by Jessica Gillette | Jun 11, 2025
READING CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS: BLUEPRINT READING 101
Begins Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | Please see detailed schedule below
Crack the Code: Blueprint Reading Made Easy! Unlock the language of construction and boost your career! This comprehensive beginner-friendly course covers all phases of a construction project. Using real-world examples, participants will discuss the phases of construction including site, landscape, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical.
All employees in the construction industry can benefit from this course. Knowing and understanding the blueprint language is a highly marketable skill and makes you an invaluable asset to your company.
SCHEDULE
Six-Day Course:
September 30
October 1, 7, 8, 14 & 15
2:00PM – 5:00PM
COST
Member – $370
Non-Member – $540
LOCATION
ABC-VA Central Virginia Training Facility
1600 E Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228
SUBSTITUTION/CANCELLATION POLICY
Substitutions are welcome at any time if the originally registered individual can no longer attend. Please note that a reservation constitutes a financial commitment unless cancellations are made by 5PM on September 23, 2025.
Questions?
Contact Kristen Altermatt
by Jessica Gillette | Jun 10, 2025
OSHA 10-HOUR COURSE – TAUGHT IN SPANISH
**FULL. Please email Shaye Currie to be put on waitlist.**
Tuesday, August 5 & August 12, 2025 | 4:00PM – 9:00PM
Safety training is a necessity in this industry and knowing OSHA regulations ensures jobsite safety and prevents mishaps and OSHA fines. The OSHA 10-Hour Course combines important textual information with relevant, real-life examples from the field and video presentations. Enroll and learn OSHA regulations and receive your OSHA 10-Hour completion card. Training materials provided.
La capacitación en seguridad es una necesidad en esta industria y conocer las regulaciones de OSHA garantiza la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo y evita accidentes y multas de OSHA. El Curso OSHA de 10 horas combina información textual importante con ejemplos relevantes y reales de la vida y presentaciones en video. Inscríbase y aprenda las regulaciones de OSHA y reciba su tarjeta de finalización del Curso OSHA de 10 horas. Se proporcionan materiales de capacitación.
LOCATION / LUGAR
ABC-VA Northern VA Training Facility
42680 Trade West Drive, Dulles, VA 20166
COST / COSTO
Member: $210
Non-Member: $315
Training materials, pre-packaged snacks, and coffee/water provided
Se proporcionan materiales de capacitación, refrigerios preenvasados y café/agua.
SUBSTITUTIONS/CANCELLATION POLICY / POLITICA DE SUSTITUCIONES/CANCELACIONES
Substitutions are welcome at any time if the originally registered individual can no longer attend. Cancellations must be made with 48 hours.
Se aceptan sustituciones en cualquier momento si la persona originalmente registrada ya no puede asistir. Las cancelaciones deben hacerse con al menos 48 horas de anticipación.
CLASS CONTACT / CONTACTO DE CLASE
Shaye Currie
by Jessica Gillette | Jun 10, 2025
EXCELERATE YOUR SKILLS: MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00PM – 5:00PM
Maximize the power of an Excel spreadsheet to assist you with every day construction tasks like workforce scheduling, estimating, and data analysis. We’ll be demonstrating:
– Basic functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
– Conditional functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT)
– Lookup and calculate functions using tables of data
– Spreadsheet collaboration – sharing files with multiple users
– Protecting formulas from inadvertent changes or edits – defining, locking, and unlocking cells
– Linking spreadsheets together to combine data from multiple sources
– How to create basic charts and graphs
This is a hands-on learning class – bring your laptop (with a copy of Excel pre-loaded), a mouse, and a power cord to class.
LOCATION
ABC-VA Central Virginia Training Facility
1600 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228
COST
Members – $55
Non-Members – $85
SUBSTITUTION/CANCELLATION POLICY
Substitutions are welcome at any time if the originally registered individual(s) can no longer attend. Written notice to cancel must be received within 48 hours of training for a refund.
Questions?
Contact Kristen Altermatt
by Jessica Gillette | May 5, 2025
FIRST AID, CPR & AED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, September 3 – Friday, September 5, 2025 | 8:00AM – 4:00PM
National Safety Council’s First Aid Institute is an internationally recognized authority on first aid procedures and CPR & AED Instruction. Both programs are recognized by Federal OSHA and Maryland Occupational Safety & Health (MOSH). CPR programs comply with the latest guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.
When we updated our programs to cover the latest CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines and techniques, we improved every aspect of the program. This includes the Instructor Manuals, Instructor Portal access, electronic resources, and Student Workbooks! With NEW Materials, NSC Instructors get more nationally recognized completion cards, have minimal paperwork and administrative duties (NSC maintains student renewal records), have preferred product pricing on all materials, and access to our exclusive, secure NSC Instructor website! National Safety Council’s First Aid and CPR programs meet OSHA requirements for training. Instructor candidates are certified in First Aid. CPR and AED as part of class training. Certification is valid for 2 years.
Requirements:
- Instructors are required to purchase a student guide for each student they teach
- Instructor credentials must be renewed every two years
Course Includes: Instructor Kit and Certificates of Completion, lunch and refreshments
LOCATION
ABC-VA Hampton Roads Training Facility
530 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320
**Student parking and entrance is in the back of the building.**
COST
Members — $575
Non-members — $650
SCHEDULE
Please visit CRSC registration link above
by Jessica Gillette | Apr 22, 2025
OSHA 500 TRAINER COURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
REGISTER HERE
Offered by Mid Atlantic OTI Education Center, this course will be held at ABC-VA Hampton Roads Training Facility, Host Training Organization
October 6 – 9, 2025 | 8:00AM – 4:00PM
This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups. Using OSHA Construction Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those topics required in the 10- and 30-hour programs as well as those which are most hazardous. Students are briefed on effective instructional approaches and use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the OSHA Outreach Training Program, to conduct both 10- and 30-hour Construction Outreach classes, and to issue cards to participants after verifying course completion. Students who wish to participate as authorized Outreach trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program must prepare a presentation on an assigned OSHA Construction Outreach Training Program topic individually or as part of a group and successfully pass a written exam at the end of the course.
Topics include:
- Safety and Health Programs
- Fall Protection
- Stairways/Ladders
- Scaffolds
- Fire Protection
- Motor Vehicles
- Welding & Cutting
- Health Hazards
- PPE
- Electrical Standards
- Hand and Power Tools
- Concrete and Masonry
- Cranes, Derricks, Hoists
- Material Handling
- Excavation
- Confined Spaces
- General Safety and Health Provisions
- Demolition
- Steel Erection
- Outreach Training Program Requirements
- Training Techniques
Student Contact Hours: 26
Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete the OSHA #510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction and have five (5) years of safety and health work experience in the construction industry. A degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation may be substituted for two (2) years of work related experience. Students should obtain guidance on whether they meet this requirement from the OSHA Training Institute Education Center where they intend to receive the training. Authorized OSHA Outreach Training Program trainers are required to attend OSHA #502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers at least once every four (4) years to maintain their trainer status.
Industry OSHA Standards courses (#510, #511, and #5410) must be completed not later than seven (7) years prior to completing the relevant Industry Trainer course (#500, #501, and #5400).
The Prerequisite Verification Form is required to complete the registration process. Click this link Prerequisite Verification Form print and send the documentation to our office via email to info@oshamidatlantic.org or fax 410-281-1350.
Course Includes: Student binder, OSHA CFR 1926, USB which includes:
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Video clips
- Test Questions
- Additional resource information
LOCATION
ABC-VA Hampton Roads Training Facility
530 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320
COST
$845
SCHEDULE
Please visit CRSC registration link above
