OSHA cracks down on fraudulent safety trainers
May 22, 2009 by Fred HosierPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, Safety training
Now that some states and cities require workers to complete a 10-hour OSHA training course to be hired in certain industries, more fraud has appeared in the training industry.
OSHA has established new requirements for trainers to become authorized to teach the 10- and 30-hour training courses in both general industry and construction.
Trainers are authorized by completing a one-week course through an OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
OSHA has also increased unannounced monitoring visits to verify that trainers are in compliance with program requirements. Trainers caught falsifying information and fraudulently issuing completion cards will face criminal prosecution. Penalties include fines and jail time.
A watch list of trainers who have received disciplinary action will be posted on OSHA’s Web site.
You can read more about OSHA’s Outreach Training Program here.
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May 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am
What states require the 10 hour training????
May 26th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
glad to know that there are actions being taken. I came to my attention after the cranes going down in NYC that there were 200 operators who were not qualified who received licenses from bogus training. then the osha training that went on in the bars in the city area. glad to see you are addressing these issues as a reminder, training is not a joke or should it be a payoff. they should do jail time as they are committing murder.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I think they would solve a lot problems if OSHA did not recognize online training. The bottom line is, how do you know who actually took the tests? For all you know it was the persons teenage son or daughter. Or a buddy he paid to do it for him.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I haven’t been able to find any new requirements for trainers on the federal OSHA pages, so I curious what new requirements there are? If there was bogus certification or training and licensure done for a crane operator, I’m certain the State of New York as well as NYC should and would probably start a criminal investigation
May 26th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
After serving 20 years in the fire service and now in the safety profession, in order for me to have taught firefighting classes, I had to become a certified Fire Instructor; which there currently is a national concesus standard for as developed by the NFPA. I’m a Fire Instructor III.
Until the safety profession, globally or at least on the US front, adopts a national concensus “instruction standard” or develops one, this sort of fraud will continue. A great start would be the same folks that administer the ASP and CSP exams. Maybe I’m off on this one…
And all do respect to those that have a CSP, but just because a person has a CSP, does not make tehm a good or adequate safety trainer.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Paul hit it right on the head about the person with the CSP, I have a 4 year degree in Occupational Health & Safety Engineering, am a member of the ASSE & IAEI, yet ASSE does not reconize my degree.I also have the cirtification for the General Industry/Construction training programs from Ga Tech, and still go every four years to renew my 10/30 hour trainer in General Industry/Construction. Teach competent person for scaffolds, excavation, fall protection, electrical safety, confined space, powered industrial truck operator/trainer, is this in the CSP test no, does not relate to none of this type training or qualifications. I have been on many projects that required the CSP, and alot of them had none of this training, ASSE needs to change their attitude towards field experience, because they are looking at the wrong picture, just because you are a CSP does not mean you are the BEST SAFETY MANAGER for the project. Also am authorized trainer for Medic CPR/First Aid/AED as a trainer/instructor. I do beleive I have alot more to offer than a CSP that takes the test and has no hands on field experience, yes I have over 25 years field experience. If more individuals would contest this I beleive the ASSE would wake up and reconize us individuals, that do know what we are doing.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
There is a national certification for safety and health trainers. CET, or Certified Environmental Safety and Health Trainer. NESHTA, National Environmental Safety& Health Training Association. (neshta.org) provides the program. Also the ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2001, Criteria for accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training, should be the standard used to develope a training program.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Matt, Mass, Conn, RI, NH. / VT will follow within the next 2 years. This is for the 10hr construction.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:36 pm
The states that now require OSHA 10hr. training for any federal or state project are New York and Missouri
September 29th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
The ASSE barometer for a safety professional is the CSP designation, and that illustrate how much they are in touch with the Industry