OSHA 30 Construction

No. OSHA states the Outreach Training Program is voluntary and does not require Outreach training, describing the courses as a recommended orientation to occupational safety and health. However, some states have enacted laws mandating the training, and some employers, unions, organizations, or other jurisdictions may require it. Check with whoever is imposing the requirement, since they decide what is accepted.

OSHA does not require testing to earn a course completion card, and the agency has not set a passing score. Trainers may optionally administer a test to evaluate learning, and it is at the trainer's discretion to determine whether a student has successfully completed the class. Any test time is not instructional time and does not count toward contact-hour requirements.

OSHA limits training contact hours to 7½ hours per day. A trainer may add extra time for breaks and lunch that pushes the total day beyond 7½ hours, but the instructional contact hours themselves cannot exceed that limit. Training that is conducted to comply with OSHA standards, and CPR or First Aid training, cannot be counted toward Outreach training time.

Trainers are required to issue student course completion cards directly to the student within 90 days of class completion, regardless of who paid for the training. If it does not arrive, contact your trainer, then OSHA. Construction, General Industry, Maritime, and Disaster Site student cards do not have an expiration date.

Yes, online Outreach classes are offered by independent training providers; OSHA does not host or offer online Outreach classes on a federal website. OSHA publishes a list of accepted online 10- and 30-hour Outreach programs. Contact the online provider directly for technical or customer service problems, and escalate unresolved issues to OSHA's outreach email.

Yes, under conditions. The same trainer must conduct all of the training, all training must be completed from the start of the 10-hour class to the end of the 30-hour class within six months, and the student must return the original 10-hour card to the trainer, who returns it to the issuing Authorizing Training Organization with a new training report.

No. Although the program requirements refer to training targeted for workers, participants are not required to be employed, and OSHA states there is no minimum age requirement to participate in Outreach Training Program classes. Employers and unions may still set their own eligibility rules for the classes they sponsor.

Ask to see the trainer's current Authorized Trainer card before registering; it shows the trainer's name, authorization expiration date, and the Authorizing Training Organization that authorized them. Trainers are authorized for four years from the date the trainer course is completed and must pass an update course to maintain status. OSHA does not verify individual cards for privacy reasons.

No. OSHA states Outreach training does not meet OSHA training requirements; employers remain responsible for training workers on the specific hazards of their job as noted in many OSHA standards. The program is intended as an orientation, and workers must receive additional training on the specific hazards of their work.

Contact the Outreach trainer who issued it. A replacement can only be issued if the class was taken within the last five years, and only one replacement card may be issued per student per class. OSHA does not keep records of these classes and cannot provide a replacement card itself; trainers retain training records for five years.