Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Can U.S. military personnel who are outside of OSHA's jurisdiction receive outreach training?

Answer:

OSHA Outreach Training Program classes delivered outside the geographic jurisdiction of the OSH Act to members of the U.S. military and to civil service employees are permissible and these personnel are eligible to receive student course completion cards. In these cases, Outreach trainers are not required to request an exception, but must ensure their ATO is aware that the persons trained are members of the U.S. military or civil service employees of the U.S. government. A civil service employee is defined as a federal employee who is either a Competitive Service, Excepted Service, or a Senior Executive Service employee. Non-civil service employees, contractors for the U.S. government, and individuals not subject to the OSH Act cannot be trained outside of the geographic jurisdiction of the OSH Act.