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Region 2 News Release:     BOS 2003-206
Monday, August 25, 2003
Contact: Ted Fitzgerald
Phone: (617) 565-2074

Attention: Business News / Calendar Editors
OSHA Small Business Outreach Seminars
on Electrical Safety and Portable Hand Tools
To Be Offered In September At Six Upstate New York Locations

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Helping small Upstate New York employers ensure the safety of their employees working with electricity and portable hand tools is the goal of seminars being offered by the Buffalo office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in conjunction with area organizations and colleges.

The same seminar, on the topics of electrical safety and portable hand tools, is being offered at six different locations during September as follows:

September 4, 2003 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Erie Community College South Campus, Orchard Park, NY
  1:00 - 3:00 p.m. NCCC Corporate Training Center, Lockport, NY
September 11, 2003 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
  1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY
September 18, 2003 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY
  1:00 - 3:00 p.m. SUNY Brockport MetroCenter, Rochester, NY
"Electric shocks and electrocutions are among the leading causes of on-the-job injuries and deaths. Quite often, powered portable hand tools or the manner in which they're used can contribute to electrical hazards," said Art Dube, OSHA's Buffalo area director. "Employers and workers need to know the basics when it comes to electrical safety and the proper use of portable hand tools. This seminar will explain how small business owners can effectively assess and address electrical and hand tool hazards."

The session is part of the OSHA Small Business Seminar Series covering a variety of topics that the federal agency will offer this year to assist small Upstate New York employers in complying with workplace safety and health standards.

To register for one of the September seminars, or to obtain more information, contact the Buffalo OSHA Area Office at 716-684-3891.

Co-sponsors with OSHA are: the New York State Department of Labor On-site Consultation Service, the OSHA Education Center at Niagara County Community College's Corporate Training Center, Jamestown Community College, the Jamestown Small Business Development Center, the Manufacturing Association of the Greater Jamestown Area, Erie Community College Department of Workforce Development, the Niagara Community College Small Business Development Center and the SUNY College at Buffalo State Small Business Development Center, the Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce, SUNY College at Brockport Small Business Development Center, Genesee Community College, Genesee County Chamber of Commerce, the Rochester Business Alliance and the National Safety Council.

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