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A Comprehensive Guide to Occupational Safety Training with OSHAOutreachCourses.com
In the pursuit of a safe and secure work environment, organizations must prioritize workplace safety training. At the forefront of occupational safety education stands OSHAOutreachCourses.com, an esteemed online platform dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses with comprehensive online safety training. With it expertise and a diverse array of specialized courses, workplaces can fortify ...
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EPA to Provide Nearly $200,000 for Environmental Job Training in Puerto Rico
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced that the EPA has selected a leading nonprofit organization, PathStone Corporation, to receive $192,300 to provide green job training in Puerto Rico. PathStone provides services to low-income families and economically distressed communities throughout Puerto Rico, as well as in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ...
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The EI Group receives EPA accreditation to teach lead renovation course
The EPA’s new Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule takes effect April 22, 2010. The EI Group, (EI) has recently been approved by the EPA to provide this training in North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky. As of September 30, 2009, EPA has 66 accredited training providers nationwide.This new EPA rule is the result of a four-year long study showing that renovation work, including ...
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Health and Safety Course Schedule for 2012 Announced by Affygility Solutions
Affygility Solutions is pleased to announce the release its 2012 occupational health and safety course schedule. "In response to customer demand, Affygility Solutions has expanded its occupational health and safety webinar offering for 2012," states Dean Calhoun, CIH, President and CEO of Affygility Solutions. "In addition to our popular Advanced Topics in Potent Compound Safety series, we are ...
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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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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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Safety not only makes SENSE but DOLLARS too!
A safety preparedness program will prevent injury from occurring at your workplace. A safety preparedness program will save your company hours of logistical work and wasted aggravation. And last but not least, although safety is a money investment, your returns are almost guaranteed to save your company money in the long run. Since partnering with Legend Safety, many companies’ Experience ...
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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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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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NIEHS to fund $36 million in worker safety training
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is awarding $36 million in grants to 20 organizations that develop safety and health training for workers involved in hazardous waste operations and transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities, and chemical emergency response. These training programs can receive annual funding for up to five years. Five ...
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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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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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TargetSolutions’ Top 10 NFPA 1500 Firefighter Training Courses
TargetSolutions’ NFPA 1500 series is based on the NFPA’s codes and standards and is built to meet a fire department’s training requirements for occupational safety and health. TargetSolutions maintains a library of more than 60 hours of NFPA-approved firefighter training courses. The catalog covers an array of topics and scenarios designed to educate firefighters on fire ...
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Iowa western community college to receive $200,000 in environmental workforce development and job training funds
Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) has been selected to receive $200,000 in workforce development and brownfields job training funds from EPA to train unemployed and underemployed residents in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb. IWCC is one of only 15 workforce development organizations in the nation to receive the funding this year. Its project will specifically serve residents of the ...
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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 ...
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Former EPA fugitive sentenced to more than seven years in prison for asbestos training scam
The former owner of the country’s largest asbestos abatement training school was sentenced to prison today, after having fled the United States after her trial in November 2008. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced Albania Deleon, 41, formerly of Andover, Mass., to 87 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than ...
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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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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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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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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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