Question: Does OSHA require the 10- and 30-hour outreach courses?

Answer:

No, they are voluntary. OSHA recommends outreach courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers. However, some states have enacted laws mandating the training. Also, some employers, unions, organizations or other jurisdictions may also require this training.

Question: How can I check on the status of a request for student course completion cards?

Answer:

It takes up to 90 days to process a request for student course completion cards. If you have not received your cards after 90 days, contact your authorizing training organization.

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.

Question: Can I train workers outside of the U.S. and receive student completion cards?

Answer:

OSHA Outreach Training Program classes may only be conducted in training locations within the geographic jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. The geographic jurisdiction of the OSH Act is limited to the 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island, Outer Continental Shelf Lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and Johnston Island.

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.

Question: What is my trainer ID number?

Answer:

ID numbers are given to trainers who have conducted an outreach training class and received student course completion cards. It is usually provided on the letter that is sent with the student completion cards. If you are submitting your first card request, you must include a copy of your OSHA trainer card. Some authorizing training organizations may issue an ID number upon course registration or trainer course completion.

Question: Where can I get information about trainer or update course schedules?

Answer:

See the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center course schedules and contact information. Each OTI Education Center posts its course offerings, schedule, and locations on their individual website.

Question: When does my authorized trainer status expire?

Answer:

Outreach trainers are authorized for four years from the date that the trainer course is completed. To maintain authorization status, a trainer must successfully complete an update course every four years.

If the trainer does not successfully complete the update course within four years, the trainer must meet associated prerequisites and retake the full trainer course in order to reinstate authorization status.

Question: Does OSHA provide training materials for authorized Outreach trainers?

Answer:

Authorized Outreach trainers can obtain training materials from various sources and develop their own material to support the classes they conduct.  Trainers generally receive training materials from their Authorizing Training Organization (OTI Education Center) during their trainer course.  OSHA provides some required Outreach Training Program curriculum such as Introduction to OSHA and Focus Four on its Outreach Training Program Web page.  Outreach trainers may also reference other safety and health training resources on the OSHA Web site at: www.osha.gov/training/library.

Question: Do the student course completion cards expire?

Answer:

As of April 1, 2019, Maritime student course completion cards do not expire. Training completed before this date remains valid. Cardholders are not required to obtain a replacement. If a replacement card is desired, the Maritime class must have been completed within the past five years. To request a replacement card, please contact the original training provider.

The student course completion cards in Construction, General Industry, Maritime and Disaster Site do not have an expiration date. The form and content of additional training is left to the discretion of the student and/or employer.

The Outreach Training Program is intended as an orientation to Occupational Safety and Health. Workers must receive additional training on specific hazards of their job.

Question: How do I get a replacement card?

Answer:

To obtain a replacement 10-hour or 30-hour card, contact your Outreach trainer. A replacement card can only be issued if the class was taken within the last five years and only one replacement card may be issued per student per class. OSHA does not keep records of these classes and cannot provide a replacement card.