Training course
Construction OSH (COSH)
A 40-hour online, self-paced Construction Occupational Safety and Health course covering OSH fundamentals, construction hazards, HIRADC, inspections, emergency preparedness, accident investigation, Safety Officer responsibilities, and development of a Construction Safety and Health Program.
Introduction
The main goal of Occupational Safety and Health is to prevent workplace accidents and illnesses. The supplied COSH course framework explains that workplace health and safety hazards can be addressed through OSH laws and standards, OSH fundamentals, hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk control.
Hazard-identification methods identified in the course framework include Job Hazard Analysis, safety inspection, Work Environment Measurement, and medical screening and surveillance. Risk controls include elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and Personal Protective Equipment. These processes are collectively presented as Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Determination of Control, or HIRADC.
The framework also covers measures for managing incidents and reducing their impact, including workplace emergency preparedness, the Employees’ Compensation Program, and accident investigation and reporting. These elements may be organized into a formal Construction Safety and Health Program.
This document preserves that course-source framing and does not independently verify the percentage.
Objectives
At the end of the COSH training, 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 at construction job sites.
- Identify hazards, assess risks, and recommend control measures.
- Conduct the mandatory OSH orientation for construction workers.
- Perform the role of a Safety Officer.
Course Structure
COSH Orientation
The course begins with a COSH 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, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 3 — Health Hazards and Their Controls, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 4 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards in Construction-Site Premises, 5 topics, 1 quiz
- 5 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards with Power Tools, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 6 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Excavation Hazards, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 7 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Demolition Hazards, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 8 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards When Working Around Heavy Equipment, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 9 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards in Crane Operation, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 10 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards in Temporary Structures, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 11 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards with Hot Work, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 12 — Safety Hazards and Their Control: Hazards in Road and Bridge Construction (DPWH Standards), 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 13 — Job Hazard Analysis, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 14 — Medical Screening and Surveillance, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 15 — Work Environment Monitoring, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 16 — OSH Inspection, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 17 — Hazard Control, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 18 — Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Determination of Control, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 19 — Workplace Emergency Preparedness, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 20 — Developing a Construction Safety and Health Program, 5 topics, 1 quiz
- 21 — Accident Investigation and Reporting, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 22 — Roles of Safety Officers and the OSH Committee, 8 topics, 1 quiz
- 23 — Employees’ Compensation Program, 11 topics, 1 quiz
- 24 — Training the OSH Trainer, 9 topics, 1 quiz
- 25 — Conducting Effective Toolbox Meetings, 7 topics, 1 quiz
- 26 — Overview of the Mandatory Eight-Hour Safety and Health Orientation (MESH), 5 topics, 1 quiz
- 27 — Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19, 6 topics, 1 quiz
- 28 — Suggested Reading
Additional Course Components
- Ratings and Reviews
- Learning Evaluation
- COSH for SO2 Final Exam