occupational health and safety training News
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Sweeping OHS bill passes in Ontario
After months of debate and consultation, Bill 160 has passed in Ontario, Canada after a 70-0 vote in the provincial assembly late last week. The Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act will take full effect when it achieves Royal Assent, as soon as next month. The Act will create the position of a provincial Chief Prevention Officer as well as a Prevention Council to work with ...
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Health and Safety Awareness Training Now Available for Ontario Supervisors
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an e-course to help Ontario supervisors learn about Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and how it affects their role as a supervisor. Under the new Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training regulation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which comes into force on July 1, 2014, all ...
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ClickSafety Launches Updated OSHA 30-Hour Construction and 10-Hour General Industry Online Safety Courses as Part of OSHA Outreach Training Program
ClickSafety, a leading provider of online safety training, today announced the availability of its updated OSHA 30-Hour Construction and 10-Hour General Industry online courses that include the highest standards of increased student interactivity and safety content. Additionally, ClickSafety is making available OSHA-authorized 10-Hour Road Builder, 10-Hour ...
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Keene, NH, contractor cited in fatal fall at school construction site agrees to correct hazards, expand worker training after US Labor Department actions
The MacMillin Co. Inc., a Keene, N.H.-based contractor, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor in connection with the September 2011 death of a worker at the Keene Middle School construction site. In reaching the settlement, the contractor agrees to correct all hazards cited by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, expand safety training and pay a ...
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Outsourcing safety? A growing trend, indeed
Emergencies at the workplace are unpredictable, whether it's an isolated incident or large scale disaster. That being the fact, you have little time to act, yet less margin for error. As an employer, you have the obligation to familiarize yourself with mandatory safety regulations; as an employee, you are exposed to hazards every day on the job.With that responsibility bearing on the shoulders of ...
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New Meth Lab Cleanup Certification Course Unveiled
Lakewood, CO - Interactive Occupational Training, Inc. (IOT), a leading provider of online and instructor-led occupational education in environmental, health and safety training, specializing in mold remediation training, recently announced the addition of a its Certified Meth Lab Clean-up Training course. This course is scheduled in classrooms throughout the United States and teaches companies ...
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Karza Pty Ltd provides independent audit services
Your management system auditing programme should be an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve your organization's operations. It should assist you in meeting your objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. Are you are struggling ...
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$10.6M in safety and health grants awarded to 78 organizations across the nation by US Labor Department`s OSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, and colleges and universities. The program provides grants to fund education and training for ...
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UL Announces PURE™ Safety Incidents to Help Improve Customer Safety Performance
Franklin, TN UL, an industry leader in occupational health and safety software and training, today announced a new software module that can help small and medium-sized businesses better track their health and safety performance. Customers can learn more at www.ulehssustainability.com/incidents. Building on UL’s long history in workplace health and safety, the new PURE Safety Incidents ...
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Heartland Workers Center establishes alliance with OSHA to educate immigrant workers on workplace safety and health
An alliance is being formed between the Heartland Workers Center of Omaha and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide HWC staff, immigrant workers and others with education, guidance and access to training resources on protecting the health and safety of workers. The alliance is also designed to promote better understanding of workers' rights, ...
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OSHA launches new safety and health certificate program for public sector employees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today launched Public Sector Safety and Health Fundamentals, a new certificate program that provides public sector employees training on occupational safety and health to reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities among workers in state and local governments. The certificate programs are available in construction and general industry. Students can ...
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US Labor Department awards $10.5M in workplace safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations to help high-risk workers, employers
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs to help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and ...
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UL EHS Sustainability Announces PURE Sustainability—Essentials
Franklin, TN UL EHS Sustainability, an industry leader in occupational health and safety software and training, today announced a streamlined version of its award-winning PURE Sustainability software. Customers can request a demonstration at https://learn.ulehssustainability.com/pure-sustainability-essentials. The new software package offers a quickly deployable, scalable version of “PURE ...
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UL EHS Sustainability Announces Free OSHA Reporting Tool
Franklin, TN UL EHS Sustainability, an industry leader in occupational health and safety software and training, today announced a free software tool that will help streamline OSHA reporting requirements. The free online tool, accessible at http://ulehssustainability.com/osha-injury-tool, is built on the PureOHS platform, UL’s proprietary software solution that streamlines the data ...
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First results from ENETOSH’s Joint Workshop on Mainstreaming OSH into Education
On the occasion of its 10th Anniversary, the European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH) held the Joint Workshop on Mainstreaming OSH into Education: Sharing Knowledge for Global Prevention, on 15 – 16 October in Bilbao. The workshop was organised by ENETOSH, EU-OSHA, ILO, ISSA and NIOSH, and included the participation of 45 experts from four ...
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Three Construction Workers Lose Their Lives after Entering Manhole
In 2015, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it had issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. The new rule provides construction workers with similar protections to those of employees from other industries who have had them for over 20 years. Tragically, three workers in Florida lost their lives last month ...
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SafetySkills partners with the University of South Florida and American Safety Council to Offer OSHA-Authorized Training
Beginning in May, clients of SafetySkills’ Learning Management System (LMS) will have the option of choosing to add OSHA-authorized 10-hour and 30-hour training to their training catalog. These courses are provided in partnership with the American Safety Council and the University of Florida OSHA Training Institute Education Center and result in the issuance of an official U.S. Department ...
By SafetySkills
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Scholarship opportunity for occupational health and safety students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is now accepting entries for the 2013-2014 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is offered to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety course or program in an accredited Canadian college or university, leading to an occupational health and safety certificate, diploma or degree. “At the ...
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Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers in California from Wildfire Smoke Exposure Risks is in Effect
The frequency and severity of wildfires across California have increased in recent years. Tragically, a number of residents have been impacted, losing homes and businesses to these natural and manmade disasters. Many others have had to deal with exposure to wildfire smoke, ash and residues that can travel a tremendous distances from the actual fire. Earlier this year, the California Division of ...
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Nevada Rural Water Association Annual Conference 2011
The makers of WeirWasher Automated Cleaning Systems will be presenting at the upcoming NvRWA Training Conference being held in Reno, NV March 8-9, 2011. The following topics will be offered, "Algae Control Methods Compared, Saving a Gravity Belt Thickener, and Risk Management in the Treatment Plant - Implementing Green Technologies". Each class will focus on maintenance issues, how they impact ...
By GillTeq, LLC
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