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The certificate program in Safety & Health Fundamentals supports OSHA’s mission by training public sector employees in occupational safety and health to reduce incident rates for workers in state and local governments. Participants have the opportunity to earn certificates for Construction and General Industry training.
Participants may earn a safety training certificate for General Industry after successfully completing a minimum of seven courses, comprised of a minimum of 68 contact hours of training.
Participants can choose from a variety of topics such as occupational safety and health standards for the construction or general industry, safety and health management, accident investigation, fall hazard awareness, and recordkeeping. Courses are available at OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers nationwide. Although this program was primarily designed for public sector employees, it is available for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of occupational safety and health.
Required Courses — Minimum 68 Contact Hours of Training
General Industry Track
Required Courses for General Industry (Complete all)
- OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management (5.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7505 Introduction to Incident/Accident Investigation (7.5 contact hours)
Elective Courses for General Industry (Complete 4)
- OSHA 521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 2045 Machinery Standards (26 contact hours) — or OSHA 7100
- OSHA 2225 Respiratory Protection (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 2255 Principles of Ergonomics (18 contact hours)
- OSHA 2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (20 contact hours) — or OSHA 7300
- OSHA 3095 Electrical Standards (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 7000 OSHA Training Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling (7.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7005 Public Warehousing and Storage (7 contact hours)
- OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding (4 contact hours) — or OSHA 2045
- OSHA 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Preparedness (4 contact hours)
- OSHA 7115 Lockout/Tagout (7.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7200 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control for Healthcare Facilities (7 contact hours)
- OSHA 7205 Health Hazard Awareness (6 contact hours)
- OSHA 7210 Pandemic Influenza Workplace Preparedness (5.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7215 Silica in Construction, Maritime and General Industries (7 contact hours)
- OSHA 7300 OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space Standard (7 contact hours) — or OSHA 2264
- OSHA 7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (4 contact hours)
Construction Industry Track
Required Courses for Construction Industry (Complete all)
- OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management (5.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7505 Introduction to Incident/Accident Investigation (7.5 contact hours)
Elective Courses for Construction Industry (Complete 4)
- OSHA 521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 2255 Principles of Ergonomics (18 contact hours)
- OSHA 2264 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (20 contact hours) — or OSHA 7300
- OSHA 3015 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics (20 contact hours) — or OSHA 7410
- OSHA 3085 Principles of Scaffolding (22 contact hours)
- OSHA 3095 Electrical Standards (26 contact hours)
- OSHA 3115 Fall Protection (18 contact hours) — or OSHA 7405
- OSHA 7105 Evacuation and Emergency Preparedness (4 contact hours)
- OSHA 7205 Health Hazard Awareness (6 contact hours)
- OSHA 7215 Silica in Construction, Maritime and General Industries (7 contact hours)
- OSHA 7300 OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space Standard (7 contact hours) — or OSHA 2264
- OSHA 7400 Noise Hazards in the Construction Industry (5.5 contact hours)
- OSHA 7405 Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry (5 contact hours) — or OSHA 3115
- OSHA 7410 Managing Excavation Hazards (6.5 contact hours) — or OSHA 3015
- OSHA 7845 Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (4 contact hours)
- OSHA 7110 Safe Bolting: Principles and Practices (7) — Transferred from another qualifying OTIEC
Required courses for both tracks must total 39 contact hours. Elective courses for both tracks must total 29 contact hours.