The Safety Quest

Safety Training Courses Offered

Instructor-lead Training -There is nothing better than quality hands-on training provided by experienced instructors. The Safety Quest Consulting and Safety Services' OSHA Outreach qualified instructor based training bring the regulations to life by sharing actual field experiences pertaining to the many rules taught in the classroom. This training opportunity is offered to your benefit, anywhere, anytime!

Classroom - Our classroom or yours! The Safety Quest hands-on simulations provide students real time learning experience and a quality education investment vs. on-line classes that prove low retention and low competency.

On-site – Training can be brought to the classroom to your facility or jobsite, making your training experience more efficient for your employees.

Though all of our courses strictly follow all regulations and guidelines, clients often require "customization" to insure the very best instruction pertaining to their industry's specialized needs. The Safety Quest tailors to your specific needs!

OSHA Safety Training

The following are OSHA training courses offered by The Safety Quest Consulting & Safety Services (to schedule classes contact us):

OSHA 10-Hour Construction

This 10-hour training program was developed by OSHA to provide important safety information on fundamental OSHA standards. Topics include: OSH Act and General Duty Clause; Inspections, Citations and Penalties; Walking/Working Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment; Material Handling; Means of Egress; Hazard Communication and Confined space.

OSHA 10-Hour General Industry

This 10-hour training program was developed by OSHA to provide important safety information on fundamental OSHA standards as they apply to General Industry. Topics include: OSH Act and General Duty Clause; Inspections, Citations and Penalties; Walking/Working Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment; Material Handling; Means of Egress; Hazard Communication and Confined spaces.

OSHA 30-Hour Construction

This 30-hour construction safety course was developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide construction workers, supervisors and other personnel responsible for construction activities with an awareness of construction safety and health concerns in the construction industry. All attendees will become familiar with reading and using the OSHA Standards for Construction 29 CFR 1926. Other construction safety and health standards are also discussed. Attendees receive an update and review of standard construction safety and health principles and information that prepares them to recognize and control a variety of hazardous conditions.

OSHA 30-Hour General Industry

This 30-hour training program was developed by OSHA to provide important safety information on fundamental OSHA standards as they apply to General Industry. Topics include: OSH Act and General Duty Clause; Inspections, Citations and Penalties; Walking/Working Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment; Material Handling; Means of Egress; Hazard Communication and Confined spaces, among others.

OSHA Confined Space Entry

This 8-hour course is designed to comply with the requirements of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit Required Confined Spaces, as well as Cal OSHA Title 8 Regulations. The topics covered in this course include: The Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA) Permit Required Confined Spaces standard; Non-permit versus Permit Required Confined Spaces; Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control (physical hazards, health hazards, hazardous atmospheres, oxygen deficient atmospheres, and oxygen enriched atmospheres).

Electrical Safety

This training is for those who are unqualified to be electricians, but whose work may be performed close to electrical systems. Some of the topics covered include: awareness of the hazards of electricity and identification of unsafe work practices.

Fall Protection

This course is designed to teach students about methods of eliminating, controlling and preventing fall hazards. It addresses the requirements detailed in the OSHA Fall Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1926, Subpart M Fall Protection, Cal OSHA Title 8 Regulations, as well as the EM 385 regulation when and where applicable.

First-aid / CPR & AED

This exciting program helps businesses, construction and general industry, meet requirements for CPR and first aid training. Covering Primary Care CPR inclusive, Secondary Care and Treatments following national consensus guidelines. A partial list of topics includes: Care Concept, Initial Assessment, Rescue Breathing, Chest Compressions, One Rescuer CPR, Control of Bleeding and Shock Management. Certification Certificate and Completion Card issued upon class completion.

Fire Extinguisher

This training is designed to deal directly with the inherent fire hazards to people and properties and to provide for the "greater safety" and take into account life safety practices: recognition of specific types of fires; and the effects of proper and improper use of fire extinguishers.

Hazard Communication

This course was designed to help employers and employees protect themselves from chemical hazards, and reduce the incidence of related illness and injuries. Attendees will learn how to empower their employees to identify and avoid potential hazards, in addition to assessing situations where exposure to chemicals have occurred.

Heat Stress

This course covers heat-induced occupational illnesses, injuries, and reduced productivity that can occur with excessive exposure to a hot work environment. Heat-induced disorders include transient heat fatigue, heat rash, fainting, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Lockout/Tagout

This vital program will train your workers on the proper LockOut/TagOut procedures. Some of the topics that are covered include: Awareness, Attitude, Actions to take; When, where and why to use LOTO; Proper locking/tagging procedures; Communication.

Material Handling

This 4-hour training includes information on types of potential hazards, planning a job, personal protective equipment, proper lifting and moving techniques, other ergonomic considerations, hand trucks, carts and pallet trucks, mechanical lifting devices, and more.

Office Safety

This short course shows employees what hazards exist in office environments, and how important it is to use good safety practices as they go about their work. Some of the topics that are covered include: slips, trips and falls, steps and ladders, proper lifting and safe housekeeping.

Personal Protective Equipment

This course has been created specifically to involve employees in the process of understanding the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment and to help facilities in fulfilling OSHA's Personal Protective Equipment Standards training requirements.

Power Tool Safety

This course shows how accidents can be significantly reduced by applying good general safety rules, and reviews what hazards are associated with the specific types of tools employees use. Some of the topics that are covered include: Matching the tool to the job; anticipating hazards; personal protective equipment; tool safety practices.

Powered Industrial Trucks

This course covers OSHA requirements, characteristics of PIV's, lifting and traveling with a load and specific hazards. After passing a classroom and hands on test, participants will be issued certification wallet cards.

Respiratory Protection

This course has been specifically created to involve employees in the process of understanding respiratory hazards and to help facilities in fulfilling OSHA's Respiratory Standards (29 CFR,1910.103, 134) training requirements. It includes OSHA and NIOSH changes to their Respiratory Protection Training Requirements, such as fit testing protocols and cleaning/disinfecting procedures.

Scaffold User

This training for scaffold users includes: Recognition of the hazards associated with different types of scaffolds; The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area; The correct procedures associated with erecting, maintaining and disassembling fall protection systems used on scaffolds and falling object protection systems being used; Proper use of the scaffold and proper handling of materials on the scaffold; Proper scaffold climbing procedures.

Stairways and Ladders

This course shows that because they are so common, many employees take ladders and stairways for granted, and don't take the appropriate precautions when using them. Some of the topics that are covered include: basic rules for ladder use; proper placement; ladder maintenance; tying off and blocking ladders; stairway construction requirements.