19 Tex. Admin. Code § 127.17 - Career and Technical Education Standards in Occupational Safety and Health, Adopted 2023
(a) Implementation.
The provisions of this section shall be implemented by school districts
beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
(b) General requirements. These standards may
not be offered as a standalone course. These standards shall be offered
together with the essential knowledge and skills for the following career and
technical education (CTE) courses:
(1)
Construction Technology I;
(2)
Electrical Technology I;
(3)
Plumbing Technology I;
(4) HVAC
Technology I;
(5) Masonry
Technology I;
(6) Agriculture
Mechanics and Metal Technology;
(7)
Welding I;
(8) Metal Fabrication
and Machining I;
(9) Oil and Gas
Production II; and
(10)
Introduction to Culinary Arts.
(c) Introduction.
(1) CTE instruction provides content aligned
with challenging academic standards, industry-relevant technical knowledge,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, and college
and career readiness skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current and emerging professions.
(2) The goal of the occupational safety and
health standards is to ensure that students develop safety consciousness in the
workplace. Students build a strong foundation in the occupational safety and
health concepts that are critical to protecting individuals in the workplace,
increasing safety and health, and reducing the occurrence of job-related
injuries and fatalities.
(3) These
standards are required to be addressed in their entirety as part of each of the
CTE principles courses identified in subsection (b) of this section.
(4) Successful completion of the standards
may lead to a student earning a ten-hour general industry OSHA card. To earn
the ten-hour OSHA card, the content must be taught by an authorized OSHA
outreach training program trainer.
(5) Statements that contain the word
"including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the
phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(d) Knowledge and skills. The
student understands the foundations of occupational safety and health. The
student is expected to:
(1) explain and
discuss the responsibilities of workers and employers to promote safety and
health in the workplace and the rights of workers to a secure
workplace;
(2) explain and discuss
the importance of OSHA standards and OSHA requirements for organizations, how
OSHA inspections are conducted, and the role of national and state regulatory
entities;
(3) explain the role
industrial hygiene plays in occupational safety and explain various types of
industrial hygiene hazards, including physical, chemical, biological, and
ergonomic;
(4) identify and explain
the appropriate use of types of personal protective equipment used in
industry;
(5) discuss the
importance of safe walking and working surfaces in the workplace and best
practices for preventing or reducing slips, trips, and falls in the
workplace;
(6) describe types of
electrical hazards in the workplace and the risks associated with these hazards
and describe control methods to prevent electrical hazards in the
workplace;
(7) analyze the hazards
of handling, storing, using, and transporting hazardous materials and identify
and discuss ways to reduce exposure to hazardous materials in the
workplace;
(8) identify workplace
health and safety resources, including emergency plans and Safety Data Sheets,
and discuss how these resources are used to make decisions in the
workplace;
(9) describe the
elements of a safety and health program, including management leadership,
worker participation, and education and training;
(10) explain the purpose and importance of
written emergency action plans and fire protection plans and describe key
components of each such as evacuation plans and emergency exit routes, list of
fire hazards, and identification of emergency personnel;
(11) explain the components of a hazard
communication program; and
(12)
explain and give examples of safety and health training requirements specified
by standard setting organizations.
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