Field Safety
Field Safety is designed for any learner who will complete or oversee job tasks, whether they are craft professionals, crew leaders, safety supervisors or superintendents. The Field Safety curriculum covers the rules and safeguards needed to work safely on any job site, such as hazard communication, electrical safety, and heavy equipment, forklift, and crane safety.
NCCER has published the third edition of its Field Safety curriculum. In the curriculum’s third edition, content has been updated to align with the most up-to-date industry best practices, safety requirements and regulations. Digital tools and resources have also been enhanced as part of the revision.
Craft Snapshot
Curriculum Details
3rd Edition
Total Recommended Hours |
Competencies & Objectives Lists |
| 65 | 2nd Edition: Click here 3rd Edition: Coming Soon |
Module ID 75101: Presents basic safety concepts and explains the difference between regulatory compliance and best practices. Introduces OSHA and explains how accidents affect everyone on a job site. Provides an overview of common jobsite hazards, including walking and working surfaces, temperature extremes, fire prevention, and tool safety. Identifies the elements of a hazard communication system and describes the types of information found on a product’s safety data sheet (SDS).
Module ID 75125: Covers the safety requirements for confined-space work, including entry and exit hazards, atmospheric instability, toxic gases, electric shock, and engulfment. Introduces the responsibilities and duties of each member of the confined-space entry team.
Module ID 75126: Covers the hazards associated with working around excavations. Introduces the safeguards required when working in an excavation, including an explanation of various trenching supports and soil types.
Module ID 75104: Introduces the signs and barricades used on a work site. Covers audible and hand signals. Covers traffic control and the safe movement of heavy equipment on a jobsite.
Module ID 75121: Describes the basic precautions necessary to avoid electrical shock, arc, and blast hazards. It also describes the lockout/tagout procedure.
Module ID 75122: Explains the use of fall-protection equipment. Covers safety precautions related to elevated work surfaces, including ladders, scaffolding, and aerial lifts.
Module ID 75110: Covers common safety precautions related to steel-erection work, including controlled decking zones, hazardous materials and equipment precautions, tool safety, appropriate personal protective equipment, and safe practices to prevent structural collapse.
Module ID 75127: Covers the hazards associated with heavy equipment and the precautions that should be taken to prevent accidents and injuries.
Module ID 75128: Covers the fundamentals of the various types of powered industrial trucks or forklifts and the requirements for operating and working around them safely.
Module ID 75129: Covers the fundamental safety guidelines for the use of cranes and derricks in construction.
Module ID 75119: Covers the personal protective equipment that must be used when working with concrete and masonry. Introduces common job site and health hazards associated with this type of work.
Module ID 75124: Explains the safety precautions required when transporting, handling, rigging, stacking, and storing various types of loads. It also covers safe lifting procedures.
Module ID 75130: Covers the fundamental safety guidelines for the use of motor vehicles on a jobsite.
Instructor Resources
Instructor Toolbox
NCCER’s Instructor Toolbox provides easy access to important instructional resources for your training program. You’ll find downloadable course planning tools, examples of classroom activities and projects, and instructor tips and best practices to help you enhance your program.
Instructor Requirements
Safety Instructor Certification
NCCER requires instructors to be certified through its Instructor Certification Training Program
(ICTP) in order to deliver its safety training and offer training credentials to their trainees.
In order to obtain certification, candidates seeking certification to teach Basic Safety (CSSO), Field Safety or Safety Technology must:
Successfully complete NCCER’s Instructor Certification Training Program online training course, and be employed or endorsed by an NCCER Accredited Training Program, and demonstrate at least one of the following:
- Minimum of journey-level or technician-level in their area of expertise
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a certified teacher in a vocational/technical construction, maintenance, or pipeline-related training program
Construction Site Safety Master (CSSM) Certification
The CSSM is the highest level of instructor certification within the Construction Site Safety Program. CSSM instructors are certified to teach any NCCER safety module or curricula.
In order to earn this certification, candidates must fulfill at least one of the following education and training requirements:
- Current certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) as an Associate Safety Professional or a Certified Safety Professional (valid certification number required for verification)
- A Bachelor’s degree in safety from an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) approved program and four years of professional safety experience
- Any Bachelor’s degree (4 or more years, AA/AS not applicable) with a minimum of five years of full-time safety experience
- Minimum of 10 years of full-time safety experience
- Safety resume documenting safety experience
Once the above requirements are met, candidates must complete the ICTP and submit the CSSM Verification of Qualifications form (include link) through their Accredited Training Program.