OSHA Compliance Training

General Industry Standards for training cover safety essentials for workers. From walking-working surfaces to procedural training for advanced tools and chemicals, it’s vital to know which standards apply to your situation.

The following general industry tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and annual re-training (at least once every 365 days):

• Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records and Employee Rights – 1910.1020
• Asbestos Abatement Training (OSHA Class I and II) – 1910.1001
• Asbestos Awareness Training (OSHA Class IV) – 1910.1001
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Training (OSHA Class III) – 1910.1001
• Bloodborne Pathogens – 1910.1030
• Ethylene Oxide (ETO) – 1910.1047 
• Formaldehyde – 1910.1048(n)
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – 1910.120
• Hearing Protection – 1910.95
• Lead – 1910.1025
• Methylene Chloride – 1910.1052
• Permit-Required Confined Spaces, Rescue Personnel – 1910.146
• Portable Fire Extinguishers – 1910.157 
• Respiratory Protection – 1910.134

Some tasks don’t require annual training, but they do require periodic training.

Periodic training is a general term that relates to when additional training is required:

• when workplace changes (new tasks, equipment, procedures, etc.) expose the employee to new hazards
• when employee performance suggests that the prior training was incomplete or not fully understood

The following general industry tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and periodic/new hazard training:

• Accident Prevention Signs and Tags – 1910.145
• Aerial Lifts – 1910.67(c)
• Arc Welding & Cutting – 1915.252
• Chainsaw Safety – 1910.266
• Compressed Gas Safety – 1910.101
• Confined Space, Authorized Entrants/Attendants – 1910.146
• Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout / Tagout) – 1910.147
• Crane, Derrick and Hoist Safety – 1910.179
• Diving Safety – 1910.410
• Electrical Safety-Related Work – 1910.332
• Emergency Action Plan – 1910.38
• Hazard Communication – 1910.1200
• Hazardous Waste Management – 1910.120
• Hydrofluoric Acid – 1910.119
• Job Hazard Analysis – 1910 Subpart I
• Laboratory Safety – 1910.1450
• Ladder Safety – 1910.25, 26, 27
• Laser Safety – 1910 Subpart I 
• Mechanical Power Presses – 1910.217
• Medical Services and First Aid (recommended for general employees) – 1910.151
• New Employee Orientation – Throughout 1910
• Ergonomics, Office, and Labs (recommended) – 1910/General Duty Clause
• Operation of Powered Platforms – 1910.66
• Personal Protective Equipment – 1910.132
• Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178
• Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals – 1910.119
• Servicing of Multi-Piece and Single-Piece Rim Wheels – 1910.177
• Storage and Handling of LP Gases – 1910.110
• Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids – 1910.106
• Toxic and Hazardous Substances – 1910.1000
• Welding – 1910.253

Training that requires documentation is the following (best practice, document all training):

• Asbestos Awareness, Abatement, Operations, and Maintenance
• Bloodborne pathogens
• Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO)
• Emergency Action Plans
• Employee medical records
• Forklift operator certification
• Hazard communication and SDS
• Hazardous waste operations (HAZWOPER)
• Hearing protection
• Laser safety
• Medical services and first aid
• Operation of Powered Platforms
• Permit-required confined spaces
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• PSM of hazardous chemicals
• Respiratory protection

For further explanation and specifics on General Industry training requirements, review the publication Training Requirements in OSHA Standards.

You can find OSHA’s regulations for construction safety training throughout 29 CFR 1926.

The following construction tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and annual refresher training:

• Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records – 1910.1020
• Asbestos Abatement Training (OSHA Class I and II) – 1926.1101 
• Asbestos Awareness Training (OSHA Class IV) – 1926.1101
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Training (OSHA Class III) – 1926.1101
• Bloodborne Pathogens – 1926.1030
• Cadmium – 1926.1127
• Chromium – 1926.1126
• Crane, Derrick, and Hoist Signaling and Working – 1926 Subpart CC
• Ethylene Oxide – 1926.1147
• Gases, Mists, Vapors, Dust, and Fumes – 1926.55
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response – 1926.65
• Hearing Protection – 1926.52
• Lead – 1926 Subpart M
• Methylenedianiline – 1926.60
• Operation of Powered Platforms (Bi-Annually) – 1926.66
• Permit-Required Confined Space, Rescue Personnel – 1926.26(6)
• Portable Fire Extinguishers – 1910.57
• Respiratory Protection – 1926.134
• Medical Services and First Aid (recommended for general employees) – 1926 Subpart D

These construction activities require initial training (new employee orientation) and periodic or as-needed training:

• Accident Prevention Signs and Tags – 1926.200
• Aerial Lifts – 1910.67
• Crane, Derrick and Hoist Safety – 1926.550
• Electrical Safety-Related Work – 1926 Subpart K
• Emergency Action Plan – 1926.35
• Hazardous Waste Management – 1926.59
• Job Hazard Analysis – 1926 App B
• Ladder Safety – 1926.1053
• Laser Safety – 1926.1053
• Lead – 1926 Subpart M
• Lockout / Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy) – 1926.407, 432
• Mechanical Power Presses – 1926.217
• New Employee Orientation – Throughout 1926
• Portable Fire Extinguishers – 1910.157
• Personal Protective Equipment (Eye, respiratory, and hearing protection require annual re-training.)– 1926 Subpart E 
• Powered Industrial Trucks (Every 3 Years)– 1926.602 D
• Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals – 1926.64
• Scaffold Safety – 1926.451
• Servicing of Multi-Piece and Single-Piece Rim Wheels – 1910.177
• Storage and Handling of LP Gases – 1926.153
• Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids – 1926.152
• Toxic and Hazardous Substances – 1910 Subpart Z
• Trenching & Excavation, Competent Persons – 1926.651, 652, Subpart P
• Trenching & Excavation – 1926.651, 652
• Tuberculosis (Draft Standard) – 1926.1997 
• Violence in the Workplace (recommended) – General Duty Clause
• Welding  1926 Subpart J – 1926 Subpart J

While basic documentation of all training activities is a good idea, construction tasks with specified documentation requirements include:

• Employee medical records
• Asbestos Awareness, Abatement, Operations, and Maintenance
• Bloodborne pathogens
• Cadmium
• Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO)
• Cranes and derricks operator certifications
• Fall protection
• Hazard communication and SDS
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Emergency Action Plans
• Forklift operator certification
• Respiratory protection
• Hearing protection
• Permit-required confined spaces
• Operation of Powered Platforms 
• Medical services and first aid provider certifications
• Methylenedianiline

Many of the trainings require a certification (forklift, boom lift, etc.). Be sure to document employee certifications so they won’t expire. 

Find more construction training standards in the publication Training Requirements in OSHA Standards.

The maritime standards have a lot of crossover with general industry standards. Many 1915-1918 standards refer to 1910 for a complete outline of training specifications. 

The following maritime tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and annual re-training (at least once every 365 days):

• Asbestos (OSHA Class I-IV) – 1910.1001
• Bloodborne Pathogens – 1910.103
• Confined Space Rescue – 1915.12
• Crane, Derrick, and Hoist Safety – 1915.117, 118
• Hearing Protection – 1918.1
• Respiratory Protection – 1915.154

The following maritime tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and periodic/new hazard training. All jobs require training to perform tasks safely, and some tasks, such as scaffolds and dangerous atmospheres, require the training of competent persons.

• Arc Welding & Cutting – 1915.56
• Cargo Handling & Equipment / Vehicle Use – 1917.44
• Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres – 1915.12
• Containerized Cargo: Fall Protection – 1918.85
• Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout) – 1915.89
• Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout), Authorized Employees – 1915.89
• Diving Safety – 1915.6
• Electrical Safety – 1918.1
• Emergency Action Plan – 1910.35-38
• Fire Protection – Subpart P
• Fire Watch & Response – 1915.508
• First Aid – 1918.97
• Fissionable Material, Competent Person – 1915.57
• Flammable Liquids – 1915.36
• Gas Welding and Cutting – 1915.55
• Hazard Communication – 1918.1
• Hazardous Atmospheres & Substances – 1917.23,25, 1918.93(d)(3)
• Internal Combustion Engines, other than ships’ equipment – 1915.136
• Ionizing Radiation – 1918.1 / 1910.1096(i)(2)
• Machinery Operations – 1918.98
• Maritime Hazard Testing – 1915.7,9
• Painting Hazards – 1915.35
• Painting Hazards, Competent Person – 1915.35
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems – 1915.159
• Portable, Unfired Pressure Vessels, Drums, and Containers – Subpart K
• Portable, Unfired Pressure Vessels, Drums, and Containers, Competent Person – Subpart K
• Positioning Device Systems – 1915.160
• Powder Actuated Tools – 1915.135
• Rigging: Ropes, Chains, and Slings – 1915.112
• Scaffolds or Staging – 1915.71
• Scaffolds or Staging, Competent Person – 1915.71
• Ship’s Gear – 1915.116,117
• Specialized Terminals: Hydrogen Sulfide and Oxygen Deficiency – 1917.73
• Toxic and Hazardous Substances – Subpart Z
• Vehicles Below Deck – 1915.136 
• Ventilation – 1918.94
• Welding, Cutting, and Heating – 1917.152
• Welding, Cutting, and Heating Preservative Coatings – 1917.53

While you should document all provided training, maritime tasks with specified documentation requirements include:

• Employee medical records
• Asbestos Awareness, Abatement, Operations, and Maintenance
• Confined space entry
• Confined space rescue
• Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO)
• Cranes and derricks operator certifications
• Fall protection
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Powder actuated tools
• Emergency Action Plans
• Forklift operator certification
• Respiratory protection
• Hearing protection
• Medical services and first aid provider certifications

Additional requirements for Marine Terminals and Longshoring operations are contained in 29 CFR Part 1917 and 29 CFR Part 1918.

The following agriculture tasks require initial training (new employee orientation) and annual re-training (at least once every 365 days):

• 1928.51 – Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) for tractors used in agricultural operations
• 1928.57 – Guarding of farm equipment
• 1928.1027 – Cadmium

Other agriculture-related tasks such as working in Grain Elevators, Food Manufacturing, LOTO, etc., fall under the General Industry Regulations; and many state programs have required training for Heat Illness Prevention for agricultural field workers.