Introduction to Osha – Intermediate level course

The goal of this online intermediate-level introduction to OSHA course is to provide supervisors and managers with an intermediate level orientation into the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also known as OSHA, and how that agency goes about accomplishing their mission to protect workers. This course will help supervisors and managers better understand how their own actions, and in-actions, when supervising or managing employees can impact their organization, including possible negative ramifications that could come about if they fail to do their part to implement and enforce their employer’s health and safety program.

The introduction to OSHA course for supervisors and manager course provides the student with an understanding of the following topics:

• The origins and functions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA);
• Which employers do and do not fall under OSHA’s jurisdiction;
• Relationship between Federal OSHA versus State Plan OSHA Programs;
• The application of different OSHA regulations to various workplaces;
• Triggers that cause employers to be selected for OSHA compliance inspections;
• An overview of the on-site OSHA inspection process;
• Rights and responsibilities of employers and their employees under the OSH Act of 1970; and,
• OSHA compliance assistance resources.