News Update
October 20, 2021
OSHA Offers Guidance to Help Responders Stay Safe During Disaster Cleanup and Recovery
OSHA offers the following resources to help responders with natural disaster recovery:

Current Outreach Trainers are encouraged to expand their outreach by training to become a Disaster Site Worker Outreach Trainer. If you meet the prerequisites (see below), register today for OSHA #5600 -Disaster Site Worker Trainer Course, soffered on November 15-18, 2021, as a VILT via Zoom.

OSHA #5600 prepares experienced Outreach Trainers to present OSHA 7.5-hr and 15-hr Disaster Site Worker Courses, intended for second responders (those arriving hours or days after the event). Participants will practice knowledge and skills through discussion, exercises, demonstrations and presentations. 

UPCOMING OSHA CLASSES
IN-PERSON | PLEASANTON, CA | REGISTER ONLINE

Learn about OSHA Electrical standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. Emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA Standards, policies and procedures.

November 1-4, 2021 | VILT via Zoom
IN-PERSON | RENO, NV | REGISTRATION INFORMATION
IN-PERSON | SACRAMENTO, CA | REGISTRATION INFORMATION
In-Person Classes: Physical distancing and other safety guidelines are followed in all In-Person classes, and class sizes are reduced.
In Region IX OSHA numbered Virtual, Instructor-Led classes offered via Zoom are only available to participants located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Contact us if you are unsure if this applies to you.
OSHA Awards Health and Safety Training Grants
OSHA has awarded 93 nonprofit organizations more than $11.6 million in grants to fund education and training programs on hazard recognition, injury prevention and workers’ rights. Among the grant recipients in our Region 9 are:

Asian Immigrant Women Advocates, Oakland, CA
$55,000 for Fire Safety training

The Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Waipahu, HI
$158,468 for Residential Construction Hazards training

Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center, Las Vegas, NV
$80,000 for Capacity Building Pilot for Day Laborer and other Safety Training

Shasta Builders Exchange, Redding, CA
$142,512 for Residential Construction Hazards training

Visit OSHA’s website to learn about the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.

5860 Owens Drive
3rd Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Phone: 866-936-6742
Fax: 925-460-0133

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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers high quality OSHA standards-based training for construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries in Northern, Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

OSHA classes are offered as Virtual Instructor-Led Training via Zoom and also In-Person in select locations following physical distancing and other strict COVID-19 safety guidelines. In-person class sizes are reduced in size, so early registration is strongly advised. Visit our website for a current class schedule.
We are available to respond to your inquiries at otc@clpccd.org or 866-936-6742.

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center Catalog features information on our training programs, including overviews and class descriptions, enrollment policies and course delivery options. Download the OSHA Training Catalog or Request a Catalog by Mail.

The recommendations in this newsletter are advisory in nature, informational in content, and intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful workplace.