OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are parts of the OSHA Outreach Training Program. The OSHA Outreach Training Program is a voluntary program, meaning that both OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are voluntary as well.
We’ll tell you more about OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 in this next installment of our ongoing OSHA Basics series of articles in which our ultimate goal is to tell you everything you always wanted to know about OSHA (a bed-burner; a stay-up-all-night reading topic–we know).
Also, a quick head’s up–we’ve included a free downloadable guide to OSHA inspections for you at the bottom of this article.
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What’s the OSHA Outreach Training Program, Again?
As OSHA describes its Outreach Training Program (remember, we’re explaining this because OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are part of the Outreach Training Program):
The Outreach Training Program is a voluntary program. Its purpose is to promote workplace safety and health and to make workers more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. Outreach training does not fulfill the training requirements found in OSHA standards. Employers are responsible for providing additional training for their workers on specific hazards of their job as noted in many OSHA standards.
So, OSHA 10 and OSHA 30, like everything in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, are voluntary. And completing them has no effect on the safety and health training an employer has to provide to employees due to OSHA standards.
But that doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea to complete OSHA 10 and OSHA 30.
OSHA 10 and 30 Are Designed for Workers
OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are designed for workers, not necessarily for management, supervisors, and/or safety professionals (although of course all are welcome to complete OSHA 10 and 30).
As OSHA explains, the goals of the OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 safety and health training programs are to provide training to employees on workplace hazard recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention. Additionally, they also provide information about OSHA, including information about a worker’s rights, an employer’s responsibilities, and how a worker can file a complaint to OSHA.
The Intention of OSHA 10
OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are, to a degree, intended for different training audiences (although of course it makes a lot of sense for someone to complete OSHA 10 and then later complete OSHA 30).
As you might have guessed, OSHA 10 is intended for entry-level workers.
The Intention of OSHA 30
If OSHA 10 is intended primarily for new employees, then as you probably guessed the expected audience for an OSHA 30 training session are a little higher in the safety pecking order.
As OSHA puts it:
The 30-hour training program is intended to provide workers with some safety responsibility a greater depth and variety of training.
So if you’re in a position with some safety responsibility at work, OSHA 30 may be appropriate for you.
Who Teaches OSHA 10 and OSHA 30?
OSHA doesn’t teach OSHA 10 and OSHA 30.
Instead, OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 are taught by people (or organizations) who have been approved by OSHA to teach OSHA 10 and 30. (Side note: Did you know I’ve been approved to teach OSHA 10 and 30? I don’t, but I went through the courses to learn more about safety and health and about OSHA 10 & 30).
Can You Get OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 Online?
Yes, you can. OSHA’s authorized a small number of online training providers for OSHA 10 and OSHA 30.
Does RedVector (the Partner of Convergence Training) Offer OSHA 10 and 30?
They do. Check here to learn more about RedVector’s OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 offerings.
Conclusion: Completing OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 Will Make You Safer, Healthier, Happier, and More Productive
We hope this article helped you gain a better understanding of the OSHA 10 and 30 training programs and of the OSHA Outreaching Training Program in general.
To learn more about OSHA concepts, please do read some of our other OSHA Basics articles.
- OSHA Basics: What Rights Does OSHA Guarantee to a Worker?
- OSHA Basics: OSHA-Approved State Plans
- OSHA Basics: Which OSHA Standards Include Specific Safety Training Requirements?
- OSHA Basics: Letters of Interpretation
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Consultation Services
- OSHA Basics: OSHA Directives
- OSHA Basics: OSHA Variances
- OSHA Basics: How OSHA Standards Are Named and Numbered
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Vertical and Horizontal Standards
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Parts 1910 and 1926
- OSHA Basics: Incorporation by Reference (IBR)
- OSHA Basics: The OSHA Field Operations Manual
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Small Business Handbook
- OSHA Basics: The General Duty Clause-5.(a)(1)
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Special Industry Standards in Subpart R
- OSHA Basics: The OSH Act
- OSHA Basics: The OSHA Poster
- OSHA Basics: The Competent Person Role
- OSHA Basics: OSHA Penalties
- OSHA Basics: OSHA’s Yearly Top Ten Lists (Recent Years Overview)
- This three-article series on OSHA General Industry Compliance Requirements
- This three-article series on OSHA Inspections
- This four-article series on OSHA Recordkeeping
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