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644 Understanding OSHA
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Introduction

This course introduces employees and employers to the OSHAct of 1970, referred to as the "General Duty Clause." The focus of the training is to introduce you to OSHA, employee rights, employer responsibilities, and the OSHA inspection process. We also focus on OSHA's structure, purpose, mission and resources available to the employer.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Discuss the history and mission of OSHA and the tragic event that led to the OSHAct of 1970.
LO 1.1.2 List and describe the basic employer and employee responsibilities described in the OSHAct.
LO 1.2.1 Describe the eight primary employee rights described on the "It's the Law" poster.
LO 1.3.1 Describe the six basic employer responsibilities described on the "It's the Law" poster.
LO 1.4.1 Describe the various categories of OSHA citations and penalties.
LO 1.4.2 Describe the various stages of an OSHA inspection process.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)