# Construction Safety & OSHA Fundamentals Course Online (Coming Soon)

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/construction-safety-osha-fundamentals-course-online>

## Overview

This course gives you an overview of construction safety requirements and methodologies, walking you through general requirements, common dangers, activity requirements, and OSHA referencing. You'll work through lessons paired with hands-on deliverables.

Once you complete the course, you'll be ready to sit for the OSHA 10 quiz and well-prepared for OSHA 30, though OSHA 30 covers additional material beyond the scope of this course.

## What you'll learn

- Understand the general requirements and common dangers of the construction industry
- Identify personal protective equipment (PPE) and know when each type is required
- Apply activity-specific safety protocols for fall protection, welding, confined spaces, and electrical work
- Recognize and interpret hazardous material symbols commonly found on construction sites
- Complete an Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) for a given construction task
- Navigate OSHA resources and reference standards for real-world scenarios
- Conduct a basic safety inspection, including exit routes, signage, and fire plans
- Evaluate weather-related safety considerations for both heat and cold conditions

## Curriculum

#### Section 1: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

- Definition of PPE and overview
- Hard hats: expiration, types, and the shift toward safety helmets
- Vests and boots (brief)
- Attire requirements, including temperature-control considerations
- Site signage with examples and site-specific variants
- Quiz: what is and is not included in general PPE

#### Section 2: Activity-Specific Requirements

- Site cleanliness
- Fall protection: scaffolding types, tie-off options, and ladder-vs-edge-distance height rules
- Welding and sparks: dedicated welding requirements versus metal-cutting spark management
- Confined spaces
- Holes and hole requirements
- Electrical: lockout/tagout and specialized glove requirements
- Loud noise: employee exposure and surrounding-area impact
- Safety around equipment: common equipment types, blind-spot examples, and newer technology/accessories being added to equipment for safety

#### Section 3: Common Issues

- Hand safety, including glove cut levels matched to the activity
- Ladder safety — ladder-specific guidance beyond the fall-protection section

#### Section 4: Safety Inspection

- Generic site considerations
- Exit routes and signage
- Fire plans and fire-extinguisher count requirements

#### Section 5: Hazardous Materials

- Six to nine of the most commonly encountered hazardous-material types and symbols (flammable,  
 explosive, corrosive, etc.) relevant to typical projects.

#### Section 6: Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA)

- Background on AHA requirements (typically required by a GC of its subcontractors), followed by a  
 hands-on deliverable in which the student completes an AHA template.

#### Section 7: Navigating OSHA

- Online OSHA tools and how to search them
- General structure and sections of OSHA
- Understanding exclusions — framed as “as safe as humanly possible while getting the job done.”

#### Section 8: Weather Conditions

- Heat-related considerations (broader coverage) and cold-related considerations, including what sites typically require.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $599