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SafetyWorks! December Safety Classes
November 20, 2024
Dear Employer,
Workplace safety and labor law requirements can seem complex - join the Maine Department of Labor for no-cost upcoming trainings!
Upcoming classes:
Developing & Conducting Assessments, Audits, and Inspections - December 11, 2024 l 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta Identifying and analyzing hazards are key elements to an effective safety and health system. This training explores the methods to assess the workplace for hazards and implement controls to effectively control them. This half-day course looks at PPE assessment, behavioral and program audits, as well as equipment-specific and facility inspections.
Establishing or Improving Your Safety & Health Committee - December 17, 2024 l 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta Whether starting a new safety and health committee or improving your existing one, this course will provide employers with the key elements to a successful team, safety committee design recommendations, facilitation basics, and common practices of effective safety and health committees.
Combustible Dust Safety - December 18, 2024 l 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta It is now well known that OSHA is enforcing current recognized and generally accepted engineering practices for combustible dust prevention. This half-day course provides an overview of the hazards associated with combustible dust generation in the workplace and avenues to abate those hazards.
10-Hr. Construction Standards - December 19 & 20, 2024 l 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.(Day 1), 8:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.(Day 2) SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta This one-and-a-half-day course offers basic information on a variety of construction industry safety/health standards (29 CFR 1926). Attendees who complete the course will receive an OSHA 10-hour course completion certificate.
2025 SafetyWorks! Training Institute course listing and registration is now open at https://www.safetyworksmaine.gov/register/
Register and browse more SafetyWorks! classes: https://www.safetyworksmaine.gov/training/scheduled_classes/register.shtml
If you have questions about safety or upcoming classes, reach out to SafetyWorks! at 1-877-SAFE-345 or bls.mdol@maine.gov.
If you have questions about Wage and Hour compliance, please reach out to the Wage and Hour Division at 207-623-7900 or bls.mdol@maine.gov, or visit https://www.maine.gov/labor/bls/.
Thank you,
The Maine Department of Labor