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Our off-the-shelf safety e-learning library offers to adequately assess the worker's training needs. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workers receive hands-on training in the materials, including links to applicable regulatory standards. These vocational qualifications involve the collection of evidence gathered by an individual as posters help

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The Central Shenandoah Health District is teaming up with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Food Safety Training Services Board to offer free naloxone training courses. Those in attendance will learn how to spot the signs of a drug overdose and how to administer the medicine to treat them, also known as Narcan, according to Dr. Laura Kornegay at with the CSHD. At the end of the course, free Narcan kits will be distributed, along with a card for future prescriptions. Naloxone has been more widely available in Virginia since the opioid crisis was declared a Public Health Emergency at the

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Essa Bin Hadher, general manager of the college, said the Dh375 course will "ensure everyone has the same knowledge to answer tourists". Michael Petrillose, the colleges academic director, said students can work online. "They can do it at their own convenience, at home on a laptop, on a smartphone. The goal is to standardise this knowledge and understanding." The college, the first vocational training institute for the tourism industry, will take students of all ages when it opens in September. It will offer qualifications from foundation to diploma level in subjects ranging from hospitality

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Investigators also issued a special assessed notice of violation that said the mine operator had failed to ensure compliance with a rule that repairs and maintenance not be performed on equipment until the power is off and the equipment is blocked against motion. The report said that, in this instance, the power was on to the filter press and the conveyor belt was in operation at the time of the fatality. Normally, state mine safety violations carry a maximum penalty of $5,000. In cases involving miner deaths, imminent danger or a high degree of negligence, the state can levy special assessment

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Matthews, 43, of Bluefield, Virginia, was killed when he fell onto a conveyor belt and then into a coal-waste bin after climbing a ladder to repair a plate filter press used to dewater coal waste inside the preparation plant. Matthews had been working at the plant for about three months. According to the states report , the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. Matthews had reported to the preparation plant control operator and foreman that the plate press was not working properly. A mechanic was sent to help Matthews with the repairs. The two men found that a plate was broken and that fixing

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Furthermore, yesterday, officials from the entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding to solidify the relationship. Moreover, she said that as the TAD celebrates its golden jubilee, it is also currently creating and seeking to implement a competency framework. This framework, will inform decision-making with respect to matters regarding human resource management and development. Additionally, the framework would be supported by the corresponding development of National Public Service Occupational Standards and competency-based learning interventions. The 50th chapter further documents the

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The Division of Food Safety Training Corrections announced Wednesday it is helping fund crisis intervention teams focused on de-escalating incidents involving inmates with mental illness. The division will use money from a National Institute of Corrections grant, which it applied for last year. An initial class of correctional officers will receive 40 hours of intensive training on the signs of mental illness and de-escalation procedures. It is based on the Memphis Model, which emphasizes partnerships with mental health community and law enforcement to create training programs for officers.

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Owners and captains had complained to him and New Bedford police about drug-related safety hazards on their vessels, where a crew members mistake can be catastrophic. Our intent was not a lot of arrests but to bring the problem to the forefront and try to get help for the people that were apprehended, Moran said. Despite their rough-edge exterior, many fishermen struggling with drug dependence seek help. When the Fishing Partnership ran a health plan, Bartlett said, the rate of substance-abuse treatment for fishermen was three times that of a comparable insurance offering. You combine the p

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