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Safety training held for 100 participants
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Posted on May 25 2004
The Northern Marianas Alliance for Safety and Health provided specialized training to over 100 participants from the private and public sectors in OSHA’s Confined Spaces for General Industry last Friday at the Dai Ichi Hotel on Saipan.
OSHA Institute’s Linda Spurling, an industrial hygienist, conducted a three-hour training session in recognition of hazards in confined spaces, most commonly seen in the islands’ water tank systems, for government agencies and private company health and safety personnel.
Spurling was provided to NMASH through OSHA Region IX Administrator Frank Strasheim’s consent. Spurling was in Guam from May 18-20 conducting training in the Guam Contractor/OSHA Consultation Conference.
NMASH co-Chairman Richard A. Pierce noted that this training session will serve as a prelude to Gov. Juan N. Babauta’s 2nd Annual Health and Safety Conference to be held this August. Last year’s four-day conference attracted 190 registrants.
NMASH is comprised of the OSHA Institute, OSHA Region IX, the Northern Marianas College, the CNMI Division of Environmental Quality, the CNMI Department of Public Safety, the CNMI Department of Labor, the CNMI Department of Public Works, the Saipan Garment Manufacturers Association, The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Saipan Contractors Association and the Saipan Chamber of Commerce.
