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More than 20 Health and safety professionals from Hawaii’s construction and manufacturing industries, labor organizations, as well as state and federal agencies, will gather on Friday, December 17, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Chaminade University to sign the Hawaii Alliance for Health and Safety Cooperative Agreement. The “Pacific Training Center at Chaminade University” will host the signing on campus in Henry Hall room 106. According to Pacific Training Center Director Ray Welch, the alliance is between The State of Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division, the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), educational institutions, businesses, safety and health professionals.
Welch said the alliance has joined with OSHA in promoting awareness and knowledge of safety and health primarily through providing training for Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Membership to the alliance is open. The public is invited to attend the signing and conference meeting. For more information contact Welch at rwelch@chaminade.edu or 739-8545. For Web site information on the alliance, visit the U.S. Department of Labor –OSHA site at <http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/regional/reg9/hawaii.html>.
Some of the alliance participants include representatives from: Occupational Safety 8, Health Administration (OSHA) Region 9; OSHA Region 9 Education Center, University of California in San Diego; Associated Builders & Contractors Building Industry Association of Hawaii, National Association of Homebuilders; Hawaii Hotel Association; Ship Repair Association of Hawaii; American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA, Hawaii Chapter); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE, Hawaii Chapter); Federal Field Safety & Health (FFSH) Council; and Veterans of Safety, Hawaii Chapter.
Currently, the Pacific Training Center at Chaminade University is the primary source of Certified OSHA training in Hawaii through a partnership with the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Region IX Education Center, OSHA Training Institute. UCSD is one of the original four OSHA Training Institutes and is responsible for providing training for OSHA Region IX (Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Territories). The Pacific Center at Chaminade holds regular workshops, disaster site worker training, and U.S. Department of Labor OSHA courses with emphasis on Hawaii rules, regulations and inspection techniques.
Founded in 1955, Chaminade University is committed to educating future leaders equipped with both talent and character. Chaminade University offers a liberal arts curriculum that prepares students for life, work and service. With 22 undergraduate degree programs and five graduate degree programs, CUH enrolls over 2,500 students at its scenic Kaimuki hillside campus overlooking Diamond Head. CUH offers day, evening, online and accelerated 10-week courses to meet the needs of working adults at 10 satellite locations around O’ahu military bases and Catholic parishes and schools. Chaminade University is located at 3140 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816. For more information, visit the Chaminade University website at www.chaminade.edu or call (808) 735-4711.
