30-Hour Construction Safety Training
Course Information
Description
The 30-hour construction safety training course from NASP is built for supervisors, foremen, and safety professionals who need to prevent the hazards that actually cause construction injuries and fatalities, not just check a compliance box. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of OSHA’s policies, procedures, and standards covered by 29 CFR Part 1926. It’s a complete, self-paced path to become certified— no pulling a crew off the job site, no blocking out a full week for a classroom.
As a student, you will learn about the basic elements of a workplace safety and health program and how to manage them. This includes understanding your employer’s responsibilities for worker safety, as well as you and your employee’s rights to learn about the potential hazards of your job.
Students must receive additional training, as required by OSHA standards, on specific hazards of the job in addition to this training. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a NASP 30-Hour Construction certificate and wallet card.
Why Take the 30-Hour Construction Course Online
Online, self-paced delivery means a supervisor who’s site-bound Monday through Friday can work through the OSHA 30-hour construction course in the evening, between jobs, or a module at a time over a few weeks. There’s no fixed class schedule to work around, no travel, and no lost billable hours sitting in a room. The course is available on-demand through NASP’s LMS, and progress is saved automatically between sessions.
This self-paced format is the right fit for supervisors who need to move through the material on their own schedule rather than waiting for a class date or an open seat.
What the Course Covers
Students work through OSHA 30 construction content built around the hazards responsible for the majority of construction fatalities: falls, struck-by incidents, caught-in/between hazards, and electrocution — OSHA’s “Focus Four.” Beyond those, the course addresses:
- Employer and supervisor safety responsibilities under 29 CFR 1926
- Hazard communication and chemical safety on site
- Personal protective equipment selection and use
- Scaffold, excavation, and confined space safety
- Fire prevention, welding, and cutting hazards
- Crane, forklift, and material handling safety
Each module builds toward the same goal: a supervisor who can walk a site, recognize a hazard before it causes an incident, and know what OSHA requires in response.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:
- Explain the importance of OSHA in providing a safe and healthful workplace to workers covered by OSHA
- Understand how management plays a role to create a healthy and safe work environment
- Identify the struck-by and caught-in or caught-between hazards associated with serious construction-related injuries
- Recognize the appropriate PPE to use based on a workplace evaluation and the types of hazards present
- Distinguish hazards posed by lead, asbestos, and crystalline silica in construction and how to control and avoid them
- Recognize the elements of the Hazard Communication Standard, recognize the information required on Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and warning labels, as well as how they are used and maintained the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
- Interpret safe work practices for electricity, including recognizing electrical terms, basic electrical safety principles, and electrical safety regulations
- Recognize the safety hazards associated with non-powered hand tools and identify hazards related to powered hand tools
- Recognize types of fall hazards and how to prevent falls in your work environment by using appropriate fall protection
- Identify the dangers involved in excavations and the safe work practices for employees working in or near trenches and excavations
- Recognize the types of scaffolds and how to safely use them
- Identify the safety requirements for working with or near cranes, including how to avoid accidents and how to recognize hazards
- Recognize safe operating procedures for forklifts, workplace hazards, and how to handle special types of forklifts
- Identify a confined space, its hazards, the OSHA requirements for confined spaces, and the duties and responsibilities of confined space workers
- Identify methods of fire prevention and describe OSHA requirements for fire protection
- Outline the general safety requirements for welding and cutting and list the safety precautions
- Identify the OSHA safety requirements for construction operations involving concrete, masonry, and steel erection activities
Prerequisites
The 30-HR Construction Course is a foundational course that requires no prerequisites.
Continuing Education Units
(3.0) CEUs are offered for this course. As an IACET Accredited Provider, NASP offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
Requirements for achieving IACET CEUs include the following:
- Successful completion of all course modules (requires review of videos, standard and interactive course slides, and completion of knowledge checks and review games)
- Pass the comprehensive online exam taken at the end of the course
- NASP/IASP exams allow two (2) attempts to achieve a passing score of 80%. After two attempts, that exam is no longer accessible.
- CEUs will be reflected on the Certificate upon successful completion of the course and passing the exam.
- Partial credit or adjusted CEUs will not be awarded for individuals who do not successfully meet the criteria for achievement of CEUs.
To maintain the integrity of issuing CEUs for our e-learning and live classroom courses, NASP monitors the activity and engagement of all Learners. NASP has the right to revoke and invalidate a Certificate of Completion for individuals who violate the criteria for achievement of CEUs. Pursuant to the enrollment agreement, all course or program fees are strictly non-refundable and forfeited.
Online Exams
The student will take a comprehensive online exam at the end of the course. You must score 80% to receive certification. You have two opportunities to pass the exam.
Recertification
This course does not require a refresher; however, it is strongly recommended that employees take this course at least once every five years to stay up-to-date regarding regulatory changes.
Non-discrimination Policy
NASP is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free of all forms of discrimination. View the full document here.
Proprietary Interest Disclosure
The instructor(s) has no financial interest in any course documents, products, tools, or instruments. View the full document here.
Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows 7 (32 bit) and above, Linux, MacOS
- Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Browser: Google Chrome (Active internet service is needed)
Tablets and smartphones cannot be used to complete LMS courses.
Course Access Instructions
You can access this course with a few simple steps:
- Click the "Add to Cart" button, this will redirect you to the LMS catalog page.
- Log in to your existing LMS account or create a new one.
- At checkout, fill out a payment method. Add coupon codes if applicable. Premium membership discounts will be automatically applied.
- After payment, check your email for confirmation. Your course will be immediately available on your LMS Learning Page.
Who Should Take This Course
The 30-hour construction safety training course is built for people who set the safety tone on a job site, not entry-level laborers:
- Construction supervisors and foremen responsible for crew safety
- Safety managers and safety directors overseeing multiple crews or sites
- General contractors and subcontractor leads who sign off on site safety plans
- Safety professionals who need a broader, supervisor-level credential beyond the 10-hour course
Workers who need entry-level awareness training rather than supervisory-level depth are better served by the 10-Hour Construction course, which covers the same regulatory foundation at a scope built for the field, not the front office.
How This Course Fits With NASP's Other Safety Training
Construction sites rarely need just one course. Crews working across both general industry and construction environments, or teams standardizing training company-wide, often pair this course with the 30-Hour General Industry course to cover both settings under one program. Bilingual crews can complete the same OSHA 30-hour construction training in Spanish through the 30-Hour Construction (Spanish) course, so language isn't a barrier to getting supervisors certified.
For a side-by-side look at every course length and track NASP offers, including group pricing for training multiple supervisors at once, see the 10-Hour and 30-Hour Training Overview.
A Credential That Holds Up On-Site and On Paper
Passing the exam gets students an OSHA 30-hour construction certificate they can add to a resume, a bid package, or a client's subcontractor safety file. It's a certificate, not a certification: NASP courses are aligned with OSHA standards and follow OSHA's recommended training outlines, but NASP is not an OSHA-authorized training provider. For sites or contracts that specifically require an OSHA DOL card, confirm that requirement before enrolling — this course is built for the supervisors and safety leads who need supervisor-level training content, not a substitute for an OTI-issued card where one is contractually required.
Enroll in the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Course
Enrollment is self-service: add the course to your cart, create or log in to an LMS account, and start the first module the same day. Group pricing is available for teams training more than one supervisor at a time — see the training overview page for current tiers.