Georgia Tech-Savannah to have OSHA classes
Georgia Tech, an OSHA Training Institute Education Center, will bring its occupational safety and health program to the coastal region with two courses: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry (OSHA 510) and Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (OSHA 511).
The courses are designed for entry-level or early safety and health professionals, individuals serving on a safety committee, human resources professionals, and supervisors who oversee safety and health-related topics in the workplace.
The class schedule is Jan. 12-16 (OSHA 510) and Jan. 20-23 (OSHA 511). They will be on the Georgia Tech-Savannah Campus, 210 Technology Circle.
The cost is $914. To register for OSHA 510: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry, go to pe.gatech.edu/courses/osha-510-occupational-safety-and-health-standards-for-construction-industry. To register for OSHA 511: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry, go to www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/occupational-safety-and-health-standards-gener....
March of Dimes and sorority launch prenatal program
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Stork’s Nest will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 10, at The Georgia Infirmary, 1900 Abercorn St.
Stork’s Nest is a collaborative community-based program between the March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority that encourages pregnant women to receive early and regular prenatal care.
“Stork’s Nest is based on a culture of women helping women, focused on communities with the greatest need,” said Sequoyah Brown, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter. Stork’s Nest stresses the importance of early and regular prenatal care, offers culturally sensitive prenatal educational classes and encourages a variety of healthy-pregnancy activities. Women join a Stork’s Nest after being referred by a health care provider or a social services program.
For more information, go to marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org.
Lecture on safety management systems next in learning series
The Georgia Tech Learning Series will continue in Savannah in February with a session on safety and health in the workplace.
Senior leadership, safety professionals and human resources managers will learn the following: how safety and health impacts your business’s bottom line; how to manage safety like a business function; how to mitigate risk; and how to develop a systematic approach to safety and health management that benefits your worker beyond worker safety.
The session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 at Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.
The session will be led by James Howry, principal research associate with the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Safety and Health Consultation Program.
The cost is $45 apiece, including lunch. To register, visit https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/learning-series-safety-management-systems-....