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**Nathan** · 12-08-2007, 04:42 PM

Who here has taken OSHA training? When I worked for Lennar Homes I had to go through some training and it was good stuff. Sometimes it can seem like a burden but there is no room for error when it comes to this stuff.

How about you? What training have you gone through and what training does your company have in place? Maybe nows the time to get a plan together!

savant · 12-19-2007, 12:28 AM

I took the 2-Day when I was working for an Industrial contractor. We were building a battery crushing plant. What I learned in those 2 days really gave me a solid grasp of the meanings of legends around me, and started me on a course toward improving jobsite safety. We received OSHA CFR21 books, I still read mine. My current employees always are amazed at the safe workplace I provide. They think I must really care about them, but it's just good business. Downtime costs money. An injured employee collects disability, and gets no work done.

taper71 · 12-29-2007, 10:11 PM

We all have to have our whimis and first aid- if more than 1 person on the site. If working alone you also have to have a regular calling schedual. Everyday all trades are to fill out a safety hazard assesement sheet , dated and signed. This goes for delivery companies as well. Things like access, safety rails, holes in the floor, nails sticking out of places where they shouldn't, slip trip hazards.
All ppe must be worn comming to and from the site and if someone is working above you. We are supposed to wear safety harnesses if working 2 sections of scaffold or higher. I could go on and on but I would have to grab my book thats in the truck.
We have lots of safety rules around here!

pacesafety · 01-23-2008, 12:40 PM

I've taken my OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour courses along with many different safety seminars. I've found these to be helpful in bringing the OSHA legalese down to the layman's level

JCardoza · 01-23-2008, 06:02 PM

Where is a good place to start with basic job safty training for my crew? I have started working more commercial and it's a bigger issue on those jobs... Who offers these OSHA courses, and where do I find them in my area?

**Nathan** · 01-24-2008, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JCardoza

Where is a good place to start with basic job safty training for my crew? I have started working more commercial and it's a bigger issue on those jobs... Who offers these OSHA courses, and where do I find them in my area?

Is there a local builders/contractors/drywall association in your area? That's usually the best place to start.

evolve991 · 01-24-2008, 06:45 PM

LENNAR?!?? They wanted us to use safety chains on scaffold,you couldn't fit a sheet on the scaffold which meant leaning out over the edge and pulling it at an awkward angle...MUCH more dangerous then just NOT walking off the platform. They also told us to stop using extension legs on our benches meaning we were expected to use 5 foot scaffold for 10 foot ceilings etc. They gave us hell for removing the nightmare safety railing around landings/stairs/foyers which meant handing sheets over that AND safety chains on scaffolds.....They bought out Barry Andrews Homes in Maryland and proceeded to cut prices and increase time spent getting jobs done while demanding we get done faster than before they started with thier obstacle course methods.

savant · 01-24-2008, 07:45 PM

Ev. That sounds miserable. Safety policies are really fortifying when voluntarily exercised. A situation like dealing with Lennar's micromanaging subcontractors just to chisel pennies off insurance is typical of pencil-pushing corporations.

HangemHigh · 02-12-2008, 03:32 PM

I went through a 30hr OSHA training course and I require my guys to take 10hr course. spendy but worth it in the long run. We do alot of work on military bases and hospitals and the GCs we sub-contract to require it.

cooper · 04-12-2008, 03:01 AM

I have found many of OSHAs 'safety guidelines' were written by people with no experience in drywall. I think their over-the-top rules slow me down in situations where I have never felt in danger. Of course with the many low level knuckle head employees out there some sort of safety lesson is a good idea... But OSHAs rules... No thanks... More time working, less time making money.

Crazytaper · 04-22-2008, 11:26 PM

I am taking the 30 hr. course online right now. 75% of the material does not apply to me. My guys are taking he 10 hour and drinking they're way through it. I am 34 and I feel like I'm back in college with some of this stuff. Remembering numbers is harder than I thought!

bobrob · 10-30-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazytaper

I am taking the 30 hr. course online right now. 75% of the material does not apply to me. My guys are taking he 10 hour and drinking they're way through it. I am 34 and I feel like I'm back in college with some of this stuff. Remembering numbers is harder than I thought!

It's is not only the numbers... when you take an OSHA course, especially online...you have to be so focused...

in the other hand... you can sit and listen and pause to these numbers whenever you want to
I did it almost 2 years ago and i'm happy i don't have to do it again...

canodrywallc · 11-17-2009, 01:05 PM

yep 30 hrs osha class(2008) i like it always been safe for 22 years still here talking about it butt i sure did some freaky, stupid stuff (planks out off metal studs 20 ft long 30 feet high ) double stack stilts, no harness ever i could just keep going non stop.

TimberTom · 11-17-2009, 01:59 PM

I took the 30 hour class and I must say, it made me much more aware of hazards that can fall just outside the realm of common sense. It also helped me in explaining the complicated regulations to my workers and clients.

12-08-2007, 04:42 PM	#1
Nathan Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 107	OSHA Training? Who here has taken OSHA training? When I worked for Lennar Homes I had to go through some training and it was good stuff. Sometimes it can seem like a burden but there is no room for error when it comes to this stuff. How about you? What training have you gone through and what training does your company have in place? Maybe nows the time to get a plan together!

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12-19-2007, 12:28 AM	#2
savant other guy Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson valley, NY Posts: 80	I took the 2-Day when I was working for an Industrial contractor. We were building a battery crushing plant. What I learned in those 2 days really gave me a solid grasp of the meanings of legends around me, and started me on a course toward improving jobsite safety. We received OSHA CFR21 books, I still read mine. My current employees always are amazed at the safe workplace I provide. They think I must really care about them, but it's just good business. Downtime costs money. An injured employee collects disability, and gets no work done.

12-29-2007, 10:11 PM	#3
taper71 Mud Manipulator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sherwood Park, AB Posts: 80	We all have to have our whimis and first aid- if more than 1 person on the site. If working alone you also have to have a regular calling schedual. Everyday all trades are to fill out a safety hazard assesement sheet , dated and signed. This goes for delivery companies as well. Things like access, safety rails, holes in the floor, nails sticking out of places where they shouldn't, slip trip hazards. All ppe must be worn comming to and from the site and if someone is working above you. We are supposed to wear safety harnesses if working 2 sections of scaffold or higher. I could go on and on but I would have to grab my book thats in the truck. We have lots of safety rules around here!

01-23-2008, 12:40 PM	#4
pacesafety Safety Guru (in training) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12	I've taken my OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour courses along with many different safety seminars. I've found these to be helpful in bringing the OSHA legalese down to the layman's level

01-23-2008, 06:02 PM	#5
JCardoza Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69	Where is a good place to start with basic job safty training for my crew? I have started working more commercial and it's a bigger issue on those jobs... Who offers these OSHA courses, and where do I find them in my area?

01-24-2008, 06:45 PM	#7
evolve991 Walking Contradiction Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North East,MD Posts: 120	LENNAR?!?? They wanted us to use safety chains on scaffold,you couldn't fit a sheet on the scaffold which meant leaning out over the edge and pulling it at an awkward angle...MUCH more dangerous then just NOT walking off the platform. They also told us to stop using extension legs on our benches meaning we were expected to use 5 foot scaffold for 10 foot ceilings etc. They gave us hell for removing the nightmare safety railing around landings/stairs/foyers which meant handing sheets over that AND safety chains on scaffolds.....They bought out Barry Andrews Homes in Maryland and proceeded to cut prices and increase time spent getting jobs done while demanding we get done faster than before they started with thier obstacle course methods.

01-24-2008, 07:45 PM	#8
savant other guy Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson valley, NY Posts: 80	Ev. That sounds miserable. Safety policies are really fortifying when voluntarily exercised. A situation like dealing with Lennar's micromanaging subcontractors just to chisel pennies off insurance is typical of pencil-pushing corporations.

02-12-2008, 03:32 PM	#9
HangemHigh Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 4	I went through a 30hr OSHA training course and I require my guys to take 10hr course. spendy but worth it in the long run. We do alot of work on military bases and hospitals and the GCs we sub-contract to require it.

04-12-2008, 03:01 AM	#10
cooper Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 61	I have found many of OSHAs 'safety guidelines' were written by people with no experience in drywall. I think their over-the-top rules slow me down in situations where I have never felt in danger. Of course with the many low level knuckle head employees out there some sort of safety lesson is a good idea... But OSHAs rules... No thanks... More time working, less time making money.

04-22-2008, 11:26 PM	#11
Crazytaper Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10	I am taking the 30 hr. course online right now. 75% of the material does not apply to me. My guys are taking he 10 hour and drinking they're way through it. I am 34 and I feel like I'm back in college with some of this stuff. Remembering numbers is harder than I thought!

11-17-2009, 01:05 PM	#13
canodrywallc Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: milwaukee Posts: 7	yep 30 hrs osha class(2008) i like it always been safe for 22 years still here talking about it butt i sure did some freaky, stupid stuff (planks out off metal studs 20 ft long 30 feet high ) double stack stilts, no harness ever i could just keep going non stop.

11-17-2009, 01:59 PM	#14
TimberTom Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Posts: 20	I took the 30 hour class and I must say, it made me much more aware of hazards that can fall just outside the realm of common sense. It also helped me in explaining the complicated regulations to my workers and clients.