Safety and Health
Suggested Safety Training Requirements
Training Name – Certification Requirements/Length
of Certifications
American Red Cross CPR/AED – (1) One Year from Course Completion Date
American Red Cross Standard First Aid – (3) Years from Course Completion Date
OSHA 30Hr/Competent Person Training – Card does not expire…recommended training update every (3) years
OSHA 10Hr Training – Card does not expire…recommended training update every (3) years
Injury Illness Reporting – No expiration…….employee orientation
Asbestos Awareness – Trained before initial job assignment…updated every (1) year
Respiratory Protection (Respirator Use) – medical evaluation/fit test…annual re-training on respirator use
Fire Protection Use (fire extinguishers) – before initial job assignment/repeated annually
Hand Tools – before initial job assignment/operation of the tool
Welding/Cutting – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Fall Protection – before initial job assignment/company specific for retraining
Scaffolding/Aerial Lifts – before initial job assignment/equipment specific training required
Material Handling – Every 3 years…specific to the equipment being used
Electrical – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Occupational Noise Exposure – before initial assignment/repeated annually
Personal Protective Equipment – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Lockout/Tagout – before initial job assignment/when new procedures introduced/annually for employees directly involved in LOTO/machine specific
Powered Industrial Trucks – before initial job assignment/re-certification every (3) three years/or after near miss, unsafe operation, failure of operator evaluation
Overhead Gantry Cranes – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Mechanical Power Presses – before initial job assignment/repeated annually
Emergency Action Plans (fire drill/tornado/etc) – before initial job assignment/drills to be repeated annually
Confined Space (permit/non-permit required) – before initial job assignment/training is specific to each individual confined space, require training each time an entry maybe performed
Bloodborne Pathogens – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Hazard Communication – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Ladder Safety – before initial job assignment/employee orientation
Safety Links
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Society of Safety Professional (ASSP)
Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust
Electronic Library of Construction Occupation Safety and Health
Center to Protect Workers Rights
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health