FY 2027 Consultation Education and Training (CET) Grant Projects

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) awarded 16 CET grants totaling $900,000 to promote worker safety and health across the state, particularly for small and medium-sized companies. Contact any of the following grantees if you are interested in free training underwritten by MIOSHA. They provide health and safety training in a variety of formats.

Alpena Community College will provide specialized safety training to high‑risk rural work environments where limited local training creates added challenges. It focuses on hazards such as falls, electrical exposure, confined spaces, serious injury response, roadway/work zone risks, and emergency coordination. The training supports workers and employers in fields like utility technology, line clearance, construction, public works, transportation, and manufacturing. For more information, contact, Kristen Wisniewski at 989-358-7451 or wisniewk@alpenacc.edu.

Associated General Contractors of Michigan offers the Safety and Health Support for Construction (SHTSC) program that will provide programs throughout Michigan in public formats to address changes to MIOSHA construction safety and health standards as well as provide on-site advanced safety training on various topics such as fall protection, scaffold safety, crane rigging & signaling, excavation safety, silica, respiratory protection, asbestos awareness, lead safety, confined space, and electrical hazards. For more information contact Reo Rodriguez at 517-908-8056 or rrodriguez@agcmichigan.org.

Bay College will target safety risks linked to chainsaw use, hazard tree removal, and other high‑risk tasks across several Michigan industries. Workers in fields such as landscaping, wood product manufacturing, public works, utility line clearance, and emergency response regularly face dangerous conditions that can lead to severe injuries or fatalities. For more information contact Renee Lundberg at 906-217-4224 or lundberr@baycollege.edu.

Catholic Charities Southeast Michigan will deliver accessible, community-based safety training in Spanish through CCSEM – La Casa Amiga, tailored to both caregiving/service workers and manufacturing workers. It includes culturally responsive training and OSHA 10-hour instruction to improve understanding of workplace hazards, rights, and prevention strategies. Overall, the project reduces barriers to training, supports safer workplaces, lowers injury risks, and promotes greater equity in occupational health outcomes. For more information contact Luz Acosta at 248-340-3917 or acostal@ccsem.org. 

Center for Workplace Violence Prevention, Inc. will develop and deliver training for comprehensive workplace violence prevention, behavioral threat management, personal safety and survival skills, verbal de-escalation skills, active shooter survival, situation awareness and victim avoidance, crisis recovery after mass shootings, violence prevention in K-12 establishments, and mass casualty workplace emergencies. For more information contact Kenneth Wolf at 248-217-1677 or kwolfphd@aol.com.

Eastern Michigan University Organization for Risk Reduction will provide an eight-hour and four-hour comprehensive training program in workshop format. This workshop will enable employers to recognize excavation hazards, their legal obligations to protect workers from exposure and how to select and implement appropriate exposure control methods for various construction situations.  For more information contact Beth Heiss at 734-487-8285 or at bheiss@emich.edu.

Emergency Services Rescue Training will focus on the prevention of and response to farm-related emergencies such as grain entrapments, farm equipment entanglement, tractor roll-overs, toxic gases, confined space, combustible dust explosions, etc., and will be offered to first responders.  The training includes both classroom and hands-on training. For more information contact Suzy Carter at 517-204-3687 or at miagsafety@gmail.com.

Great Lakes Safety Training Center will provide Arc Flash Awareness safety training to employees in the manufacturing and construction industry.  The training will be offered to employees throughout the state with a primary focus on the Lower Peninsula. For more information contact Jill Dougherty at 989-492-7036 or jdougherty@glstc.org.

Incompass Michigan - This project will provide neurodiversity-conscious safety training, designed specifically to meet the learning needs of workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and other neurodivergent conditions. To accommodate all types of learners, trainings are offered in various formats such as onsite, eLearning modules and webinars.  For more information contact Laurie Morse-Dell at 517-220-2385 or ldell@incompassmi.org.

Michigan Green Industry Association (MGIA) - This project will promote awareness of the dangers of tree care operations and the importance of safety training, by providing both classroom and demonstrative training in the following fundamentals and techniques of safely performing tree care operations: proper tree pruning and felling techniques; chainsaw safety, maintenance and use; Arborist rigging techniques; Electrical Hazard Awareness Training, and CPR/First Aid, among others.  For more information contact Silvia Eichen at 248-646-4992 or silvia@landscape.org.

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association (MITA) will educate employers and employees within the heavy construction industry on the "Big Four" specific to work in roadways and trenching, suicide prevention/opioid addition, and their new “Tool Safety” component to prevent fatalities. For more information contact Greg Brooks at 517-347-8336 or gregbrooks@thinkmita.org.

Michigan State University will partner with MSU Extension to provide farm‑focused safety outreach, including technical assistance, community trainings, and educational sessions following agricultural fatalities. Develop online and in‑person safety “toolkits” addressing recent Michigan farm fatalities and hazards in animal production and aquaculture. Toolkits will include hazard identification, equipment guidance, and safe‑work recommendations. Additional services include specialized farm training,  recorded sessions for online access, and responses to farm safety questions. For information contact Laurel Harduar Morano at 517-353-8592or at harduarm@msu.edu.

Parents for Student Safety Employment Standards (PASSES) – This project will address young worker safety and health in the construction trades industry, retail industry, and various other industries that employ co-op students.  Students and teachers receive training in safety and health issues such as fall protection, personal protective equipment, ladder safety, proper lifting, lockout/tagout, confined space, safe chemical handling, teen labor laws, trenching safety, road construction, and silica. Trainings are held at high schools throughout Michigan.  For more information contact Donna Weaver at 313-910-6531 or passesedge@live.com.

UAW will deliver health and safety training across Michigan, including Spanish‑language options, to support underserved workers and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards. The program will also conduct on‑site needs assessments and provide joint labor–management safety committee training aligned with OSHA and ANSI Z‑10. Ongoing support will address site‑specific hazards, help community groups develop training, offer technical guidance, and evaluate outcomes to expand the impact of the MIOSHA CET grant. For more information contact Jim Holton at 313-926-5563 or jholton@uaw.net.

University of Michigan Center for Ergonomics will provide ergonomics training and technical assistance to small and medium sized Michigan companies. Specifically, they will provide customized on-site introductory ergonomics training seminars using an interactive teaching technology, ergonomics technical assistance, case study video clips (case studies showcasing ergonomic analyses are available on the YouTube Channel, C4E TV), guidance for safety and ergonomic program development, scholarships to attend an open enrollment introductory ergonomics course, and documentation of workplace changes and development of ergonomics/safety and health programs. For more information contact Sheryl Ulin at 734-763-0133 or sherylul@umich.edu.

Wayne State University will provide mental health training to workers and employers in construction, manufacturing, aggregate mining, and hazardous waste operations across Michigan, with priority for small employers. The program aims to increase awareness of occupational stress, teach practical coping tools, strengthen workplace resilience, and connect participants with mental health resources. The program is free to workers and employers, reducing barriers for those with limited access to mental health training. For more information contact Mumtaz Usmen at 248-320-9721 or musmen@wayne.edu.