Occupational Safety Standards Training Course

Duration 10 days 22 modules · 65 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Safety Officers, HSE Managers and others
Fee from USD 2,200 KSh 190,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 9 Nov 2026 Course code SD-OHS-047

Before you join: Participants should have basic experience of workplace operations, supervision, maintenance, facilities, construction, manufacturing or safety administration.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

Showing the next six months. Later dates, other cities and private deliveries for your team are available on request.

Course overview

Occupational safety responsibilities are not met by posting rules or issuing personal protective equipment. Supervisors, safety staff and operational leaders must identify applicable OSHA requirements, recognise exposure pathways, select controls, document decisions and confirm that corrective actions are completed. Failures in these areas can result in injuries, work stoppages, citations, higher insurance costs and loss of confidence among workers and clients.

This course examines the OSHA standards and management practices most relevant to general industry and construction work. Participants interpret key requirements from 29 CFR Parts 1904, 1910 and 1926; conduct job hazard analyses; assess chemical, physical and ergonomic hazards; and apply the hierarchy of controls. The syllabus covers hazard communication, PPE, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined spaces, fall protection, emergency action planning, incident investigation, contractor control and construction safety. Participants also learn how to prepare for OSHA inspections, manage records and verify corrective action closure.

Instruction combines short technical briefings with regulator-style case reviews, team-based hazard assessments, incident-analysis simulations and document workshops. Participants work with realistic scenarios from manufacturing plants, warehouses, construction projects, utilities, laboratories and facilities operations. Throughout the course, each participant develops components of an OSHA-aligned safety management file, including risk assessments, inspection checklists, training matrices, corrective-action registers and emergency arrangements. The final capstone brings these materials into one reviewable safety programme for a selected workplace or project.

The course suits professionals who already hold operational, supervisory, engineering, facilities, HR or safety responsibilities and need greater confidence applying occupational safety requirements to day-to-day work. It is particularly useful where managers must coordinate workers, contractors and specialist advisers while remaining accountable for safe work conditions.

What you will be able to do

  • Interpret OSHA requirements in 29 CFR Parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 for workplace activities
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls to documented job hazard analyses
  • Conduct workplace inspections using hazard-specific OSHA compliance checklists
  • Develop hazard communication, PPE and emergency action plan documentation
  • Implement lockout/tagout, confined-space and fall-protection control arrangements
  • Investigate incidents using the five whys, causal analysis and corrective-action tracking
  • Audit safety management controls, training records and contractor safety arrangements
  • Present an OSHA-aligned workplace safety programme with prioritised improvement actions

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Greater confidence interpreting OSHA requirements during inspections and planning discussions
  • A repeatable method for converting observed hazards into control actions
  • Stronger incident-investigation skills for identifying causes beyond worker error
  • Practical evidence for progression into safety officer or HSE coordination roles
  • A completed workplace safety programme ready for managerial review

For your organisation

  • More consistent identification and correction of OSHA-related workplace hazards
  • Better inspection records, training evidence and corrective-action traceability
  • Reduced exposure to preventable injuries, citations and operational disruption
  • Clearer contractor safety expectations before work starts on site
  • Stronger management review of leading indicators and overdue safety actions

Course modules

22 modules over 10 days

Participants can identify employer duties, worker rights and the enforcement consequences of non-compliance.

  • OSH Act duties, employer responsibilities, employee rights, and anti-retaliation protections
  • OSHA inspection sequence: opening conference, walkaround, document review, closing conference
  • Citation classifications, penalty factors, abatement dates, and contest procedures
  • Recordkeeping scope under 29 CFR 1904 and partial-exemption rules
  • Worker participation channels, safety committees, and confidential hazard reporting
  • Federal OSHA, State Plans, consensus standards, and employer policies

Participants can structure a safety management system around identified risks and accountable controls.

  • Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle applied to occupational safety management systems
  • Hazard registers linking activities, exposure sources, controls, owners, and review dates
  • Hierarchy of Controls: elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative controls, PPE
  • Risk matrices calibrated for likelihood, consequence, exposure frequency, and uncertainty
  • Safety objectives, leading indicators, lagging indicators, and management review
  • Responsibilities defined through RACI charts for safety-critical work activities

Participants can determine recordability and prepare core OSHA injury and illness records.

  • OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301 completed from case facts
  • Recordable injury criteria: medical treatment, restricted work, transfers, and fatalities
  • Severe-injury reporting deadlines for fatalities, amputations, hospitalisations, and eye losses
  • Privacy cases and employee information protection within injury records
  • First-aid versus medical-treatment determinations using OSHA recordkeeping guidance
  • Annual 300A posting requirements, certification responsibilities, and electronic submission

Participants can create a job hazard analysis and convert it into a usable safe work procedure.

  • Job hazard analysis steps: select, break down, identify, control, review
  • Task observations capturing people, equipment, energy sources, materials, and conditions
  • Critical-task selection using injury history, exposure severity, and work frequency
  • Safe work procedures matching task steps with verified control measures
  • Pre-job briefings covering scope changes, hazards, roles, and stop-work authority
  • Control verification criteria written as observable conditions and measurable requirements

Participants can manage chemical hazard information, labelling and worker communication requirements.

  • Hazard Communication Standard requirements under 29 CFR 1910.1200
  • Safety Data Sheet sections used for storage, handling, exposure, and emergencies
  • Globally Harmonized System pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, and precautionary statements
  • Workplace labelling systems for secondary containers, pipes, and process vessels
  • Chemical inventories reconciled against current Safety Data Sheet registers
  • Written hazard communication programmes, employee information, and training records

Participants can select, document and maintain PPE controls for identified workplace exposures.

  • PPE hazard assessment requirements under 29 CFR 1910.132
  • Selection criteria for eye, face, head, hand, foot, and hearing protection
  • ANSI marking, fit, compatibility, inspection, and replacement requirements
  • Respiratory protection triggers, medical evaluations, fit testing, and cartridge changes
  • PPE training records covering limitations, donning, doffing, care, and disposal
  • Residual-risk communication after engineering and administrative controls are applied

Participants can assess fall hazards and specify compliant prevention and protection measures.

  • Walking-working surface inspections for housekeeping, openings, ladders, and guardrails
  • Fall hazard assessment using height, access, surface condition, and rescue factors
  • Guardrail, safety-net, and personal fall-arrest system selection criteria
  • Anchorage ratings, connector compatibility, clearance calculations, and swing-fall hazards
  • Ladder inspection, setup angles, three-point contact, and prohibited practices
  • Fall rescue planning with communication, retrieval equipment, trained responders, and timing

Participants can identify hazardous energy and machine-guarding failures and specify corrective controls.

  • Machine guarding requirements for points of operation, ingoing nips, and rotating parts
  • Guard design principles: fixed, interlocked, adjustable, self-adjusting, and presence-sensing
  • Lockout/tagout scope under 29 CFR 1910.147 and covered equipment
  • Energy-control procedures identifying isolation points, stored energy, verification, and restoration
  • Authorized, affected, and other employee roles during lockout operations
  • Periodic lockout inspections, group lockout methods, and shift-change controls

Participants can evaluate common electrical hazards and establish controlled work arrangements.

  • Electrical hazard recognition: shock, arc flash, arc blast, and fire
  • OSHA electrical requirements for temporary wiring, panels, grounding, and cord sets
  • Assured equipment grounding conductor programme inspections and documentation
  • De-energised work verification using test-before-touch and lockout principles
  • Qualified-person criteria, approach boundaries, permits, and electrical PPE
  • Portable tool inspections, double insulation, ground-fault protection, and defect removal

Participants can determine confined-space classifications and prepare an entry control system.

  • Confined-space definition: limited entry, restricted egress, and occupancy limitations
  • Permit-required hazards including atmospheric, engulfment, configuration, and mechanical dangers
  • Atmospheric testing sequence: oxygen, flammables, toxics, and continuous monitoring
  • Entry permits specifying isolation, ventilation, communication, attendants, and rescue arrangements
  • Entrant, attendant, entry-supervisor, and rescue-team responsibilities clearly assigned
  • Permit cancellation, annual programme review, and lessons from completed entries

Participants can prepare emergency arrangements for foreseeable fire, evacuation and rescue events.

  • Emergency Action Plan elements under 29 CFR 1910.38
  • Evacuation maps showing exits, assembly points, alarm routes, and accountability methods
  • Fire extinguisher selection using Class A, B, C, D, and K fires
  • Portable extinguisher inspection, maintenance, training, and workplace placement requirements
  • Emergency response roles for evacuation wardens, incident coordinators, and first aiders
  • Drill evaluation records documenting timing, communication failures, and corrective actions

Participants can recognise exposure hazards and organise proportionate monitoring and control actions.

  • Anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control within industrial hygiene practice
  • Exposure routes: inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, injection, and contact
  • Time-weighted averages, short-term exposure limits, ceiling limits, and action levels
  • Sampling plans defining similar exposure groups, tasks, durations, and methods
  • Local exhaust ventilation components: hood, duct, air cleaner, fan, discharge
  • Exposure monitoring records linked to medical surveillance and control decisions

Participants can identify ergonomic risk factors and develop practical improvement measures.

  • Ergonomic risk factors: force, repetition, posture, contact stress, vibration
  • Manual handling assessments considering load, reach, frequency, travel, and grip
  • NIOSH Lifting Equation inputs for selected lifting-task evaluation
  • Workstation adjustments for seated work, display height, reach zones, and lighting
  • Administrative controls including task rotation, micro-breaks, pacing, and staffing
  • Early discomfort reporting pathways and referral triggers for musculoskeletal symptoms

Participants can investigate incidents objectively and manage corrective actions to verified closure.

  • Immediate response priorities: preserve life, secure scenes, notify, and preserve evidence
  • Investigation plans identifying witnesses, records, photographs, equipment, and timelines
  • Five Whys and causal-factor analysis beyond unsafe-act explanations
  • Barrier analysis testing failed, absent, bypassed, or inadequate controls
  • Corrective-action registers assigning actions, owners, due dates, verification, and status
  • Learning communications separating factual findings from blame and disciplinary processes

Participants can conduct planned safety inspections and report findings for management action.

  • Inspection schedules based on hazard level, legal requirements, and change frequency
  • Checklist design linking observations to OSHA clauses and control criteria
  • Field inspection techniques: observe, ask, sample records, photograph, and verify
  • Finding classifications using immediate danger, serious, other-than-serious, and improvement categories
  • Audit trails connecting findings, evidence, corrective actions, and closure verification
  • Management reports summarising recurring hazards, overdue actions, trends, and priorities

Participants can establish contractor safety controls from prequalification through work completion.

  • Contractor prequalification reviewing competence, injury history, insurance, and safety programmes
  • Scope-of-work risk reviews identifying interfaces, simultaneous operations, and permit needs
  • Contractor induction requirements covering site rules, emergencies, reporting, and supervision
  • Permit-to-work controls for hot work, excavation, electrical, and confined spaces
  • Daily coordination meetings addressing changed conditions, conflicts, and control ownership
  • Contractor performance reviews using inspections, incidents, nonconformities, and closeout evidence

Participants can apply selected 29 CFR 1926 requirements to construction work planning and supervision.

  • Construction safety responsibilities under 29 CFR 1926 and multi-employer arrangements
  • Site-specific safety plans covering sequencing, access, welfare, traffic, and emergency controls
  • Competent-person duties for inspections, hazard recognition, and corrective authority
  • Scaffold requirements for foundations, platforms, access, guardrails, and inspections
  • Construction fall-protection planning for leading edges, roofing, and steel erection
  • Housekeeping controls for debris, material storage, access routes, and combustible waste

Participants can plan excavation controls using competent-person inspections and protective systems.

  • Excavation hazard assessment covering soil, water, utilities, loads, and access
  • Competent-person inspections before shifts, after rain, and changing conditions
  • Soil classification using visual tests, manual tests, and documentation
  • Protective systems: sloping, benching, shoring, shielding, and manufacturer data
  • Spoil-pile setbacks, equipment clearances, barricades, and surface-encumbrance controls
  • Emergency response planning for collapse, utility strike, flooding, and rescue

Participants can identify lifting-operation hazards and specify basic planning and inspection controls.

  • Lift planning factors: load weight, centre of gravity, radius, and ground conditions
  • Pre-use crane inspections covering controls, hooks, wire rope, alarms, and documentation
  • Rigging selection using sling angles, working load limits, and hitch types
  • Qualified rigger and signalperson roles, signals, communication, and exclusion zones
  • Critical lifts involving multiple cranes, restricted clearances, personnel, or unusual loads
  • Forklift operating controls for inspections, stability, pedestrians, loads, and charging

Participants can recognise major-hazard controls and connect operational changes to safety review.

  • Process Safety Management scope for highly hazardous chemical processes
  • Process hazard analysis methods: What-If, checklist, HAZOP, and failure modes
  • Management of Change reviews for equipment, chemicals, procedures, and staffing
  • Operating procedures defining normal, temporary, emergency, and shutdown conditions
  • Mechanical integrity programmes for pressure systems, relief devices, piping, and controls
  • Pre-startup safety reviews confirming readiness before introducing hazardous materials

Participants can prioritise safety improvements using inspection, incident and performance data.

  • Leading indicators: inspections completed, hazards corrected, training currency, and observations
  • Lagging indicators: recordable rates, lost-time cases, severity, and workers' compensation
  • Trend analysis by department, task, injury type, root cause, and contractor
  • Corrective-action prioritisation using risk ranking, legal exposure, feasibility, and resources
  • Management review agendas covering objectives, performance, changes, and action decisions
  • Annual safety plans linking targets, budgets, owners, milestones, and evidence

Participants can build, review and present a complete OSHA-aligned safety programme for a selected workplace or project.

  • Workplace profile defining activities, workforce, contractors, hazards, and applicable standards
  • Hazard register and job hazard analyses prioritised by risk and exposure
  • Control plan combining engineering, administrative, PPE, training, and inspection measures
  • Required programme documents for communication, emergency response, permits, and recordkeeping
  • Corrective-action roadmap with accountable owners, dates, resources, and verification criteria
  • Management presentation defending priorities, legal basis, implementation sequence, and performance measures

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. OSHA compliance obligations checklist
  2. Job hazard analysis template
  3. Workplace inspection checklist suite
  4. Corrective-action register template
  5. Emergency Action Plan template
  6. OSHA-aligned safety programme

Who should attend

  • Safety Officers — need to interpret OSHA requirements and organise compliance evidence
  • HSE Managers — need consistent controls, inspections and corrective-action governance
  • Operations Managers — need to manage hazards within production and service activities
  • Site Supervisors — need to recognise unsafe conditions and enforce safe work methods
  • Facilities Managers — need to control contractor, maintenance and building safety risks
  • Project Managers — need to plan safety controls for construction and operational projects

Skills and tools covered

OSHA standards interpretationHazard risk assessmentWorkplace safety inspectionIncident investigationControl implementationSafety programme auditing

Tools and standards

OSHA 29 CFR 1904, OSHA 29 CFR 1910, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, Hierarchy of Controls

How the course runs

Training methodology

The instructor uses short technical briefings to explain OSHA duties and selected standards, followed by case work based on inspections, incidents and work permits. Participants assess photographs, procedures, safety data sheets and equipment-control scenarios in small groups. Simulations cover inspection interviews, incident interviews and corrective-action review meetings. Individual application planning links each topic to a participant's workplace, project or facility. Facilitated review sessions compare control choices against OSHA requirements, recognised safe-work methods and the hierarchy of controls.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have basic experience of workplace operations, supervision, maintenance, facilities, construction, manufacturing or safety administration. They should be comfortable reading procedures, completing forms and discussing work activities with employees and contractors. Familiarity with local safety rules or prior toolbox-talk experience is helpful but not essential. This is an intermediate course, so participants should already understand why hazards require control. No engineering qualification, legal qualification, previous OSHA certificate or advanced mathematics is required. Participants do not need to memorise regulatory text before attending.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

Participants should have some exposure to workplace operations, supervision, facilities, maintenance, construction or safety administration. No previous OSHA certificate is required, but the course assumes participants can read procedures and discuss work activities.

Bring examples of your current safety procedures, inspection forms, incident reports or risk assessments if your employer permits this. These materials help you adapt the course templates to your own work without sharing confidential information.

It is intended for safety officers, HSE managers, supervisors, operations managers, facilities managers and project managers. It also suits professionals who coordinate contractors or carry responsibility for workplace inspections and corrective actions.

General awareness courses focus on recognising basic hazards and individual safe behaviour. This course focuses on interpreting OSHA standards, building documented controls, inspecting compliance, investigating incidents and managing safety programme evidence.

Participants build usable materials throughout the course, including hazard analyses, inspection checklists, corrective-action registers and emergency arrangements. The final safety programme can be adapted for a workplace, facility, department or project.

Training runs from 08:30 to 16:30 each day, providing about 6.5 contact hours daily. The first week establishes OSHA duties and core hazard controls; the second week addresses higher-risk work, audits, construction topics and the capstone programme.

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