How Do I FindTraining?

Each OTI Education Center posts its course

offerings, schedule, fees, and training locations

on its own website. For a complete list of all

OTI Education Centers, please visit:

https://www.osha.gov/dte/edcenters/current_list.html

Program Benefits

• Participants receive training on safety and

health hazard recognition and abatement

• OSHA-authorized safety and health training is

available at convenient locations nationwide

• OTI Education Centers offer customized

training schedules and formats

• Contract training courses can be delivered

at off-site locations and/or with an industryspecific focus

• Some training courses are available in

Spanish to meet organizational needs

• Some courses offer professional development

opportunities, including Continuing

Education Units (CEUs), and/or Certification

Maintenance (CM) Points

Program Background

The OTI Education Centers Program was created

to meet the growing demand for private sector

training received at the OSHA Training Institute

(OTI) in Arlington Heights, Illinois. While OTI

provides training designed for Federal and State

compliance officers, and State consultation

program staff, the OTI Education Centers provide

training for private sector personnel and

personnel from federal agencies other than OSHA.

The program began with four organizations

selected in 1992.

Program Growth

OSHA continues to add new organizations to

the program in order to increase the availability

of OSHA training for the private sector. There

are currently 25 OTI Education Centers,

comprised of 44 member organizations, located

throughout the country, including at least one

in each OSHA Region. The program features

permanent training locations in 28 of the 48

most populous major metropolitan areas. The

number of participants trained through the OTI

Education Centers has increased every year

since the program’s inception. Between FY 2001

and FY 2010, more than 225,000 participants

were trained through the OTI Education Centers.

Who Should Attend Courses?

OTI Education Centers offer training courses

designed for workers, employers, supervisors

and managers. Training is offered through an

open enrollment format and on a contract basis

for organizations within OSHA’s jurisdiction.

FactSheet

OSHA Training Institute (OTI)

Education Centers

The OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers are a national network of

nonprofit organizations authorized by OSHA to deliver occupational safety and

health training to private sector workers, supervisors, and employers. These

organizations are selected through a competitive process based upon their

occupational safety and health training experience. The OTI Education Centers offer

courses and seminars on a variety of safety and health topics. They also support

the OSHA training mission through other safety and health programs, including

community outreach efforts, courses offered in Spanish, and various youth

initiatives. The OTI Education Centers help to ensure safe and healthful working

conditions for working men and women by providing training on hazard recognition

and avoidance to workers, employers, and safety professionals.
This is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting OSHA programs, policies or

standards. It does not impose any new compliance requirements. For a comprehensive list of

compliance requirements of OSHA standards or regulations, refer to Title 29 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.

The voice phone is (202) 693-1999; teletypewriter (TTY) number: (877) 889-5627.

U.S. Department of Labor

www.osha.gov

(800) 321-OSHA

For more complete information:

DTE 4/2011

Certificate and Degree Programs

Many OTI Education Centers offer certificate

or degree programs to provide additional

opportunities for professional development.

Degree programs include associate, bachelor,

master and doctoral level. For a complete listing

of these programs, please visit the OSHA

website at:

www.osha.gov/dte/edcenters/certificate.html

OTI Education CenterTrainer Courses

The OTI Education Centers offer Outreach

Training Program trainer series courses, including

prerequisite, trainer and trainer update courses:

• #500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety

and Health Standards for the Construction

Industry

• #501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety

and Health Standards for General Industry

• #502 Update for Construction Industry

Outreach Trainers

• #503 Update for General Industry Outreach

Trainers

• #510 Occupational Safety and Health

Standards for the Construction Industry

• #511 Occupational Safety and Health

Standards for General Industry

• #5400 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards

for the Maritime Industry

• #5402 Update for Maritime Industry

Outreach Trainers (Coming Fall 2011)

• #5410 Occupational Safety and Health

Standards for the Maritime Industry

(Coming Fall 2011)

• #5600 Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course

• #5602 Update for Disaster Site Worker

Trainer Course

OTI Education Center CourseTopics

• Confined Space Entry • Electrical Standards

• Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

• Fall Arrest Systems • Hazardous Materials

• Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards

• OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

• Principles of Ergonomics • Recordkeeping

• Respiratory Protection

OTI Education Center Short Courses

There are several OTI Education Center short

courses and seminars available to meet the

needs of workers and employers who would like

to benefit from the OSHA Training Institute

curriculum, but are unable to attend the full-week

courses. Short course subject areas include:

• Accident Investigation

• Awareness of Major Hazards and Prevention

Strategies in Construction Industry

• Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control

• Confined Space Standard

• Construction Noise

• Ergonomics for Nursing Homes

• Evacuation and Emergency Planning

• Excavation Hazards

• Health Hazard Awareness

• Fall Hazard Awareness for Construction

• Introduction to OSHA for Small Business

• Lockout/Tagout

• Machine Guarding

• Recordkeeping

• Safety and Health Management Systems

• Warehousing

• Writing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

• Pan Flu Workplace Preparedness (New in 2010)

• Combustible Dust Hazards (New in 2010)

Additional Information

For more information, including course

descriptions and prerequisites, class

schedules, tuition and fees, and featured

organizations, please visit the OSHA website

at: www.osha.gov/dte/edcenters.