Third OSHA Grant for Ergonomics Training
Washington, D.C. - On September 24, 2002, the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) was awarded its third Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Susan Harwood Training Grants provide funds to nonprofit organizations to conduct safety and health training and education in the workplace.
Under the terms of this $56,330 grant, EREF will conduct the following activities:
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Translating EREF's handouts from its 2001-2002 ergonomics training sessions into Spanish. These handouts will be made available, at no cost, to solid waste employers and employees in both printed form and in downloadable format via its website;
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Developing checklists of ergonomics issues, in English and Spanish, for solid waste employers and employees to use as part of their overall safety program and training;
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Continue supervision of the development of the solid waste industry's Best Management Practices (BMPs) for preventing ergonomic injuries to solid waste employees; and
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Maintaining and updating an interactive web page concerning ergonomics and the solid waste industry, applicable regulatory guidance, and the ability to ask questions that receive prompt and informative responses.
"It is important that all solid waste industry employers and employees receive the highest benefit of OSHA's current outreach initiatives and EREF's ergonomics education programs," said Michael J. Cagney, EREF president. "The OSHA grants that EREF has received over the past few years have helped train both trainers and employees in the waste industry to prevent occupational injuries in the workplace, and EREF is committee to ensuring that valuable information and training continues to reach those who need it most."
Under the supervision of EREF, the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit trade association, will manage the aspects of this ergonomics training grant. EREF has contracted with EIA for its ergonomics expertise since receiving its first Susan Harwood grant in October 2000.
The Environmental Research and Education Foundation is an independent public charity; its funding base is derived from donations from corporations and individuals who are committed to EREF's mission to develop environmental solutions for the future. For more complete information on EREF, go to its website www.erefdn.org or call 703l.299.5139.
The Environmental Industry Associations is a trade association dedicated to the advancement of safe and environmentally protective management of waste through the private wastes services industry.
Contact: Ed Repa, Director of Environmental Programs
703.299.5139 or erepa@erefdn.org
Anne M.
Brauer, Director of Development and Communications
703.299.5139 or abrauer@erefdn.org
Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF)
120 S. Fayette Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703.299.5139 Fax: 703.299.5145
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