Course Descriptions: Heartland Center: OSHA Training Institute

Class Descriptions

OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry

Become qualified to present effective safety and health training programs about hazards to at-risk workers on construction sites. This course emphasizes learning about and protecting workers from the hazards involved in construction work based on OSHA standards. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the use of visual aids and handouts. Students in Course #500 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the Outreach Program must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. This course authorizes the graduate to conduct both 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA Outreach construction safety and health courses and to issue cards to participants successfully completing these courses. Construction CFR included in course. 2.8 CEUs.

Prerequisite: Course #510 and five years** of general industry safety experience.

** Two years of experience may be substituted with a college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, in the applicable training area.

NOTE: Outreach trainers are required to attend Course #502 at least once every four years to maintain their trainer status.

Fee: $695.00

06/07-10/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
06/21-24/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
08/09-12/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
08/16-19/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Milwaukee, WI
10/25-28/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
12/06-09/2011	OSHA 500: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN

OSHA 501: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry

Become qualified to present effective safety and health training programs about hazards to at-risk workers in general industry settings. This course emphasizes learning about and protecting workers from the hazards involved in industrial work based on OSHA standards. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the use of visual aids and handouts. Students in Course #501 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the Outreach Program must successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course. This course authorizes the graduate to conduct both 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA Outreach safety and health courses for general industry and to issue cards to participants successfully completing these courses. General Industry CFR included in course. 2.8 CEUs.

Prerequisite: Course #511 and five years** of general industry safety experience.

** Two years of experience may be substituted with a college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, in the applicable training area.

NOTE: Outreach trainers are required to attend Course #503 at least once every four years to maintain their trainer status.

Fee: $695.00

06/21-24/2011	OSHA 501: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry	Indianapolis, IN
08/16-19/2011	OSHA 501: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry	Milwaukee, WI
09/20-23/2011	OSHA 501: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry	Indianapolis, IN
11/15-18/2011	OSHA 501: Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry	Indianapolis, IN

OSHA 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed to update those OSHA Outreach construction trainers who have completed the OSHA 500 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry; this update is required every four years to keep a current training card. Authorized trainers may take the OSHA 502 anytime before their OSHA 500 authorization expires. They may even take the OSHA 502 up to three months after their authorization has expired. Should they exceed this three month grace period, the OSHA 500 must be retaken to reinstate their trainer authorization. This class updates trainers on new and revised OSHA standards, policies, and compliance initiatives; new training methods and materials are also explored. Construction CFR included in course. 2.1 CEUs.

Prerequisite: completion of the OSHA 500 Trainer Course. Students must bring their current trainer's card for validation.

Fee: $595.00

07/06-08/2011	OSHA 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers	Indianapolis, IN
10/25-27/2011	OSHA 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers	Indianapolis, IN
12/13-15/2011	OSHA 502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers	Bloomington, IN

OSHA 503: Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

This course is designed to update those OSHA Outreach general industry trainers who have completed the OSHA 501 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry; this update is required every four years to keep a current training card. Authorized trainers may take the OSHA 503 anytime before their OSHA 501 authorization expires. They may even take the OSHA 503 up to three months after their authorization has expired. Should they exceed this three month grace period, the OSHA 501 must be retaken to reinstate their trainer authorization. This class updates trainers on new and revised OSHA standards, policies, and compliance initiatives; new training methods and materials are also explored. General Industry CFR included in course. 2.1 CEUs.

Prerequisite: completion of the OSHA 501 Trainer Course. Students must bring their current trainer's card for validation.

Fee: $595.00

07/20-22/2011	OSHA 503: Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers	Bloomington, IN
11/08-10/2011	OSHA 503: Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers	Bloomington, IN

OSHA 510: OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry

This course will introduce students to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles. The scope and application of OSHA construction standards will also be addressed. Emphasis is placed on those areas that are most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Construction CFR included in course. 2.8 CEUs.

Prerequisite to the OSHA 500 Trainer Course.

Fee: $695.00

05/24-27/2011	OSHA 510: OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
07/12-15/2011	OSHA 510: OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
09/06-09/2011	OSHA 510: OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN
11/01-04/2011	OSHA 510: OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry	Indianapolis, IN

OSHA 511: OSHA Standards for General Industry

This course will introduce students to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as, general industry safety and health principles. The scope and application of the OSHA general industry standards will also be addressed. Emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. General Industry CFR included in course. 2.8 CEUs.

Prerequisite to the OSHA 501 Trainer Course.

Fee: $695.00

08/09-12/2011	OSHA 511: OSHA Standards for General Industry	Indianapolis, IN
10/11-14/2011	OSHA 511: OSHA Standards for General Industry	Bloomington, IN

OSHA 521: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene

This course addresses industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Topics include permissible exposure limits, OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, hazard communication, OSHA sampling procedures and strategy, workplace health program elements and other industrial hygiene topics. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and a safety and health program workshop.

Fee: $695.00

OSHA 2045: Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

This shortened version of #2040 familiarizes the student with various types of common machinery and the related safety standards. Guidance is provided on the hazards associated with various kinds of machinery and the control of hazardous energy sources (lockout/tagout). The course presents an approach to machinery inspection that enables participants to recognize hazards and to provide options to achieve abatement. These hazards include mechanical motions and actions created by points of operation and other machinery processes.

Fee: $695.00

OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection

This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and monitoring of a
respirator program. Topics include terminology, OSHA standards, NIOSH certification, and medical
evaluation recommendations. Program highlights include laboratories on respirator selection,
qualitative fit testing, and the use of a large array of respiratory and support equipment for handson
training.

Fee: $695.00

OSHA 2250: Ergonomics Applied to MSDs and Nerve Disorders

This course covers the use of ergonomic principles to recognize, evaluate, and control work place conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and nerve disorders. Topics include work physiology, anthropometry, musculoskeletal disorders, use of video display terminals, and risk factors such as vibration, temperature, material handling, repetition, and lifting and transfers in health care. Course emphasis is on industrial case studies covering analysis and design of work stations and equipment, laboratory sessions in manual lifting, and coverage of current OSHA compliance policies.

Prerequisites: 21(d) State Consultants: #1500 Basic Onsite Consultation program. Other Federal Agency or Department personnel: Course #6000, or #6010 or demonstrate equivalent knowledge of the OSH Act, procedures, and standards. Private Sector and Other Non-Federal Government personnel: Course #500, #501, #510, or #511.

Fee: $650.00

OSHA 2264: Confined Space Entry

This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate, prevent, and abate safety and
health hazards associated with confined space entry. Technical topics include the recognition of
confined space hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to evaluate atmospheric
hazards, and ventilation techniques. This course features workshops on permit entry classification
and program evaluation.

Fee: $535.00

OSHA 3010: Excavation & Trenching

This course focuses on OSHA standards and on the safety aspects of excavation and
trenching. Students are introduced to practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability
of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations. Various types of shoring (wood timbers
and hydraulic) are covered. Soil classification testing methods are demonstrated, allowing
students to use instruments such as penetrometers, torvane shears, and engineering rods.

Fee: $535.00

OSHA 3095: Electrical Standards

This shortened version of #3090 is designed to provide the student with a survey of OSHA's electrical standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Topics include single- and three-phase systems, cord- and plug-connected and fixed equipment, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and safety-related work practices. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA policies and procedures. Students will receive instruction on safe and correct use of their electrical testing equipment. Prerequisites: All OSHA personnel must have completed Course #2030 or have equivalent training or experience. Other Federal Agency or Department personnel: Course #2005, #6000, or #6010 or equivalent. This course is available to noncompliance personnel only.

Fee: $695.00

OSHA 3110: Fall Arrest Systems

This course provides an overview of state‐of‐the‐art technology for fall protection and
current OSHA requirements. Topics covered include the principles of fall protection, the
components of fall arrest systems, the limitations of fall arrest equipment, and OSHA policies
regarding fall protection.

Fee: $525.00

OSHA 7000: OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines Training for Nursing Homes

The focus of this one-day course is to use OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines for Nursing Homes to develop a process to protect workers in nursing homes. The course will focus on analyzing and identifying ergonomic problem jobs and practical solutions to address these problems. Featured topics include: developing an ergonomic process; risk factors in the nursing home guidelines: identifying problem jobs including protocol for resident assessment; and implementing solutions including work practices and engineering solutions.

Fee: $200.00

06/21/2011

OSHA 7000: OSHA's Ergonomics Guidelines Training for Nursing Homes

Indianapolis, IN

OSHA 7100: Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding

The main focus of this course is to increase the participant's knowledge and skill in proper machine safeguarding techniques, and to highlight the benefits of guarding various types of machinery. It is the employer's responsibility to identify and select the safeguard necessary to protect employees and others in the work area, as well as provide appropriate training in safe work practices. Knowing when and how to properly safeguard machinery can reduce or eliminate the potential for accidents and injuries.

Fee: $110.00

OSHA 7105: Evacuation & Emergency Planning

Evacuation and emergency planning focuses on OSHA requirements for emergency action plans and fire protection plans. Preparing for emergencies is a basic principle of workplace safety and health. Participants will learn: (1) reasons for emergency action plans and fire prevention plans and when they are required for a workplace; (2) elements of a good evacuation plan; and (3) features of design and maintenance of good exit routes. The optional session for this course will focus on assessment of risk for terrorist attack and how to utilize OSHA's two matrices, evacuation planning and fire and explosion, as tools in planning for emergencies.

OSHA 7300: OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space Standard

This one-day course discusses the requirements of OSHA's permit-required confined space standard, 29 CFR 1910.146. It is designed for small employers or a designated representative (line supervisor or manager) with the responsibility to develop a permit space program. It covers OSHA's requirements but does not feature hand-on sections (instrumentation and control methods and testing) which are included in OSHA course #2260.

Fee: $195.00

OSHA 7500: Introduction to Safety and Health Management

Using interactive assignments and thought-provoking group projects, students of this one day workshop come away with a strong understanding of the benefits in implementing a safety and health management system in the workplace.

Fee: $195.00

OSHA 7505: Introduction to Accident Investigation

Introduction to accident investigation provides an introduction to basic accident investigation procedures and describes accident analysis techniques. The goal of the course is to help participants gain the basic skills necessary to conduct an effective accident investigation at their workplace. The target audience is the small employer, manager, employee or employee representative who, as part of a firm's safety and health system, would be involved in conducting accident and/or near-miss investigations.

Fee: $200.00

06/22/2011

Introduction to Accident Investigation

Indianapolis, IN

OSHA 7845: Recordkeeping Rule Seminar

This course is designed to assist employers in identifying and fulfilling their responsibilities for posting certain records, maintaining records of illnesses and injuries and reporting specific cases to OSHA. Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to identify OSHA requirements and complete new OSHA's forms 300, 300A and 301.

Fee: $295.00

Ergonomics for Construction

This course emphasizes protecting workers from the ergonomic hazards involved in construction work. Course participants gain knowledge of ergonomics principles and occupational ergonomic risk factors. The course provides practical and simple solutions to reduce ergonomic hazards that contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. In conclusion of the course participants be able to select and apply appropriate ergonomics methods and techniques to job task-specific musculoskeletal problems.

Fee: $195.00

NFPA 70E

If you work on or near energized electrical systems, have a safety role at these sites or are an emergency responder, this course is for you. The new electrical safety standards (NFPA 70E) are the next step to a safer electrical environment in the workplace. Anyone who deals with hazards such as electrocutions, fires and explosions should attend. Learn how to prevent serious disabling injuries, prevent damage to equipment and work sites and, most importantly, save lives.

Fee: $225.00

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