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Safety orientation training. Day one, done right.

The first hours on a site set the pattern for every shift that follows. PS&M builds customized safety orientation training for new employees, contractors, and temporary workers — site rules, hazard communication, PPE requirements, emergency procedures, and incident reporting, delivered in print and video formats that drop straight into your onboarding. Workers start informed. Your records start defensible.

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Delivery
On-site at your facility or jobsite
Audience
General contractors and site supervisors · HR and onboarding managers · Facility and plant managers · Staffing agencies placing temporary workers
Standards
29 CFR 1926.21 · 29 CFR 1910.1200 · 29 CFR 1910.132 · 8 CCR 3203

What the orientation covers

Every PS&M orientation is built from your operation — never from boilerplate. Core content typically includes:

  • Site rules and safety expectations — the non-negotiables, stated plainly, before the first task
  • Emergency procedures — alarms, evacuation routes, muster points, and who to call
  • Hazard communication — chemical hazards, container labels, and safety data sheets under 29 CFR 1910.1200
  • PPE requirements — what to wear, where, and why, mapped to your hazard assessment under 29 CFR 1910.132
  • Incident reporting — what gets reported, to whom, and how fast, so near-misses surface before injuries do
  • The regulatory expectations specific to your work — construction, manufacturing, warehousing, or facility operations

Who needs safety orientation training?

Every new employee, contractor, and temporary worker — before the work starts. 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) requires construction employers to instruct each employee in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) requires HazCom training at initial assignment. 29 CFR 1910.132(f) requires PPE training before first use. Orientation is how you meet all three with one documented program.

The exposure is concentrated where tenure is shortest. Workers in their first weeks get hurt at rates experienced crews do not, and an untrained temp on a multi-employer worksite is a citation with your company’s name on it. California employers carry the additional duty under 8 CCR 3203 to train every new hire as part of their Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

Built for your site, delivered your way

PS&M customizes each orientation to your facility, project, or operation and delivers it in print and video formats — or folds it directly into the onboarding process you already run. Every worker hears the same rules, sees the same hazards, and knows the same reporting chain, whether they arrived through HR or through a staffing agency. The content flows from your written program, which is why clients often pair orientation with site-specific safety manuals that hold up under inspection. For crews who need more than the front door, OSHA 10-hour training is the natural next step.

Need speed and scale? Our online Construction Safety Orientation runs approximately 20 minutes and ships with a printable student manual and certificate of completion.

A documented start

Orientation does two jobs. It reduces early-tenure incidents — and it puts a dated, signed record in your file proving that safety expectations were set before day one. When an inspector, an insurer, or opposing counsel asks when a worker was trained, the answer is documented, dated, and defensible.

Request a consultation or call 213.290.3013. Tell us the site, the workforce, and the turnover — we will build the orientation around them.

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FAQ

Questions we hear

Is safety orientation training required by OSHA?

There is no single OSHA standard titled "orientation," but the obligations stack up fast. 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) requires construction employers to instruct each employee in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions, 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) requires hazard communication training at initial assignment, and 29 CFR 1910.132(f) requires PPE training before first use. A structured orientation is how employers satisfy those duties at once — with documentation to prove it.

Can the orientation be customized to our site?

Yes — that is the whole point. PS&M builds each orientation around your facility, project, or operation, using your actual site rules, hazards, emergency procedures, and reporting chain. We deliver it in print and video formats, or integrate the content directly into the onboarding process you already run.

Do temporary workers and contractors need orientation too?

Yes. Under OSHA's Temporary Worker Initiative, host employers and staffing agencies share responsibility for training, and on multi-employer worksites the host cannot assume someone else covered it. A documented orientation for every worker who sets foot on your site closes that gap and demonstrates due diligence.

Does PS&M offer an online orientation option?

Yes. Our online Construction Safety Orientation course runs approximately 20 minutes and covers basic safety rules, jobsite hazard recognition, tool and equipment use, fall management, and excavation and confined-space safety measures. It includes a printable student manual and a downloadable certificate of completion for your training records.

Does Cal/OSHA require new-hire safety training?

Yes. Under 8 CCR 3203, California's Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard, employers must provide training to all new employees and to any employee given a new job assignment they have not been trained for. An orientation program built to your IIPP is the cleanest way to meet that requirement and document it.

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