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Construction (CSS-C)

Construction Certified Safety Specialist (CSS-C)

  • Level: Certificate
  • Total Required Hours: 152.5 Hours
  • Core Course Hours: 88.5 Hours
  • Elective Course Hours: 64 Hours
  • Method of Course Delivery:  instructor-led online and classroom delivery options include presentation, discussion, student interaction, and hands-on demonstrations 

Core Courses

  • OSHA #510 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #3015 - Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics (20 Hours)
  • OSHA #3115 - Fall Protection (18 Hours)
  • OSHA #7500  - Introduction to Safety and Health Management (5.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7505  - Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation (7.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7845  - Recordkeeping Rule Seminar (4 Hours)
  • OSHA #7515  - Job Hazard Analysis (7.5 Hours)

Two CORE Course Certificates may be accepted from other OSHA Training Institute Education Centers.

Elective Course Options

  • OSHA #521 - OSHA Guide to to Industrial Hygiene (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2055 - Cranes in Construction (22.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #2225 - Respiratory Protection (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2255 - Principles of Ergonomics (18 Hours)
  • OSHA #2264 - Permit-required Confined Space (20 Hours)
  • OSHA #3085 - Principles of Scaffolding (22 Hours)
  • OSHA #3095 - Electrical Standards (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #7005 - Public Warehousing and Storage (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7105 - Introduction to Evacuation and Emergency Planning (4 Hours)
  • OSHA #7205 - Health Hazard Awareness (6 Hours)
  • OSHA #7215 - Silica in Construction, Maritime, and General Industry (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7300 - Understanding OSHA's Permit-Required confined Space Standard (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7400 - Noise Hazards in the Construction Industry (5.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7405 - Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry (5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7410 - Managing Excavation Hazards (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7415 - Construction Industry Hazards and Prevention (12 Hours)
  • OSHA #7510 - Introduction to OSHA for Small Business (3.5 Hours)

Elective Courses may be accepted from other OSHA training Institute Education Centers.


Enrollment is Free

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