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Training & certifications

Trained before the first cut.

Federal jobs have clear training requirements, and we meet them before anyone sets foot on site. Here is what we require, what we recommend, and how our people grow from helper to crew lead.

What Is Required Training Library
Mandatory

What every federal jobsite requires

Based on the VA construction safety specification (Section 01 35 26) and OSHA standards that govern our current work. Each project's own contract documents control; we check them for every job.

1Every person on site

RequirementWhenSource
Site-specific safety orientationBefore the first day on each projectVA 01 35 26 §1.10.G
OSHA 10-hour ConstructionCompleted within the last 5 yearsVA 01 35 26 §1.10.E
Tuberculosis screeningVA medical centersNegative result within 90 days before assignmentVA 01 35 26 §1.16
Weekly safety meetingEvery week, attendance documentedVA 01 35 26 §1.10.H
Fall protection trainingBefore working at 4 feet or higherVA 01 35 26 §1.19
Silica and hazard communicationCrews cutting, coring, chipping or grindingBefore exposureOSHA 1926.1153(i)

2Supervisors and competent persons

RequirementWhenSource
OSHA 30-hour Constructionor the EM 385-1-1 40-hour courseCompleted within the last 5 yearsVA 01 35 26 §1.10.D
Competent person course for each high-hazard activityFall protection, scaffolding (8 hours minimum), excavation, confined space, demolition, riggingBefore that activity startsVA 01 35 26 §1.10.D
Silica competent personNamed in the exposure control planOSHA 1926.1153(g)
Daily inspections of our workEvery day we are workingVA 01 35 26 §1.11.A

3When the task requires it

RequirementWhenSource
Respirator medical evaluation and fit testBefore wearing a respirator, then every yearOSHA 1910.134
Aerial lift and forklift operator trainingBefore operatingOSHA; project safety manual
Hot work fire watchFor every permitted hot work taskVA 01 35 26 §1.17
Crane operator, rigger and signal personBefore any liftVA 01 35 26 §1.22
Electrical qualified person (NFPA 70E) and lockout/tagoutBefore electrical workVA 01 35 26 §1.18
Powder-actuated tool cardBefore using the toolOSHA 1926.302
Recommended

Training that sets you apart

Not required for every role, but valued on our crews and considered when we choose leads.

  • First aid, CPR and AED from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
  • OSHA 30-hour for anyone working toward crew lead
  • EM 385-1-1 training for Army Corps of Engineers and other federal work
  • NCCER craft credentials in your trade
  • Heat illness prevention before the summer season
Alpha crew reviewing plans before starting work
Career path

From helper to foreman

We promote from our own people. Each step comes with the training to do it safely.

Helper

Orientation, OSHA 10 and learning the trade alongside an experienced hand.

Runs it alone

Trusted with a scope of work. Equipment training and task-specific certifications.

Crew lead

OSHA 30 and competent person courses. Runs the crew, the daily inspection and the toolbox talk.

Foreman

Leads the field: schedule, quality, safety and the paperwork that proves it.

Training library

Official resources

Straight from the agencies that write the rules. Several OSHA resources are also available in Spanish.

Join the crew

Bring your cards. We will help with the rest.

Upload your OSHA and training cards with your application. If you are missing something a project requires, tell us — we will point you to the right course.

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