First published on May 8, 2020 in observance of the COPH’s 35th anniversary celebration. The Sunshine Education and Research Center (Sunshine ERC) located in the USF College of Public Health is one of 18 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) education and research centers across the nation that […]
The USF Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Institute Education Center (USF OTIEC) has answered to the need to provide more occupational and safety trainings online in Spanish. “The USF OSHA Training Institute Education Center provides formal training to help workers understand the hazards that they may encounter in the […]
Written by: William Tomlin The unthinkable has happened – one of your employee’s was injured in a job related accident. He was taken to local clinic, spent three days away from work, and has now been cleared to return to work with certain restrictions. What will you do? You as the safety director most likely would have conducted an immediate accident investigation to seek the root cause of the incident, and to determine what conditions, procedures, or possibly employee negligence lead the accident to occur. If conditions at the site […]
On April 28, the University of South Florida College of Public Health joins the nation to recognize Workers’ Memorial Day—a national observance honoring workers who have died in the workplace due to unsafe working conditions. Join local government and safety advocates for the commemoration from 3 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, […]
The USF OSHA Training Institute Education Center will be delivering occupational safety and health training at the FNU Hialeah Campus, starting August 2015. Miami, FL (June 19, 2015)—The USF OTIEC has established the host partnership with FNU because of its commitment to serving the South Florida community and its mission […]
Students at Seminole Ridge High School’s Weitz Academy of Construction will soon be able to earn safety training certificates from the University of South Florida OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center, thanks to a new partnership between the schools. While Academy of Construction students have for the past decade received […]
Two nationally-recognized programs within the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health are teaming up once again to provide relevant training programs during the 67th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and 24th Annual Safety and Health Conference. The event takes place on August 19-23, 2012, at the Orlando […]