Training

M Squared Safety trains crews and workplaces to the standard the job is actually held to. We bring the course to your jobsite or facility, teach it in the language your people speak, and schedule around the work instead of the other way around. Our instructors spend their weeks on active jobsites, so the training reflects the hazards your crew meets on the ground rather than a slideshow written for nobody in particular.

We travel, and for multi-site employers that is the point

Training is not limited to our Southern California consulting footprint. We deliver on-site nationwide, and the clients who get the most out of that are employers with offices, yards or plants spread across several states.

The problem those companies have is not finding a trainer. It is that using a different local vendor at every location produces a different course at every location, with different emphasis, different handouts and different records. When an incident or an inspection lands, nobody can show that the training was consistent. We solve that by taking the same course to each site, so the program is identical in Ohio and in Oxnard and the documentation matches across the whole company. Part of what differs between those locations is the rulebook itself, because 29 states run their own OSHA-approved plans, which we explain in federal OSHA and state plans, explained.

Two ways to train with us

OSHA training

Our OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Outreach courses are delivered by OSHA-authorized trainers. The OSHA #500 authorizes the Construction 10 and 30-Hour, and the OSHA #501 authorizes the General Industry 10 and 30-Hour. The 10-Hour and 30-Hour lengths are set by the OSHA Outreach Training Program Requirements, covering 29 CFR 1926 for construction and 29 CFR 1910 for general industry.

Beyond the Outreach cards, we teach the full range of subject courses your standards require, from fall protection and confined space to heat illness and hazard communication.

EM 385-1-1 for federal work

For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects we deliver EM 385-1-1 training, including the 24-Hour course built on the EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual and the 8-Hour Fall Protection refresher tied to EM 385-1-1 Section 21, ANSI/ASSP Z359.2, and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M.

Certificated courses

These leave the participant with a recognized card or credential, or satisfy a certification the employer is required to make.

Awareness level courses

These satisfy the training a standard requires and are documented in your safety file. We build each one around the tasks, equipment, and exposures your people actually work with.

Construction and jobsite

  • Fall Protection
  • Confined Space
  • Scaffolding
  • Trenching and Shoring
  • Silica
  • Ladders
  • Hot Work and Welding
  • Rigging
  • Demolition
  • Hand and Power Tools
  • Spray Pumps

General industry and facility

  • Lockout/Tagout and Electrical Safety
  • Hazard Communication and GHS
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Fire Protection
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Ergonomics
  • Safe Lifting

California required programs

  • Heat Illness Prevention, indoor and outdoor
  • Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
  • Wildfire Smoke Protection
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention (SB 1343)

Programs and orientation

  • New Hire Safety Orientation
  • Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
  • Workplace Violence Prevention

Why we do not sell a "competent person" certification

Plenty of training companies advertise that they will turn your employee into a competent person. They cannot. OSHA defines a competent person at 29 CFR 1926.32(f) as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. The authority half of that definition can only come from the employer. No outside instructor can hand it over, and no card in a wallet creates it.

What training can do is build the capability: hazard recognition, inspection methodology, and the correction techniques the standard expects. We teach that thoroughly, then hand the designation back where it belongs, to you. If a vendor tells you their class alone satisfies the competent person requirement, ask them which part of 1926.32(f) grants them your authority.

Why M Squared Safety

The courses are taught by OSHA-authorized trainers who still work in the field, so the examples come from real sites, not stock footage. Where a state runs its own plan with standards above the federal floor, we teach to that number rather than the baseline. California is the clearest example, and it is the one we know best, but the principle applies wherever you operate. You get documentation your general contractor and the regulator will accept, and you get it without shipping your crew to a rented classroom.

Where we train

On-site nationwide. Our home footprint is Southern California, from Ventura County to the Mexico border, with the fastest scheduling and the lowest cost there, and our San Clemente location for classroom sessions. Outside that, we travel, and we quote the travel with the course. Multi-state employers who need the same training at every location are exactly who that is for.

Our safety consulting is the part that stays in Southern California, because that depends on being on your site regularly. Training does not. See the service area. Call 949-954-6581 to schedule.

Training FAQ

Do you train on-site?

Yes. We bring the course to your jobsite or facility, or you can train at our San Clemente location.

Do you travel outside California?

Yes. Training is delivered nationwide. Southern California is our home footprint and the cheapest and fastest place to schedule, but we travel, and travel is quoted with the course.

We have offices in several states. Can you train all of them?

That is one of the better reasons to use us. Using a different local vendor at each location gives you a different course, different emphasis and different records at each location, which is exactly what falls apart under an inspection or after an incident. We take the same course to each site so the program and the documentation are consistent company-wide.

What is the difference between awareness level and certificated courses?

Certificated courses leave the participant with a recognized card or credential, or satisfy a certification the employer is required to make, such as the OSHA Outreach card or forklift operator certification. Awareness level courses satisfy the training a standard requires and are documented in your safety file without producing an outside card.

Which OSHA card do I need, the 10-Hour or the 30-Hour?

The 10-Hour is built for craft workers and entry-level crew. The 30-Hour is for supervisors, foremen, and the people who carry responsibility for site safety. Both come in Construction and General Industry versions.

What is the difference between Construction and General Industry OSHA courses?

Construction courses follow 29 CFR 1926 and are taught by an OSHA #500 authorized trainer. General Industry courses follow 29 CFR 1910 and are taught by an OSHA #501 authorized trainer. We deliver both.

Can training make someone a competent person?

No. OSHA defines a competent person at 29 CFR 1926.32(f) as one capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards who also has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. Training builds the capability. Only the employer can grant the authority, so the designation is always yours to make.

What has to be in a training record?

For fall protection specifically, 29 CFR 1926.503(b) requires the employer to prepare a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date or dates of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training. The latest certification has to be kept on file. A sign-in sheet with no trainer signature is not a certification record.

When does fall protection training have to be repeated?

Under 29 CFR 1926.503(c), retraining is required when workplace changes make previous training obsolete, when the fall protection systems or equipment change, or when an employee shows inadequate knowledge or skill in using the systems. That last trigger is the one people forget: if a supervisor sees someone using a system wrong, retraining is not optional.

Do you train in Spanish?

Yes.