October 6, 2002—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently awarded more than $11 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 64 nonprofit organizations for safety and health training programs. Primary areas of emphasis for the grants are ergonomics, responding to workplace emergencies, and training for small businesses and non-English speaking workers. Many of the grants include development of training materials, which can be used by other organizations in their training programs.
This year OSHA awarded two categories of grants: Targeted Topic Grants support training in the recognition and prevention of ergonomic hazards in industries with high rates of ergonomic injuries; homeland security programs that train workers and employers on preparing to respond to emergency situations in the workplace; Institutional Competency Building Grants help nonprofit organizations to expand safety and health training, education, and outreach to assist workers on an ongoing basis.
Of the 64 grants made, 20 of them are to new grantees that were selected through a national competition announced in May 2002. The remaining 44 awards are one-year extensions of existing grants. For a complete list of the 2002 Susan Harwood Grant recipients, visit OSHA.
