Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
Advancing health & safety for all workers and their families.
WisCOSH is the largest, independant, worker based organization in Wisconsin that makes worker safety and health top priority. We are not a government agency. Our strength depends on our members and their involvement. Volunteers are the backbone of all we accomplish.
The WisCOSH Office Is On The Move Again!
Due to growth in activities on both WisCOSH's and Voces de la Frontera's parts WisCOSH is relocating it's office once again. WisCOSH is building a Worker's Center and is remaining on Milwaukee's South Side.
Begining on October 1st, 2009 WisCOSH's office will be located at 1535 W. Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204. While the office is being set-up WisCOSH remains open to provide help. Please call (414) 933-2338 to ensure someone is in the office.
WisCOSH's 31 Annual Membership Meeting and Fundraiser Dinner
Normally WisCOSH holds it's yearly membership meeting in the fall, but due to the packing and moving of the office (as well as a number of illnesses) the date had to be postponed. The date is now set for Thursday, February 11, 2009. The evening will comprise of a fundraiser dinner and a short business meeting to elect new officers and review WisCOSH's activities in the last year and receive direction on what areas WisCOSH can provide additional training, information or advocacy. [More info here]
Protecting America's Workers Act Now In Congress!
Since before the Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed into law there have been those who have fought against it and tried their hardest to repeal, defund, discredit and redirect it's efforts. More now than ever workers need and demand a strong, effective Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Together with the National COSH and the Occupational Safety & Health Section of the American Public Health Association WisCOSH and Wisconsin's workers are leading the charge. More Information.
Work Related Hearing Loss Screening
WisCOSH is once more hosting free hearing loss testing screenings in 2010. On Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Waukesha Labor Temple and Sunday February 7, 2010 at 1535 W. Mitchell St., Milwaukee WI 53204. This testing is being performed by Sound Advisors which is an informational service of Johnson Law Offices. The screening is free and takes about 10 minutes on average. This is a screening test. You will find out whether or not you have a Workers Compensation case or not. If you have hearing loss that constitutes a WC case further testing to assess the extent of your hearing loss will be conducted at another time and location. Read more here.
WisCOSH Offering Free Trainings Again In 2009
Vulnerable Worker Training
Once again WisCOSH is participating in the National COSH's Susan Harwood Institutional Competancy Building Grant which is funded from the Dept. of Labor through OSHA. This is WisCOSH's 9th year and, despite having from April 1st, 2009 to September 30, 2009 in which to train this year due to belated funding of the ICB portion of the Susan Harwood Grant Program, WisCOSH expects to once again train hundreds of workers and employers about workplace hazards.
This grant allows WisCOSH to train on a number of workplace safety and health topics which are targeted at workers, and employers, in high risk occupations. For this grant a high risk worker is someone who has Limited English Proficiency; is a Health Care/Nursing Home Worker or supervisor; is a temporary, young or new worker or works in a High Hazard Industry such as food processing, construction or other recognized occupation with a high incidence of workplace injuries, illnesses or deaths. For more information.
Please visit WisCOSH Web's Training page for information regarding the training programs WisCOSH is currently offering. Some currently are funded and so offered for free while others are fee for service at this time.
Working for SAFE & HEALTHY Jobs Since 1978!
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There is a lot of workplace safety and health information and news out there. Often there is not enough time to search for it. Let WisCOSH send occasional e-mail with links and story synopses to help you keep up to date. Also receive updates on WisCOSH activities and trainings. With the form below you can subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, the mailing list safety@wiscosh.org. You will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your desire to receive notification when an article is posted to WisCOSH's Blog [http://www.wiscosh.info].
WisCOSH is an independent organization that works closely with the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, labor unions, businesses, individual workers, and other occupational safety and health groups across North America. It is WisCOSH's mission to improve workplace safety and heath for Wisconsin Workers by providing the enviroment and resources for concerned individuals to use their skills for the direct benefit of working people and their families and to empower people to join together and collaborate with others, including health personnel, community leaders and interested business people, to create an interest in safety and health in the workplace.
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