Since 1994 OSEA has been involved with the New York State Department
of Labor Hazard Abatement Board Safety and Health Training Grant Program. 

Article 29 of the New York State Labor Law established a TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (the Program) and charged the New York State Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Abatement Board (the Board) with the responsibility for awarding funds to eligible grantees.  Under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement, the Board gave the NYS Dept. of Labor (the Department) authority to administer the Program.  This grant money is available to train your workforce.    

OSEA can help you complete an application and hopefully obtain funding for safety training.  The goal of the Program is to promote safe and healthful conditions in the workplace through training, education, and other proven preventive programs designed to:

• Identify, evaluate, and control safety and health hazards in the workplace;


• Industries, occupations or other specific groups of workers with elevated injury or illness rates.


• Encourage voluntary compliance with occupational safety and health regulations;


• Foster activities intended to prevent workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses;


• Make employers and employees aware of the NY State right-to-know laws and regulations which mandate training/education on toxic substances in the workplace.

OSEA has prepared and submitted successful grant applications on behalf of numerous companies, municipalities and agencies.  In addition, organizations that completed their own applications and were awarded training grants have retained OSEA to provide training. 

OSEA has provided safety training and grant writing service for the following clients:

• Calspan
• Kraft Foods
• Borg Warner
• Kittinger Furniture
• Thatcher Chemical
• IBEW Local 41
• Bianchi Industrial Services
• Invitrogen
• Penn Traffic
• Tonawanda Tank
• Town of Lancaster and the Villages of Depew, Akron, Alden and Lancaster
• Cayuga, Onondaga and Oswego counties

The following Q & A should identify if your organization is eligible for a New York State Dept. of Labor Hazard Abatement Board Safety & Health Training Grant

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

• Public and Private Employers
• Labor Organizations or their Federations
• Trade Associations
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Educational Institutions

WHAT ARE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA?

The evaluation process takes into consideration the target group or high-risk population to be reached by the project. Some examples are:

• Industries, workplaces or occupations in which employees are exposed to serious health hazards, such as toxic chemicals, high noise levels, or infectious agents.


• Industries, occupations or other specific groups of workers with elevated injury or illness rates.


• Small employers, local unions, or non-union worker populations who lack occupational safety and health resources.


• New or inexperienced workers such as teenagers

WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS ARE SUPPORTED?

• General or hazard specific training on how to identify, evaluate and control employee exposure to workplace hazards.


• Activities intended to improve the effectiveness of labor-management safety and health committees.


• Programs designed specifically to reduce workplace accidents by teaching lockout / tagout procedures, safe electrical work practices, methods of working safely in confined spaces, motor vehicle safety, etc.


• Programs emphasizing disease prevention through the control of carcinogens, toxic chemicals, physical hazards such as noise, heat, and vibration, or biological hazards such as hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis bacteria.


• Instruction of employees and employers on their rights and responsibilities under the New York State Right to Know Law and OSHA/PESH standards on Hazard Communication, chemical hazards in the laboratories, and specific substances such as lead, benzene, and asbestos, etc.

WHAT IS THE DURATION OF TIME FOR THE GRANT WHEN APPROVED?

The grant projects are funded for an eleven-month period, for example, from September 1 - July 3.

WHAT ARE THE SERVICES OSEA CAN PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT?

• OSEA personnel will meet with you and determine if you should apply for a grant.


• OSEA personnel will either write the entire RFP or assist you in the process.