Course Description
What You'll Learn
- Identify the mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its aim to provide a safe and healthy workplace
- Recognize your rights as a worker under OSHA
- Understand what your employer is required to do under OSHA
- Explain how OSHA inspections are conducted
- File a complaint to report potential violations to OSHA
- Find additional resources for learning more about safety and health issues
Key Takeaways
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created to help keep workers safe at work.
- OSHA's aim is to provide a safe and healthy workplace.
- Workers have specific rights under OSHA, and employers have responsibilities they are required to meet.
- Potential violations can be reported to OSHA by filing a complaint.
- The course covers how OSHA inspections are conducted and where to learn more about safety and health issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
The course covers what your rights are under OSHA, what your employer is required to do, and how you can report any potential violations to OSHA. It also explains OSHA's mission, how OSHA inspections are conducted, how to file a complaint, and where to learn more about safety and health issues.
What is OSHA?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created to help keep you safe at work, with the aim of providing a safe and healthy workplace.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course builds knowledge in workplace safety, occupational health, occupational safety and health, the Health and Safety at Work Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
How is the course structured?
The course is organized into lessons covering an introduction, OSHA and its mission, your rights under OSHA, your employer's responsibilities under OSHA, how OSHA inspections are conducted, filing a complaint with OSHA, learning more about safety and health issues, and a review.
What can I do if I see a potential safety violation?
The course explains how you can report any potential violations to OSHA by filing a complaint.
