OSHA safety training is a necessity in many job roles. There are specific training requirements for employers, and they must make sure their employees are familiar with the safety regulations and the OSHA requirements.

OSHA requires that employers provide the appropriate training to any workers who face hazards while on the job. Authorized education centers, including Associated Training Services (ATS).

Many jobs require OSHA certification, so they can safely handle their job duties without putting themselves, coworkers, and the general public at risk.

Kinds Of OSHA Safety Training

While some workers are required to undergo OSHA safety training, most workers can benefit from it. The specific training requirements and programs are determined by the worksite or the employer.

These requirements are unique to the job sites and the different hazards the employee will face. In most cases, employers use a 10-hour or a 30-hour OSHA outreach training program as the baseline then they add on job-specific safety training.

ATS can create employer-specific training programs to make sure that the employees are OSHA certified and that they are trained to safely and properly handle the responsibilities associated with their job and its requirements.

Construction Industry and General Industry OSHA safety training both focus on special topics that are dependent on the industry chosen.

Employers will tell their employees which training is needed for their specific job. According to OSHA, construction work is work that involves construction, repair and/or alterations, and includes those who work in painting and decorating. General Industry is for industries not considered agricultural, maritime, or construction in nature.

To learn more about OSHA training, call ATS today at (800) 383-7364 to talk with one of our representatives.

Have you seen that reality TV show, Railroad Alaska? Anyone interested in heavy equipment will be fascinated by the portrayal of all the big machines that are needed to keep the railroad functional. And it’s true that for many folks, the railroad is the lifeline of communication through the wilderness. Of course, the directors seem to think that “human drama” is what sells the show, but I bet a lot of viewers watch because they love watching big machinery get a job done right. Who wouldn’t want to watch a cannon blast an avalanche loose so the excavator can move it off the tracks?

The show demonstrates something that many often miss; it takes a lot of different types of machinery to do things. In this case, a railroad is more than trains. Businesses often rely on more types of heavy equipment than most people realize.  This is why ATS offers Specialized Training.

We can come to your site or you can come to our training site and get training, testing, qualification, certification, and even licensing in the exact area it needed for the equipment you use. It will be OSHA compliant and meet NCCCO and NCCER standards. We know the industry because we’ve been in operation since 1959, but we haven’t stagnated. We’ve strengthened.

Customized training and specialized curricula are part of our strengths:

• we can train your employees for the work you do with the heavy equipment you use
• we can meet regulatory, insurance, and safety requirements 
• we can help you be productive and profitable

That Railroad Alaska TV show is a showcase for the need to train heavy equipment operators expertly so they can do an important job safely and well. If those guys didn’t know what they were doing, it’d be terrible.