CONS 0101 - Safety/OSHA Orientation

1 Credit Hours

This is the basic safety course. It is in alignment with NCCER and the Kansas Board of Regents. It is also a component of the Core Curriculum for the KCKCC Construction Technology program. The course topics include OSHA 10 certification, introduction to safety orientation, hand and power tool safety, hazard recognition, evaluation and control, elevated work and fall protection, construction health, work permit systems, personal protective equipment, trenching safety, signs, signals and barricades, materials handling and storage, housekeeping, emergency response, electrical hazards, specialty work, and fire protection and prevention, hazard communication, work zone safety, high-voltage hazards, welding safety, steel erection, walking and working surfaces, ladders and scaffolding, horizontal directional drilling hazards, heavy-equipment, crane, and rigging safety, trenching safety, forklift safety, lockout/tagout, confined spaces, and concrete and masonry.