www.thecontractorcoachingpartnership.com?: Ask residential contractors if they are required to provide OSHA 10 training for their employees and you will hear varied responses.
- OSHA only requires commercial contractors to train employees
- Only union jobs require OSHA 10/30 certification
- OSHA doesn't cover the residential industry
OSHA 10 and 30 training are only required for publicly funded work
- OSHA 10 and 30 are required for both residential and commercial construction
The answer is not always clear to contractors so we hope to help those who are unsure of the requirements for OSHA 10 and 30 training cards in this post.
2 comments:
OSHA 10 and 30 training ate great things to have. Due to the nature of theatre as an industry, it causes us to fall in the gaps of many of the traditional language in the laws. Since when we are acting as a contractor we are commonly our only employee we don’t have to worry about getting others trained in this instance. As OSHA continues to grow more in our industry we will see these requirements expand as more things are written that directly impact us. The OSHA 10 is something that is fairly easy for one to do on their own but the 30-hour training is usually out of the reach of one person. This requires a larger group to get involved and make it happen. Until then the best thing to remember is that all the OSHA information is free and on the website, you just have to know where and how to look for it. Ps. we should do OSHA 30 training!
This is an interesting piece. It sounds that people almost avoid having to give OSHA 10 and 30 certifications to their workers. I'm glad this piece clears it. However, it seems very important, not only in theatre as Jeremy Littlefield pointed out, but in the entertainment industry as a whole. Everyone and anyone who would be required to have such certifications generally seem to not only have it but have gone past them. So why isn't this the case outside the entertainment industry? It seems that it would be equally if not more important for people to receive these certifications, as basic as they are, and especially so if they work in an even more hazardous environment and do so more frequently. I just hope companies are certifying people or getting them certified for their projects regardless of whether or not it is a publicly funded work.
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