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Free Training Courses

15 free courses

Self-paced courses in 4–5 parts with a quiz after each part and a 20-question final exam. Free, no account, progress saved in your browser. These are study aids: they do not replace employer-provided training and no card or certificate is issued.

Industrial & Manufacturing

Confined Space Awareness
A free 4-part course on permit-required confined spaces, for anyone who works around tanks, vaults, manholes, pits and silos.
Industrial Maintenance Fundamentals
A free 5-part course on the hazards that belong to maintenance work — and the isolation, verification, paperwork and return-to-service steps that keep them from killing you.
Lockout/Tagout Fundamentals
A free 4-part course on the control of hazardous energy for maintenance workers and supervisors.
Warehouse Safety Fundamentals
A free 5-part warehouse and distribution center safety course — every requirement quoted with the paragraph it comes from.

Construction

Construction Safety Fundamentals
A free 4-part course for new construction workers and crew leads.
Excavation & Trenching Safety
A free 4-part course on excavation and trenching in construction, paragraph by paragraph.
Fall Protection Fundamentals
A free 4-part course on fall protection in construction, paragraph by paragraph.

Electrical

Electrical Safety Awareness
A free 4-part course for everyone who works around electricity without being an electrician.
Hazardous Locations (HazLoc) Basics
A free 4-part course on why areas get classified, what the Class and Division mean, and how to read what is stamped on the equipment.

Equipment

Forklift Operator Basics
A free 4-part course on powered industrial truck safety for operators, supervisors and warehouse leads.
Rigging & Lifting Fundamentals
A free 5-part rigging course, from weighing the load to landing it — every requirement quoted with its paragraph.

Health & Ergonomics

HazCom & GHS Fundamentals
A free 4-part course on 29 CFR 1910.1200, built entirely from the standard's own text and its mandatory appendices.
Heat & Cold Stress Prevention
A free 4-part course on working safely in heat and in cold, built only from public OSHA, NIOSH, NWS and EPA sources.
Respiratory Protection Fundamentals
A free 4-part course on 29 CFR 1910.134, built entirely from the standard's own text and its tables.

Safety Management

Safety Management and OSHA Recordkeeping
A free 5-part course for whoever keeps the 300 Log — recordability, the forms, the rates, root-cause investigation, and the program that makes them mean something.

Learning paths

New to Construction — Learning Path
Start here if you are new to the jobsite: the hazards that matter most, the gear, and the habits that keep crews safe.
4 courses →
Warehouse & Forklift Operator — Learning Path
Warehouse and distribution center work, in order: traffic, docks, racking and manual handling first, then the lift truck itself.
3 courses →
Industrial Mechanic — Learning Path
Maintenance work in order: the hazards that belong to the trade, hazardous energy control in depth, then the electrical and classified-area knowledge the work keeps demanding.
4 courses →
Excavation Crew — Learning Path
Excavation work in order: cave-in protection first, then the manholes and vaults the trench connects, the rigging that lowers boxes and pipe, and heat and cold in an open cut.
4 courses →
New Safety Coordinator — Learning Path
The reading order for a new safety coordinator: hazard recognition first, then OSHA recordkeeping and the rates you will be asked for, then the written hazard communication program.
3 courses →

Not OSHA-authorized training. SteelToeTools is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by OSHA or the U.S. Department of Labor. This free educational content does not satisfy any OSHA or other regulatory training requirement, and no card, certificate, or credential is issued. Only OSHA-authorized trainers can deliver OSHA Outreach Training (10-Hour and 30-Hour) and issue DOL cards. Always follow your employer's training program and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.