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Therefore, this course can be taken instead of the other one. NALP created the course curriculum and outline. Then, OSHA reviewed and approved it to be used as part of OSHA’s approved courses. A typical class experience consists of the instructor
The 10-hour OSHA Construction Safety Course for the Landscape
reviewing a Power Point, supplemented by video, live in- struction and dialogue. The group then receives hands-on training with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as respirators, gloves, and hearing and eye protection. “All the silica regulations with respirators, having to take chest x-rays—I knew a little bit about it from GIE+EXPO down in Kentucky, but it was helpful just to learn a little bit more and actually have a guy, Sam, who I could talk to and he could explain it a little better to me,” Vickers says. “There were a lot of parts on tools and little things that my guys were doing that didn’t seem like a big deal, but he said OSHA could look at that and we could even maybe get a fine for it. As soon as I got back, I had a meeting with my guys.” The instructors share real-life accidents and near
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