Question: What is the difference between the OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry and the 30-hour general industry Outreach training class?

Answer:

The OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry course and the 30-hour general industry Outreach training class are not equivalent courses. The OSHA #511 covers OSHA standards, policies, and procedures in general industry and the 30-hour general industry Outreach training class focuses on workers' rights, employer responsibilities, how to file a complaint, as well as how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent job-related hazards in general industry.

The OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry course is offered through authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. The OSHA #511 covers OSHA standards, policies, and procedures in general industry with special emphasis on those areas in general industry which are most hazardous.  Students that successfully complete the course receive a course completion certificate.

The 30-hour general industry Outreach training class is taught by OSHA authorized general industry Outreach trainers and is intended to provide a variety of training to workers with some safety responsibility.  Outreach training should emphasize general industry hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention, not OSHA standards.  Students that successfully complete this training will receive a 30-hour general industry Outreach training class completion card.