Wyoming OSHA Training Requirements You Should Know

The Occupational Health and Safety Act of Wyoming allows Wyoming OSHA to adopt standards that are distinct from Federal OSHA Standards while nevertheless being equally strict as applicable Federal Standards. Additionally, Wyoming OSHA enforces a number of distinctive rules that are different from those of Federal OSHA, such as requirements for anchors and for the drilling, servicing, and special servicing of oil and gas wells. With a few exclusions for the businesses, employees, employers, and industries listed below that fall under federal OSHA jurisdiction, Wyoming covers the majority of the private sector: Last but not least, OSHA advises entry-level workers to enroll in OSHA 10 Hour courses and workers in supervisory roles to enroll in OSHA 30 Hour courses because most Wyoming employers require their workers to have sufficient general safety knowledge to perform job operations well, and OSHA Training covers specific safety standards that are pertinent to most job functions.  Employment at Yellowstone National Park; Employment in the maritime industry, such as in shipyards, marine terminals, and longshoring; Employment at facilities run by contractors that process mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS); Employment at the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserve of the United States Department of Energy in Casper, the Warren Air Force Base, employment at Superfund sites designated hazardous waste disposal facilities in the private sector; Any agricultural establishment where workers are engaged in "agricultural employment" as defined by the Migrant, and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. 1802(3), regardless of the number of workers, including workers engaged in hand packing of produce into containers, whether or not it is a temporary labor camp, must adhere to the field sanitation standard (29 CFR 1928.110) and the temporary labor camp standard (29 CFR 1910.142).