Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration -Investing $1 Million in Worker Safety and Health- MIOSHA is offering matching grant awards of up to $5,000 per employer to improve workplace safety and health! October 7, 2014 – In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Michigan’s program for workplace safety and health, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) is offering matching grant awards of up to $5,000 to improve workplace safety and health. The grants are open to qualifying employers to purchase safety and health-related equipment. The goal of this special grant program is to create safer and healthier work environments and reduce the risk of injury and illness to workers in Michigan. “We are encouraging employers to step up workplace safety and health during MIOSHA’s 40-year anniversary,” said Martha Yoder, MIOSHA Director. “We are pleased to partner with small employers by offering matching grants of up to $5,000 to make improvements in workplace safety and health. With a total of $500,000 available from MIOSHA, that’s a $1 million investment in keeping Michigan’s workers safe and healthy.” To qualify for the MIOSHA Safety and Health Improvement Program (MiSHIP) Grant, an employer must meet the following conditions: Have 250 employees or less. Come under the jurisdiction of MIOSHA. A qualified safety professional or a safety committee must have conducted a site-specific evaluation, and there must be a written report with recommendations based on the evaluation unless the project is for lifting equipment in residential care facilities, or fall protection equipment in residential construction. The grant project must be consistent with the recommendations of the safety and/or health evaluation and must directly relate to improvements that will lead to a reduction in the risk of injury or disease to employees. The employer must have the knowledge and experience to complete the project, and must be committed to its implementation. The employer must be able to match the grant money awarded and all estimated project costs must be covered. The MiSHIP Grant requires that an eligible project is one designed to reduce the risk of injury to employees as identified in a site-specific safety and/or health evaluation conducted at the site. The site-specific evaluation must identify the injury and illness risks associated with a work task or area, and the recommended actions of the grant project must directly relate to eliminating or minimizing the risks. Please note that requests for residential fall protection and lifting equipment for in-home care or residential care facilities do not require a hazard evaluation to be performed. The MiSHIP places priority on those projects that impact employment sites that provide goods, manufacturing or processing jobs for the majority of workers; businesses within the current MIOSHA Strategic Plan and other high-hazard workplaces. Some examples include: Residential Fall Protection Systems Lifting Equipment or Portable Lifting Equipment for In-home Care or Small Nursing/Residential Care Facilities Monitoring Equipment for Confined Space Entry Noise Reduction Engineering Controls Lock Out/Tag Out Systems Cooling Systems for Agriculture-based Worksites Eyewash Stations for the Accommodations Industry A limited number of MiSHIP Grants will be available to training organizations. To be eligible, the training organization must make the equipment available to its members for use. For more information about the MiSHIP and how to apply, please visit michigan.gov/mioshagrants. For more information about MIOSHA, please visit michigan.gov/miosha Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:27:18 +0000
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