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There are a number of steps one must take to get OSHA certification. One can apply online at the OSHA Educations Center for the 30 hour training course in either construction or general industry. One must pay $159 and have a credit card or Paypal then fill out the online form.
OSHA regularly offers several safety courses, including the OSHA 30. Your training coordinator can give you info and course dates and sites. This website offers a general overview of OSHA courses and how to proceed: http://www.osha.gov/dte/oti/course_faqs.html
They offer training courses at up to 20 different locations across the USA every month. Choose from OSHA or Cal/OSHA general industry 1-day, 2-day or 4-day safety courses. You'll learn how to keep your company in compliance with OSHA regulations and receive your 8, 14 or 30-hour training card.
30 days
Being "OSHA certified" doesn't mean anything. In fact OSHA doesn't give certifications to anybody. It means you took a 10-30 hour safety course.
30 days.
OSHA established an outreach training program to provide training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces. This program has 10-hour or 30-hour classes, which are referred to as "OSHA 10" and "OSHA 30". The 10-hour class is intended for entry level workers, while the 30-hour class is more appropriate for supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility - specifically devised for safety directors, foremen, and field supervisors; the program provides complete information on OSHA compliance issues. Workers or employers can get them through onsite training programs, traditional classroom setting programs or online programs. they just have to look for OSHA authorized providers.
The student cards for the 10 hr and 30 hr course do not expire. Credentials as an OSHA Outreach Instructor DO expire, but not the student completion cards. They are discussing changing that in the future.
As a government agency, OSHA keeps some records forever. OSHA requires employers to keep some records for 40 years and some for 30 years following termination of an individual's employment. Other records may be discarded after a year or two, depending on the nature of the information being recorded.
If you receive an OSHA citation, you have 30 days to file a formal notice contesting the citation. If your position is later rejected by the Administrative Law Judge hearing the case, you have 30 days from receipt of that notice to file an appeal. Read the materials you receive from OSHA. They always tell you how long you have to object to or appeal any decision you are being notified of.
OSHA offers a number of training programs, including the 10-hour and 30-hour, both of which are available online. This site offers general information: http://www.osha.gov/dte/oti/course_faqs.html You can register for various OSHA courses here: http://www.oshacampus.com/osha-10-hour-training.cfm
There is no OSHA standard that establishes maximum weight of something being lifted, or the maximum wind speed when lifting.