OSHA-10 General Industry
Foundational safety training—taught with real-world context.
This OSHA-10 General Industry course delivers 10 hours of required outreach training for non-construction workplaces. It is designed for employees, supervisors, and new team leads across manufacturing, warehousing, utilities, healthcare, education, food processing, and service operations.
We cover what OSHA expects—and how hazards actually show up during real work under pace, pressure, and everyday decision-making.
What This Course Is
OSHA-10 General Industry is a nationally recognized baseline safety course. It introduces
core hazards, worker rights, employer responsibilities, and practical ways to reduce
risk using the hierarchy of controls.
This class is not a “memorize the rules” experience. Participants learn how incidents
develop in real operations, why shortcuts become normal, and how to spot risk before
it becomes an injury.
Who Should Attend
- New hires in general industry roles
- Front-line employees
- Supervisors and team leads
- Safety committee members
- Organizations needing documented baseline training
This course fits first-time trainees and experienced workers who want a refresher
that feels relevant to how work really happens.
What Participants Will Learn
- Recognize common general-industry hazards and exposure pathways
- Understand worker rights and employer responsibilities under OSHA
- Use the hierarchy of controls to reduce risk at the source
- Identify why incidents happen even when policies exist
- Understand the difference between “trained” and “competent”
Core Topic Areas
- Introduction to OSHA and worker rights
- Walking-working surfaces
(OSHA pdf) - Electrical safety
(OSHA link) - Machine guarding
(OSHA link) - Hazard communication / SDS basics
(OSHA link) - Material handling and ergonomics
(OSHA pdf) - Personal protective equipment
(OSHA link) - Incident reporting awareness
(OSHA forms package pdf )
Exact topic mix may vary slightly by class composition, as permitted by OSHA outreach guidance.
Delivery Format
- In-person classroom delivery
- Discussion-based learning, not lecture-only
- Plain language with practical examples
- Adapted to participant experience level
Why This OSHA-10 Is Different
Many OSHA-10 classes focus almost exclusively on what the rules say.
We agree that covering the rules is important. We cover the rules, but also real-world incidents straight from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). We examine how risk increases under time pressure, shifting priorities, fatigue, informal shortcuts, unclear handoffs, and normalization of unsafe behavior.
Practical scenarios and publicly available incident patterns help participants recognize early warning signs and think clearly before the moment of harm.
Examples: Rules vs. Why People Get Hurt
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The rule: Wear required PPE to reduce injury risk.
Why people get hurt: PPE is uncomfortable, slows the task, reduces dexterity,
or becomes optional under pressure. Workers remove it briefly—and the injury happens in
that window.
Electrical Shock
The rule: De-energize, lock out, and verify before work begins.
Why people get hurt: Power is assumed off, lockout is skipped, or familiarity replaces verification. Confidence overrides checking.
Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIV / Forklifts)
The rule: Operate at safe speeds, maintain visibility, and separate pedestrians from vehicle travel paths.
Why people get hurt: Congested layouts, mixed foot traffic, time pressure, and informal shortcuts normalize risk until a collision occurs.
Completion & OSHA Card
OSHA charges a $10 fee to have the card processed.
Cards typically arrive within 4–6 weeks.
A valid government-issued photo ID is required for card processing.
Instructor
John Honeycutt, PhD
OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Instruction draws on real incident data, field experience, and applied safety-culture research—so participants leave with knowledge they can use immediately.