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OSHA News Release
2003 - 03/19/2003 - OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars On Fall Hazards and Ladder Safety |
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Region 2 News Release: BOS 2003-048 Wednesday, March 19, 2003 Contact: John M. Chavez Phone: (617) 565-2075 Attention: Business News / Calendar Editors
OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars On Fall Hazards and Ladder Safety To Be Offered In April At Six Upstate New York Locations BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Helping small Upstate New York employers ensure the safety of their employees around fall hazards and while using ladders is the goal of seminars being offered by the Buffalo office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in conjunction with area organizations and colleges. The same seminar, on the topics of fall hazards and ladder safety, is being offered at six different locations during April as follows:
"Protecting employees from fall hazards is a vital concern, since falls are a leading cause of injury and death in many industries," said Art Dube, OSHA's Buffalo area director. "This seminar will explain how a small business owner can take simple steps to ensure that employees are protected from fall hazards and dangerous ladder use." The session is part of the OSHA Small Business Seminar Series covering a variety of topics that the federal agency will offer this year to assist small Upstate New York employers in complying with workplace safety and health standards. To register for one of the April seminars, and to obtain more information, contact Gordon DeLeys at the Buffalo OSHA Area Office at 716-684-3891, Ext. 244 or via e-mail at gordon.deleys@osha.gov. Co-sponsors with OSHA are: the New York State Department of Labor On-site Consultation Service, the OSHA Education Center at Niagara County Community College's Corporate Training Center, Jamestown Community College, the Jamestown Small Business Development Center, the Manufacturing Association of the Greater Jamestown Area, Erie Community College Department of Workforce Development, the Niagara Community College Small Business Development Center and the SUNY College at Buffalo State Small Business Development Center, the Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce, SUNY College at Brockport Small Business Development Center, Genesee Community College, Genesee County Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Business Alliance and the National Safety Council. The information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (617) 565-2072. TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) Message Referral Phone: 800-347-8029. |
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