HOW CAN YOU BECOME A CERTIFIED OSHA TRAINER

To become an official instructor, you must take a required OSHA training for trainer course. But the pre-requisite for trainer course is OSHA outreach training. By completing 30 Outreach OSHA certification you will become eligible to take the trainer course
General Industry:
Course #501, Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry.
Prerequisites are:
5 years of general industry safety experience and a completed 30 Hours Outreach OSHA Training and completion of course #511, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry.
Construction Industry:
Course #500, Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry.
Prerequisites are:
5 years of construction safety experience, a completed 30 Hours Outreach OSHA Training and completion of course #510, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry.


These courses offer an outline of the majority of hazardous and referenced standards. The courses can be taken online or from a certified OSHA training institute.
When you finish the course, you are approved to train for four years. Before the end of four years, you have to take an refresher course to renew your permission for another four years. There are two update courses available:
 Course #502: Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers
 Course #503: Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers.