Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificates
OSHA's Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate program support's OSHA's mission by training public and private sector employees in occupational safety and health to reduce incident rates for workers. Participants have the opportunity to earn certificates for Construction, Maritime, and General Industry training.
For more details, visit: https://www.osha.gov/dte/public_sector/index.html
Participants in the Public Sector Program can customize their program to reflect their own areas of interest through a selection of electives.
In addition to individual course costs, there is a one-time application fee of $95.00.
Safety & Health Fundamentals for Construction
Construction industry focused certificate
Requires a minimum of 68 total instructional hours of training (part core courses, part electives).
| CORE COURSES (REQUIRED) | |
|---|---|
| Minimum of 39 contact hours total | |
| 510 | Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry |
| 7500 | Introduction to Safety and Health Management |
| 7505 | Introduction to Incident (Accident)Investigation |
CHOOSE 4 ELECTIVES | |
| Minimum of 29 contact hours total | |
| 521 | OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene |
| 2225 | Respiratory Protection |
| 2255 | Principles of Ergonomics |
| 2264 | Permit-Required Confined Space Entry |
| 3015 | Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics |
| 3085 | Principles of Scaffolding |
| 3095 | Electrical Standards |
| 3115 | Fall Protection |
| 7105 | Evacuation and Emergency Planning |
| 7110 | Safe Bolting: Principles and Practices |
| 7205 | Health Hazard Awareness |
| 7215 | Silica in Construction, Maritime, and General Industries |
| 7300 | Understanding OSHA\'s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard |
| 7400 | Occupational Noise Exposure Hazards |
| 7405 | Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry |
| 7410 | Managing Excavation/Trenching Operations |
| 7845 | Recordkeeping Rule Seminar |
Safety & Health Fundamentals for General Industry
General industry focused certificate
Requires a minimum of 68 total instructional hours of training (part core courses, part electives).
| CORE COURSES (REQUIRED) | |
|---|---|
| Minimum of 39 contact hours total | |
| 511 | Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry |
| 7500 | Introduction to Safety and Health Management |
| 7505 | Introduction to Incident (Accident)Investigation |
CHOOSE 4 ELECTIVES | |
| Minimum of 29 contact hours total | |
| 521 | OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene |
| 2045 | Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards |
| 2225 | Respiratory Protection |
| 2255 | Principles of Ergonomics |
| 2264 | Permit-Required Confined Space Entry |
| 3095 | Electrical Standards |
| 7000 | OSHA Training Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling |
| 7005 | Warehousing and Storage |
| 7100 | Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding |
| 7105 | Evacuation and Emergency Planning |
| 7115 | Lockout/Tagout |
| 7200 | Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control |
| 7205 | Health Hazard Awareness |
| 7210 | Pandemic Illness Preparedness |
| 7215 | Silica in Construction, Maritime, and General Industries |
| 7300 | Understanding OSHA\'s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard |
| 7845 | Recordkeeping Rule Seminar |
Course Transfers
Courses can be transferred from other OSHA Training Institute Education Centers.
All courses previously completed through the RIT OSHA Training Institute Education Center will be grandfathered.