OSHA Training in New York State

There is no official certification required to teach most OSHA training classes in the state of New York. However, 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 New York and anywhere else in the USA and territories for a four-year period. The trainer is also authorized to conduct OSHA 30-hour construction training in New York and elsewhere. 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 New York and anywhere else in the USA and territories for a four-year period. The trainer is also authorized to conduct OSHA 30-hour general industry training in New York and elsewhere. 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 our trainers who conduct on-site OSHA training classes in New York are authorized OSHA Outreach trainers. Scroll down to see links to all of the on site OSHA training classes we conduct listed below.

Online OSHA 10 and 30-hour Training Courses Accepted in New York

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 in New York as well as all other states and US territories.

Regulation of Workplace Safety & Health in New York State

OSHA training for private companies in the state of New York is regulated by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The State of New York operates a state OSHA program (PESH) exclusively for State and local (e.g.: county, municipal, public school districts / colleges / universities) employers. In addition, the State of NY requires all workers on most publicly funded construction sites in the state to complete the OSHA 10 hour construction course.

OSHA Training Regulations and Standards

Federally regulated employers located in New York 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.

Many of these OSHA standards require that employers provide their employees in New York with OSHA training and information on a variety of health and safety topics (scroll down to see links to OSHA training requirements below).

Jurisdiction

Federal OSHA exercises jurisdiction over most private employers in New York. Federal employers in NY also operate under the jurisdiction of Federal OSHA. The OSHA national emergency hotline telephone number is 1-800-321-OSHA.

The New York State Plan (PESH) applies to all public sector employers in the State, including: State, County, Town, and Village governments, as well as Public Authorities, School Districts, and Paid and Volunteer Fire Departments.

Special OSHA Training Requirement in New York State

The State of New York also has a state law requiring most workers on publicly funded construction sites in the state to possess the OSHA wallet card proving they have successfully completed the OSHA 10 hour construction training course.

Click here to see the New York State law requiring OSHA 10 hour construction training in New York.

Occupational Fatality Data (2020) – New York

(1) – Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)