Registration Opens for September Courses at Region I OSHA Education Center

KEENE, N.H., 07/25/07 - Region I (New England) OSHA Training Institute Education Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, is accepting registrations for 10 September courses. The institute is authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Keene State College’s Office of Continuing Education. Courses are taught throughout the region.

Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (510)
For private-sector personnel, covers OSHA policies, procedures, standards, and construction safety and health principles. Upon successful course completion, students receive an OSHA construction safety and health 30-hour outreach card. The September 17-20 course runs in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (500)
Qualifies students to become authorized OSHA 10- and 30-hour construction outreach trainers. Bidding contractors and construction workers often must possess a minimum of an OSHA construction 10-hour outreach card. The course runs twice, on September 17 to 20 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and September 24 to 27 in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers (502)
For personnel in the private sector who completed Course 500 and are active trainers in the outreach program, gives an update on such topics as OSHA construction standards, policies, and regulations. The September 17 to 19 is taught in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (511)
For private-sector personnel covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, and general industry safety and health principles. After successfully completing the course, students receive an OSHA general industry safety and health 30-hour outreach card. The September 17 to 20 course is taught in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (501)
For people interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour general industry safety and health outreach programs. Along with a registration form, students must attach documentation proving they have completed an OSHA 30-hour general industry outreach or OSHA Course 511 or equivalent training and a résumé demonstrating at least five years of general industry safety experience at least two weeks prior to the course start date. Running September 24 to 27, the course is taught in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers (503)
For private-sector personnel who completed Course 501 and are active trainers in the outreach program, is an update on OSHA general industry standards and OSHA policies. Your Course 501 card is required at registration. Outreach trainers must attend Course 503 once every four years to maintain trainer status. Course 503 is slated for September 19-21 in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Hazardous Materials (2015)
Integrates materials from other consensus and proprietary standards relating to hazardous materials and covers flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids and processes such as spraying and dipping. The course runs September 24 to 27 in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Fall Arrest Systems (3110)
Reviews state-of-the-art technology for fall protection and current OSHA requirements. Fall protection, parts of fall arrest systems, limitations of fall arrest equipment, and OSHA policies regarding fall protection are discussed. A one-day field exercise demonstrating fall protection equipment is part of the course. The September 12 to 14 course is slated for Manchester, New Hampshire.

Ten-Hour Outreach Course in OSHA’s Construction Safety and Health Standards (NCSH 310)
Introduces construction hazard recognition and control and OSHA policies, procedures, and standards. Participants learn to evaluate construction sites for potential hazards and how to eliminate hazards. After successfully completing the course, participants receive an OSHA construction safety and health 10-hour outreach card. The course is on tap for September 13 to 14 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry (7405)
Teaches students to identify, evaluate, and protect employees from fall hazards on construction work sites. The September 21 course runs in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Tuition for OSHA courses is per person. Tuition for Course 7405 is $195; Course NCSH 310 is $275; Course 3110 is $650; Courses 502 and 503 are $675; Courses 510, 511, and 2015 are $725; and Course 500 and 501 are $775. Group discounts for five or more students to attend one course are available, as is on-site training for groups of at least 10 or more participants.

More information is available by calling 800-449-OSHA (6742), visiting www.keene.edu/conted/osha.cfm, or e-mailing oshaed@keene.edu.