Requirements
- 100 Hours of Workplace Safety, Health or Environmental Training Required – 60 hours must be Construction-specific
- 75 hours, including a CORE course, must be earned through at least one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- Accepted CORE courses, taken through one of the three MESH program sponsors:
- OSHA 510 Standards for Construction
- OSHA 500 Trainer Course for Construction
- OSHA 30-hour Construction
- NC 30-hour Construction
- We can also count the OSHA 511 or OSHA 501 or 30hr General Industry classes as your CORE, but remember that 60 hours must be construction-specific for C-MESH
- Principles of Occupational Safety and Health
- Maximum 25 hours can be counted from “Other” training providers who are not MESH program sponsors
- 5 year limit
- All MESH credit hours must have been earned within the previous 5 years at the time you reach your 100 hours
- Courses are credited only ONCE
- A course cannot be applied toward more than one type of MESH certificate
- The same course title cannot be counted more than once for the same certificate
- Only non-credit continuing education hours can be accepted
- previously earned degrees, work experience or other certifications are not counted towards MESH
Additional Information
- First Aid and CPR can be counted as a workplace safety, health or environmental topic
- Unless otherwise indicated on the completion card or certificate, we will use contact hours specified by the Red Cross
- If training was not received through one of the MESH program sponsors, these hours will be counted as part of the maximum 25 hours allowed from “Other” training providers
- Maximum 10 hours can be earned by attending an approved NC Safety School or Conference
- Attendance hours will be treated as hours earned through a MESH program sponsor
Sample C-MESH Curriculum through Southeastern OTI Education Center
- OSHA 510 Standards for Construction – 30 hours (CORE)
- OSHA 500 Trainer Course for Construction – 30 hours
- OSHA 3115 Fall Protection – 22 hours
- OSHA 3015 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics – 20 hours
TOTAL 102 hours