Prerequisite: The completion of OSHA 511 course prior to registering for the OSHA 501 course and five years of general industry safety experience. A bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation may be substituted for two years of experience. A prerequisite form must be completed online.
This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour general industry safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as on those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approach and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both a 10- and 30-hour general industry safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion. 2.6 CEUs; 4.0 CMs
The NDSC is not an OTI Education Center, but serves as a host training organization for the Mountain West OSHA Education Center.