OSHA Training Services

OSHA Training Services Inc. runs OSHAtraining.com, which calls itself "your one stop source for online OSHA training courses and on-site OSHA training classes." It serves two kinds of buyer: a worker or small employer who wants to start an online course right away, and a company that wants a trainer to come to its site and teach a whole crew. The home page describes the offer as "trusted OSHA training for construction and general industry," delivered through "OSHA-compliant online courses and instructor-led on-site training nationwide." Alongside the courses, the site gives away a library of free tutorials and toolbox talks for employers who prefer to run their own safety training.

Online courses

The online side is built for speed. The home page's promises are short and practical: learners can "register and start your online OSHA training course right now," "log out and back in later, and resume where you left off," and "print your personalized certificate as proof of course completion." For the Outreach courses the card follows by post: "Get your DOL / OSHA 10 or 30-hour training wallet card in the mail within 2 weeks!"

The catalog starts with the four OSHA Outreach courses: 10-hour and 30-hour training for construction and for general industry. Around them, the site's course menu lists:

• confined space entry courses for construction and for general industry;
• HAZWOPER courses at 40 hours, 24 hours and an 8-hour annual refresher;
• an Introduction to OSHA series in three levels, basic, intermediate and advanced;
• fall protection and fall prevention courses, in advanced and basic versions;
• a 24-hour advanced electrical safety course;
• heat illness prevention and cold stress prevention courses;
• Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) certification at the awareness level;
• heavy equipment operator training and forklift operator training and certifications;
• portable fire extinguisher courses and hazard communication / GHS courses;
• an EM 385 40-hour course;
• a 24-hour Certified Environmental Specialist course and a 6-hour Mold Inspector Certification course.

The home page sums up the range as "OSHA-mandated training courses on a range of topics including: confined space entry, HazWoper courses, advanced electrical safety, hazard communication, fall protection and prevention, portable fire extinguisher use and fire prevention, and much more." It also positions the online route on cost, saying the online courses "are very affordable relative to hosting an on site class."

On-site classes

The second half of the business is instructor-led training at the customer's location. The home page says: "Our OSHA-authorized trainer will come to your site to train your group of 8 or more employees on a variety of OSHA topics." Elsewhere it adds that the company uses "professionally credentialed OSHA-authorized Outreach trainers with extensive experience," that "all trainees will receive various handouts," and that "we always certify our training sessions per OSHA requirements." Trainees receive personalized certificates of completion and, for the 10-hour and 30-hour classes, "an official OSHA Outreach Training wallet card."

Three scheduling points matter to an employer: training "can be geared towards your industry / operations," classes "can be conducted weekdays and/or weekends," and training is "available in either English or Spanish." The on-site menu covers OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour classes for construction and general industry, confined space entry, competent person training for trenching and excavations, fall prevention for users and competent persons, scaffold competent person and user training, NFPA 70E, aerial lift and forklift operator training, HAZWOPER classes at 40, 24 and 8 hours, EM 385 24-hour fall protection competent person training and EM 385 40-hour construction training, plus other topics on request. Companies start the process through a Request A Training Proposal form or by phone, and the pages show no prices for either format.

Free tutorials, toolbox talks and other resources

The site's resource section is generous. Its Free Online OSHA Tutorials page offers narrated lessons that employers can use "free of charge for their own education or for training employees within their organization on key OSHA compliance issues." Current tutorials cover identifying confined spaces at construction sites (under the Confined Spaces in Construction standard at 1926 Subpart AA) and at general industry sites (1910.146), portable fire extinguishers and the PASS method, the GHS labeling system for containers, GHS safety data sheets, safety tips for portable abrasive wheel grinders, horizontal versus vertical OSHA standards, and the OSHA workplace notification poster. The descriptions are specific: the construction confined space tutorial is "designed for educating the competent person at the construction site, as well as entry employers and the controlling contractor," the fire extinguisher lesson covers choosing an extinguisher by class of fire (A, B, C, D and/or K), and the grinder lesson explains the regulations "commonly cited by compliance officers." Each is described as "free for employers to use and for non-profit safety organizations to share with their members," and the page says new tutorials are added as they become available. The page is honest about limits: the tutorials "are for educational purposes only, and are not intended to replace all mandatory training required by OSHA," and employers may still need site-specific training.

For in-house trainers there is more. The site offers "over 150 free OSHA training toolbox talks available for you to download," each with a sign-in sheet. It sells "dozens of OSHA safety and health training videos available on DVDs," most with "supplemental handouts and sign-in sheets to help you effectively train your workers and document compliance." Other pages cover written safety plans, OSHA posters, and summaries of OSHA training requirements for general industry, construction and administrative duties. A help page deals with lost or damaged OSHA cards, and short explainer videos answer common questions such as whether a worker needs general industry or construction training, the 10-hour or the 30-hour course, and how on-site and online training differ. The company blog covers current topics such as heat stress rules and the 2024 update to the hazard communication standard.

Who it suits

OSHA Training Services suits an employer who wants one vendor for both formats: online courses for individual hires who need to start today, and an OSHA-authorized trainer on site when a crew of eight or more needs training together, in English or Spanish, on weekdays or weekends. Construction firms get the widest choice, with competent person, scaffold, trenching, fall protection and EM 385 options for government work. Safety managers who train their own people can lean on the free tutorials and toolbox talks.

The caveats are practical rather than serious. On-site classes need at least eight trainees, so a very small team will use the online courses instead, and buyers will need to request a proposal to learn what a class costs. For workers and employers who value a quick start or a trainer on the job site, the setup is straightforward.