JWCC Opens Registration for OSHA General Industry Course

JWCC main campus building
February 24, 2021

JWCC Opens Registration for OSHA General Industry Course

John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center is accepting registrations now for an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training class OSHA 10 General Industry. The class will meet two days, Wednesday, March 10, and Thursday, March 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  The class is open to the public.  No application is necessary, but individuals are required to make a reservation to attend.  It will take place at JWCC’s Workforce Development Center, 4220 Kochs Lane, Quincy.

The class will provide information to entry level general industry workers about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent job related hazards on a job site.  The course will offer resources and tools to create or enhance an effective safety and health management system, a review of the OSHA Act, and highlight many key General Industry Safety and Health Standards.  Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour General Industry completion card.  The instructor will be an OSHA Outreach Authorized Trainer.

The cost of the course is $175 per person. Students should register a minimum of two business days prior to the class. Participants will be required to wear face coverings, and social distancing will be maintained. To register, call JWCC at 217.641.4971 or email wdc@jwcc.edu.

Businesses interested in other training opportunities can review more than 60 topics available in JWCC’s Workforce Training catalog online at www.jwcc.edu/business-resources. JWCC can also create customized training for areas not covered in the catalog.  Contact Gordon Forbes, JWCC business and industry coordinator at gforbes@jwcc.edu or 217.641.4929.

 


John Wood Community College is the educational link between business and community. JWCC collaboratively creates innovative and relevant academic and training programs with business leaders to educate young people and the workforce for today's needs and tomorrow's opportunities. JWCC has centers in Quincy, Pittsfield, Baylis and Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Programs include a comprehensive baccalaureate transfer curriculum, customized business training, career/technical degrees, certificates, and personal enrichment courses.