Dublin Chamber Of Commerce: Chabot-Las Positas Community College District To Formalize Educational Partnership With OSHA

Press release from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce:

October 15, 2021

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) will be signing an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) San Francisco Regional Office to formally recognize the district and other institutions of higher education as collaborative partners with the federal agency.
 
The OSHA Training Institute Education Centers (OTIEC) in federal Region 9 will virtually sign the Alliance Agreement on Thursday, October 21, from 2-3 p.m. The OTI Education Centers included in the agreement are CLPCCD, Arizona State University, California State University Dominguez Hills and University of California San Diego.
 
CLPCCD has been authorized as an OTIEC since 2008 and provides occupational safety and health training in construction, maritime, disaster site and general industries throughout California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Guam on behalf of OSHA. Instructors in the program are industry safety professionals who deliver the most up-to-date agency information and incorporate real-world experiences into classroom instruction via hands-on learning exercises.
 
CLPCCD Assistant Director of OSHA Programs Cari Elofson-Callahan said the partnership has been in the works for years.
 
“The OTI Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is excited to formalize our already close working relationships through this Alliance,” Elofson-Callahan said. “We look forward to expanding OSHA outreach, education and training, and assistance programs throughout our communities and the workforce.”
 
OSHA’s Alliance Program enables the agency to develop voluntary, collaborative working relationships with organizations committed to workplace safety and health. Through the Alliance Program, OSHA works with organizations to share information about the agency’s initiatives, compliance assistance resources and educate workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities.
 
The following participants will represent the Region 9 OSHA Training Institute Education Centers:
 
Arizona State University
Lisa Hogle, Director
 
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Cari Elofson-Callahan, Assistant Director
 
California State University Dominguez Hills
Raul Guzman, Director
 
University of California San Diego
Stephanie Spann, Associate Director
 
Through its Alliance Program, OSHA works with businesses, trade associations, unions, consulates, professional organizations, faith and community-based organizations and educational institutions to prevent workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses. For more information on OSHA partnerships and alliances, please call OSHA’s toll-free hotline 800-321-OSHA (6742) or OSHA’s San Francisco Regional Office at 415-625-2547.
 
About Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
 
CLPCCD serves 29,000 students annually, in the San Francisco East Bay Area, particularly southern Alameda County, through its two colleges: Chabot College in Hayward and Las Positas College in Livermore. CLPCCD is governed by a seven-member board of trustees which is responsible for all policy decisions. Board members are elected from trustee areas by the registered voters of nine communities: Castro Valley, Dublin, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol, and Union City.

This press release was produced by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.