The U.S. Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is offering a free workshop for surface stone, sand and gravel mine operators in Southern New England, including those in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The workshop is designed to help operators meet safety training requirements that became effective last year and will be held in Warwick at the Comfort Inn Airport tomorrow (March 20) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“The goal of this workshop is to prevent miners from becoming victims of accidents or health hazards,” said Robert Elam, acting assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. “Every mine is different. This hands-on workshop will help mine operators set up safety training plans to suit their operation’s specific needs.”
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All mine operators are required to have an approved safety and health-training plan. The “Part 46” training rules, which cover safety and health training for approximately 120,000 miners at more than 10,000 sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, shell dredging and limestone operations, took effect last October.
Additional workshops will be held on Wednesday and Thursday of this week in North Haven, and Windsor Locks, Connecticut. For more information call the Mine Safety and Health Administration at (703) 235-1452.
UPS Foundation grant funds three National Safety Council college scholarships
The National Safety Council (NSC) has received a college scholarship grant
from the UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of United Parcel Service. The grant
will be used to fund three $4,000 scholarships for undergraduates pursuing degrees
in safety, health or environmental fields of study.
“We very much appreciate the generosity of the UPS Foundation in making these scholarships possible,” said Alan McMillan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the National Safety Council. “This grant enables us to offer financial support to three deserving college students pursuing careers in safety-related professions.”
Three scholarships are available and may be applied to school tuition, school-related fees, school-related publications including books, manuals and study guides, computer software and hardware, on-campus meal plans, on-campus parking, and/or on-campus housing. Deadline for application for the scholarships is April 6, 2001. Scholarship recipients will be notified by May 20, 2001.
About the scholarships
The scholarships will assist undergraduate students pursuing degrees in environmental
health, environmental science, ergonomics, fire safety, industrial hygiene, occupational
safety, occupational health, safety engineering, safety management, safety science,
systems safety or traffic engineering.
Eligible students must be currently enrolled in nine or more semester hours of college work, scheduled to graduate in December 2001 or later, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in a 4.0 system.
The application must include a typed essay of no more than 500 words that explains why the student chose his or her field of study, identifies current activities related to career goals and objectives, identifies any extenuating financial needs including child support and/or elder care, and identifies any special circumstances such as physical disability.
Applications also must be accompanied by an original transcript with an official seal that verifies good academic standing, completion of 12 or more semester hours each with a passing letter grade, and overall GPA of at least 2.5 in a 4.0 system.
In addition, each application must include a letter of reference from a faculty member of the safety, health or environmental undergraduate degree program in which the applicant is enrolled. The letter should verify the applicant’s admittance to the particular degree program.
Additional information is available from the National Safety Council, Member Services Department, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-3201; by telephone at (630) 775-2028; or by email to sutkusj@ncs.org.
The UPS Foundation has a philanthropic structure that distributed $35.1 million in 1999 throughout the U.S. and internationally. Of that, over $17.8 million was awarded through the Corporate Grant Program, $3.1 million was distributed through the Region/District Grant Program, $1.9 million was awarded through the Community Investment Grant Program, $8.2 million to United Way and $4.1 million in local charitable giving.
