OSHA 10 case studies
OSHA 10 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The OSHA 10-Hour card is a student course completion card issued through the OSHA Outreach Training Program, which OSHA describes as providing workers with basic and more advanced training about common safety and health hazards on the job. Training is delivered in 10-hour or 30-hour classes by OSHA-authorized trainers; the 10-hour class is intended to give workers awareness of common job-related safety and health hazards, while the 30-hour class is described as more appropriate for supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility. The OSHA 10 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,192 words.
1The Fall-Protection Threshold on a Small Roof Job
A three-person crew is replacing shingles on a single-story ranch house. The eave is 9 feet 6 inches above the ground on the downhill side and 11 feet above grade on the uphill side because the lot slopes.
471 words, about 2 min2Excavation Spoil Pile and the Competent Person
A utility crew is installing a 12-inch water line in a trench that is 6 feet deep, 4 feet wide, and 40 feet long. The soil is a mix of clay and sand that has been previously disturbed; groundwater is seeping at the bottom.
474 words, about 2 min3Lockout/Tagout on a Temporary Construction Site
Electricians are terminating feeders into a new 480-volt panel that is fed from an existing energized switchgear room. To de-energize, the crew's plan is for one journeyman to flip the breaker in the switchgear room and "stand watch" while the apprentices work in the panel 200 feet away.
444 words, about 2 min4Choosing the Right Training Language for a Mixed Crew
A framing subcontractor has 14 workers. Ten speak Spanish as their first language and have limited English proficiency; four are English-dominant.
375 words, about 2 min5Recording and Reporting a Serious Injury
On a Tuesday afternoon, a laborer on a commercial site falls from a 6-foot stepladder and fractures his wrist. He is taken to the emergency room, treated, and released the same day; the treating physician recommends he stay off work for 12 days and prescribes a splint but does not perform surgery or admit him.
428 words, about 2 min