OSHA 10 on public works projects
On-site employees must complete a 10 hour OSHA construction safety program, or an equivalent approved by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
The card it asks for
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
- Who needs it
- Every on-site employee on a public works project.
- Issued by
- OSHA
- How long it lasts
- No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
- Who it covers
- Contractors and subcontractors building public works for any public body, with no dollar threshold. On-site employees are laborers, workmen, drivers, equipment operators and craftsmen directly engaged in the construction. Work by or for utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission is excluded.
- Deadline
- Within 60 days of beginning work on the project, unless completed before. Someone found without documentation has 20 days to produce it before removal.
- Renewal
- The statute sets no expiry or renewal. A previous completion counts.
- Read closely
- The statute's definition of public works includes some utility work done under a Public Service Commission order, while a later subsection excludes utilities under that Commission. Check with the awarding body if your work is for a utility.
- Official source