The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) awarded 22 CET Grants totaling over  $1 million, to promote worker safety and health across the state, particularly for small and medium size companies. Contact any of the following grantees if you are interested in free training underwritten by MIOSHA.  They provide health and safety hazard training in a variety of formats.  

Alpena Community College will deliver targeted safety and occupational health training in the high-hazard industries of nursing and residential care facilities; construction; machinery manufacturing, including fabricated metal; transportation manufacturing; utilities; and wood products manufacturing.  This grant incorporates high-hazard industry training, primarily with smaller employers in order to support MIOSHA Strategic Plan Goals.  For more information contact Jim Makowske at 989.358.7301 or at makowskj@alpenacc.edu.

Associated General Contractors of Michigan will provide brief "on site" safety and health training to all construction contractors statewide.  They will also offer advanced day-long training on a single topic.  Training topics for both services include:  Fall Protection, Excavation Safety, Scaffold Safety, Confined Space Entry, Electrical Safety, Asbestos Awareness, Lead Awareness and many others.  Training will also be provided to update contractors on current changes in MIOSHA regulations.  For more information contact Pete Anderson at 517.371.1550 or panderson@agcmichigan.org.

Bay De Noc Community College will provide safety training and technical assistance to owners and employees in the wood products industry through on-site visits with an emphasis in sawmills and secondary wood manufacturing.  They will also provide safety training in nursing/residential homes.  For more information contact Barbara Walden at 906.789.6902 or waldenb@baycollege.edu.

Center for Workplace Violence Prevention, Inc. will develop training and instructional videos including Online Resource Center for Workplace Violence, to cover Emergency Management / Preparedness programs.  These programs will describe new types of violent perpetrators and terrorist operations for better employer and employee response and capabilities.  For more information, please contact Ken Wolf or Marilyn Knight at 248.347.3300 or KWolfPhD@aol.com.

Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) will focus their construction jobsite training on the four causes of injury in the construction trades that result in over 88 percent of all injuries:  Falls, Caught-In, Struck By, and Electrocution.  They will deliver advanced onsite safety/health training and consultation for small to medium-size contractors and their employees, promoting the implementation of a Safety and Health Management System.  For more information contact Joe Forgue at 248.972.1141 or at Forgue@cam-online.com.

Eastern Michigan University Organization for Risk Reduction will offer a three-hour trenching safety course across the state to address the safety and health hazards of this type of work for both general industry and construction.  For more information contact Arlene Cook at 734.487.6991 or acook@emich.edu.

Grand Rapids Community College will provide training for 64 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Journeymen Linemen for their Competent Climber and Tower Rescue certification, for working safe on wind turbine and transmission towers.  For more information contact Brian Shultz at 616.234.3016 or bshultz@grcc.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 Safety Orientation; Aggressive Behavior; Bloodborne Pathogens and Tuberculosis Awareness; Disaster Preparedness; Fire Safety; Ergonomics; Slips, Trips and Falls; Hazard Communication; Safe Lifting and Transfer of Patients/Proper Use of Lifting Equipment; Latex Allergies; Electrical Safety; Hand Washing; and Walking and Working Surfaces.  For more information contact Susan Carter at 517.394.4614 or carter@safetycouncil.org.

MARO Employment and Training Association will provide training to staff of community rehabilitation organizations, Centers for Independent Living, and workers with disabilities and/or for workers with other barriers to community inclusion.  Training will be presented in two formats:  customized on-site and a computer-based program to include internet-based webinar training programs that can be retained and used on an ongoing basis.  DVDs will be developed for training in conjunction with on-site consultation.  For more information contact Todd Culver at 517.484.5588 or tculver@maro.org.

Michigan AFL-CIO Will deliver generic and customized workplace safety and health training to new and transitional workers who have been affected by the economic crisis and nursing/residential homes covering, Workplace Hazards and Recognition, Right-to-know, Hazardous Substances, and Lifting Techniques.  For more information contact Derrick Quinney at 517.372.0784 or 517.449.1514 or dquinney@miaflcio.org.

Michigan Association of Chiropractors will provide back and ergonomic safety training to workers in the nursing home, manufacturing, warehouse and storage, wholesalers of non-durable goods, and landscaping industries.  Through its WorkSafe program, the training is designed to increase employer and employee awareness of the workplace safety issues related to back and other ergonomic injuries.  For more information contact Joe Ross or Kathy Schaefer at 517.333.3133 or MACWorkSafe@Yahoo.com.

Michigan Farm Bureau will provide on-site and classroom safety and health training that targets agricultural employers, managers, service providers and facility owners as part of their Emergency Preparedness Series and Facility Review.  The project will develop and provide hazard identification guidance and minimization practices utilizing computer and DVD formats.  As part of the training they will use a black light demonstration procedure, where practical, to address the proper use of personal protective equipment.  Host facilities will be provided with onsite surveys to determine current safe work practices and possible hazards.  For more information contact Craig Anderson at 517.323.7000, ext. 2311 or canderso@michfb.com.

Michigan Green Industry Association (MGIA) will provide statewide safety training for employees and employers in the tree/landscape business, and those performing tree care such as golf course, municipality, and other grounds personnel.  At the MGIA 24th Annual Trade Show & Convention in March 2012, they will be holding the ArborMaster Tree Worker Clinic which will provide an onsite training track for professional climbers.  For more information contact Karla J. Trosen at 248.646.4992 or karla@landscape.org.

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) will develop specialized company training sessions and statewide conferences to reduce injuries in the heavy construction industry particularly through the Occupational Hazard Reduction (OHR) program which is designed to reduce the number of illnesses specifically caused by occupational health hazards including exposure to cadmium, lead, silica and noise.  MITA will also conduct training programs for each company and perform job site audits and safety training to include MIOSHA 300 log recordings compliance and implementation of Safety and Health Management Systems (SHMS).  For more information contact Patrick Brown at 517.347.8336 or patrickbrown@mi-ita.com.

Michigan Safety Conference (MSC) will establish a new division in the MSC to target employees and employers in the Agricultural/Landscaping industry and will deliver specific safety and health training for these industries.  Delivery of training may be in person, on site and web-based.  For more information contact Denise McGinn at 517.203.0737 or www.michsafetyconference.org.

Michigan Safety Consortium will continue to 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.  For more information contact Susan Carter at 517.394.4614 or carter@safetycouncil.org.

Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice will offer 24-hour machine rescue operation level training courses in hands-on workshops using equipment and props for firefighters who are first on the scene of a machine rescue, for firefighters who perform machine rescues, and for fire officers who are responsible for managing the rescue scene.  For more information contact Scott Tobey at 517.355.3363 or at tobey@msu.edu.

North Central Michigan College will provide health and safety training in person and web-based for healthcare, nursing and long-term care employers and employees.  The training will promote the establishment of Safety and Health Management Systems.  Seven counties in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will be served:  Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Cheboygan, Otsego, Mackinaw and Luce.  For more information contact Thomas Nathe at 231.348.6613 or tnathe@ncmich.edu.

Parents for Student Safety Employment Standards (PASSES) works with high schools to provide student training and web-based digital training.  PASSES has district-wide safety committees that assist with the program.  PASSES teaches teens, entry-level workers, and school personnel in a variety of hazardous industries, including construction, healthcare, general merchandizing and food and beverage, and retail.  Additionally, PASSES will provide “safety team leaders” extended training over three years on safety fundamentals such as proper use of PPE, adolescent labor laws, safe chemical handling, and proper lifting.  For more information contact Donna Weaver at 313.910.6531 or passessedge@live.com.

Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWSDU) 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 overexertion and repetitive motion injuries, establishing health and safety committees, facility emergency preparedness and management, lock out/tag out, and powered industrial trucks.  For more information contact Fred Jimenez at 616.304.4861 or fjimenez@rwdsu.org.

United Auto Workers (UAW) will provide workplace safety and health training to industries with fabricated metal products, warehousing and storage, machinery manufacturing, hospitals, and plastics and rubber manufacturing.  The training will include a facility walkthrough and hazard evaluation followed by hazard prevention training.  Training topics will include Joint Safety and Health Committees, Violence in the Workplace, Energy Lockout, Powered Industrial Truck, Confined Space Entry, and Industrial Emergency Response.  For more information contact Steve Shepard at 313.962.5563 or at stshepard@uaw.net.

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.  For more information contact Sheryl Ulin at 734.763.0133 or Sheryl.Ulin@umich.edu.