Utah OSHA Training
OSHA training can benefit Utah workers in any industry, from the medical field to manual labor and construction. Even if your current employer doesn't require OSHA Outreach training, earning your official OSHA card is a low-cost way to improve your resume for future job opportunities.
Utah Labor Laws
The Utah Division of Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) covers most public and private-sector employees, exempting federal employees, the United States Postal Service, military personnel, private-sector maritime employees and certain agricultural related operations (field sanitation and temporary labor camps). In the 1950s, well before the federal government created OSHA, Utah established orders and regulations about workplace safety. UOSH provides worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, safety and health training, management leadership training and employee involvement training. Special programs include the following:
- OSHA Record Keeping - Annual Summary & Posting Requirements
- Local Emphasis Program for Amputations
- Local Emphasis Program for Construction Industry
A top initiative for UOSH is to provide businesses with free consultation services to help employers recognize and control potential safety and health hazards. This service includes the Safety and Health Achievement and Recognition Program, or SHARP. SHARP recognizes employers who operate exemplary safety and health programs and exempts them from OSHA's general scheduled inspections.
Utah Top OSHA Violations
Utah's leading cause of workplace fatalities has recently 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, 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
- Find more information about SHARP here
- For more information on backovers and how to prevent them, visit OSHA's website
- For more details on workplace related illnesses and injuries, see Utah Labor Commission Bureau of Labor Statistics online resources
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.
Utah OSHA 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.