Recently, many companies and organizations have required their sub-contractors to have OSHA 10-hour training.  This is a very common practice in the construction industry.  Previously companies just had to show that the supervisor had an OSHA 10-hour card but now, some companies are requiring all the workers from the sub-contractor to have an OSHA 10-hour card. 

The first half of the OSHA 10-hour Construction Course covers certain OSHA-mandated topics, such as an overview of OSHA, tips on how to locate specific OSHA regulations, basic electrical safety, & fall protection. But the remaining 5 hours of the class can be customized to address other OSHA Construction training topics that pertain specifically to your operations (example: scaffolding, excavations, stairways & ladders, cranes, PPE, and tools & equipment . . .).  These classes should be taught by and OSHA 500 or 501 trainer.

OSHA 500 and 501 are the train-the-trainer classes that are taught through The OSHA Training Institute and The National Safety Education Center and other OSHA training sites.

If you are considering hiring a sub-contractor do you want all the workers trained in safety or just the supervisors?  Your call.