Offers a course that is designed for personnel in the private and public sector interested in teaching the 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed upon those topics that are required in the 10- and 30-hour programs, as well as on those that are most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both a 10- and 30- hour construction safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion. Call for detailed information.

Provides education and information on pesticide safety, hearing loss prevention and back care and heat stress to agricultural workers on farms and camps and to community residents.

Training and technical assistance service on workplace health and safety issues, including chemicals, biological agents, ergonomics, indoor air quality, violence, and others.

Provides education, technical assistance and advocacy around workplace health and safety issues.

Inspects workplace environments to make sure that buildings are safe and have a good working area for employees. Investigates complaints of health and safety violations/hazards in the workplace. Also educates employers and employees on the safe and hazard-free work spaces and the rules to follow based on the type of work facility.

* Helps prevent workers from becoming sick or injured on the job. Services may include: Assess potential workplace hazards Recommend engineering controls and safe work practices Provide ergonomic assessments Assist in developing health and safety programs Provide worker health and safety training and education* Helps with social, psychological, and financial difficulties as a result of work-related illnesses, social workers by providing: Community Resource Referrals Short-term Individual and Family Counseling Social, Psychological and Financial Counseling Stress Reduction and Crisis Intervention

Inspects workplace environments to make sure that buildings are safe and have a good working area for employees. Investigates complaints of health and safety violations/hazards in the workplace. Also educates employers and employees on the safe and hazard-free work spaces and the rules to follow based on the type of work facility.

CDC works to protect America from health and safety threats, both foreign and domestic.

Provides training programs that educate workers and employers in industries with high injury and fatality rates, low literacy, young, limited English proficiency and otherwise vulnerable workers, and small business employers. Also provides outreach and education on pesticide issues to farmworkers and to agencies that work with farmworkers about occupational chemical exposure and the standards that protect workers in the workplace.

Provides training programs that educate workers and employers in industries with high injury and fatality rates, low literacy, young, limited English proficiency and otherwise vulnerable workers, and small business employers. Also provides outreach and education on pesticide issues to farmworkers and to agencies that work with farmworkers about occupational chemical exposure and the standards that protect workers in the workplace.

* Provides legal services to migrant, seasonal farmworkers, and other low-wage workers. Restricted to civil matters of employment, workplace health and safety, and civil rights.* Offers an educational camp on legal rights and related topics.* Offers a Human Trafficking Program.* Provides workplace safety for farmworkers.

Represents flexibly structured approach to comprehensive outpatient health care service for employed persons. Services include: worker's compensation; drug/alcohol testing compliance program; medical director program; OSHA required examinations; rehabilitation services and screenings; physicals; drug testing; and many other health care services for area businesses.

Coronavirus Update as of 3/26:Offering "tele-ergonomics" safety assessments for your home office setup, provided by Empowerment Ergonomics (ebd-ot.com). There is no charge for this service. Either you can send photos/videos ahead of time with a follow-up call from one of our ergonomists, or we can meet live via Zoom or Skype for the assessment. All our work is grant-funded. Contact with questions or to set up an assessment.Free, grant-funded health and safety training programs and consulting information and assistance on workplace health and safety problems, especially ergonomics.Training and consultation on: basic employee rights employer obligations for safe and healthy workplace indoor air quality developing joint safety committees proper workstation design injury prevention return-to-work assistance

Provides information and assistance around workers' rights education, health and safety training, and worker advocacy.