OSHA Training
OSHA’s mission is to ensure that America’s workers have safe and healthy working conditions without the threat of unlawful retaliation. To achieve this, OSHA establishes and enforces standards, upholds anti-retaliation provisions of the OSH-Act and other federal whistleblower laws, offers and supports training, outreach, education, and assistance, and ensures that state OSHA programs are at least as effective as the federal OSHA, contributing to a national system of worker safety and health protections.
We stay up to date with current OSHA regulations and provide required OSHA-compliant training customized for your needs, including:
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OSHA Mobile Elevated Work Platform Training
Why should you get Mobile Elevated Work Platform training?
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), also known as Aerial Work Platforms (AWPs), have replaced ladders and scaffolding on many job sites and are used in a variety of industrial and construction settings. Having properly trained operators in your company is not only a good idea, it’s also the law. It is a violation of federal law for anyone who is not properly trained to operate a mobile elevated work platform. Further, an operator should be retrained if an accident occurs during MEWP use, if workplace hazards involving an MEWP are discovered, or if a different type of MEWP is used. Employers are also required to retrain workers who they observe operating an MEWP improperly. (OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.453 & 1910.67).
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA and ANSI compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.453 Aerial Lift, 1910.67 Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms, ANSI A92.22 Safe Use of Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, and ANSI A92.24 Training Requirements for Use, Operation, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
Classroom training:
- Equipment types and proper applications
- MEWP personnel roles and responsibilities
- Safe operation principles according to lift manufacturers
- OSHA regulations
- Electrical hazards
- General site hazards
- Inspection and preventive maintenance procedures
- Equipment load charts and deductions
- Job site PPE requirements
- Fall protection requirements and proper use
A written exam will follow the classroom portion of the training.
Practical field training/performance recording:
- Using the proper lift for the job
- Load calculations and load-chart deductions
- Pre-operational inspection and maintenance requirements
- Emergency ground control operation
- Equipment controls and functions
- Traveling while personnel are in the basket/platform
- Operating equipment in a safe and controlled manner to a pre-determined location
- Operation will include driving equipment and ascending to an elevated location
- Proper shutdown procedures
Each student will operate the equipment for the practical training/performance recording. USTC will provide training to accommodate all experience levels.
A typical training course is completed during one workday. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Forklift Training
Why should you get OSHA Forklift training?
Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) are used in almost every warehouse, loading dock, industrial, and construction setting. Being a properly trained operator not only provides you with numerous job opportunities, it’s also the law. It’s a violation of Federal law for anyone UNDER 18 years of age to operate a Forklift, or for anyone OVER 18 years of age who is not properly trained to do so. Training is required at minimum once every three years. (OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.178 (I) (4)).
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA-compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.178(I)(3), USTC will train on the following topics:
Truck Related Topics:
- Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of truck the operator will be authorized to operate
- Differences between the truck and the automobile
- Truck controls and instrumentation: where they are located, what they do, and how they work
- Engine or motor operation
- Steering and maneuvering
- Visibility (including restrictions due to loading)
- Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations
- Vehicle capacity
- Vehicle stability
- Any vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will be required to perform.
- Refueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries
- Operating limitations
- Any other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator’s manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate.
A written exam will follow the classroom portion of the training.
Workplace-related topics:
- Surface conditions where the vehicle will be operated
- Composition of loads to be carried and load stability
- Load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking
- Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated
- Narrow aisles and other restricted places where the vehicle will be operated
- Hazardous (classified) locations where the vehicle will be operated
- Ramps and other sloped surfaces that could affect the vehicle’s stability
- Closed environments and other areas where insufficient ventilation or poor vehicle maintenance could cause a buildup of carbon monoxide or diesel exhaust.
- Other unique or potentially hazardous environmental conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation.
Each student will operate the equipment for the practical training/performance recording. USTC will provide training to accommodate all experience levels.
A typical training course is completed during one workday. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job-specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Telehandler Training
Why should you become an OSHA Trained Telehandler Operator?
A Telehandler is a Class 7 variable reach Rough Terrain Forklift truck with operator training required in accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks and ANSI/ITSDF B56.6 Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklifts. Being a properly trained operator not only provides you with numerous job opportunities, but it’s also the law. It is a violation of federal law for anyone UNDER 18 years of age to operate a Telehandler, or for anyone OVER 18 years of age who is not properly trained to do so. Training is required at minimum once every three years. (OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)).
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA-compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulations 29 CFR 1910.178(I)(3) – Powered Industrial Truck, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
Truck related topics:
- Operating instructions, warnings, and precautions for the types of trucks the operator will be authorized to operate.
- Differences between the truck and the automobile
- Truck controls and instrumentation: where they are located, what they do, and how they work.
- Engine or motor operation
- Steering and maneuvering
- Visibility (including restrictions due to loading)
- Fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations
- Vehicle capacity
- Vehicle stability
- Any vehicle inspection and maintenance that the operator will be required to perform.
- Refueling and/or charging and recharging of batteries
- Operating limitations
- Determining load weight
- How to read load charts
- Suspended loads
- Any other operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator’s manual for the types of vehicles that the employee is being trained to operate.
Workplace related topics:
- Surface conditions where the vehicle will be operated.
- Composition of loads to be carried and load stability.
- Load manipulation, stacking, and unstacking
- Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated.
- Narrow aisles and other restricted places where the vehicle will be operated.
- Hazardous (classified) locations where the vehicle will be operated.
- Ramps and other sloped surfaces, that could affect the vehicle’s stability.
- Closed environments and other areas where insufficient ventilation or poor vehicle maintenance could cause a buildup of carbon monoxide or diesel exhaust.
- Other unique or potentially hazardous environmental conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation.
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job-specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Scaffold Training
Why should you become an OSHA Trained Scaffold Person?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.454 Scaffolds – training requirements, require that each employee who performs work while on a scaffold be trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.
As an employer, having a properly trained Scaffold Person makes your job site safer for everyone working around scaffolds.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulations 1910.26 Walking-Working Surfaces and OSHA 1926.451 Scaffolds. USTC will provide classroom training on the following topics:
- Common accidents and injuries
- Pre-planning and site assessment
- Load capacity
- Platform construction
- Basic suspension scaffold
- Access requirements
- Inspection
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Fall Protection
- Safety around Power lines
- Falling object protection
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Rigger Training
Why should you become an OSHA Trained Rigger?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 1926.1404(r)(1) Cranes and Derricks in Construction and 1926.1425(c) Cranes and Derricks in Construction, employers are required to use a trained Rigger during hoisting activities for assembly and disassembly work, and whenever workers are within the fall zone and hooking, unhooking, or guiding a load, or doing the initial connection of a load to a component or structure.
Trained Riggers are now required for overhead lifts in industrial and construction job sites. As an employer, having properly trained Riggers makes your job site safer for everyone working around moving loads.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 1926.1404(r)(1) and 1926.1425(c)), USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- How to determine hoisting and rigging hazards.
- Elements that can affect hoisting safety
- Factors that reduce capacity
- Determining Load Weights
- OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.184 Slings
- OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.251 Rigging equipment for material handling
- ASME B30 as it pertains to lifting and material handling related to lifting equipment.
- Use and inspection of different types of slings
- Basic hitch connections, their advantages and disadvantages
- Calculating sling loading based on rigging configuration
- Basic understanding of crane operation and what to be aware of during a lift.
- Signal operations
- Use and inspection criteria for different types of rigging hardware.
- Basic rigging knots
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one to two working days. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Signal Person Training
Why should you become an OSHA Trained Signal Person?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.1419 Signals – General Requirements and 1926.1428 Signal Person Qualification, employers are required to use a qualified Signal Person when the point of operation is not in full view of the operator. If the operator’s view is obstructed in the direction the equipment is traveling, or either the operator or the person handling the load determines that a signal person is needed because of site-specific safety concerns.
As an employer, having a properly trained Signal Person makes your job site safer for everyone working around moving loads.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA-compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulations 1419 Signals – General Requirements, 1926.1428 Signal Person Qualifications, 1962.1400 Mobile Cranes and OSHA 1910.180 Industrial Cranes Signal and Safety Regulations, and ASME B30.5 hand and voice signals, site awareness and hazards, and a basic understanding of crane operations, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- Hand signals – proper use and how to apply them correctly.
- Voice signals – how to give voice commands verbally and the use of radios.
- Crane configurations – types of cranes and their operating characteristics.
- Crane operation – the basics of crane operation in relation to setup and two blocking, boom, hoisting, and swing functions, operational characteristics, and dynamic loading and how it effects load capacity.
- Power lines – safety concerns and regulations when working near high voltage power lines.
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Articulated Boom Crane Training
Why should you become an OSHA Trained Articulating Boom Crane Operator?
In accordance with AMSE B30.22 Articulating Boom Cranes, operators must be trained and satisfactorily complete a written and operation test demonstrating proficiency in the operation of the Articulating Boom Crane, which are a versatile piece of equipment that can be used in many situations. Proper training ensures the operator is aware of both the basic operation and safety concerns as they complete their tasks.
As an employer, having a properly trained Articulating Boom Crane Operator makes your job site safer for everyone working around moving loads.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide ASME compliant training at your facility in preparation for NCCCO Certified Articulating Boom Crane testing. In accordance with ASME B30.22 Articulating Boom Cranes and OSHA Regulations 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC – Cranes and Derricks in Construction, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- General equipment safety devices
- Job site conditions
- Typical job site accidents
- Operator responsibilities
- Inspections and walk arounds
- Weather considerations
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Safety around power lines
- Basic operation
- Basic lift plans
- Signaling
- Basic rigging
- Understanding load charts
- Operating on slopes & overhead lifting
- Below the hook lifting devices
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one to two working days. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Overhead Crane Training
Why should you become an OSHA trained Overhead Crane Operator?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR OSHA 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Crane, employers are required to use a designated person, trained to perform specific duties. Overhead cranes are found in both the construction and industrial settings and are used for a large variety of lifting operations. Proper training ensures the operator is aware of both the basic operation and safety concerns as they complete their tasks.
As an employer, having a properly trained Overhead Crane Operator makes your job site safer for everyone working around moving loads.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA-compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Crane and applicable ASME Regulations B30.2 Overhead and Gantry Cranes and B30.16 Overhead Underhung and Stationary Hoists, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- General requirements
- Cabs
- Foot-walks and ladders
- Stops, bumpers, rail sweeps, and guards
- Brakes
- Electric equipment
- Hoisting equipment
- Warning devices
- Inspection
- Testing
- Maintenance
- Rope inspection
- Handling the load
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Backhoe Operator Training
Why should you become an OSHA trained Backhoe Operator?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment requires all operators be trained as competent operators. Backhoes are a versatile piece of earth-moving equipment that can be used in many situations. Proper training ensures the operator is aware of both the basic operation and safety concerns as they complete their tasks.
As an employer, having a properly trained Backhoe Operator makes your job site safer for everyone working around earth moving equipment.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with cover OSHA 1910.176 Handling Materials,1926.602 Material Handling Equipment, 1926.650 Excavations, and 1926.651 Specific Excavation Requirements, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- General equipment safety devices
- Job-site conditions
- Typical job-site accidents
- Operator responsibilities
- Inspections and walk arounds
- Weather considerations
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Safety around power lines
- Basic excavation
- Bucket and loader operation
- Operating on slopes and overhead lifting
- Attachments
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working days. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Excavation & Trenching Training
Why should you take OSHA Excavation & Trenching training?
Working in, and around, excavations and trenches is one of the most hazardous tasks on a construction site. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.651 Excavations – Specific Excavation Requirements and 1926.652 Excavations – requirements for Protective Systems, a competent person must be present whenever a worker enters an excavation or trench. Excavation training is required for all employees and supervisors, who work in trenches and excavations.
As an employer, having properly trained employees makes your job site safer for everyone working around excavations and trenches.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 1926.651 Excavations – Specific Excavation Requirements and 1926.652 Excavations – Requirements for Protective Systems, USTC will provide classroom training on the following topics:
- Job site hazards
- Water removal/diversion
- Accessing cave-in potentials
- Classifying soil and rock deposits
- Determining appropriate slope of an excavation
- Types and inspection of shoring material
- Stability of adjacent structures
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Bucket Truck Training
Why should you get OSHA Bucket Truck training?
In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.67 Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms, only trained persons shall operate an aerial life (Bucket Truck). Having properly trained operators in your company is not only a good idea, it’s also the law. It is a violation of federal law for anyone who is not properly trained by their employer to operate a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (Bucket Truck). Further, an operator should be retrained if an accident occurs during Bucket Truck use, if workplace hazards involving a Bucket Truck are discovered, or if a different type of Bucket Truck is used. Employers are also required to retrain workers who they observe operating a Bucket Truck improperly.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.67 Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms and ANSI A92.2 Vehicle Mounted Elevating and rotating Aerial Devices, with a focus on Bucket Trucks, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
Classroom training:
- Equipment types and proper applications
- Personnel roles and responsibilities
- Safe operation principles according to lift manufacturers
- OSHA regulations
- Responsibilities of owners/operators
- Electrical hazards
- General site hazards
- Working around trees
- Inspection and preventive maintenance procedures
- Job site PPE requirements
- Fall protection requirements and proper use
A written exam will follow the classroom portion of the training.
Practical field training/performance recording:
- Pre-operational inspection and maintenance requirements
- Emergency ground control operation
- Equipment controls and functions
- Operating equipment in a safe and controlled manner to a pre-determined location.
- Proper shut down procedures
Each student will operate the equipment for the practical training/performance recording. USTC will provide training to accommodate all experience levels.
A typical training course is completed during one workday. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
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OSHA Front End Loader Operator Training
Why should you become an OSHA trained Loader Operator?
OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment requires all operators be trained and certified as competent operators. Loaders are a versatile piece of earth-moving equipment that can be used in many situations. Proper training ensures the operator is aware of both the basic operation and safety concerns as they complete their tasks.
As an employer, having a properly trained Loader Operator makes your job site safer for everyone working around earth moving equipment.
What does USTC offer?
USTC can provide OSHA compliant training at your facility. In accordance with cover OSHA 1910.176 Handling Materials and 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment, USTC will provide both classroom and practical training on the following topics:
- General equipment safety devices
- Job site conditions
- Typical job site accidents
- Operators responsibilities
- Inspections and walk arounds
- Weather considerations
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Safety around power lines
- Basic operation
- How to load a truck
- How to load material from a stockpile
- Operating on slopes and overhead lifting
- Attachments
- And more
A typical training course is completed in one working day. USTC will work with you to address any site-specific training needs to ensure employees have the best job specific training possible. Actual training schedules are dependent on the number of students and the extent of site-specific training.
