Author: Ronnie Camacho

Hafa Adai yan Tirow CNMI!

Here are some noteworthy dates from the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA:

July 2024

• 3 – Deadline to submit comments on the Working and Informal Papers for the 46th session of the UNSCEGHS
• 16 – Quarterly Compliance Assistance Call (1:30pm-3pm ET)
• 19 – Deadline to enter OSHA’s Beat the Heat National Contest
• 19 – Effective date of OSHA’s updated Hazard Communication Standard (89 FR 44144)
• 22 – Extended deadline to submit comments and hearing requests on Proposed Rule: Emergency Response Standard
• 30 – National Whistleblower Day
• 30 – OSHA San Francisco Region Whistleblower Protection Webinar (10am-11am PT, register here)
• Extreme Heat Safety Month
• National Fireworks Safety Month

August 2024

• 7 – Region 9 Workers’ Voice Forum (Click here to register)
• 7-9 – Safety24 Congress and Expo (ASSP; Denver, CO)
• 11 – 811 Day (Day to raise awareness around digging/excavation safety)
• 12-18 – Safe + Sound Week 2024 (Note: Registration will open in July)
• 25-28 – VPPPA Safety + Symposium (Aurora, CO)
• 26-30 – Labor Rights Week
• 31 – International Overdose Awareness Day

September 2024

• 9-13 – Construction Suicide Prevention Week
• 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
• 15-21 – National Farm Safety and Health Week
• 18-19 – National Safety Congress and Expo (NSC; Orlando, FL)
• National Preparedness Month
• National Recovery Month
• National Suicide Prevention Month

NMTech will be hosting our Scholarship Clinic on Tuesday, June 25th 2042 from 2:00pm – 4:30pm at the Think Tank.

OPEN TO NEW AND GOING STUDENTS IN ALL TRADES.

Representatives from SHEFA, CSO, WIOA, and SCC will be present to assist you with your application and inquiries.

NMTech offices will CLOSED on Wednesday, June 19th 2024 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Applications will be available beginning May 28, 2024 at the Saipan Chamber office, located on the 2nd Floor of the Marianas Business Plaza, suite 201-A.

Deadline is June 28, 2024 at 12:00pm.

For more information, email the Saipan Chamber office at scholarship@saipanchamber.org

NMTech offices will be CLOSED on Monday, May 27th 2024 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

NMTech classes & offices will be CANCELLED & CLOSED on Tuesday, May 21st 2024 due to a scheduled power outage.

Regular operations will resume on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024.

In observance of National Hurricane Preparedness Week and forthcoming first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1), OSHA has an Emergency Preparedness and Response webpage with resources to protect workers responding to hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters.

Visit OSHA’s webpage for an updated list of available Worker Safety and Health Resources for Hurricane and Flood Cleanup and Recovery.

Hafa Adai yan Tirow CNMI!

Here are some noteworthy dates from the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA:

May 2024

• Apr. 28-May 4 – National Small Business Week
• 1 – OSHA Region 2 Webinar: Fall Stand-Down Kickoff (12pm-1pm ET)
• 2 – New England CARES Webinar: This Ancient Atrocity – The Return of Child Labor in the U.S. Why Now? What Can be Done? (9am-10:30am ET; register here)
• 6-10 – Construction Safety Week
• 6-10 – Fall Stand-Down
  • 7 – OSHA/CPWR/NIOSH English-language Webinar: Beyond Fall Prevention Planning: Being Prepared for Fall Rescue (2pm ET)
  • 8 –  OSHA/CPWR/NIOSH Spanish-language Webinar: Evento de la Campaña Nacional de Prevención de Caídas 2024 (2pm ET)
  • 8 – OSHA Region 4 Webinar: Preventing Falls and Work-Related Heat Illness in the Southeast (9:30am ET)
• 6-10 – Hurricane Preparedness Week (NOAA)
• 6-10 – Shore Up for Safety Week (NAXSA)
• 7 – National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Meeting (9am-4:30pm ET; register here)
• 8 – Deadline to register (in English or Spanish) for May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• 8 – Region 9 Workers Voice Forum
• 13 – Last day to participate in the National Online Dialogue: Moving Forward: Enhancing Workplace Safety & Health Preparedness in Essential Industries
• 15 – Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting (1pm-4pm ET, register in English or Spanish by May 8)
• 20-22 – AIHA Connect (Formerly AIHce EXP; Columbus, OH)
• 21 – Deadline to submit comments and requests to speak at June 4 Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) meetings (register here)
• 24 – Don’t Fry Day
• 29 – Deadline to submit comments on scope of May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• National Electrical Safety Month

June 2024

• 1 – Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season
• 4 – Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) meetings (register here)
• 11 – National Forklift Safety Day (Industrial Truck Association)
• 17-23 – Trench Safety Stand-Down Week (NUCA)
• 21 – Extended deadline to submit comments and hearing requests on Proposed Rule: Emergency Response Standard
• National Safety Month (NSC)
• Trench Safety Month (NUCA)

OSHA’s next Region IX Workers’ Voice Forum is on May 8, 2024. OSHA Region IX has collaborated with Nevada Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS), California Labor Commissioner’s Office and California Division of Occupational Safety (Cal/OSHA) to discuss the following topics:

• Federal OSHA Update
• Whistleblower Protection
• Heat Injury and Illness Prevention
• Fall Protection

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The virtual event is FREE. If you have any questions or concerns about this event, please email WorkersVoiceReg9@dol.gov.