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OSHA general industry safety rules

Practice questions and study guides on the OSHA general industry standards in 29 CFR Part 1910, covering the topics the OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour general industry courses include.

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What these pages cover, and what they don't

The real test or credential

OSHA Outreach 10-hour and 30-hour general industry classes are taught by OSHA-authorized trainers, who issue the course completion cards. OSHA says none of the Outreach courses is a certification, and the program is voluntary.

Our pages

These pages cover selected OSHA general industry standards (29 CFR 1910). OSHA says Outreach training does not fulfill the training requirements in OSHA standards.

Checked against these official pages on November 6, 2026. Practice here does not replace the official training or test.

About OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 cards

OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour general industry cards come only from authorized trainers in OSHA's Outreach Training Program. goraedu is not an OSHA Outreach Training Program provider and does not issue OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 cards. Our practice questions do not count toward training hours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OSHA or the U.S. Department of Labor. Use these pages to learn and review the rules.

What the general industry course covers

Under OSHA's Outreach Training Program General Industry Procedures (revised July 1, 2024), the 10-hour general industry course must include Introduction to OSHA; Walking and Working Surfaces, including fall protection; Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, and Fire Protection; Electrical; Personal Protective Equipment; and Hazard Communication. Elective topics include Hazardous Materials, Permit-Required Confined Spaces, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Welding, Cutting, and Brazing, Bloodborne Pathogens, Powered Industrial Vehicles and Materials Handling, among others. The 30-hour course adds Managing Safety and Health and Materials Handling to the required topics. Our pages follow the general industry standards behind those topics.

Key rules, in OSHA's words

  • Workers on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge 4 feet or more above a lower level must be protected from falling, except where the subpart provides otherwise.

    “Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:”
    29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

  • Exit routes must be free and unobstructed.

    “Exit routes must be free and unobstructed.”
    29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

  • Employers must assess the workplace for hazards that call for personal protective equipment.

    “The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).”
    29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

  • Before servicing or maintenance where unexpected startup could injure someone, the machine must be isolated from its energy source and made inoperative under an energy control program.

    “The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.”
    29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

  • Each powered industrial truck (forklift) operator must be shown competent through the rule's training and evaluation.

    “The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).”
    29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

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