The Outreach Training Program is a voluntary program. Its purpose is to promote workplace safety and health and to make workers more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights. Outreach training does not fulfill the training requirements found in OSHA standards.

Outreach Training (10-Hour or 30-Hour Cards) Outreach training courses are basic hazard awareness classes for workers delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers. They are not required by OSHA, but some localities and employers require them.

The OSHA Authorized Outreach Training Program promotes safety and health training for workers through training often referred to as OSHA-10 hour or OSHA 30-hour classes. These classes provide workers with both basic and more advanced training about common workplace safety and health hazards, as well as their rights as employees.