MVCC to offer free PPE training to general industry workers

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it is using a grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to offer free personal protective equipment (PPE) training until Sept. 30, 2021.

The training will be available to those working in general industry, health care, and manufacturing facilities or those who are looking for work and who may be limited-English or refugees in Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Onondaga, and Lewis counties. Complimentary PPE will be distributed to all trainees.

This 90-minute class will cover confined-spaces hazards, air monitoring, and PPE, and can be provided virtually, on-site (if appropriate space is available), or at another central location, MVCC said. Flexible times can be offered to accommodate various shifts. The training will be translated into multiple languages and translators also will be available at no cost. All in-person training sessions will strictly comply with COVID-19 protocols, the college noted.

The instructor for the class is a senior safety and health consultant and former safety inspector for the New York State Department of Labor with more than three decades of experience in occupational/workforce safety and health.

Those interested in the training sessions can contact Terésa Fava-Schram, coordinator of workforce development at MVCC, at (315) 792-5681 or email: tfavaschram@mvcc.edu.