Topic: Residential Safety and Health Training Course

Course time: 3.5 hours

This course is designed to give the learner an overview of Safety and Health topics relating to the residential construction field. This class is informative to employers managing various worksites, small contractors, limited workforce employers, and anyone willing to gain more knowledge about safety and health on the job.

Course topics include but are not limited to:

• Construction Ergonomics
• Fall Protection and Prevention Methods
• Knowing your Employee Rights
• Confined Spaces in Residential Construction
• Safety and Health Programs
• Hand and Power Tool Safety
• Health Hazards in Residential Construction

This instructor-led, virtual training session with multiple interactive activities will create a learning environment conducive for adult learners. For the benefit of some of these activities, we recommend that you connect to the Zoom session on a computer instead of just a smartphone if possible.

Students will gain critical thinking skills to effectively mitigate and address safety and health issues on the job.

For questions or more information, feel free to email our Safety Trainer Tyrone Goldstein, at tgoldstein@philaposh.org, or give us a call at (215) 386-7000.

Students will receive a certificate of attendance and all handouts and informational materials used in the class.

This class will be taught in English. To request a class in Spanish, please fill out the request form here and note your language preference.

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This material was produced under grant number SH-36976-HA1 and SH-37140-SH1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.