Public Sector Safety & Health Fundamentals for General Industry

Safety and Health Fundamentals for General Industry

Certificate Program Requirements

To earn an OSHA certificate in Public Sector Safety & Health Fundamentals for General Industry, participants must complete a minimum of seven courses, totaling at least 68 hours of in-class training.

The consortium brings expanded opportunities for safety and health training for workers and employers by utilizing a large network of training centers throughout the five-state region and at LSU campuses across the state of Louisiana.

Three required courses

• OSHA 511 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
• OSHA 7500 – Introduction to Safety and Health Management
• OSHA 7505 – Introduction to Accident Investigation

Choose four elective courses

• OSHA 3095 – Electrical Standards
• OSHA 7300 – OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space Entry or OSHA 2264 – Permit-Required Confined Space Standard
• OSHA 7000 – OSHA Training Guidelines for Safe Patient Handling
• OSHA 7005 – Public Warehousing and Storage
• OSHA 7100 – Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding or OSHA 2045 – Machinery & Machine Guarding Standards
• OSHA 7105 – Evacuation and Emergency Planning
• OSHA 7115 – Lockout/Tagout
• OSHA 7200 – Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control for Healthcare Facilities
• OSHA 7205 – Health Hazard Awareness
• OSHA 7210 – Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
• OSHA 7845 – Record keeping Rule Seminar

Following course completion, participants must fill out and submit the General Industry Application Verification Form and Public Sector Certificate Payment Form to the Mid-South OTI Education Center. If you have any questions regarding this process, please call 877-345-2515 or email info@midsouthoti.org.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure all required and elective courses have been completed prior to submitting this application.  An application processing fee of $95 is due at the time of application.  Please submit copies of this completed and signed Application for Certificate Program and all necessary documentation that verifies successful completion for each course to the authorized OTI Education Center listed on the form. The OTI Education Center will review this form for accuracy and ensure that appropriate supporting documentation is attached. If this form is not approved, the OTI Education Center will notify the applicant in writing with the reason.