An EHS specialist and manager at Vlado Engineering in Amherst, New York, Keith W. Pillich has been working in the workplace safety sector for over 6 years. Formerly serving as a senior safety engineer in Buffalo, New York, Keith W. Pillich interacted with all subcontractors and general contractors employed by the company. He also oversaw the safety of over 2,000 active construction personnel. To aid him with these responsibilities, Keith Walter Pillich received several safety training awards and certificates over the course of his career, including the 10- and 30-hour work safety certificates from OHSA.
A voluntary program, the OSHA Outreach Training Program promotes workplace safety and health by making workers more aware of their rights, along with making them more knowledgeable about common hazards. While the training does not fulfill OSHA standards for safety professionals, it does provide workers with information about recognizing and preventing workplace hazards to promote safety culture at work. Each training course incorporates hands-on activities and is tailored to the needs of its audience and their specific industry.
Entry-level workers are best suited to the 10-hour training course from OSHA. This course improves awareness of health and safety hazards in specific industries that workers come across. For more details about these areas, along with information needed by workers who have some safety responsibility, the 30-hour course is recommended. Training in the 30-hour course still provides an overview of workplace hazards, but it also covers more information about the prevention and control of these hazards.
