An experienced project and construction engineer with more than a decade of experience, Rami Tawasha serves as a senior project manager for Constructive Solutions, Inc., a general contractor in San Mateo, California. He is highly skilled in design and supervision, construction practices, and cost estimation, among many other elements of construction projects. Rami G. Tawasha holds the professional designations Certified Green Building Professional and Certified GreenPoint Rater and has successfully completed the OSHA 30-hour construction training course.

2.  An experienced project and construction
engineer with more than a decade of
experience, Rami Tawasha serves as a senior
project manager for Constructive Solutions,
Inc., a general contractor in San Mateo,
California. He is highly skilled in design and
supervision, construction practices, and cost
estimation, among many other elements of
construction projects. Rami G. Tawasha holds
the professional designations Certified Green
Building Professional and Certified GreenPoint
Rater and has successfully completed the
OSHA 30-hour construction training course.

3.  Construction can be a hazardous occupation,
and employers are required to comply with
safety regulations and standards established
by the federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. In addition to courses on
specific standards, construction workers may
take voluntary OSHA outreach training to learn
the identification, abatement, avoidance, and
prevention of hazards in the construction
workplace. While workers are not required by
OSHA to complete either course, many
employers, as well as four states, do impose
such a requirement on construction workers.

4.  The 10-hour course is intended for entry-level workers,
while the 30-hour course is oriented more toward those
workers with some safety responsibility, including
supervisors and managers. The 30-hour course includes 15
hours of mandatory training and 15 hours on elective
topics. The mandatory training includes a module on
OSHA itself, including worker rights, employer
responsibilities and reporting requirements, and complaint
filing. Other modules in the mandatory section include
health hazards in construction, stairways and ladders, and
personal protective and lifesaving equipment. The largest
mandatory section focuses on the OSHA Focus Four
Hazards: the four main causes of accident or injury in
construction worksites are falls, electrocution, struck-by
(falling or flying objects), and caught-in or between (such
as in trenches, or between objects).

5.  The elective portion, also 15 hours, includes
12 hours on at least six of 14 elective topics,
among which are welding and cutting,
scaffolds, hand and power tools,
ergonomics, fire protection and protection,
and powered industrial vehicles. The final
three hours can be devoted to other
relevant topics, such as construction
industry hazards or policies; alternately, the
instructor may devote additional time to
topics already covered.