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Pingree Announces $153,342 OSHA Grant to Prevent COVID-19 Spread in Essential Industries
Portland, Maine,
September 18, 2020
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the University of Southern Maine (USM) will receive a grant of $153,342 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide 1,000 Maine employees and workers in health care, manufacturing, and food supply with online COVID-19 training. “Employees who are on the front lines of this global public health crisis should be given all the tools they need to help prevent and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. I’m proud to see USM take advantage of OSHA programming and repurpose it for the current need. I’m hopeful this funding will provide key information to essential workers, keeping them—and our communities—safe,” said Pingree. USM’s grant will provide 1.25 hours of online COVID-19 training for at-risk/high fatality workers in the fields of health care, manufacturing, and food supply. Training will include recognition, prevention, and mitigation of transmission of COVID-19. ###
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