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OSHA expert to discuss how to make the workplace safer
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Posted on Nov 06 2008
The next meeting of the Society for Human Resource Management will feature a ranking official the CNMI Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office, who will discuss how businesses in the CNMI can improve on OSHA compliance standards.
OSHA project manager Deleon Guerrero will also be providing crucial information on the current OSHA programs that are available free of cost to all business owners.
By attending this session, local businesses will learn how to prevent occupational disasters. Business owners and management staff can also learn about the resources available that will help them provide a safe and healthy working environment and help cut accidents and expenses.
OSHA aims to ensure employee safety and health by working with employers and employees to create better working environments. OSHA’s role is to ensure protective standards are followed and enforced as well as reaching out to employers and employees through various technical assistance and consultation programs.
The Chapter’s next meeting will be held at Charley’s Cabaret, Pacific Islands Club on Nov. 13, Thursday. Doors open at 11:15am for registration. Cost for members is $15 and $20 for non-SHRM members (government purchase orders accepted). Cost includes lunch. Reservations are requested.
Individuals interested in attending this meeting should contact Frannie T. Salas at e-mail francestsalas@gmail.com, Polly Deleon Guerrero at e-mail pollydlg@gmail.com, or Tommy Kennington at the Pacific Islands Club, Human Resources Office at 234-7976 or via email at hr@picsaipan.com.
The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. The CNMI Chapter is composed of human resource professionals from a variety of industries, large and small, who recognize a need for a local society for professionals in the human resource field. The CNMI Chapter is affiliated with the national organization. [B][I](SHRM)[/I][/B]
