OSHA 10 study guide
OSHA 10 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 5 sections and about 1,715 words.
01Introduction to OSHA: Purpose, Rights, and the Inspection Process
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created OSHA with a simple premise: employers must furnish a workplace free of recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm. The General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) is the catch-all that applies even when no specific standard covers a hazard.
390 words, about 2 min02Construction Focus Four: The Four Leading Causes of Construction Fatalities
The Construction Focus Four are falls, struck-by hazards, caught-in or -between hazards, and electrocution. These four categories account for the majority of construction deaths, so questions test whether you can classify a scenario into the right category-classification is the most common trap.
336 words, about 2 min03Other Training Resources and Continuing Safety Education
OSHA sets standards and provides outreach, but it does not certify individual workers. The OSHA Outreach Training Program (including the 10-hour and 30-hour courses) is delivered by authorized trainers through OSHA-authorized training organizations.
320 words, about 2 min04Spanish Language Resources: Training Access in the Worker's Language
OSHA requires that safety training be provided in a manner and language that employees can understand. This is not a courtesy-it is part of effective training and hazard communication.
338 words, about 2 min05Course Presentations: Structuring and Delivering the 10-Hour Content
This domain covers how the 10-hour construction course is organized and delivered: module sequencing, learning objectives, adult-learning methods, and documentation. Questions test whether you know the course is an awareness-level overview, not a certification of competency, and that it must cover required topics including the Focus Four.
331 words, about 2 min