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Philadelphia construction certification requirements

The safety training Philadelphia asks of construction crews, rule by rule: what each card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against.

Last reviewed September 22, 2026

This is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on it.

OSHA 10 for workers on permitted sites, OSHA 30 for a named supervisor

Every worker on a construction or demolition site doing permit regulated work must complete OSHA 10 Construction. Licensed contractors, excavation contractors and demolition contractors must also name at least one supervisory employee who has completed OSHA 30 Construction.

The cards it asks for

  • OSHA 10-Hour Construction

    Who needs it
    Every worker doing permit regulated construction or demolition.
    Issued by
    OSHA
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
  • OSHA 30-Hour Construction

    Who needs it
    At least one named supervisor per licensed contractor.
    Issued by
    OSHA
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Contractors and subcontractors on permit regulated construction or demolition in Philadelphia. Delivery people, design professionals, special inspectors and workers not doing permitted work are excluded from the OSHA 10 rule. Plumbing, electrical and fire suppression contractors, and registered Pennsylvania home improvement contractors without a separate Philadelphia license, are excluded from the OSHA 30 rule.
Deadline
Proof of OSHA 10 must be kept on the job site. Proof of the supervisor's OSHA 30 goes with the contractor's license application or renewal.
Renewal
No expiry is stated for OSHA 10. The supervisor's OSHA 30 must have been completed within the five years before the license application or renewal, or be followed by 30 hours of approved safety continuing education in that time.
Read closely
This entry comes from the Department of Licenses and Inspections' own page, not the text of the Philadelphia Code, and that page gives no effective date. The OSHA 30 rule is tied to the license renewal cycle, not to a card expiry.

Keep Philadelphia's cards current across your crew.

Currity keeps every card date for your crew and warns you at 90, 60 and 30 days, so a lapsed card turns up on the board before it turns up on site.