{"650837":{"#nid":"650837","#data":{"type":"news","title":"U.S. Department of Labor Awards Worker Safety Health Training Grant to Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Department of Labor\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOccupational Safety and Health Administration\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(OSHA) is awarding more than $6.7 million in grants to 37 nonprofit\u0026nbsp;organizations and universities nationwide, including the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grants will be used to fund education and training programs to help workers and employers recognize infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus health hazards, and identify preventive measures for a safe workplace. In addition to hazard control, the training will include understanding workers\u0026rsquo; rights and employer responsibilities under the OSHA Act of 1970.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s award\u0026nbsp;will provide 1-hour and 6.5-hour Covid-19 training sessions to 475 employers and workers in the long-term healthcare and mortuary industries, through its Safety, Health, and Environmental Services (SHES) program.\u0026nbsp;The SHES training will focus on infectious disease awareness and prevention. Existing materials will be used, and the training will be conducted in English and Spanish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESean Castillo, a SHES industrial hygienist, will lead the project for Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;Additionally, SHES will collaborate with University of Georgia professor Toni Miles to integrate stress management and bereavement skills and training materials to provide this work-group population the tools necessary to address the health implications of grief.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are thankful to be included in this OSHA funding to advance awareness and understanding of disease risk and measures to take to mitigate exposure,\u0026rdquo; said SHES Director, Paul Schlumper. \u0026ldquo;A healthy and safe Georgia workplace environment is essential for employers and employees alike. This funding will be a critical part of our efforts in our continuous fight against the pandemic.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn offering of the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s economic development arm, SHES provides a broad range of occupational safety and health training, consulting services, and academic education to organizations in Georgia and the Southeast. In 2020, the SHES group helped employers remove nearly 36,000 workers from workplace hazards. SHES staff also identified nearly 1,500 workplace hazards in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe OSHA award includes \u0026ldquo;Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, including the novel coronavirus\u0026rdquo; grants funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The grants derive from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/harwoodgrants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESusan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program, named in honor of the late Susan Harwood, former director of OSHA\u0026rsquo;s Office of Risk Assessment. In her 17-year OSHA career, she helped develop federal standards to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos, and lead in construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program funds grants made available to nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, colleges, and universities. Target trainees include small-business employers and underserved vulnerable workers in high-hazard industries. These grants are a critical element in supporting OSHA\u0026rsquo;s role in educating workers on their rights and assisting employers with providing safe workplaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/harwoodgrants\/awards#tab2\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022list of 2021 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program recipients\u0022\u003ELearn more about the 2021 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program recipients\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Institute is one of 37 recipients of newly available grants focused on stopping spread of infectious disease, including Covid-19."}],"uid":"28137","created_gmt":"2021-09-16 17:37:41","changed_gmt":"2021-09-16 19:15:38","author":"P\u00e9ralte Paul","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650842":{"id":"650842","type":"image","title":"Sean Castillo","body":null,"created":"1631814773","gmt_created":"2021-09-16 17:52:53","changed":"1631814773","gmt_changed":"2021-09-16 17:52:53","alt":"Sean Castillo","file":{"fid":"246967","name":"Sean_web-300x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sean_web-300x300.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sean_web-300x300.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":315084,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Sean_web-300x300.jpg?itok=6Ia3faCE"}},"650847":{"id":"650847","type":"image","title":"Toni Miles","body":null,"created":"1631815894","gmt_created":"2021-09-16 18:11:34","changed":"1631815894","gmt_changed":"2021-09-16 18:11:34","alt":"Toni Miles ","file":{"fid":"246969","name":"toni-miles.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toni-miles.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/toni-miles.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":405410,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/toni-miles.jpg?itok=fr-A4ZkQ"}}},"media_ids":["650842","650847"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7554","name":"OSHA"},{"id":"188874","name":"SHES"},{"id":"188875","name":"Safety Health and Environmental Services"},{"id":"188876","name":"Susan Harwood"},{"id":"188877","name":"Paul Schlumper"},{"id":"188878","name":"Sean Castillo"},{"id":"188879","name":"Toni Miles"},{"id":"4838","name":"University of Georgia"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EP\u0026eacute;ralte C. 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