Industrial Safety Compliance: OSHA 29 CFR 1910

Seminar Overview

This seminar is taught from the primary source: the complete verbatim text of 29 CFR Part 1910 — OSHA's Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry — covering the standard's subparts from the General Duty Clause foundation through walking-working surfaces, PPE, machine guarding, electrical, lockout/tagout, confined spaces, and materials handling. We do not use recycled safety-video content or vendor marketing decks; we read the actual standard, section by section, and translate it into audit-ready plant practice.

The gap between "we have a safety program" and "we can survive an OSHA inspection" is usually a documentation gap, not an effort gap. Programs fail audits because hazard assessments were never certified, machine-specific lockout procedures were never written, the confined-space program predates a facility change, or the PPE hazard assessment exists only as an assumption. Each module pairs the regulation's exact requirements with the compliance artifacts it demands — programs, certifications, procedures, permits, logs — so attendees leave knowing precisely what paper must exist and who signs it.

After three days you will be able to read any 1910 subpart with confidence, run a hazard-communication program that satisfies 1910.1200's GHS requirements, write and periodically inspect lockout/tagout energy-control procedures under 1910.147, operate a permit-required confined-space program under 1910.146, and navigate an OSHA inspection and citation process from knock to abatement. The instructor's 41 years of plant-floor failure forensics supply the case histories — real incidents traced to the specific clause that was skipped.

Ideal Learner

• EHS managers, safety coordinators, and plant safety committee leads
• Manufacturing, industrial, and facilities engineers who own equipment safety compliance
• Plant managers and operations supervisors with citation or audit exposure
• Maintenance leads responsible for LOTO, confined-space entry, and electrical work practices
• Insurance, risk-management, and corporate compliance staff auditing plant programs

Learning Objectives

• Map the OSH Act and 29 CFR 1910's subpart structure onto your facility's compliance obligations
• Run a GHS-compliant hazard communication program under 1910.1200: classification, labels, 16-section SDSs, written program, training
• Execute lockout/tagout under 1910.147, including machine-specific procedures, group lockout, and annual periodic inspections
• Operate a permit-required confined-space program under 1910.146 with correct testing order, roles, and rescue arrangements
• Apply machine guarding (Subpart O), electrical (1910.303–305), and PPE (Subpart I) requirements to real equipment and work tasks
• Manage an OSHA inspection, respond to citations, and maintain OSHA 300/301 recordkeeping correctly

Consulting Sessions

Seminar attendees can sign up for individual consulting sessions with the instructor. Sessions are free for registered attendees, first-come first-served — sign up when registering by calling 248-539-0473 or during the seminar.