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Hazcom & GHS Course

A new course has been designed with the Safety Person in mind. It is called the Hazcom & GHS. After participating in the course, the participant will understand the scope and requirements of the new Hazard communication Standard 2012 including the additional Global Harmonization System provisions

Our next presentation of the course will be June 15, 2012.

Click here for more information and to register.

After April 1, 2012, we will no longer offer
ONLINE training for OSHA 10/30 HR classes.

This includes the OSHA 10HR Construction Outreach Training, OSHA 30HR Construction Outreach Training, OSHA 10HR General Industry Outreach Training, and the OSHA 30HR General Industry Outreach Training.

This pertains to ONLINE 10HR and 30HR TRAINING ONLY.

ATTENTION: Outreach Trainers!!
OSHA Releases New Outreach Program Changes

The changes can be found at http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach.

Visit our Outreach Training page for more information.

PUCO Carrier Rules on Hold!
PUCO rescinds administrative rules applying to private commercial motor carriers. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) rescinded administrative rules applying to private commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds operating in intrastate commerce. Read more here...

US Transmission Safety Information Notification
Important information for operators of National Grid cranes with glass sun roofs. Possible optical illustion restricts view of overhead Transmission lines. Download notification here.

US Labor Department’s OSHA temporarily withdraws proposed column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, reaches out to small businesses.

Click here to download full news release.

OSHA Issues New Directive on Residential Construction
New Residential Construction Standard STD 03-11-002 becomes effective 6/16/2011. OSHA has issued a directive rescinding the Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction (STD 03-00-001). This new directive requires all residential construction employers to comply with 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which requires the use of conventional fall protection systems for each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels.

The new directive will be enforced on or after June 16, 2011. For more details, download the Fact Sheet and Residential Construction Q’s & A’s or visit http://www.osha.gov/doc/residential_fall_protection.html.

New Qualified Crane Signaler & Rigger Training Course

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction, which will replace a decades-old standard. Approximately 267,000 construction, crane rental and crane certification establishments employing about 4.8 million workers will be affected by the rule. Under this new rule, riggers and signal persons will have to meet specific training requirements.

Read more....

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catalog with class descriptions.
(Dates subject to change.)

Click here for a PDF of the current
2012 Annual Mid-America OSHA schedule.
(May 3, 2012)

Click here to download an informative flyer from the
BWC regarding their NEW Drug-Free Safety Program

If you have questions or would like to receive email notices on upcoming OSHA and Safety classes, call 866-444-4412 or email info@ovabc.org.

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