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Contractor and Subcontractor Training

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Contractor and Subcontractor Training

Course Overview

Contractor & Subcontractor Training is a three module online course built to 29 CFR 1926 and 29 CFR 1910. It covers multi employer liability, pre job safety plans and JSAs, Focus Four hazards, permits, coordination between trades and OSHA reporting.

  • Work out which employer gets cited on a shared site, using the four roles in OSHA's multi employer policy.
  • Build the pre job pack a client asks for: the safety plan, JSA, competent person names and training records.
  • Report to OSHA against the clock, 8 hours for a fatality and 24 hours for the rest, under 29 CFR 1904.39.
  • 90 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$39.95

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Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

The course runs three modules of two parts each, with a quiz after every module and a final exam at the end of the course.

  • Multi Employer Worksites and Who Gets Cited
  • The Creating, Controlling, Exposing and Correcting Employer
  • Pre Job Safety Plans and Site Specific Plans
  • Writing and Reviewing a Job Safety Analysis
  • Site Orientation and 29 CFR 1926.21 Documentation
  • Minimum PPE and the Written Hazard Assessment
  • Equipment Inspections and Competent Person Designations
  • The Focus Four: Falls, Struck By, Caught In and Electrocution
  • Silica, Asbestos and Chemical Exposures on Site
  • Confined Space Entry and Permits
  • The Hierarchy of Controls
  • Hot Work Permits and Fire Watch
  • Excavation and Trenching Controls
  • Coordinating with Other Trades and Shared Work Zones
  • Toolbox Talks, Pre Job Briefings and Shift Handoffs
  • Incident Reporting and OSHA Notification Timeframes
  • Near Miss Reporting and Investigation Cooperation
  • Signage, Barricades, Housekeeping and Stop Work Authority

OSHA Standard29 CFR 1926 (construction) and 29 CFR 1910 (general industry)
Course Duration90 minutes
Format100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
ProgressProgress saved automatically, stop and restart without losing your place
Instructor SupportAccess professional instructors for guidance and answers to your course-related questions.
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.

The course speaks to the contractor side of a client site, the people who have to satisfy somebody else's rules before they can start.

  • Contractors and subcontractors on client sites
  • Crew members mobilising to a new project
  • Tradespeople working alongside other trades
  • Foremen and site supervisors
  • Safety coordinators onboarding contractor crews
  • Competent persons for scaffolds and excavations
  • Estimators and project managers pricing safety work
  • Anyone completing a contractor site orientation

Any project where more than one employer shares a site, which is nearly every construction project.

  • General contracting and subcontracting
  • Commercial and residential construction
  • Industrial and heavy civil construction
  • Demolition and renovation
  • Electrical, plumbing and mechanical trades
  • Roofing and specialty trades
  • Government and municipal projects
  • Plant turnarounds and shutdowns

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Contractor Training or a Construction Hazard Course?

This course is about working on somebody else's site: the paperwork, the liability and the coordination. The hazard courses go deep on the risks it introduces.

  • Contractor & Subcontractor Training. The page you are on. Multi employer liability, pre job plans, permits, coordination and reporting.
  • OSHA's Construction Focus Four. The four leading construction killers in depth: falls, struck by, caught in and electrocution. View the OSHA's Construction Focus Four
  • Trenching and Excavation Safety. Excavation work in detail, including soil classification and protective systems. View the Trenching and Excavation Safety
  • Barricade Safety. The barriers and exclusion zones this course keeps asking contractors to coordinate. View the Barricade Safety

Take this one at mobilisation, then add the hazard course that matches the work your crew actually does.

 

Which Employer Gets Cited When a Contractor Creates a Hazard?

The question that makes this course different from general construction safety is liability on a shared site, and OSHA answers it with four roles rather than one.

  • The creating employer. The employer whose work brought the hazard into being can be cited for it. The course's worked example is a scaffold erected without guardrails: whoever put it up created the fall hazard.
  • The exposing employer. The employer whose own workers are exposed to the hazard can be cited too, even where somebody else created it.
  • The correcting employer. The employer responsible for correcting the hazard, often the trade assigned to fix or maintain the condition, carries its own exposure.
  • The controlling employer. The employer with general supervisory authority over the site, usually the general contractor or host, can be cited for failing to exercise reasonable care over hazards it did not create.

More than one of these can be cited for the same condition, which is why the course treats coordination and documentation as liability control rather than paperwork.

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    Codes should be in the text, and not just verbal. This would make it easier to take notes.

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    Thank you for the opportunity??

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Contractor and Subcontractor Training.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

eTraining's Contractor & Subcontractor Safety Training is an online safety course designed for construction crews working on active job sites. It covers practical topics including work planning, hazard identification, site rules and permits, and communication with other trades. The course is built around real-world scenarios and OSHA requirements and takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

  This course is designed for contractors and subcontractors working on construction job sites, including laborers, tradespeople, and crew members who need to understand site-specific safety requirements. It is also appropriate for safety coordinators onboarding contractor personnel or for any worker required by their employer to complete site safety training.

 The course takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. Because it is fully self-paced, participants can complete it in one session or spread it across multiple sessions at their convenience. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pick up where they left off on the same device.

The course covers work planning, identification and control of common construction hazards including falls and electrical risks, site rules and permit requirements, and effective communication with other trades and project leaders. The content is built around real-world construction scenarios and OSHA requirements.

Yes. The Contractor & Subcontractor Safety Training course is built around real-world scenarios and OSHA requirements to help construction personnel reduce incidents, avoid costly delays, and build a strong safety culture on the job site.

   Yes. The Contractor & Subcontractor Safety Training course is well-suited for site safety onboarding. It ensures all contractor personnel understand their legal obligations, site-specific requirements, and the systems that protect workers, the public, and the environment before beginning work.

Yes. The course includes instruction on following site rules and permit requirements, which are critical for safe and compliant operations on active construction job sites involving multiple trades and contractors.

Better Training. Better Outcomes.

Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

Trusted by safety managers & contractors

Used by EHS managers, general contractors and federal site supervisors to keep crews certified on time.

200,000+
Professionals certified
87%
Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
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