OSHA Grants Millions For Training & Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded more than $10.5 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 69 nonprofit organizations for safety and health training and educational programs.

"These grants of more than $10.5 million will provide new opportunities to train and educate workers about job safety," reports Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "They are an important part of this administration's emphasis on compliance assistance, which protects workers by reaching out aggressively to employees and employers to help prevent injuries and illness from occurring in the first place."

The grants support the development of training materials and the provision of safety programs to educate Hispanic and other non-English-speaking workers and employers in small businesses, and workers who are employed in high-hazard industries and industries with high fatality rates.