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

Upcoming classes:

Life Safety Code 101– September 1, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 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.

Lifting & Rigging Safety – September 3, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Lift planning is essential to safe-lifting practices. This program will explore lifting and rigging equipment, inspections, signaling, and planning for safe lifts.

Wage & Hour Compliance– September 9, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Marcil Hall, Room 124, Biddeford

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.

Respiratory Protection – September 10, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Where workers are required to wear respirators to do their jobs, employers need a respiratory protection program. This course helps you determine your respiratory protection needs and covers all the elements of a written respiratory protection program.

safeTALK – NEW DATE – September 11, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

LivingWorks safeTALK is a 4-hour training that equips people to be more alert to people thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help.

Wage & Hour Compliance– September 16, 2026, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

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.

Emergency Scene Traffic Control – September 18, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. VIRTUAL

This class covers requirements for training, personal protective equipment (PPE) for firefighters and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers who will be controlling traffic at unplanned motor vehicle accidents. This program will also include setting up a safe work-zone, equipment needed, guidance for day and nighttime operations, blocking to protect the scene, apparatus parking, incident types, signs, communication regulatory text, liability and more.

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries Through Ergonomics, Stretch Programs and Wellness – Part 1 - September 22, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries can be a challenge to recognize as they often come on gradually from repetitive use or sprain/strain injuries in the workplace, from mechanism of injury how to aid recovery. Part 1: You will learn how to ergonomically evaluate a job looking to prevent MSK risks, how to successfully develop and implement a custom workplace stretching and strengthening program that improves flexibility and reduces strain and strain severity and incidence, how to properly respond to employees' early symptoms and provide effective first aid intervention that alleviates fear, prevents a disability mindset, and promotes recovery.

Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries Through Pre-Placement Employee Selections – Part 2 – September 22, 2026 I 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries can be a challenge to recognize as they often come on gradually from repetitive use or sprain/strain injuries in the workplace, from mechanism of injury how to aid recovery. Part 2: The importance of matching employee fitness to the essential physical demands of a job, can prevent injuries in the workplace for the long term. Review EEOC/Uniform Guidelines, Age Discrimination and Civic Rights laws that employers institute medical screening exams for newly hired employees and ADA requirements for existing employees. Will cover a selection process based on business necessity and job specificity; enhancing job descriptions for managing injured workers and RTW, and how to ensure safety for more senior workers

Wage & Hour Compliance – September 23, 2026 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Rockland Career Center, 91 Camden Street, Suite 201, Rockland

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.

OSHA Recordkeeping – September 24, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sanford Adult Education, 668 Main Street, Sanford

This class provides thorough and comprehensive six-hour training for both new and experienced safety and human resources personnel. You will learn the OSHA rule (29 CFR 1904) regarding recording and reporting work-related injuries and illnesses as it applies to your organization, including COVID-19 recordability guidance. This class includes several hands-on activities on how to correctly fill out the required injury reporting forms.

Trenching & Excavation – September 29, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 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".

Work Zone Safety – September 30, 2026 I 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, Department of Labor, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

Private companies and public agencies that work on public roads must follow the traffic control standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This hands-on, half-day course covers the MUTCD standards and use of cones, signs, flags, and paddles.

Register and browse more SafetyWorks! classes: https://safetyworksmaine.gov/training/scheduled-classes/register

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/.