Training News
OSHA Solicits Applications for Susan Harwood Safety Training Grants
It's that time of the year again – OSHA is seeking applications for $1.2 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants. Applicants have until May 17 to apply for funds meant to provide employees and employers with the information and tools they need to foster safe work environments...
SHRM-AARP Poll Shows Companies Are Concerned about Boomer Retirements and Skills Gaps
A joint poll released April 9 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and AARP shows that U.S. employers are ramping up skills training and employee benefits in an effort to close the gap left by retiring Baby Boomers. And, as people remain working longer, companies are making more of an effort to retain and recruit older workers. ...
AIHA Urges Government to Maintain NIOSH Funding in 2013 Federal Budget
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has submitted official comments regarding the FY 2013 federal budget to the House Committee on Appropriations – Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Specifically, AIHA is concerned about a proposed budget decrease for the NIOSH Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) sector of the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)....
Supervisors Should Be Trained to Identify, Confront Workplace Substance Abuse
Employees who drink or abuse other substances during the workday can spell disaster for obvious reasons. A new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggests that supervisors who demonstrate they can identify workplace substance abuse are more likely to have an impact on preventing or putting a stop to this dangerous behavior...
OSHA Bestows More Than $10 Million in Safety Training Grants
Providing safety and health training to at-risk workers or those in industries with high injury and fatality rates is a big job – one that OSHA recently facilitated by distributing more than $10 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants...
Finding Safety through Story
Why sharing a story is so much more influential than simply stating the facts...
AHMP Emergency Response Simulation Shows Importance of Communication, Preparedness
On Aug. 30, the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP), along with the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, simulated a response scenario involving a chemical spill. AHMP Executive Director Cedric Calhoun, FASAE, CAE, spoke with EHS Today to discuss the response efforts and the importance of communication and preparedness...
Deadline for MSHA’s Mine Safety Training Grant Applications is Aug. 31
On Aug. 3, MSHA announced that up to 20 Brookwood-Sago safety and training grants, totaling $1 million, are available to help maintain safe working conditions for miners. States or nonprofit entities may apply by Aug. 31...
The Safety Professional’s Guide to Risk and Crisis Communication
Safety professionals who apply principles of risk communication can more effectively express their safety training and messages to the work force. In an exclusive interview with EHS Today, Pamela (Ferrante) Walaski, CSP, CHMM, explains what safety professionals need to know about risk and crisis communications...
Out with the Old, In with the New: Addressing Young Workers’ Training Needs
According to a new poll, Generation Y workers, or those ages 18 to 29, are more likely to appreciate shorter training sessions, flexible training options and remote learning enabled by mobile devices. Companies therefore should consider adapting their training programs in order to better engage these young workers...
What Do You Mean By That? Use and Misuse of EHS Training Terms
More companies are realizing that EHS Training delivers benefits beyond compliance, including improved productivity, quality and competitive position. Instead of a “cost center,” EHS training is being viewed as a business investment – and EHS professionals are being asked to produce and document results that show it is a good investment...
Training and its Value in Reducing Maintenance Costs
Total business losses in industry due to downtime alone are estimated to be nearly $50 billion per year worldwide, and studies show that 60-70 percent of that downtime is caused by human error. In other words, these losses primarily are caused by improperly trained maintenance personnel...
Study Finds Training Not Being Applied in the Workplace
A new study indicates that managers must become more committed and engaged in the training process if what employees learn in training sessions is to be used in the workplace...
OSHA Accepts Applications for Safety Training Grants
OSHA has $4.7 million to offer in health and safety training grants and is looking for ways to spend it...
Creating a Happier, Healthier Hispanic Work Force
The first step in creating a harmonious work environment for your Hispanic employees is to learn about their culture and how it many impact their work...
Electrical Safety Training Is Harder Than You Think
Successful electrical safety training changes worker behavior and improves the workplace culture...
Safety Center Stresses Need for International Construction Safety Training
The director of University of California San Diego Extension’s International Safety Education Institute (ISEI) Construction Workplace Safety Training Program stressed a growing international need for safety training based on OSHA standards to better protect construction workers around the world...
Empower Your Employees and Gain Increased Productivity, Morale
Workers who feel empowered by their employers are more productive and have higher morale, regardless of their industry, a new study suggests...
OSHA Revises Outreach Training Program to Improve Trainer Reliability
OSHA recently revised its voluntary Outreach Training Program procedures to include trainer verification requirements and other changes to improve training quality and ensure the integrity of its authorized instructors...
OSHA Releases Guidance on Preventing Fall-Related Injuries, Deaths among Residential Construction Workers
On April 8, OSHA issued a new guidance to help employers prevent fall-related injuries and deaths among residential construction workers...
OSHA Issues Guidance on Spirometry Testing to Prevent Respiratory Hazard Exposure
OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed two guidance documents, one for workers and one for employers, describing the use of spirometry testing to help reduce and prevent worker exposure to respiratory hazards...
Domestic Service Workers Vulnerable to Occupational Hazards
Domestic service employees who perform tasks such as cleaning, cooking, childcare and care of the elderly may be exposed to occupational health risks such as harsh chemicals and musculoskeletal injuries all while having limited workplace safety rights, an employment law expert explains...
Indiana OSHA Cites Notre Dame $77,500 following Death of Student Employee
On March 15, the Indiana Department of Labor cited the University of Notre Dame with the most serious safety violation allowable under Indiana law for the fatal injury of 20-year-old student employee Declan Sullivan...
ASSE Releases Teen Safety Kit to Prevent Youth Work Injuries, Illnesses
Slippery floors, hot cooking equipment, heavy lifting, loud noises and working alone are some of the dangers teens face as they experience a first job or seasonal employment. To help teens stay safe at work, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has developed a comprehensive electronic toolkit, “Target Teen Work Safety...
NIH Launches Large-Scale Health Study for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers
A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers began Feb. 28 in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida...
