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2008 - 09/30/2008 - U.S. Labor Department awards $6.7 million in safety and health training grants - New York union to receive $149,000 to train poultry processing employees |
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Region 2 News Release: 08-1385-NEW/BOS 2008-275 Tues., Sept. 30, 2008 Contact: Sharon Worthy David Sims Phone: 202-693-4676 202-693-1898 U.S. Labor Department awards $6.7 million in safety and health training grants
New York union to receive $149,000 to train poultry processing employees WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today awarded $6.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 36 recipients encompassing labor unions, community colleges and other nonprofit organizations for safety and health training and educational programs. Among the recipients is the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in New York, N.Y. It will receive $149,225 to conduct training sessions for poultry processing employees and supervisors on emergency preparedness and response including pandemic flu preparation. Training will be conducted in English and Spanish and will reach approximately 1,200 individuals working at poultry plants in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. "Education is the cornerstone for assuring safe and healthful work environments," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr. "The Susan Harwood grants will assist these organizations and academic institutions in educating employers and employees on ways to prevent safety and health hazards in the workplace." The Susan Harwood Training Grants support workplace safety and health training programs that educate employees in industries with high hazard and fatality rates, employees with limited English proficiency, hard-to-reach employees and small business employers. The grants support training programs that address topics such as construction and general industry hazards, and other safety and health topic areas, including shipbreaking hazards and Native American tribal safety and health issues. The training grants are named in honor of the late Susan Harwood, a former director of the Office of Risk Assessment in OSHA's health standards directorate, who died in 1996. During her 17-year tenure with the agency, Harwood helped develop OSHA standards to protect employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos and lead in construction. Public inquiries should be directed to Cindy Bencheck at 847-759-7726. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. Editor's Note: A complete list of the 2008 Susan Harwood Grant recipients is posted at http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/ote/sharwood/2008_grant_recipients.html. ### U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audiotape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance. |
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