Houston · Harris County · 29 CFR 1926

Houston OSHA 10 & 30 Training | Texas Commercial Construction DOL Card

Houston’s industrial corridor—refining, chemicals, ports, and commercial tilt-wall—runs on contractor prequalification. Most general contractors and owner-operators in Harris County will not badge a craft worker onto a controlled jobsite until a 29 CFR 1926 OSHA 10 Construction card is on file. Supervisors and safety leads are expected to hold OSHA 30 Construction. This page maps those Houston jobsite gates to the correct Outreach SKUs.

Instant proof: Print or save your same-day temporary completion certificate after a 70% pass for GC and plant gate check-in. The official DOL plastic wallet card follows by USPS (typically about five weeks). PureSafety fulfills both.

Region: Texas · Federal OSHA jurisdiction

Why Houston GCs ask for the 1926 card before onboarding

Owner-controlled sites along the Houston Ship Channel and Beltway commercial pads treat OSHA Outreach as a filter, not optional training. ISNetworld, Avetta, and similar matrices flag missing OSHA 10 Construction as a red item before a sub can mobilize. The card must be Construction (29 CFR 1926)—Focus Four awareness for falls, struck-by, caught-in/between, and electrocution—not a warehouse General Industry (1910) card. A millwright working a plant turnaround still needs the 1926 silo when the controlling employer’s matrix says “construction trades.”

Petrochemical, industrial maintenance, and tilt-wall crews

Petrochemical turnarounds and industrial maintenance often sit next to true construction scopes (scaffolding, steel, temporary power). When the task is flagged construction, enroll OSHA 10 Construction for craft and OSHA 30 Construction for foremen who direct work. Tilt-wall and commercial shell contractors around northwest and southeast Houston use the same 1926 badges for ironworkers, carpenters, and concrete crews. Match language: many Houston crews prefer OSHA 10 Construcción (Español) while CFR section numbers stay English for audit packets.

Seat time Houston supers expect you to respect

Federal Outreach caps contact time at 7.5 hours per calendar day. OSHA 10 therefore needs at least two calendar days; OSHA 30 needs at least four (30 ÷ 7.5). Same-day “10-hour” or “weekend 30” claims that ignore the daily limit are not valid Outreach. See our guide on whether you can finish OSHA 30 in two days.

Who enrolls which SKU

Craft / laborer / helper on a Houston commercial or industrial pad → OSHA 10 Construction ($59).
Foreman, superintendent, or site safety lead → OSHA 30 Construction ($159; minimum four calendar days).
Spanish-primary crew → OSHA 10 Construcción (Español); supervisors who need español → OSHA 30 Construcción (Español).
Statewide Texas context → Texas OSHA training hub.

Related records

This page is orientation, not legal advice. Confirm the controlling GC matrix, owner spec, or state text before enrollment.