Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) will be hosting its first-ever OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry Course and the OSHA 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry Course in March of 2014.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training Institute Education Center Region 1 (New England / Keene State College) has chosen MMA to host their Spring 2014 OSHA 501 and OSHA 511 course. MMA is located in Central New England, 50 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. This easily accessible location is close to main transportation corridors and offers convenient access for servicing students throughout New England and New York.Course Descriptions:OSHA 511: This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA general industry standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon successful course completion, the student will receive an OSHA 511 general industry certificate. This course is for personnel who will not be conducting training sessions or who need to complete the prerequisite for OSHA Course 501.OSHA 501: This course is designed for personnel in the private sector interested in teaching the OSHA-10 and OSHA 30-hour general industry safety and health outreach program to their employees and other interested groups. Special emphasis is placed on those topics that are required in the OSHA-10 and OSHA 30-hour programs as well as on those that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Course participants are briefed on effective instructional approaches and the effective use of visual aids and handouts. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both a OSHA 10-hour and OSHA 30-hour general industry safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.Course Dates:OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry Course: March 11-14, 2014OSHA 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry Course: March 18-21, 2014Course Location:Massachusetts Maritime Academy – 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532Registration for Course(s):OSHA 511: http://www.oshaedcenter.com/511-classroomOSHA 501: http://www.oshaedcenter.com/osha-501For more information about the OSHA 501 or OSHA 511 courses please contact:OSHA Education Center – Manchester175 Ammon DriveManchester, NH 03103-3308Telephone: 1-800-449-OSHAFax: 603-645-0080oshaed@keene.edu Office hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday