April 2015 WOSH Labor Class Flyer

FREE UNION TRAINING!
Health and Safety on the Job
• April 28, 29 & 30, 2015
• 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Elihu M. Harris State Building
1515 Clay Street, Room 9
Oakland, CA 94612
This free three-day course is for union and community worker organizations. You will learn key occupational health
& safety concepts and how to take a leadership role in promoting health & safety at your own workplace. The
training is “hands on,” interactive, and fun. You must attend all three days to receive the certificate of completion.
The course is presented by UC Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP).
You’ll Learn About:
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Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention
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Strategies for Taking Action
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Identifying and Controlling Hazards
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Chemical Safety
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Safety Rights and Responsibilities
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Health and Safety Committees
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Workers’ Compensation
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Ergonomics
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Cal/OSHA
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Roles of a WOSH Specialist
You will receive a free health and safety course binder, a chance to share ideas and strategies with workers from
other workplaces, and a certificate of completion as a WOSH Specialist.
Instructors:
Robin Dewey (LOHP)
Nazima El-Askari (LOHP)
Registration and More Information:
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To register, submit a WOSH Specialist Registration Form found at www.lohp.org/woshtep.
Questions? Please contact Kelly Chan at [email protected] or 510-643-8902.
To learn more about WOSHTEP, visit www.dir.ca.gov/chswc/woshtep.
The Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program is administered by the Commission on Health and Safety and
Workers’ Compensation in the Department of Industrial Relations through inter-agency agreements with the Labor Occupational Health
Program at the University of California, Berkeley, the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety at the University of California, Davis,
and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.