if your organization is not 
selected to be an OSHA Training Institute Education Center.

Can I Appeal If I Am Not Selected?

    There is no appeal procedure for unsuccessful applicants. You may 
request a copy of the documentation of the review of your application 
by writing to Ernest B. Thompson, Chief, Division of Training and 
Educational Programs, OSHA Office of Training and Education, Division 
of Training and Educational Programs, 1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of February.
John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Attachment

    #201A Hazardous Materials. This course covers OSHA general industry 
standards and integrates materials from other consensus and proprietary 
standards that relate to hazardous materials. Included are flammable 
and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic 
liquids. Related processes such as spraying and dipping are covered, as 
well as electrical equipment. (5 days)
    #204A Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards. This course 
familiarizes the student with various types of common machinery and the 
related safety standards. Guidance is provided on the hazards 
associated with various kinds of machinery and the control of hazardous 
energy sources (lockout/tagout). The course presents an approach to 
machinery inspection that enables participants to recognize hazards and 
to provide options to achieve abatement. These hazards include 
mechanical motions and actions created by points of operation and other 
machinery processes. Also included is hands-on training in the 
laboratories. (5 days)
    #222A Respiratory Protection. This course covers the requirements 
for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a respirator 
program. Topics include terminology, OSHA standards, NIOSH 
certification, and medical evaluation recommendations. Course 
highlights include laboratories on respirator selection, qualitative 
fit testing, and the use of a large array of respiratory and support 
equipment for hands-on training. (4 days)
    #225 Principles of Ergonomics Applied to Work-Related 
Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders. This course covers the use of 
ergonomic principles to prevent Musculoskeletal disorders. Topics 
include work physiology, anthropometry, Musculoskeletal disorders, 
video display terminals, and risk factors such as vibration, 
temperature, material handling, repetition, and lifting and transfers 
in health care. Course features industrial case studies covering 
analysis and design of work stations and equipment, laboratory sessions 
in manual lifting, and coverage of current OSHA compliance policies. (4 
days)
    #226 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry. This course is designed 
to enable students to recognize, evaluate, control, and abate safety 
and health hazards associated with permit-required confined space 
entry. The course focuses on the specific requirements of 29 CFR 
1910.146 (a) through (l). Each paragraph of the standard is discussed 
with references to the OSHA directive, letters of interpretation, and 
preamble rationale. Technical topics include the recognition of 
confined space hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to 
evaluate atmospheric hazards, and general permit space ventilation 
techniques. Course features workshops on confined space classification 
permits and program evaluation. (4 days)
    #301 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics. This course focuses 
on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and 
trenching. Students are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its 
relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls 
of excavations. Various types of shoring (wood timbers and hydraulic) 
are covered. Testing methods are demonstrated and a one-half-day field 
exercise is conducted, allowing students to use instruments such as 
penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods. (4 days)
    #309A Electrical Standards. This course is designed to provide the 
student with a survey of OSHA's electrical standards and the hazards 
associated with electrical installations and equipment. Topics include 
single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed 
equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-
related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard 
recognition and OSHA inspection procedures. Hands-on training is 
provided using various types of electrical test equipment. (5 days)
    #311 Fall Arrest Systems. This course provides an overview of 
state-of-the-art technology for fall protection and current OSHA 
requirements. Topics covered include the principles of fall protection, 
the components of fall arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest 
equipment, and OSHA policies regarding fall protection. Course features 
a one-day field exercise demonstrating fall protection equipment. (4 
days)
    #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for 
the Construction Industry. This course is designed for personnel in the 
private sector 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 on 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 become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both 
a 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health course and to issue 
cards to participants verifying course completion. (5 days)
    #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for 
General Industry. This course designed for private sector personnel 
presents detailed information on how the provisions of the OSH Act may 
be implemented in the workplace. Rights and responsibilities under the 
OSH Act, the appeals process, and recordkeeping are covered. The course 
also includes an introduction to OSHA's general industry standards and 
an overview of the

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requirements of the more frequently referenced standards. This course 
allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to 
conduct both a 10- and 30-hour general industry course and issue cards 
to participants verifying course completion. (5 days)
    #502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers. This 
course is designed for personnel in the private sector who have 
completed #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health 
Standards for the Construction Industry and who are active trainers in 
the outreach program. It provides an update on such topics as OSHA 
construction standards, policies, and regulations. (3 days)
    #503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers. This course is 
designed for private sector personnel who have completed course #501 
Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General 
Industry and who are active trainers in the outreach program. It 
provides an update on OSHA general industry standards and OSHA 
policies. (3 days)
    #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction 
Industry. 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. (5 days)
    #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry. 
This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA policies, 
procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and 
health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA 
general industry 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 general 
industry safety and health 30-hour course completion card. (5 days)
    #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene. This course for private 
sector personnel covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA 
regulations and procedures. Topics include permissible exposure limits, 
OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, 
hazard communication, OSHA sampling procedures and strategy, workplace 
health program elements, and other industrial hygiene topics. Course 
highlights include workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health 
standards, and a safety and health program workshop. (5 days)
    #600 Collateral Duty Course for Other Federal Agencies. 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 in their inspection and abatement efforts. The 
course features a mock inspection of a government facility. (5 days)

[FR Doc. 02-4173 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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