Industry safety training

Other Services (except Public Administration) Safety Orientation

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Choose automotive repair and maintenance; equipment and other repair; personal and laundry services; religious, civic and membership organizations; or private household employment. These are overlapping work settings. Practice hazard recognition, task boundaries, local handoffs, PPE and Stop and Ask. Allow 30–60 minutes total for the online orientation and the walkthrough with your supervisor.

OSSO-001 · School of Occupational Safety · General Occupational Safety

Open for enrollment · Free with an account · Noncredit. 7 lessons and a 13-question final knowledge assessment.

For: New hires, young and returning workers, temporary employees, support staff, supervisors, household employers and hosts in NAICS 81 other services except public administration

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Open all seven lessons, activities, the final quiz and supervisor worksheet directly. Practice progress stays in this browser when storage is available. This version does not create an account completion record or certificate; use the account classroom for those records.

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General awareness; specialized training and qualifications remain separate. This is a general worker-safety overview for Other Services (except Public Administration). It does not replace employer, host, household or task-specific instruction. It does not qualify vehicle or equipment repair, lift operation, electrical work, hazardous-energy control, chemical handling, cosmetology or infection-control procedures, animal handling, death-care duties or specialized care. Licensing, youth-work limits, exposure programs, respirator use, driving, security, first aid, CPR, AED and emergency response require separate preparation where applicable. The quiz and worksheet grant no occupational credential, specialized task qualification or work authorization.

The free SCORM 1.2 package includes all seven lessons, activities, the final quiz and the fillable supervisor worksheet. Sign in to download it, then have your LMS administrator test it in your platform before assigning it to employees.

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Your company LMS manages its learner records and certificates. Use the worksheet with your supervisor during the workplace walkthrough and task instruction.

What you will study

Know your assignment and work boundaries
New work needs instruction and support
Recognize four common hazard groups
Choose protection for the actual task
Stop and ask when work changes
Use the local emergency plan
Connect the basics to your workplace

Assessment and completion

Complete the lessons in order and correctly answer every practice check. Practice is unlimited. Pass with at least 11 of 13 correct, including the course-scope question about task qualifications. You may retake the final assessment after reviewing missed topics. An assessment attempt counts only when the server confirms it.

After passing, submit a 1–5 star rating to finish the course. Every rating is accepted equally; written feedback is optional. Your account retains the online knowledge completion, and you can download a knowledge record. This course does not issue an OSHA Outreach card or a professional or occupational certification.

Employer workplace component

Begin the supervisor, host or household-employer walkthrough at an agreed meeting point. Confirm duties, age and task limits, required training, responsible contact and backup, permitted routes and rooms, vehicle and equipment boundaries, handling aids, exact products, SDS and task PPE. Review exposure, lone-work and check-in plans, assigned emergency roles, help contacts, first aid, AED and extinguisher locations. Record open questions, owners, follow-up times and tasks that must wait. Keep private customer, household, health and security details off the generic worksheet. The employer or organization records the walkthrough separately; the online result and worksheet grant no occupational credential, specialized task qualification or work authorization. Move to safety and get emergency help promptly in immediate danger.

The employer determines applicability and provides instruction in language and vocabulary the employee understands. Where the standard requires interaction with a knowledgeable or qualified trainer, arrange appropriate access through the employer. Training support is asynchronous and has no guaranteed response time. Use the employer’s designated route for urgent safety decisions and required timely trainer access.

Online completion alone does not establish workplace compliance, operator qualification, competent-person status or permission to perform a hazardous task. Keep employer verification and any medical information in the employer’s appropriate records.

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Learning resources

Version 1.0.0. Federal source review: November 6, 2026. Linked sources support this introductory course; state-plan and employer requirements may add obligations.

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Course developed by Todd Jerome Jenkins, MS, CSP