Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost trainings for March 2026.

Upcoming classes:

Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher – March 3, 2026 l 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires all surface mining (i.e., stone crushing, gravel pit, etc.) employees to receive an eight-hour annual training. This one-day course will cover generic MSHA training. However, site-specific training will also need to be conducted once you return to your respective job sites.

Wage & Hour Compliance – March 4, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Northern Maine Community College, Edmunds Center, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle

This course is designed for human resource or benefits professionals, accountants, business owners, managers, or payroll supervisors. Labor laws can be complex. This seminar covers wage and hour laws, including minimum wage, overtime, youth employment, severance pay, equal pay, rest breaks, leave requirements (earned paid leave, family medical leave, family sick leave and leave for victims of violence). This class addresses commonly asked labor-related questions.

Life Safety Code 101 – March 5, 2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

This one-day class will provide a working overview of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 101 "Life Safety Code" for fire and life safety in the building environment. Topics covered will include classification of occupancy types, adequate means of egress, occupant load factors, and occupancy specific hazards to fire and life safety. The Life Safety Code is adopted in the State of Maine as the state code for fire and life safety in buildings.

Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher – March 5, 2026 l 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Sanford Adult Education, 668 Main Street, Sanford

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires all surface mining (i.e., stone crushing, gravel pit, etc.) employees to receive an eight-hour annual training. This one-day course will cover generic MSHA training. However, site-specific training will also need to be conducted once you return to your respective job sites.

Ladder Safety – March 6, 2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Ladders are a major source of injuries and fatalities in the workplace. However, falls can be reduced if people use caution when climbing ladders or when working in places where falls are a potential hazard. This half-day course will demonstrate how falls from ladders can be prevented through education which includes planning for their use, ladder inspection, and using basic ladder safeguards.

Impairment Detection Training for Employers – March 12, 2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

This one-day training session is designed to help owners, managers, and supervisors recognize and respond appropriately to employee-impairment in the workplace to reduce worker accidents and injuries. Participants will be taught procedures to detect impairment regardless of the substance or cause. This class is designed to fulfill the federal DOT requirements for reasonable suspicion training of supervisors. In addition, participants will learn how to develop and implement policies that address impairment in the workplace and are in compliance with Maine's Substance Use Testing Law.

Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher – March 19, 2026 l 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Joseph L. Ferris Community Center, 318 Wilson Street, Mezzanine Room, Brewer

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires all surface mining (i.e., stone crushing, gravel pit, etc.) employees to receive an eight-hour annual training. This one-day course will cover generic MSHA training. However, site-specific training will also need to be conducted once you return to your respective job sites.

Electrical Safety Basics – March 24,  2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Northern Maine Community College, Keegan Room, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle

This course teaches participants about electricity and its hazards, identifies common electrical hazards found in the workplace, and safe work practices for working around electricity.

Trenching & Excavation – March 27, 2026 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

This course explains the dangers to employees from trenching and excavation operations, soil classifications, OSHA requirements, and the types of protective systems to prevent cave-ins. You will also learn what is meant by "competent person".  A representative from the Maine Public Utilities will be providing information on line damage prevention. 

Mine Safety & Health Administration: Refresher – March 31, 2026 l 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires all surface mining (i.e., stone crushing, gravel pit, etc.) employees to receive an eight-hour annual training. This one-day course will cover generic MSHA training. However, site-specific training will also need to be conducted once you return to your respective job sites.

Class date change: OSHA Recordkeeping - from May 15 to May 21 (same location in Brewer)

SafetyWorks! is also a host site for the Region 1 OSHA Training Institute Education Center.  The next classes will be:

March 9-11, 2026   NCOS 5402 Maritime Industry Trainer Update Course

March 16-18, 2026   NCOS 502 Update for Construction Outreach Trainers

March 18-20, 2026   NCOS 503  Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers

March 23-26, 2026  NCOS 225   Respiratory Protection

To register go to https://oshaedne.com/osha-3095/ or call 800-449-6742. Please note, OSHA classes have a registration fee to attend.

Register and browse more SafetyWorks! classes: https://www.safetyworksmaine.gov/training/scheduled_classes/register.shtml

If you have questions about safety or upcoming classes, reach out to SafetyWorks! at 1-877-SAFE-345 or general.bls-safetyworks@maine.gov.

If you have questions about Wage and Hour compliance, please reach out to the Wage and Hour Division at 207-623-7900 or bls.mdol@maine.gov, or visit www.maine.gov/labor/bls/.