Washington — OSHA has made available greater than $12.7 million as a part of its Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
The grants assist coaching and schooling that assist employers and employees determine and forestall office security and well being hazards. They’re available to nonprofit organizations, together with neighborhood, faith-based, grassroots organizations; employer associations; labor unions; joint labor/administration associations; Indian tribes; and public/state schools and universities.
The grants will assist recipients’ efforts to supply “instructor-led training for workers, supervisors and employers in small businesses; industries with high injury, illness and fatality rates; and vulnerable, underserved workers, many of whom have limited English proficiency or are employed in temporary jobs,” a June 27 press launch states.
The grants particularly fund coaching and schooling on hazard recognition, management and avoidance, together with coaching and schooling on employees’ rights and employers’ duties below the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Grants will probably be awarded for:
Targeted Topic Training: Supporting instructional packages on office hazards related to a specific OSHA coaching subject.
Training and Educational Materials Development: Supporting the event of high quality classroom-ready coaching and academic supplies.
Capacity Building: Supporting organizations in delivering coaching, schooling and associated help to focused audiences. These grants are divided into two elements: developmental grants and pilot grants.
The deadline for functions, submitted at grants.gov, is July 26. Anyone concerned with making use of for a Harwood grant should register with grants.gov and SAM.gov.
