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General Industry (CSS-GI)

General Industry Certified Safety Specialist
(CSS-GI)

  • Level: Certificate
  • Total Required Hours: 144.5 Hours
  • Core Course Hours: 80.5 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 #511 - Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #3095 - Electrical Standards (26 Hours)
  • OSHA #7105 - Evacuation and Emergency Planning (4 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 (JHA) (7.5 Hours)
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.

Enrollment is Free

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