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Great Lakes OSHA Education Center -
800.207.9399 – www.greatlakesosha.org
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| Eastern Michigan University |
University of Cincinnati |
U.A.W. |
Originally (1995) the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati, created the Great Lakes OSHA Training Consortium; and Eastern Michigan University, in association with the U.A.W. Health and Safety Department created the Motor City Education Center. In 2002, the Great Lakes and Motor City Education Centers joined to be one Regional Education Center. This consolidation into one comprehensive program has increased the overall efficiency of the operation of the program, as well as allowed for complementary expertise in program management and course content, yielding exceptional training programs throughout Region V.
The Great Lakes Regional OTI Education Center partners have 130 years of combined occupational health and safety training experience, and have trained over 200,000 people in occupational health and safety short courses. The institutions represented in the combined consortia have each established a history of leadership and expertise in OSHA and other health and safety training. Each partner has extensive experience in providing occupational health and safety training to workers and safety professionals including programs with a construction and/or general industry focus.
 The University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, has been offering health and safety short courses for over 50 years and has been home to a NIOSH-supported Education and Research Center (ERC) for slightly under 30 years.  The Continuing Education Program, directed by Judy L. Jarrell, Ed.D., serves as the lead institution for these programs, in close collaboration with several other institutions, organizations, and state and federal agencies. The University of Cincinnati is also the lead institution in the Great Lakes Regional Lead Training Center (formerly sponsored and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), and the Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training (NIEHS-sponsored HazWoper training program).
Eastern Michigan University participates in collaborative efforts with the United Automobile Workers’ Union and has a multi-year history of training in the Big Three automotive companies throughout the U.S., Mexico and South America. Through EMU’s Center for Organizational Risk Reduction and the Continuing Education program, workers are also provided with opportunities for CEU’s and CM points as they complete their health and safety training programs. EMU was the first OSHA Education Center to receive endorsement from OTI for online OSHA courses. At present, EMU offers six online courses servicing students from thirteen countries and thirty-nine states.
 Besides state-of-the-art classroom facilities, we take pride in our hands-on training facilities and equipment. Course evaluations consistently rate courses highly and participants often return to the Great Lakes Regional OTI Education Center partners and host training sites to meet their on-going safety education needs.
A full training schedule is conducted at each partner site. In addition each partner has identified, “Host Training Sites” (HTS), which also offer OSHA programs under the direction of the Great Lakes Regional OTI Education Center. Current HTS are University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, MN; South Central Technical College in Mankato, Minnesota; Purdue University North Central; Allied Construction Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio; EMU-Traverse City at Traverse City, Michigan; Jackson Community College at Jackson, Michigan; and Mott Community College at Flint, Michigan. These HTS have established health and safety training programs with close ties to local business and industry. Working closely with these sites assures broad access to training through improved marketing and close course proximity throughout Region V.
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