Examples: Technical Training Topics
Most OSHA training is technical in nature as it teaches employees on how to perform tasks.
Technical "how-to" safety training, such as in the photo, is actually the most common type of safety education.
For instance, when reading about the training employers are required to provide regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) in 29 CFR 1910.132, we see that employers must cover the following topics:
- when PPE is necessary;
- what PPE is necessary;
- how to put on, remove, adjust, and wear PPE;
- the limitations of PPE; and
- care, maintenance, and disposal of PPE.
Four of the five topics above may be completed through instruction. Only one - the "how-to" topic, must include "hands-on" training to really achieve the learning objective of demonstrating skills.
More examples of "how-to-hands-on" technical safety training include:
- how to use respirators;
- how to remove a machine guard;
- how to perform permit-required confined space entry procedures;
- how to fit test a respirator; or
- how to complete lockout-tagout procedures.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-4. Most OSHA training is _____ in nature because it teaches employees how to do things.
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