CWA/USW Health & Safety Training Wins OSHA Grant Extension

Federal funding that supports key elements of joint safety and health regional training being conducted by CWA and the Steelworkers has been extended for another year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The OSHA grant helps finance training on the safe handling of hazardous materials and the proper procedures to use during an emergency response to workplace accidents. The unions offer the training to safety and health activists at three regional conference, as well as sessions for locals throughout the country.

Grant funds from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences also help pay for training. CWA and the USW's final regional training session this year is being conducted Sept. 25-30 in Phoenix. Last week, a conference was held for safety and health activists in Atlanta.

"These grants make it possible for us to get the latest information to safety and health activists, who take the training home to their locals, building safer workplaces and a stronger and more effective union," said CWA Occupational Safety and Health Director Dave LeGrande.