Occupational Safety & Health Administration Standards

COURSE DURATION 5 DAYS

Date: 3^rd to 7^th August 2026

Introduction

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards are mandatory regulations setting workplace safety and health requirements, covering everything from fall protection and machine guarding to chemical exposure limits (PELs) and emergency preparedness, all designed to ensure employers provide safe environments, often through hazard elimination and training, enforced by the agency to protect workers from serious recognized hazards under the General Duty Clause.

Employers must provide a safe workplace, comply with specific standards (like PPE, Hazard Communication), and address serious hazards even if not explicitly covered by a standard. OSHA prioritizes eliminating or reducing hazards through engineering controls (ventilation, safer processes) before relying on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like respirators or gloves.

Objectives

At the end of this OSHA training course, you will learn to:

• Determine the Effectiveness of Safety Management
• Support your recommendations for the improvement of Process Safety Management
• Develop Safe Systems of Work for Confined Space Entry
• Understand the Basis of HAZOP Studies
• Explain the need for review of Standard Operating Procedures
• Analyse Management of Change

This ALARDI Africa Course will highlight:

• The OSHA Act
• OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
• Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CFR 1910.119)
• Permit-required Confined Spaces 19 CFR 1910.146
• HazCom 2012 (29 CFR 1910.200)

Organisational Impact

The organisation that sends personnel to this OSHA training course will gain in that the delegates will:

• Gain increased professionalism
• Be able to improve their present working systems
• Accept that teamwork is of the highest importance
• Have the capacity to increase profitability

Personal Impact

Employees participating in this OSHA training course will:

• Gain an Understanding of the OSHA law
• Determine the effectiveness of safety management
• Recognise recommendations for improvement of process safety management
• Be able to develop safe systems of work for confined space entry
• Understand the basis of HAZOP studies and Inherently Safer Design

Who Should Attend?

This ALARDI Africa OSHA training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, but will greatly benefit:

• Process Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Team Leaders
• Shift Managers
• Health and Safety Personnel
• Oil & Gas Leaders

Training Methodology

This OSHA training course is presented face to face and will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes exercises, syndicate and group discussion, training videos, and discussions.

Course Outline

DAY 1. OSHA Standards and the New Guidelines for Safety Management

• Introduction
• The OSHA Act
• Management Leadership
• Hazard Assessment
• Training
• Evaluation
• Improvement

DAY 2. Process Safety Management 29 CFR 1910.119

• Learning from Accidents
• The Elements of PSM
• Introduction to PSM
• Employee Involvement
• Process Safety Information
• Introduction to HAZOP Studies

DAY 3. Process Safety Management 29 CFR 1910.119 continues

• Operating Procedures and Practices
• Employee Training
• Contractors
• Pre-Start-up Safety
• Mechanical Integrity
• Managing Change
• Investigation of Incidents

DAY 4. Process Safety Management 29 CFR 1910.119 continues and Confined Space Entry

• Emergency Preparedness
• Audits
• Non-Routine Work
• Work Permits
• Permit-required Confined Spaces 19 CFR 1910.146
• Confined Space

DAY 5. Occupational Health and HazCom 2012

• Chemical Classifications
• Body Uptake
• Safety Data Sheets
• Exercise
• Information and Training of Personnel
• Seminar Review

Certificate

• On successful completion of this training course, the ALARDI Africa Certificate will be issued to the participants.

Venue:

Kenya-Mombasa                          Cost USD 1800

Uganda-Kampala                          Cost USD 2100

Date: 3^rd to 7^th August 2026