News Update
December 8, 2021
Help Fulfill OSHA's Mission to Protect Workers: Earn a Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District offers five Professional Safety Certificates to help you take your career and your organization’s safety program to the next level. These programs provide real-world information that can be immediately applied to the workplace. Learn More
OSHA has developed the Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate Program in support of its mission to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women. The certificate program is a proactive measure to protect employees and reduce incident rates across the nation.

How You Will Benefit
  • Learn the fundamentals needed to deal with potential hazards
  • Reduce injuries and health problems among your co-workers
  • Understand the essential elements of an effective safety program
  • Develop accident investigation skills
  • Gain knowledge of changing regulations, guidance documents and regulatory interpretations
  • Demonstrate competency when dealing with regulatory agencies
Participants in the Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate Program can customize their program to reflect their own areas of interest by pursuing the Construction, General, or Maritime Industry Safety & Health Fundamentals certificate through a selection of core required courses and electives on a variety of topics, including occupational safety and health standards, safety and health management, incident investigation, fall hazard awareness, and recordkeeping. Learn More
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New Online Portal Simplifies OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs Application Process
A new online portal for submitting applications to OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs is now available. The updated portal modernizes the application process for companies that qualify for VPP and makes it easier for candidates to start, continue and get assistance with submitting their applications.

The portal allows OSHA to review applications in real time, and help companies correct errors or omissions quickly. Applicants can use the portal to upload electronic versions of supporting documentation, and they can stop and complete their application at a later time without having to restart. Alternatively, after completing an applicant profile, they may download an application form to complete offline, and submit their application materials by mail.

OSHA developed the VPP Portal as part of the agency’s efforts to continue recognizing safety and health excellence, leverage resources, accommodate effective administration of VPP and support smart program growth. Qualified companies with mature safety and health management systems can apply to VPP here.
 
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognize employers and workers in the private industry and federal agencies who have implemented effective safety and health management systems and maintain injury and illness rates below national BLS averages for their respective industries. Management, labor, and OSHA work cooperatively and proactively to prevent fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through a system focused on: hazard prevention and control; worksite analysis; training; and management commitment and worker involvement. To participate, employers submit an application to OSHA and undergo a rigorous onsite evaluation by a team of safety and health professionals.
UPCOMING OSHA CLASSES
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.
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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.
For additional information, email us at otc@clpccd.org or call 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.