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OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training

The Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) Outreach Training Program is a program to train workers in the basics of safety and health hazard recognition and prevention and has been in existence for over 35 years. This curriculum includes 10 hours of online or in-person classroom instruction developed by OSHA.

This two-day course provides an introduction to OSHA and OSHA’s Construction Standards, 29 CFR 1926. It will cover several subparts of the standard with emphasis on Nevada enforcement activities. Attendees must attend both days to receive the OSHA attendance card.

SCATS offers this training free of charge.

Upcoming classes

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10-Hour Construction training FAQs

Does Nevada have a statute that requires employees engaged in construction work to have an OSHA 10 or 30 Hour Construction Card or similar program approved by its Division of Industrial Relations?

Yes. The measure was passed by the 2009 legislature. The law became effective January 1, 2010.

Does federal OSHA require 10 or 30 Hour Construction training?

No. This is a Nevada requirement.

Are there any other states that have similar requirements?

Yes. Six other states also require OSHA 10 Hour Construction cards for their workers in certain situations: New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Missouri.

Is there an expiration date for course completion cards in Nevada?

No, as of 10 June 2015, the 10 and 30 Hour OSHA Construction card does not expire for the purpose of working on a construction site in the state of Nevada.

What is considered to be a construction site?

A construction site is any location at which construction work is being commenced or is in progress.

How does Nevada define a construction worker?

Construction worker means a person who actually performs physical work at a construction site that results in the construction, alteration or destruction involved in the construction project including without limitation painting and decorating; or who supervises any person engaged in that work.

The term does not include a person to the extent that the person performs or supervises another person who performs work which is conducted for the upkeep of an existing property for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the appropriate building inspector or other authority, and to prevent the property from degrading, to maintain the operational soundness of the property, including without limitation, by repairing the components of the property or by replacing components of the property with the same or similar components.

How do I register to attend an OSHA 10 or 30 Hour Construction class?

Right here on the SCATS website. You can search for and register for both 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA construction training classes online.

OSHA 10-Hour CLASSES and More

You can search for and register for both 10 and 30-hour OSHA construction training classes here on the SCATS website. We also have a separate site dedicated to OSHA 10 and 30-hour training where you can view trainers, register to be a trainer, verify a cardholder, and more.