New Jersey OSHA Training
New Jersey workers can benefit from workplace health and safety training in numerous ways. Even if your current employer does not require OSHA Outreach training, earning an official OSHA card is a low-cost way to improve your resume for future job opportunities.
New Jersey Labor Laws
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD), responsible for investigating safety hazards, and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), responsible for investigating health hazards, administer the New Jersey Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health Program (PEOSH). PEOSH's standards augment and supersede OSHA standards. It covers state, county and town government officials, as well as employees with public authorities, school districts and paid and volunteer fire departments. Private employers and all other agencies must follow national OSHA standards.
PEOSH also enforces the New Jersey Indoor Air Quality Standard (N.J.A.C. 12:100-13). You can learn more about this standard on PEOSH's website. New PEOSH reporting requirements went into effect January 5, 2015. On the PEOSH site, you can learn about chain saw safety, flood response and recovery, mold and asbestos, and whistleblower policies.
New Jersey Top OSHA Violations
New Jersey's leading cause of workplace fatalities has recently been related to transportation and material moving. Though there can be many causes for this type of tragedy, backover, which occurs when a reversing vehicle hits a worker behind it, is common yet easily preventable. Nationwide, more than 70 workers were killed in this manner in 2011.
The most cited standard, which also receives the highest penalties, is for fall prevention in construction. Falls commonly cause serious work-related injuries and deaths, and OSHA has many guidelines to help prevent them.
Further Reading and Resources
- For more information on PEOSH, see the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website
- For more information on backovers and how to prevent them, visit OSHA's website
- For more details on illnesses and injuries related to the workplace, see State of New Jersey Department of Health's online reports
OSHA Courses
Online OSHA courses provide fast and efficient training for workers. While classroom courses are offered throughout the state, online OSHA Outreach training guarantees high-quality, interactive education for every student, with downloadable lesson reviews, course trainer access and customer support.
These courses can be completed on your time, stopped and resumed as often as you want. Choose from the courses below to learn more about OSHA training available for your area.
New Jersey Courses Online
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training
- OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Training
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Training
- OSHA 1926 Standards Training
- OSHA 1910 Standards Training
What You Get
- Instantly Downloadable Certificate
- Official OSHA Card
- Email Access to OSHA-Authorized Course Trainer
OSHA Guidelines
OSHA's purpose is to provide safe conditions for workers. OSHA sets very broad and general regulations that most businesses must followed, as well as more detailed standards for specific industries, from construction to cosmetology and beyond.
Receiving OSHA training has benefits beyond meeting requirements and keeping employees safe. It leads to healthier employees with more ease of mind, which increases productivity. Boosting morale, it reduces turnover and the time and resources spent on recruiting and training replacements. It reduces productive workers' time away from the job due to injury and illness. This is all in addition to helping protect you from OSHA's retribution, as it can levy heavy fines for not following the standards presented in our OSHA courses.