Susan Harwood Training

Grant Information

OSHA awards grants to nonprofit organizations on a competitive basis through its Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Grants are awarded to provide training and education programs for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. OSHA approved topics include Employee Rights and Employer’s Responsibilities, Construction Focus Four, Ergonomic Hazards, Fall Protection/Prevention in Construction and General Industry, Heat Illness Prevention, and Employer’s Responsibilities in Protecting Temporary Workers.

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Supporting Small Business Resiliency with Pandemic Planning

Covid-19 PlanningUT Tyler will provide training of infectious disease, including COVID -19, training to 400 small business employers and employees in rural Texas Public Health Region 4/5 who may be at a higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases in the workplace. Efforts will focus on recruiting and training individuals with limited English proficiency working in the healthcare, manufacturing, and food processing industries. ( Small business owners and employees who are responsible for maintaining a healthy, safe work environment should attend these courses, as this training will provide pandemic planning templates and worksheets that may be implemented into their business)

This course is a FREE 4-hours course that will cover: 

  • Hazards and exposures
  • Controls to address risk
  • Infection prevention measures
  • Identification and isolation of sick employees
  • Contingency planning
  • Development of a pandemic plan
  • Multiple dates and times available

 

This material was produced under grant number SH-36994-HA1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.

 

Prevention of Occupational Heat Related Stress Disorders

Susan Harwood Heat Related StressUT Tyler will provide trainings on prevention and how to respond to heat-related illness to eligible trainees. The grant is to train 439 small business employers and employees in the Gregg County and surrounding counties who may be at a higher risk of heat exposure in the workplace. Six census tracts in Gregg County alone are designated qualified opportunity zones according to the Internal Revenue Service. Efforts will focus on recruiting and training individuals with limited English proficiency working in forestry and logging, oil and gas, construction, and healthcare industries.

This course is a FREE 2.5-hour course that will cover: 

  • Recognizing heat stress symptoms
  • Factors that contribute to heat stress
  • Personal and environment risk factors
  • Controlling heat stress
  • Responding to heat stress emergencies 
  • Multiple dates and times available
This material was produced under grant number SH-37156-SH1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government