Massachusetts OSHA Training
Massachusetts residents can benefit from workplace health and safety training. Completing OSHA Outreach training to earn an official OSHA card is a low-cost way to learn industry safety standards and improve your resume for future job opportunities in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Labor Laws
The Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development releases annual occupational injuries and illnesses reports and oversees labor issues like minimum wage, tips, overtime, vacation, meal breaks, holiday breaks and employee rights to sue. The state Department of Labor Standards aims to protect workers through education and training, workplace safety and health consultation and occupational injury and illness data collection and analysis.
A top priority for the Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development is improving the indoor air quality in public sector workplaces. Complaints for poor air quality and "sick building syndrome" or "building-related illness" have been increasing for more than a decade, and steps are being taken to reverse the trend.
Massachusetts Top OSHA Violations
Massachusetts's leading cause of workplace fatalities in recent years has been related to transportation and material moving. Though there can be many causes for this type of tragedy, backover, which occurs when a reversing vehicle hits a worker behind it, is common yet easily preventable. Nationwide, more than 70 workers were killed in this manner in 2011.
The most cited standard nationwide, which also receives the highest penalties, is for fall prevention in construction. Falls commonly cause serious work-related injuries and deaths, and OSHA has many guidelines to help prevent them.
Further Reading and Resources
- For more on Massachusetts indoor air quality, see the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards page
- For more information on backovers and how to prevent them, visit OSHA's website
- For more details on illnesses and injuries related to the workplace, read the Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development's online reports
OSHA Courses
Online OSHA courses provide fast and efficient training for workers. While classroom courses are offered throughout the state, online OSHA Outreach training guarantees high-quality, interactive education for every student, with downloadable lesson reviews, course trainer access and customer support.
These courses can be completed on your time, stopped and resumed as often as you want. Choose from the courses below to learn more about OSHA training available for your area.
Massachusetts Courses Online
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training
- OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Training
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Training
- OSHA 1926 Standards Training
- OSHA 1910 Standards Training
What You Get
- Instantly Downloadable Certificate
- Official OSHA Card
- Email Access to OSHA-Authorized Course Trainer
OSHA Guidelines
OSHA's purpose is to provide safe conditions for workers. OSHA sets very broad and general regulations that most businesses must followed, as well as more detailed standards for specific industries, from construction to cosmetology and beyond.
Receiving OSHA training has benefits beyond meeting requirements and keeping employees safe. It leads to healthier employees with more ease of mind, which increases productivity. Boosting morale, it reduces turnover and the time and resources spent on recruiting and training replacements. It reduces productive workers' time away from the job due to injury and illness. This is all in addition to helping protect you from OSHA's retribution, as it can levy heavy fines for not following the standards presented in our OSHA courses.