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22. Sept. 2010
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US Department of Labor's OSHA awards to 2.75 million dollar Susan
Harwood training aid targeted on the topic of safety and health, training
WASHINGTON-U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $ 2.75 million in Susan Harwood training Grants targeted subject 16 organisations, including those of the community/faith-based and groups, trade unions, employers ' organisations, work, job/joint management associations, and colleges and universities.
These grants help provides safety and health training and educational programs, workers ' and employers ' organizations. $ 2.75 Million is in addition to the 8 million-dollar OSHA issue Sept 9 45 Susan Harwood's Capacity Building grants to businesses.
Targeted topic training aid is year grants, which support the quality of occupational safety and health training materials and programs for the development of workers ' and employers ' workplace hazards and prevention strategies,. earlier this month OSHA announced the multiannual Susan Harwood's Capacity Building grants, create capacity within organizations, education and the provision of related services for workers and employers.
"The grant program is a key part of our efforts to provide training on the job hazards to workers and their rights.It also provides information about the unsafe working conditions and the employers ' obligations under the law, "said Secretary of Labor Hilda l. Solis.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dr. David Michaels, "education and vocational training organisations receive a subsidy is designed to prevent occupational injuries and diseases of the deaths by providing information and tools that workers and employers should identify and correct workplace safety and health," said.
Susan Harwood training Grant program targeted topic was named in honour of the late Susan Harwood, former Director of the risk assessment Office OSHA health standards Directorate, who died in 1996.
Targeted topic grants in support of the workplace safety and health programs to design and that workers ' and employers ' activities, a high-hazard and fatality rates, workers with limited English proficiency, difficult to access for employees and managers of small enterprises and employers ' general industry support includes funds. Furthermore, the development of train workers and employers in order to prevent, abate toimintapätevyyden training materials, and prevent safety and health at the workplace.The Agency received a total of 168 targeted applications topic.
Grant program is an important part of OSHA's efforts to provide training, employment, the risks related to the use of high risk sectors of workers and their rights.It also provides employers ' crucial information about the dangerous working conditions, mitigation strategies, and Occupational Safety and Health in the discharge of their responsibilities under the Act 1970.
For more information about the 2010 Susan Harwood training targeted beneficiaries from the following topic for more information about the grant program site http://www.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/2010_grant_targeted_recipients.html.saat http://www.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/index.html.kimberly Newell, 847-759-7705 or Jim Barnes 847-759-7781, queries should be directed to the public.
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1970, shall be the responsibility of the employers to their employees is safe and healthful workplace. OSHA's mission is to ensure that these conditions u.s. men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, education and assistance. for more information, visit the following http://www.osha.gov.
Editor's Note: Member States and the financial amounts list follows this release.
### FY 2010 Susan Harwood training Grant recipients targeted subject
Alphabetical FightersRoofers StateInternational Association of Fire and Waterproofers, in the light of the joint research and training in the workplace and the community TrustSustainable AllianceOwensboro technical construction and General CollegeBoth IndustryNational Association of Home said Research Center Ozarks technical community CollegeConfined Space hazards public IndustryNorth Carolina occupational safety and Health construction and General ProjectBoth IndustryMusculoskeletal diseases and ergonomic PrinciplesMusculoskeletal diseases and ergonomic PrinciplesHispanic contractor's Association de San Antonio, Inc. Texas Engineering Extension Service SafetyUniversity ServiceLandscaping & wood, Wisconsin oshkoshu.s.department of Labor publications are available on the Internet at http://www. dol.gov. this press release information will be made available in the form of an alternative (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) at the request of the West Coast Office. specify which news release when your request to 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees easily understandable information to comply with its legislation. For more information please visit http://www.dol.gov/compliance.
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