The OSHA Professional Development Trainer Program is a partnership with CTUF Quest Center and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Health Issues to provide career and technical educators the skills, training resources, and OSHA General Industry and/or Construction trainer card to teach 10- and 30-hour General Industry/Construction classes and receive OSHA student completion cards. Participants will become authorized by meeting training and industry safety experience requirements provided during an intensive, in-person, summer professional development program instructed by the AFT Health and Safety Issues OSHA Outreach Instructor Trainers authorized by the DOL.

Training Location: CTU Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago, IL 60612. Street Parking is available.

OSHA Authorized Outreach Instructor Trainer: Brian Bisson, Assistant Director, AFT Health Issues, [email protected]

Questions? Please reach out to Michael Moriarty, Career Pathways Coordinator, CTUF Quest Center, [email protected]

Teachers presented OSHA lessons to show the power of “hands on” learning!

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Construction

OSHA #510 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in the construction industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA Construction Standards, construction safety and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define construction terms found in the OSHA Construction Standards, identify hazards which occur in the construction industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA Construction Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program. Minimum student contact hours: 26

Prerequisites: None

OSHA #500 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Minimum student contact hours: 26

Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete the OSHA #510

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General Industry

During the CTU OSHA Professional Development Trainer Program for General Industry, participants will complete two courses: OSHA #511 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, a mandatory prerequisite course to familiarize participants with OSHA standards and regulations to be better equipped to answer students’ questions, and OSHA #501 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry. 

OSHA #511 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in general industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA General Industry Standards, general industry principles and special emphasis on those areas in general industry which are most hazardous. Upon course completion students will have the ability to define general industry terms found in the OSHA General Industry Standards, identify hazards which occur in general industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of OSHA General Industry Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program. Minimum student contact hours: 26

Prerequisites: None

OSHA #501 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10 and 30-hour general industry safety and health Outreach training program to their employees and other interested groups. Using the OSHA General Industry Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those that are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour General Industry Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. Minimum student contact hours: 26

Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete the OSHA #511