OSHA 30 — Data Center Edition

28 modules. Built for racks.

1. 01

   Introduction to OSHA

   Worker rights, employer duties, the General Duty Clause, recordkeeping, and multi-employer job sites.

2. 02

   Slips, Trips, and Falls

   Cable runs, wet floors during flush and fill, access tiles, and the short falls that injure the most people.

3. 03

   Fall Protection

   Leading edges, floor penetrations, rooftop mechanical yards, anchorage, and full-body harness use.

4. 04

   Scaffold Safety

   Erection and inspection, competent person duties, planking, access, and fall protection on scaffolds.

5. 05

   Electrical Safety: General Awareness

   Shock paths, GFCI use, temporary power, damaged cords, and approach boundaries for unqualified workers.

6. 06

   Electrical Hazards and Controls

   Arc flash energy, PPE categories, working space, panel work rules, and NFPA 70E alignment on live gear.

7. 07

   Lockout / Tagout

   Isolating UPS strings, switchgear, and chilled-water plants — verification, group lockout, and shift handoff.

8. 08

   Personal Protective Equipment

   Hazard assessment, selection, inspection, and limits — from arc-rated gear to gloves for cable pulls.

9. 09

   Overhead and Gantry Cranes

   Load limits, inspections, signaling, and keeping people clear of suspended loads in equipment bays.

10. 10

    Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

    Pre-use inspection, fall protection in the basket, tie-off, floor loading, and drive path planning.

11. 11

    Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring

    Soil classification, protective systems, spoil placement, and utility locates on yard and duct bank work.

12. 12

    Silica Hazards

    Core drilling, slab cutting, and Table 1 controls — water, vacuum shrouds, and respiratory protection.

13. 13

    Hazard Communication

    GHS labels, pictograms, SDS sections, and the chemicals actually on site: refrigerants, electrolyte, solvents.

14. 14

    Compressed Gas Safety

    Cylinder storage, securing, valve protection, and process gas awareness in fab environments.

15. 15

    Ladder Safety

    Selection, angle, three-point contact, tie-off, and why ladders are the wrong tool for many tray tasks.

16. 16

    Hand and Power Tools

    Guarding, cords, blades, powder-actuated tools, and pinch points on rack and tray installs.

17. 17

    Fire Extinguisher Safety

    Classes, PASS technique, clean-agent systems, lithium-ion thermal events, and when to evacuate instead.

18. 18

    Hot Work

    Permits, fire watch, spark containment, and hot work near cabling, filters, and clean spaces.

19. 19

    Hearing Conservation

    Noise limits and the action level, fan walls and generator load banks, protector fit, and audiograms.

20. 20

    Materials Handling and Rigging

    Path surveys, storage and stacking, mechanical aids, sling angles, and load control on PDU and battery moves.

21. 21

    NFPA 70E & Arc Flash Boundaries

    Calculating incident energy, dressing for the task, and supervising qualified-worker tasks at live gear.

22. 22

    LOTO Program Design

    Writing site-specific lockout procedures for UPS strings, switchgear, and chilled-water plants.

23. 23

    Confined Space — MEP Vaults

    Permit-required confined space entry for chilled water vaults, generator pits, and battery rooms.

24. 24

    Incident Investigation

    Root-cause methods (TapRoot, 5 Whys) and turning incidents into corrective actions that stick.

25. 25

    Contractor Management

    Pre-qualification, daily JHAs, and supervising trades inside an operating critical environment.

26. 26

    Recordkeeping — OSHA 300/301/300A

    What's recordable, how to log it, and how to survive a Federal OSHA inspection.

27. 27

    Ergonomics for Tech Work

    Reducing strain on long deployment days — cable pulls, server installs, repetitive console work.

28. 28

    Heat & Generator Yard Safety

    Working outside on diesel yards, summer load tests, and managing heat illness.