OSHA 10-Hour General Industry

Developed by experts in OSHA safety, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry is ideal for anyone who would benefit from the topics covered throughout the course. However, it was specifically designed with the following professionals in mind:

• General industry workers
• Warehousing and manufacturing employees
• Foremen
• Job supervisors
• Inspectors involved in general industry activities

This course is not intended for employers and employees in the construction industry.

If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of Online Courses and Safety Packs, call 800-971-1080, or Contact Us online.

Upon finishing this course, you will receive a certificate of completion documenting that you’ve passed with a minimum score of 70% and earned one (1) CEU. You are given six months from the date of purchase to complete your course and three chances to pass the OSHA 10-Hour online test. As a bonus, you’ll even receive immediate feedback on any incorrect answers, allowing you to better prepare for your next attempt.

Passing this course also means you’ll receive a valid U.S. DOL OSHA 10-Hour Card. We make it simple for you by recording your score and submitting all of the necessarily information in order to process your DOL card. After receiving and signing your completion card, we’ll mail it to you directly – a process that typically takes six to eight weeks after the date of your successful course completion.

As a general industry worker, you must be aware of the latest safety standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). You also must find time in your busy schedule to complete your required continuing education units (CEU). Designed to allow you to accomplish both, our OSHA 10-Hour General Industry course is an online OSHA-authorized version of OSHA’s popular Outreach Training Program and covers what you need to know to stay safe on the job.

Throughout this online course, you will receive 10 hours of training that covers relevant job site safety topics, including:

• Worker rights and employer responsibilities under OSHA
• Requirements for selecting and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
• How to protect oneself and coworkers from slip, trip, and fall hazards
• Major material handling hazards
• Fixed and portable ladders
• Unguarded and inadequately guarded machinery
• Flammable and combustible liquids
• Spray finishing, compressed gases, and dipping and coating operationss
• Electrical hazards
• Effects of workplace hazards on the human body and how to protect against them
• Activities that can lead to MSD and RMD injury and illness
• The major difference between acute and chronic health effects
• Emergency egress and access, planning, and fire prevention and protection
• The role of management and workers in improving a company’s current safety culture
• Rights that require workers to know the identity and properties of workplace chemicals
• Employer requirements for effectively reducing and preventing employee injuries, illnesses, and fatalities through a safety and health program

With knowledge about these topics, you’ll be trained on recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace. You’ll also be up-to-date on workers’ rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint with OSHA and the Department of Labor (DOL).