Funding for Locals
Develop a Local OSHA Trainer
This reimbursement program is a fantastic opportunity for locals in areas without an OSHA Outreach Trainer to develop their own in-house trainer for OSHA General Industry Safety and Health trainings and/or OSHA Construction Safety and Health trainings. Locals with OSHA Outreach Trainers can then apply to use the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 10-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, and/or OSHA 30-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, which include access to PowerPoint presentations, an instructor guide, and student workbooks in a digital format for all classes. These new trainers will also be available to conduct OSHA trainings for neighboring locals. We reimburse approved locals the cost of tuition after their selected trainer completes OSHA 511 and OSHA 501 classes for General Industry or OSHA 510 and OSHA 500 classes for Construction at an authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
Why should we have a local OSHA trainer?
Your local will have more flexibility when setting up OSHA classes because you will have an in-house, local trainer.
Your local can apply for the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 10-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, and/or OSHA 30-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum and teach OSHA classes at your local and neighboring locals using this curriculum after a brief orientation.
Your local will reduce training expenses because you'll have an in-house trainer, and when you apply for the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, OSHA 10-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, and/or OSHA 30-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum, we'll provide student workbooks in a digital format free of charge.
Your trainer's name will be listed in the Trainer Database as an OSHA Outreach Trainer available to teach for locals organizing their own classes.
What else should we know?
Local union selection of these trainers to attend the IATSE TTF Train the Trainer: Training Techniques workshop is highly recommended.
Local OSHA trainers will not teach OSHA classes for the TTF.
Your local trainer is not a TTF trainer.
We will not pay your trainer directly to teach OSHA classes at your local or other locals.
Other locals may contact your trainer directly to teach OSHA classes for them and those locals may apply for Course Reimbursement to defray the cost of the class. Any fees charged for teaching the class at other locals are negotiated between the trainer and the local. The TTF is not party to this.
Trainer Refresher Courses
As part of our commitment to support local training efforts, we expanded our Develop a Local OSHA Trainer program to include reimbursement for OSHA 503 and OSHA 502.
OSHA 503
The OSHA 503 training provides an update to OSHA General Industry Standards and OSHA policies for authorized trainers and must be completed every four years. Locals must be actively teaching the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum to be eligible. Locals who meet this criterion are encouraged to apply for reimbursement to send their local OSHA Trainer to this refresher course.
We will confirm your local’s eligibility through the Training Tracker. When you apply for Course Reimbursement for your OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry classes, we automatically enter your classes in the Training Tracker. You can also submit classes directly to the Training Tracker if you don’t participate in the Course Reimbursement program.
Click here to learn more about OSHA 503 - Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers →
OSHA 502
The OSHA 502 training provides an update to OSHA Construction Standards and OSHA policies for authorized trainers and must be completed every four years. Locals must be actively teaching the OSHA 10-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum to be eligible. Locals who meet this criterion are encouraged to apply for reimbursement to send their local OSHA Trainer to this refresher course.
We will confirm your local’s eligibility through the Training Tracker. When you apply for Course Reimbursement for your OSHA 10-Hour Construction with Focus on the Entertainment Industry classes, we automatically enter your classes in the Training Tracker. You can also submit classes directly to the Training Tracker if you don’t participate in the Course Reimbursement program.
Click here to learn more about OSHA 502 - Update for Construction Outreach Trainers →
HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION
Download and save the fillable PDF form, fill it out using Adobe Acrobat Reader, and save your completed and signed form. The fillable PDF form must be filled out and signed by the local union president, secretary treasurer, BA, or training coordinator. The officer completing and submitting the application must be an officer other than the individual listed as a trainer on the application.
Email the application to applications@iatsetrainingtrust.org well in advance and at least a month ahead of the OTI training dates. We can only reimburse locals who apply before training takes place and who've received an approval notice. The approved local must pay for OSHA Training Institute course tuition and will receive reimbursement only after the successful completion of required OSHA Outreach training by the nominated trainer. Locals that do not go through these steps will not be eligible for reimbursement. We can only reimburse the cost of tuition. The local or local trainer is responsible for travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals.
This is not an individual reimbursement program. If you are interested in becoming an OSHA Outreach Trainer for your local, talk to your local first and have them apply to begin the process. All reimbursements are made directly to the local after the local trainer obtains OSHA Outreach Trainer status and only if the application is approved prior to enrollment in an OSHA Training Institute.
How to Become an Authorized OSHA Trainer
You must meet separate prerequisites for experience and training. You may not substitute one prerequisite to fulfill the other prerequisite. OSHA does not issue waivers for either the experience or training prerequisites. The following trainer prerequisites will help your local identify the appropriate prospective local trainer.
General Industry
Experience. Have five years of general industry safety experience. A college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation may be substituted for two years of experience. Obtain guidance on whether you meet this requirement from the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center where you want to take the training.
Training. Complete OSHA course #511, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry. This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles.
If you have fulfilled the prerequisites, you must complete OSHA course #501, Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those that are the most hazardous. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. Persons successfully completing this course will receive an "Authorized General Industry Trainer Card."
OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers conduct this training. Each OSHA Education Center posts their course offerings, schedules, and locations on their individual websites.
General Industry outreach trainers are authorized for four years. Before the expiration of their authorization status, authorized trainers must take OSHA course #503, Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers, to renew their authorization for another four years. If your card expires, you will have to retake Course #501 to become reauthorized as a trainer.
Construction
Experience. Have five years of construction safety experience. A college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation may be substituted for two years of experience. Obtain guidance on whether you meet this requirement from the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center where you want to take the training.
Training. Complete OSHA course #510, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles.
If you have fulfilled the prerequisites, you must complete OSHA course #500, Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for Construction. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those that are the most hazardous. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. Persons successfully completing this course will receive an "Authorized Construction Trainer Card."
OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers conduct this training. Each OSHA Education Center posts their course offerings, schedules, and locations on their individual websites.
Construction outreach trainers are authorized for four years. Before the expiration of their authorization status, authorized trainers must take OSHA course #502, Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers, to renew their authorization for another four years. If your card expires, you will have to retake Course #500 to become reauthorized as a trainer.