Why 10 Hours of OSHA

This reading sits behind a Safety panel. Every gallery in the Museum of VoTech carries a cautions band, and every student holds an OSHA 10 card before working unsupervised; these readings are the reasons why.

The panel text

Every student at VoTechWorks holds an OSHA 10 card before working unsupervised. Here is why it is ten hours and not one.

The Focus Four. Falls, struck-by, caught-in/between, and electrocution kill most construction workers. Two hours each.

Then. Hazard communication (the chemical label and the safety data sheet), PPE, health hazards, and the worker's rights: to know, to refuse imminent danger, to report without retaliation.

Why a card. Employers and general contractors require it at the gate; some states require it by law. It is the first credential on the résumé and the cheapest.

Why it matters here. Every gallery in this museum has a cautions band — glasses always, then the trade's own rules — because the museum is a school and the school's first lesson is coming home.

Renew. The card does not expire, but OSHA 30 is the next step for anyone who will supervise.

Reading further

The panel's series (Safety) hangs together in Gallery G2, Tools, beside the demo bays. Each panel in the series is printed at 48 inches on aluminum composite, lent to schools and libraries, and archived here with its reading.