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ONLINE OSHA 10 AND 30-HOUR OUTREACH TRAINING COURSES RECEIVE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
Dateline: October 3, 2006 ... Arlington, TX
Contact: Curtis Chambers, OSHA Pro's, Inc.
Contact Phone: (866) 442-6742 (toll free line)
E-mail: curtis@osha-pros.com
Web Address: http://www.osha-pros.com
ARLINGTON, TX - October 3, 2006 - OSHA Pro's, Inc. today
announced the expansion of online OSHA course topics that are now
approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) for online delivery. Effective immediately, the online 10-
hour Construction course in Spanish is available for trainees on
OSHA Pro's website, as is the new OSHA 30-hour General Industry
course in English. These join other previously approved online
OSHA courses available through OSHA Pro's, including the 10-
hour Construction course in English, the 10-hour General Industry
course, and the 30-hour Construction course.
According to OSHA, more than 1.2 million students have received
safety training through the OSHA Outreach training program in the
last four years and were issued their personalized wallet cards.
Prior to now, employers seeking to have their workers trained in
these courses were restricted to arranging an on-site group
training class conducted by an OSHA-authorized Outreach trainer,
or they had to seek out an open enrollment class, which can be
difficult to locate. And the options for Spanish-speaking workers
seeking the 10 hour Construction class were very limited due to
the lack of approved trainers who spoke the language. Now all of
the OSHA Outreach training topics and the accompanying OSHA
credential can be obtained instantly online.
"We still conduct plenty of on site OSHA group classes for
clients, but the benefits of having the option to take one of the
OSHA Outreach courses online are many" said Curtis Chambers,
Vice President of OSHA Pro's, Inc. "Trainees can now
complete the training at their own pace, when and where ever they
have the time to sit down and train from a computer with internet
access," Chambers added. "And because their course is
Internet based, they have up to six full months to finish the
training, so they can plow straight though or log in and out and
train when they have the time."
While OSHA Outreach training courses are not mandatory per OSHA
regulations, the agency developed the Outreach training program
so workers could receive training from qualified individuals in
pertinent basic health and safety topics, with the goal of
preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, as well as
fatalities. Some other governmental agencies, such as the States
of Massachusetts and Connecticut, have recently enacted laws that
make the completion of an OSHA 10-hour Construction course
mandatory for all workers at State-funded construction projects.
Many private contractors in the United States also make it
compulsory that all sub-contractors employees complete the 10
or 30 hour course and carry the course completion wallet card.
About OSHA Pro's, Inc.
OSHA Pro's, Inc. is a national OSHA training and consultation
firm serving clients in manufacturing, construction, governmental
and service organizations. For more information, visit
http://www.osha-pros.com
For more information, contact:
Curtis Chambers, CSP, Vice President
OSHA Pro's, Inc.
Arlington, TX - USA
Phone: (866) 442-6742 (toll free line)
E-mail: curtis@osha-pros.com
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