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NConway
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16 hours ago

Where To Find OSHA-Compliant Safety Training Materials?

Hi - my husband and I own a small lawn care company.

We are working on some training materials for subcontractors we hire due to an osha complaint that was received.

Was curious if anyone has any suggestions on the best companies that supply training materials for equipment safety, ppe, weather hazards and heat illness prevention?

We think it would be beneficial to have the employees take an online course with a completion certificate for each topic so if that's something anyone has more info about I'd love to hear what company you used to help you with this and why?

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  • Osha.gov for a more detailed exact relation. Or you can Google the most important and create a PowerPoint slide yourself. For a small lawn care company, it would be as simple as eye protection, ear protection, steel toe boots. Coveralls for chainsaws and hedge trimmers. Being alert. Watch for others. Always watch your surroundings. No grass clippings in the road. Don't cut blowing towards house or vehicles. Proper equipment use. Might look over and see Cletus Johnson trying to drive up an embankment. 😂 That's probably about it. Just remember you can train and guide all you want. Can't do much with common sense and it's hard to find that nowadays. Good luck! One more thing I guess depending your state and your scope of work would depend if OSHA cared enough to pay any attention to you. If you're just doing regular lawn care, I wouldn't worry about it if you're doing landscaping which consists of tree removal irrigation French drains, corrugated pipe and all that then yeah should probably do that. If you're not familiar with a slideshow, put it on some paper and print out a packet. There may be demos on Google. You can copy and print. Remember Google and YouTube are nothing but free information. Not too hard to decipher the BS from the facts.