Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Michigan will deliver an interactive computer based training program for the construction industry.  The program is designed to provide easy access to the 14 standardized modules which include: Asbestos Awareness, Confined Space, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Fire Safety, Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Trenching and Shoring, Scaffold Safety, Cadmium Safety, Silica Safety, Ladder Safety and Lead Safety.

Bay De Noc Community College will provide safety training and technical assistance to owners and employees in the wood products industry with an emphasis on sawmills and secondary wood manufacturing.  The program will offer on-site training on:  employee awareness of hazards, personal protective equipment, chain saw safety, safe work habits, employee safety responsibility, sound ergonomic practices and proper lockout procedures.

Cassie Stern Healthcare Worker Education and Training Center/SEIU will provide safety training in the home health care field. This program will bring critically needed health and safety instruction to a home based statewide workforce of independent providers by creating a network of peer mentorship and training. The program will develop a feasible best safe practices for home caregivers, and accessible educational materials that target clients and caregivers.

Center for Workplace Violence Prevention, Inc. will develop training and instructional videos in Emergency Management and Workplace Violence.  Training sessions will focus on emergency response capabilities, and provide information to help employers develop crisis management programs that address both terrorist events and workplace emergencies. For more information, please contact Ken Wolf or Marilyn Knight at 248-347-3300 or KWolfPhD@aol.com.

Construction Association of Michigan will focus their construction jobsite training on the four causes of injury in the construction trade that result in over 88% of all injuries in the construction trade- Falls, Caught-In, Struck By, and Electrocution.

Eastern Michigan University Organization for Risk Reduction will offer an asbestos awareness course to address and help prevent inadvertent exposure of employees to airborne asbestos fibers.  The course will cover the nature of asbestos, the health affects of exposure, identification of asbestos-containing materials, and the MIOSHA General Industry and Construction Standards for Asbestos. For more information, please contact Arlene Cook at 734-487-6991 or acook@emich.edu.

Lansing Area Safety Council will provide safety and health training to employees in long-term care facilities.  The topics in the training program will include aggressive behavior, bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis awareness, disaster preparedness, ergonomics, slips, trips and falls, hazard communication, and safe lifting and transfer of patients/proper use of lifting equipment.

Lansing Community College Fire Fighters will develop and deliver flashover fire fighting training, focusing on developing and implementing a safety and health management system through policies for aggressive interior attack procedures, awareness of personal protective equipment, and modeling new fire department standard operating procedures. For more information, please contact Jeff Huber at 517-483-1394 or Huberj2@lcc.edu.

Macomb Community College is developing in-depth training on MIOSHA Standards as well as safety and health seminars and programs.

Michigan Association of Rehabilitation Organizations Employment and Training Association (MARO) will provide training to rehabilitation organizations and their staff with disabilities. Training will be presented in two formats: customized on-site and a computer-based program.  DVD’s will be developed for training in conjunction with on-site consultation. For more information, please contact Todd Culver at 517-484-5588 or tculver@maro.org.

Michigan Association of Chiropractors will provide back safety and ergonomics training to workers in the nursing home, manufacturing and construction industries.  Through its WorkSafe program, the training is designed to increase employee awareness of the workplace safety issues related to back and other ergonomics injuries. For more information, please call Joe Ross or Kathy Schaefer at 517-333-3133 or email at MCA_WorkSafe@Yahoo.com.

Michigan Construction Trades Safety Council will produce a “MIOSHA Walkthrough for Construction” CD-ROM. This CD will be a high-end, interactive training tool that makes safety and health training interesting and memorable.  It will be distributed to more than 120,000 construction companies throughout Michigan.

Michigan Farm Bureau will provide on-site and classroom safety and health training that targets agricultural employers, managers, service providers and owners.  The project will develop and provide hazard identification guidance and minimization practices utilizing computer and DVD formats.  Host facilities will be provided with onsite surveys to determine current safe work practices and possible hazards, particularly in the areas of pesticide training and injury response management.

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) will develop specialized company training sessions and statewide conferences to reduce injuries in the road construction industry.  The CET Grant funding will allow MITA to build a 3-tier training program to help protect workers from road building, bridge building, and excavation hazards. MITA will also produce an All-Trade-Training program that goes beyond federal safety standards to specifically address MIOSHA safety standards.

Michigan State AFL-CIO  Human Resources Development, Inc will provide training to new employees and incumbent workers affected by new technology and new work processes, equipment or operation.  Training topics will include back injuries, lifting techniques, workplace hazards and recognition, right-to-know and hazardous substances. In cases where generic training does not meet the needs of an employer, staff will identify worksite needs and issues and will customize a training program to meet their needs. For more information, please call Derrick Quinney at 517-372-0784 or 517-449-1514.

Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice will offer a train-the-trainer Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) training for firefighters and a firefighter survival course.  These trained personnel can then go back to their fire department and train their own employees.  The training will be directed to firefighters, their officers, and fire chiefs because all fire service personnel have responsibilities related to the rapid intervention team.

Parents for Student Safety Employment Standards (PASSES) works with high schools to provide construction technology classroom training, utilizing the web-based PASSES curriculum. PASSES has organized district wide safety committees that assist with the program. PASSES reaches young workers in the hazardous fields of home and commercial construction, adding this year a fall protection component to the curriculum. For more information, please contact Donna Weaver at 734-281-7160.

Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) will provide health and safety injury prevention training in food processing facilities through safety and health committees. These committees will focus on training sessions in areas such as repetitive motion injuries, facility emergency preparedness, and proper lifting techniques.

United Auto Workers (UAW) will provide workplace safety and health training to industries with fabricated metal, stone, clay, and concrete products. The training will include a facility walkthrough and hazard evaluation followed by hazard prevention training.  will continue to train and develop onsite health and safety committees to implement health and safety programs at small companies.  The train-the-trainer approach will be used to conduct site-specific hazard training. The details of technical prevention (lockout, ergonomics, confined spaces chemical hazard control) will be shared with employers and employees in joint sessions

University of Michigan Center for Ergonomics has developed and will deliver on-site customized ergonomics seminars, ergonomics job analysis, follow-up activities to document workplace changes, and development of ergonomic programs, to small and medium-sized companies. Scholarships to attend a two-day open enrollment course will also be provided. More information is located at http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/ioe/COHSE/ergtrain.html or by contacting Sheryl Ulin at 734-763-0133 or Sheryl.Ulin@umich.edu.