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TMC Summer Internship

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The Tony Mazzocchi Center is pleased to announce the 2011 Summer Internship. Details below:

Who:
• Member from USW or CWA local union

When:
• June 1, 2011 – August 31, 2011 (dates flexible)

Where:
• Pittsburgh, PA (travel required) Housing provided

Where to find:
• Advertised via TMC website and via TMC trainer email, TMC twitter account

Why:
• To develop health & safety activists and fulfill the TMC needs outlined below.

What:
• Utilize workplace health & safety program effectiveness survey
o cross-section of USW and CWA represented workplaces
o send and receive surveys
o analyze results
o write analysis (consider presentation at 2012 APHA conference)
• Social media responsibilities
o Expand TMC email listserve
o write blogs at least one weekly
• Perform at least 2 plant visits and perhaps one or more ERT responses (with an HSE staff member) Work on fatality review with Anna Fendley Geo-code the TMC trainer database other as assigned (5%)

Financial:
• Five days a week ($280/day – $46 per Diem)
• Travel provided initial to and final from Pittsburgh
• Travel provided to home and back to Pittsburgh for July 4th weekend
• Office and equipment provided

Requirements:
• Established history of union activism
• Support from Local and District
• Computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, emailing, website
navigation. Preferred experience with social media.
• Experience with the USW Health, Safety and Environment Department
and Tony Mazzocchi Center programs.

Applications:
​Apply by email to Mike Gill at mgill@uswtmc.org no later than May 13, 2011. Please provide a brief bio reflecting your work within the Union and your community as well as the requirements listed.

Submitted by Patrick McQueen

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OSHA Issues New Program Requirements to Strengthen Outreach Training Program

Friday, April 15th, 2011

osha-logoOSHA announced this week that they have introduced new requirements for trainers in their Outreach Training Program. The program, of which the TMC is a member, teaches workers to avoid workplace hazards by understanding and complying with OSHA standards.

From the OSHA trade release:

Formerly known as the “program guidelines,” the new “program requirements” will apply to all Outreach Training Programs, with separate procedures for each specific program. The new requirements include a trainer code of conduct and a Statement of Compliance which requires each trainer to verify that the training they conduct will be in accordance with the Outreach Training Program requirements and procedures. Other program enhancements involve limiting classroom size to a maximum of 40 students, limiting the use of translators to those with safety and health experience, and limiting the amount of time spent on videos during the training. Also, OSHA has imposed limits on outreach training conducted outside of the agency’s jurisdiction, and is allowing military members returning from overseas an additional 90 days from their return date to renew their trainer authorization.

OSHA is also requiring that trainers issue OSHA course completion cards to students within 90 days of class completion. Furthermore, trainers are now required to provide the card directly to the student, allowing students to have proof of training completion to display at any job site and help prevent organizations from withholding the card from a worker. OSHA has also added record requirements, imposed tougher advertising restrictions, and revised the rules for using guest trainers.

Read more about the Outreach Training Program here.

Submitted by Patrick McQueen

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