Contact:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 464-4854
940 Second Street – Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu 
Web site: www.shawnee.edu

            Two courses on safety awareness using OSHA standards are being offered at Shawnee State University.
            The first course on Fall Hazard Awareness focuses on slips, trips, falls and falls from heights in the workplace. This course is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 at SSU’s University Center, Room 214. Participants are introduced to OSHA and ANSI standards and the daily practices involved with preventing slips, trips, falls, as well as the focus on fall arrest equipment, fall protection systems and rescue equipment. The cost is $195 with .5 CEUs credit awarded.
            The second course is the OSHA 10-hour Construction Industry Safety Awareness Training Course. Topics covered are fall protection, excavation, scaffolding, lifts, electric and more.
            The program is intended to provide entry level construction workers general awareness on recognizing and preventing hazards on a construction site. The training covers a variety of construction safety and health hazards that a worker may encounter at a construction site.
            OSHA recommends this training as an orientation to occupational safety and health. Workers must received additional training on hazards specific to their job. Training emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention and OSHA standards.
            Registration is $139 ($99 for Southern Ohio Safety Council members). Instructional materials and lunch are included. The course is from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day on Wednesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 1 at the Scioto County Welcome Center, 342 Second Street, Portsmouth. Tim Roberts is the instructor.
            To register or for more information, contact SSU University Outreach Services at (740) 351-3281 or toll free at (866) 672-8778.