Outreach Training Program

The OSHA Outreach Training Program, initiated in 1971, is a voluntary initiative designed to enhance workplace safety and health by making workers more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. It focuses on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of workplace hazards, and also provides an overview of OSHA, including workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and complaint procedures. The program has seen significant growth, training over 5.21 million workers between FY 2016 and FY 2020 through a train-the-trainer format.

Program Benefits

  • Promotes safety culture through peer training
  • Training is intended to be participatory, using hands-on activities
  • Trainers are able to tailor the training topics based on specific needs of their audience
  • Outreach training content includes hazard recognition and avoidance, workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint; it emphasizes the value of safety and health to workers, including young workers
  • Outreach training is available in languages other than English (Spanish, Polish, etc.)

Card Hierarchy for Classroom Training

Issued Prior to 3/1/16, or For Online Training

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Issued After 2/29/16

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Become a Trainer

The Mountain West OSHA Education Center provides training for professionals interested in teaching construction and general industry courses, and we make the authorization process easy. 

Trainers who meet the prerequisites must simply complete one Outreach Trainer Course through our center, and we offer both in-person and online sessions throughout the year. Trainers are required to renew their authorization every four years by completing an Outreach Trainer Update Course.

Mountain West OSHA proudly offers the majority of Authorized Trainer courses listed by OTIEC. View our complete course schedule.

Outreach Trainer Resources

Outreach Trainer Portal

The OSHA Outreach Training Program offers voluntary training for workers and employers on recognizing, avoiding, abating, and preventing workplace safety and health hazards. It also covers workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and complaint filing. The program includes 10-hour classes for entry-level workers and 30-hour classes for supervisors or those with safety responsibilities, delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers. This training aims to enhance workers' knowledge of workplace hazards and rights, contributing to national productivity.

Existing trainers who needs to reauthorize by attending an OSHA 502 or OSHA 503 classes can download the prerequisite form below.

OSHA PREREQUISITE VERIFICATION FORM

 OSHA UPDATE FORM

 

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