The 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually) course is a self-paced, OSHA-aligned online training program from The Training Institute. 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually) delivers in-depth instruction, a final assessment, and a printable certificate of completion the moment you pass.

About the 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually) Course

Annual training is required for employees who have potential exposure to the 13 carcinogens listed in OSHA standard 1910.1003. This training ensures employees are informed about the hazards and how to handle them safely. OSHA training for the 13 carcinogens focuses on the specific hazards, handling procedures, and protective measures for those substances, which are highly toxic and determined or likely to cause cancer. The training covers topics like recognizing hazards, proper use of engineering controls and PPE (including specific respirators), decontamination procedures, emergency response, medical surveillance programs, and the meaning of signs and information in regulated areas. It's a comprehensive program required before an employee enters a regulated area where these chemicals are handled.

Participants receive a carcinogen-specific SDS summary sheet, regulated-area signage templates, a decontamination procedure checklist, a medical surveillance record-keeping template, and an annual-refresher attendance certificate for employer training files.

Participants receive a carcinogen-specific SDS summary sheet, regulated-area signage templates, a decontamination procedure checklist, a medical surveillance record-keeping template, and an annual-refresher attendance certificate for employer training files.

Participants receive a carcinogen-specific SDS summary sheet, regulated-area signage templates, a decontamination procedure checklist, a medical surveillance record-keeping template, and an annual-refresher attendance certificate for employer training files.

Additional materials include a printed 1910.1003 regulated-area sign pack, a downloadable decontamination-shower log template, a sample incident-report form aligned to 1910.1003(f), and a quarterly internal-inspection checklist for authorized-employee access verification. Participants receive a reference list of OSHA NEP inspection priorities, EPA RCRA characteristics for listed substances, and chemical-specific NIOSH Pocket Guide entries covering inhalation exposure limits, skin-contact restrictions, target-organ toxicity, and recommended medical surveillance intervals.

A supplemental case-study library presents five real OSHA citation examples under 1910.1003, illustrating how inspectors evaluate regulated-area signs, authorized-employee logs, and medical surveillance records during a site visit. Participants also receive a printable incident-response flow chart, a regulated-waste manifest template, and a glossary of IARC, NTP, and ACGIH carcinogen classifications cross-referenced to each of the 13 OSHA-listed substances for compliance teams.

What You Will Learn in 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually)

This 13 Carcinogens course meets the annual refresher requirement of 29 CFR 1910.1003 for employees who may be exposed to one or more of OSHA listed carcinogens: 4-Nitrobiphenyl, alpha-Naphthylamine, methyl chloromethyl ether, 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine and its salts, bis-Chloromethyl ether, beta-Naphthylamine, Benzidine, 4-Aminodiphenyl, Ethyleneimine, beta-Propiolactone, 2-Acetylaminofluorene, 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene, and N-Nitrosodimethylamine. Participants learn how each of the 13 substances is used, produced, or generated as a byproduct in research, pharmaceutical, chemical synthesis, dye, polymer, and specialty manufacturing processes. The course reviews toxicology and the mechanism of cancer initiation, differentiating acute from chronic health effects, latency periods, and target organs such as the bladder, liver, lung, and hematopoietic system. Learners study the engineering and work-practice controls required under 1910.1003, including regulated areas, isolated systems, closed systems, decontamination procedures, emergency response, signs and labels, authorized-employee access, and medical surveillance programs. The program emphasizes personal protective equipment selection including chemical-resistant gloves, full-face respirators or supplied air, and chemical-protective clothing, along with the rationale for no-skin-contact requirements for certain substances. Participants review recordkeeping for incident reports, operating instructions, regulated-area logs, and medical exams, and learn how OSHA inspects carcinogen programs. The course closes with hazard communication tie-ins under 29 CFR 1910.1200, GHS pictograms, SDS literacy, and proper labeling of secondary containers.

Who Should Take 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually)

The primary target audience is any worker who has potential exposure to these 13 carcinogens in the workplace. This includes:
General industry workers,
General industry managers and supervisors who are responsible for site, safety,
Safety professionals,
Employees engaged in handling operations involving these specific chemicals.

Required annually for authorized employees, maintenance staff, emergency responders, and supervisors in research laboratories, pharmaceutical plants, specialty-chemical manufacturers, dye producers, and academic institutions that work with any substance covered by 29 CFR 1910.1003. Environmental health and safety managers who oversee medical surveillance contracts and industrial hygienists who sample for these substances also benefit from the program.

Required annually for authorized employees, maintenance staff, emergency responders, and supervisors in research laboratories, pharmaceutical plants, specialty-chemical manufacturers, dye producers, and academic institutions that work with any substance covered by 29 CFR 1910.1003. Environmental health and safety managers who oversee medical surveillance contracts and industrial hygienists who sample for these substances also benefit from the program.

Required annually for authorized employees, maintenance staff, emergency responders, and supervisors in research laboratories, pharmaceutical plants, specialty-chemical manufacturers, dye producers, and academic institutions that work with any substance covered by 29 CFR 1910.1003. Environmental health and safety managers who oversee medical surveillance contracts and industrial hygienists who sample for these substances also benefit from the program.

Required training also extends to contract maintenance personnel who enter regulated areas, emergency responders who must know decontamination and zoning requirements for a spill event, facilities staff who handle waste streams containing the listed substances, and any employee assigned to an operation that could produce one of the 13 carcinogens as a reaction byproduct. Third-party auditors, insurance loss-control representatives, and external consultants who evaluate carcinogen programs at client sites also benefit from the program.

Prerequisites

Participants should work in a facility that may produce, handle, store, or dispose of one of the 13 listed OSHA carcinogens, or supervise workers who do. No prior training is required, but familiarity with facility chemical inventories and SDSs is helpful for the case-study exercises. Participants are encouraged to bring their facility written carcinogen program, a redacted sample of a regulated-area sign, and any recent medical surveillance summaries so classroom examples map to actual operations. Bringing a copy of the facility ventilation design for regulated areas also enables more productive discussion.

Participants should work in a facility that may produce, handle, store, or dispose of one of the 13 listed OSHA carcinogens, or supervise workers who do. No prior training is required, but familiarity with facility chemical inventories and SDSs is helpful for the case-study exercises. Participants are encouraged to bring their facility written carcinogen program, a redacted sample of a regulated-area sign, and any recent medical surveillance summaries so classroom examples map to actual operations. Bringing a copy of the facility ventilation design for regulated areas also enables more productive discussion.

Participants should work in a facility that may produce, handle, store, or dispose of one of the 13 listed OSHA carcinogens, or supervise workers who do. No prior training is required, but familiarity with facility chemical inventories and SDSs is helpful for the case-study exercises. Participants are encouraged to bring their facility written carcinogen program, a redacted sample of a regulated-area sign, and any recent medical surveillance summaries so classroom examples map to actual operations. Bringing a copy of the facility ventilation design for regulated areas also enables more productive discussion.

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Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of this training program, participants receive an official certificate of completion from The Training Institute.

Curriculum

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• Course Evaluation
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Standards & Compliance for 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually)

13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually) aligns with current OSHA outreach training program guidance and is reviewed regularly against the latest federal standards. Learners completing 13-Carcinogens (Required by OSHA Annually) receive a printable certificate they can submit to employers as documented evidence of safety training, and may purchase additional Training Institute courses to satisfy related annual requirements.