NEWS
UCLA-LOSH’s Autumn Newsletter includes articles on the recent Latino Worker Health & Safety Forum; Good Green Safe Jobs and the Environment; Safe Workplaces and Strong Unions; and the California Heat Illness Prevention Campaign, among others. Click here to access the PDF version of the newsletter.
An IIRLE Research and Policy Brief co-authored by UCLA-LOSH "OSHA at 40: Looking Back, Looking Ahead" was recently published. It reviews the accomplishments of OSHA over its 40-year history, highlighting the agency's important role in reducing workplace fatalities and protecting workers in various industries from harm. In the current
anti-government political climate, the case is made for robust government regulations backed
by scientific evidence and effective enforcement.
LOSH launches the School Action for Safety and Health (SASH) Program, a statewide project that offers free school specific IIPP trainings and resources to school districts to help facilitate health and safety improvements to protect school employees from injuries and illnesses on the job. Please contact Sarah Jacobs for more information.
Founded in 1978, LOSH is a nationally recognized center promoting safe workplaces through teaching and education, research, and policy advocacy.
LOSH collaborates with workers, unions, community organizations, employers, academics, students, governmental representatives, and health professionals. Initiatives include health and safety training and education for low-income, minority, immigrant and young workers; public advocacy; and participation in industry-wide research relating to occupational and environmental health policy issues in California.
Over one thousand workers receive training annually in a region incorporating two-thirds of California's workforce. LOSH staff includes a multi-ethnic, bilingual group of professionals with backgrounds in public health, participatory adult education, curriculum development, social work, public policy, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
LOSH is a subunit of UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) and the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH)
TRAININGS
Hazardous Waste or
Emergency Response
40-Hour Course
Training Schedule
June 27-July 1, 2011
August 22-26, 2011
October 10-14, 2011
January 23-27, 2012
March 26-30, 2012
May 14-18, 2012
July 9-13, 2012
Hazardous Waste or
Emergency Response
8-Hour Annual Refresher
Training Schedule
July 19, 2011
September 15, 2011
November 17, 2011
February 9, 2012
April 19, 2012
June 21, 2012
WOSHTEP
Phoenix House Open Enrollment for Non-Profits: January 31, February 1 & 2, 2012 in Lake View Terrace, CA
San Diego City College Open Enrollment: March 17, 24, 31, 2012 in San Diego, CA
L.A. Trade Tech College Open Enrollment: April 21, 22, 28, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA
School Action for Safety and Health (SASH)
March 5, 2012 - Compton Unified School District
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Box 951478
Los Angeles, CA 90095