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General Industry (CSS-GI)

General Industry Certified Safety Specialist
CSS-GI

  • Level: Certificate
  • Total Required Hours: 141 Hours
  • Core Course Hours: 77 Hours
  • Elective Course Hours: 64 Hours
  • Method of Course Delivery: instructor-led (not online) classroom delivery includes presentation, discussion, student interaction, and hands-on demonstrations 

Core Courses

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

Elective Course Option

  • OSHA #521 - OSHA Guide to to Industrial Hygiene (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2015 - Hazardous Materials (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2045 - Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2225 - Respiratory Protection (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #2255 - Principles of Ergonomics (formerly OSHA #2250) (18 Hours)
  • OSHA #2264 - Permit-Required Confined Space Entry (20 Hours)
  • OSHA #3115 - Fall Protection (formerly OSHA #3110 Fall Arrest Systems) (18 Hours)
  • OSHA #7005 - Public Warehousing and Storage (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7110 - Safe Bolting-Principles and Practices (7 Hours)
  • OSHA #7115 - Lockout/Tagout (7.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7125 - Seminar on Combustible Dust Hazards (6.5 Hours)
  • OSHA #7200 - Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control for Healthcare Facilities (7 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 #7510 - Introduction to OSHA for Small Business (3.5 Hours)

ELECTIVE Courses may be accepted from other OSHA Training Institute Education Centers.
Curriculum may be modified based on the OSHA Directive and Industry recommendations.

General Industry Certified Safety Trainer CST-GI

  • Level: Certificate
  • Minimum Hours Required: 18 Hours
  • Method of Course Delivery : includes presentation, classroom discussion, student interaction, and hands-on demonstrations, instructor-led (not online)

Core Courses

  • CSS-GI* - General Industry Certified Safety Specialist CSS-GI completion
*CSS-GI must be issued through WVU Safety & Health Extension.

Elective Course Options

  • OSHA #501 - Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (26 Hours)**
  • OSHA #503 - Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (18 Hours)**
**OSHA Trainer Courses must be completed through WVU Safety & Health Extension in the last four years.