Training course
Basic OSH - BOSH (SO2)
A 40-hour online, self-paced Basic Occupational Safety and Health course for Safety Officer development, covering OSH law, health and safety hazards, inspections, HIRADC, emergency preparedness, OSH programs, accident investigation, worker orientation, and Safety Officer responsibilities.
Introduction
The BOSH course uses the same supplied OSH training framework: prevention of workplace accidents and illnesses through OSH laws and standards, hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk control.
The framework includes Job Hazard Analysis, safety inspection, Work Environment Measurement, medical screening and surveillance, and the hierarchy of controls. It also covers workplace emergency preparedness, the Employees’ Compensation Program, accident investigation and reporting, and development of a formal OSH Program.
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Objectives
At the end of the orientation, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the importance of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Explain the salient features of OSH law.
- Enumerate the causes of accidents.
- Identify hazards, assess risks, and recommend control measures.
- Conduct the mandatory OSH orientation for workers.
- Perform the role of a Safety Officer.
Course Structure
BOSH SO2 Orientation
The course begins with a BOSH SO2 orientation.
Self-Paced Lessons and Modules
The numbered modules below are visible in the course curriculum. Detailed lesson bodies are available only to enrolled participants.
- 1 — OSH Fundamentals, 10 topics, 1 quiz
- 2 — OSH Legislation and OSH Standards, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 3 — Health Hazards and Their Controls: Biological and Chemical Hazards, 15 topics, 1 quiz
- 4 — Health Hazards and Their Controls: Physical, Ergonomic, and Psychosocial Hazards, 10 topics, 1 quiz
- 5 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Housekeeping, 5 topics, 1 quiz
- 6 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Materials Handling and Storage, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 7 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Machine Safety, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 8 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Electrical Safety, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 9 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Fire Protection and Control, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 10 — Job Hazard Analysis, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 11 — Medical Screening and Surveillance, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 12 — Work Environment Monitoring, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 13 — OSH Inspection, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 14 — Hazard Controls, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 15 — Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Determination of Control, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 16 — Workplace Emergency Preparedness, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 17 — Developing an OSH Program, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 18 — Accident Investigation and Reporting, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 19 — Roles of Safety Officers and the OSH Committee, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 20 — Employees’ Compensation Program, 11 topics, 1 quiz
- 21 — Training the OSH Trainer, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 22 — Conducting Effective Toolbox Meetings, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 23 — Overview of the Mandatory Eight-Hour Safety and Health Orientation (MESH), 5 topics, 1 quiz
- 24 — Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 25 — Suggested Readings
Additional Course Components
- Learning Evaluation
- Ratings and Reviews
- BOSH for SO2 Final Exam