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OSHA News Release
2002 - 12/12/2002 - Bakersfield Home to New OSHA Training Center |
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Region 9 News Release: USDL-196 December 12, 2002, 2001 Contact: Frank Meilinger Phone: (202)693-1999 Bakersfield Home to New OSHA Training Center
New Centers Will Help Hispanic Outreach, Ergonomics, Youth Initiatives SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the selection of 20 Training Institute Education Centers, almost doubling the number of centers that currently offer training courses on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and occupational safety and health issues. Westside Energy Services Training and Education Center in Bakersfield is among the new sites to provide training. OSHA's previous training program included 12 centers. The new program has been expanded to include 20 centers at 35 locations throughout the country. "These education centers were selected because they can best support our national training and education mission," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "More than 14,500 students were trained at education centers in 2002 alone. We expect the number of students trained by these centers to double over the next two years and to continue to increase substantially each year after that. The additional centers will help us meet an increasing demand for OSHA training and provide added value to our outreach efforts in a variety of areas, including ergonomics, Spanish language courses and youth initiatives." The 20 centers will complement the OSHA Training Institute, the agency's primary training center in Illinois. The centers are primarily responsible for training private sector personnel and federal personnel from agencies. "Training is key to safety and health," said OSHA Administrator John Henshaw. "The more employers and employees know about hazards and protection, the more injuries, illnesses and fatalities can be prevented. Expanding our education centers allows us to reach more people with information that can protect their safety and save their lives." The centers were selected through a national competition that was announced in February. Evaluation criteria included occupational safety and health experience, non-academic training background, classroom and laboratory availability, and the ability to provide training throughout the region. OSHA provides no funding to the education centers. They support their OSHA training through their normal tuition and fee structures. The educational centers will also assist the agency in administering the OSHA Outreach Training Program-- the agency's primary way to train workers in the basics of occupational safety and health. Through the program, individuals who complete a one-week OSHA trainer course are authorized to teach 10-hour or 30-hour courses in construction or general industry safety and health standards. These individuals go on to train thousands more students each year. In FY 2002, 254,000 people received training from the train-the-trainer program. OSHA's Training Institute Education Center program was created in 1992. # # # #
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