OSHA Training in Houston TX

OSHA Training Regulations and Standards

Regulated employers located in Houston Texas are governed by the Federal OSHA health and safety standards found in the 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These include, but are not limited to, the OSHA workplace poster requirements in Part 1903, OSHA injury and illness record-keeping requirements in Part 1904, general industry standards in Part 1910, maritime standards in Parts 1915, 1917 and 1918, construction standards in Part 1926, and agricultural standards in Part 1928.

Special Worker Safety Training Considerations for Houston TX

With one of the largest concentrations of tank farms in the world, Houston’s industrial landscape is filled with refineries, chemical plants, and massive storage facilities. Any workers entering these tanks are required to have confined space entry training certification to comply with safety regulations.

And as the nation’s energy capital, H2S awareness training certification is another key requirement for Houston workers in oil, gas, and chemical processing industries. 

Also, with Houston’s high humidity and temperatures regularly exceeding 95°F during the summer, heat illness prevention training is necessary to protect workers in outdoor environments

Jurisdiction

Federal OSHA exercises jurisdiction over most private employers in the state of Texas. Federal employers in TX also operate under the jurisdiction of Federal OSHA. There are two OSHA area offices located in Houston TX:

Houston North Area Office
507 North Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77060

(281) 999-7457

Houston South Area Office
17625 El Camino Real, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77058

(281) 286-6352

The Federal OSHA national emergency hot-line telephone number is 1-800-321-OSHA. OSHA Training Services Inc. can be reached at 1-877-771-6742.

We Are Officially Authorized OSHA Trainers in Houston TX

While there is no official certification required to teach most OSHA training classes in Houston TX, you must make certain that on site OSHA 10 or 30-hour training classes are conducted by a trainer who is officially authorized to conduct these OSHA courses. The trainer must first complete a series of OSHA trainer classes provided by one of the OSHA Education centers located around the country. You can confirm their status as a currently authorized OSHA Outreach trainer by asking to look at their credentials proving they completed the following trainer courses.

Construction industry trainers must successfully complete the OSHA 510 course, followed by the OSHA 500 course. This qualifies the trainer to conduct OSHA 10-hour construction training in Houston TX and anywhere else in the state for a four-year period. The trainer is also authorized to conduct OSHA 30-hour construction training in Houston TX and elsewhere in the state. To maintain their status as an authorized OSHA Outreach trainer for construction, they must complete the OSHA 502 trainer update course every four years.

General industry trainers must successfully complete the OSHA 511 course, followed by the OSHA 501 course. This qualifies the trainer to conduct OSHA 10-hour general industry training in Houston TX and anywhere else in the state for a four-year period. The trainer is also authorized to conduct OSHA 30-hour general industry training in Houston TX and elsewhere in the state. To maintain their status as an authorized OSHA Outreach trainer for general industry, they must complete the OSHA 503 trainer update course every four years.

Be assured that all of our OSHA trainers who conduct on-site OSHA training classes in Houston TX are authorized OSHA Outreach trainers. Scroll up to see links to all of the on site OSHA training classes we conduct.

Online OSHA 10 and 30-hour Training Courses Accepted in Houston TX

There are also OSHA-authorized online 10 and 30-hour training courses available for construction and general industry. However, you must pay close attention, as only those course providers that are specifically authorized to provide these courses can issue trainees the official DOL / OSHA 10 or 30-hour wallet cards. There are plenty of imitators out there who use deceptive fine print and “too good to be true” pricing to sell you a course that is not OSHA authorized.

You can rest assured that the 10 and 30-hour online OSHA training courses offered on our website are authorized by OSHA, and are accepted throughout Texas as well as all other states and US territories.