Safety
Worker safety and health should be a primary concern to business owners. The WVU Extension Safety and Health program carries out teaching, training, and research into this realm to help, in cooperation with various governmental agencies and the Office of Safety and Health Association (OSHA).
The Safety and Health program has free training material to download on their site, which includes:
OSHA 10 Hour General Industry
Bloodborne Pathogens (ppt)
Egress and Fire Protection (ppt)
Electrical (ppt)
Flammable and Combustible Liquids (ppt)
Hazard Communication (ppt)
Intro to OSHA (ppt)
Machine Guarding (ppt)
Personal Protective Equipment (ppt)
Safety and Health Programs (ppt)
Walking and Working Surfaces (ppt)
OSHA Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations (ppt)
1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment (ppt)
Lesson Plans (zip)
OSHA 10 Hour Presentations from OSHA
Cranes (ppt)
Electrical (ppt)
Excavations (ppt)
Fall Protection (ppt)
Intro to OSHA (ppt)
Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal (ppt)
Personal Protective Equipment (ppt)
Scaffolds (ppt)
Stairways and Ladders (ppt)
Tools – Hand and Power (ppt)
Spanish Material (zip)
Lesson Plans (zip)
Swope Construction fund aimed at keeping workers safe
February 9, 2009
—The construction industry is an important part of West Virginia’s economy, employing more than 51,000 workers, but it comes with a too often lethal price tag. Chandler Swope, president of Swope Construction Co. in Bluefield says he is “righteous” about offering quality safety programs to state contractors and their employees. With proper safety training, he hopes to change a West Virginia industry plagued with one of the highest rates of injuries and fatalities in the nation. (Read more…)
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