SALEM, Ore.-Several rural Oregon communities will host free worker safety and health training workshops this summer.
The workshops, a partnership between the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) and the Oregon Employment Department, are designed for those already in the workforce, as well as those seeking employment.
According to OSHA, the workshops will include “focus four” training, to teach people about the four hazards that pose the greatest risk of death in the construction industry, including falls, caught in or between, struck-by, and electrocution.
The four-hour workshops will also address heat-illness prevention, workers’ rights and whistleblower protections, as well as provide information for workers and employers in small businesses.
The training workshops will be held at WorkSource Oregon Centers and presented by Oregon OSHA staff members.
Attendees of the workshops will get certificates of completion and will have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits.
Worker safety, health training workshop schedule
- July 28: 1 p.m. at 950 SE Columbia Drive, Suite B in Hermiston
- July 30: 1 p.m. at 700 Union Street, Suite 105 in The Dalles
- August 4: 1 p.m. at 1901 Adams Avenue in La Grande
- August 11: 8:30 a.m. at 801 Oak Avenue in Klamath Falls
- August 17: 9 a.m. at 370 NE Norton Lane in McMinnville
- August 18: 1 p.m. at 408 SE 7th Street in Pendleton
According to Oregon OSHA, the workshops were made possible by a $200,000 grant secured in September 2025 through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, to increase workplace safety and health training in rural communities.
Registration for the worker safety, health training workshops is available online.
More information about the training workshops and locations is available by contacting Greig Lowell, Consultation and Outreach Manager for Oregon OSHA at 971.352.1181 or greig.k.lowell@dcbs.oregon.gov
