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January 5, 2022
Sandra took her safety career to the next level when she joined the power plant industry as a safety coordinator, travelling around the US to help ensure safe work practices were followed during power plant shutdowns, maintenance and restarts. From power plants Sandra moved on to the oil and gas industry, overseeing and enforcing worker safety under very dangerous circumstances as refinery units were shut down, repaired and restarted. She then moved on to the solar industry and expanded her role to supervising other safety representatives on the jobsites of large-scale solar projects.
 
In 2014 Sandra joined Helix Electric, starting as a Site Safety Manager and subsequently moving up to Area Safety Manager and then Regional Safety Manager. She spends much of her time in the field, inspecting jobsite operations, monitoring key work areas such as confined spaces and cranes, reviewing safety documentation and plans for upcoming work, and conducting corporate safety audits. Sandra credits Helix for placing a high priority on safety, offering extensive in-house training to ensure that workers are fully prepared to conduct their work assignments safely. Click Here for Full Interview
Sandra Dodge has been a lifelong learner and continues to pursue safety training opportunities. She earned her Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification after a rigorous exam in 2019. She earned a Certified Safety & Health Official (CHSO)-Level III certificate after completing 10 OSHA courses at the OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Sandra strongly believes in continuing safety education for career advancement but more importantly to stay current on the latest standards and gain more tools and ideas to keep workers safe.
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Protect Workers from Cold Stress
Winter weather presents hazards including slippery roads/surfaces, strong winds, and environmental cold. Employers must prevent illnesses, injuries or fatalities by controlling these hazards in workplaces impacted by winter weather.

OSHA has several resources to help businesses and their workers manage and control hazards associated with winter weather, and to provide information about hazards that workers may face during and after winter storms. Learn More

UPCOMING OSHA CLASSES
Start the New Year by Expanding Your Safety Knowledge
This is a refresher course for those who have completed OSHA #500-Trainer Course for the Construction Industry and who are authorized trainers in the OSHA Outreach Training Program.

*Proof of vaccination status is required for In-Person Classes. See Course Policy
This 4-day course covers Federal OSHA policies, procedures and standards, as well as General Industry safety and health principles and is the prerequisite to OSHA #501-Trainer Course for General Industry. Learn to apply the appropriate Federal OSHA standard to General Industry hazards. Click here for full OSHA 511 course description.
Proof of vaccination status is required for In-Person Classes. See Course Policy
This course is designed to enable students to recognize, evaluate, prevent and abate safety and health hazards associated with confined space entry. Topics include the recognition of confined space hazards, basic information about instrumentation used to evaluate atmospheric hazards, and ventilation techniques. 
Proof of vaccination status is required for In-Person Classes. See Course Policy

In-Person Classes: Physical distancing and other safety guidelines are followed in all In-Person classes, and class sizes are reduced. Proof of vaccination status is required for In-Person Classes. See Course Policy
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.