Maine Department of Labor announces its no-cost upcoming trainings for May 2025.

Heat Illness Prevention -
May 6, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta
Every year, dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in hot or humid conditions. This course educates employers on signs and symptoms of heat illness, recognizing heat hazards, and providing resources to keep workers safe.

Confined Space Entry: Construction -
May 7, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta
A confined space is 1) large enough to enter, 2) has limited access, and 3) is not designed for human occupancy. This course helps employers understand the permit-required confined space standard including identifying confined spaces, written program elements, permit requirements, duties of personnel, and rescue services.

Public Sector Compliance -
May 8, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive,
Augusta
This course reviews the regulatory standards for public sector compliance, the programs, training, and inspection requirements, as well as common hazards identified in public sector workplaces. Also included is an outline of the resources provided by SafetyWorks and the SHAPE program which exempts public sector workplaces from programmed enforcement inspections.

Work Zone Safety -
May 9, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 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.

Scaffolding & Fall Protection -
May 13, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Northern Maine Community College, Keegan Room-Reed Dining Commons Building, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle
Falls are one of the leading causes of death and injury in the workplace. This course provides the construction and general industry standards that regulate walking-working surfaces, including scaffolding, and the fall protection control measures that are available to protect your employees.

Impairment Detection Training for Employers -
May 15, 2025 l 8:30a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Lewiston Career Center, 5 Mollison Way, Lewiston
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.

OSHA Recordkeeping -
May 20, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presque Isle Career Center, 66 Spruce Street, Suite 1, Presque Isle
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.

Wage & Hour Compliance -
May 28, 2025 l 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.

Safety and the Supervisor -
May 29, 2025 l 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta
The success of any safety program is dependent on your front-line supervisors. Do they have the technical and interpersonal skills it takes to move your safety program in a positive direction? This training discusses the interpersonal skills all supervisors should develop to create a positive safety culture. In addition, the course will outline the key tasks supervisors should be performing daily to identify hazards and keep their employees safe.

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 https://www.maine.gov/labor/bls/

SafetyWorks! is also a host site for the Region 1 OSHA Training Institute Education Center. To register go to https://oshaedne.com/osha-503/ or call 800-449-6742. Please note, the below classes have a registration fee to attend.

May 12-15, 2025 NCOS 511 OSHA Standards for General Industry
May 19-22, 2025 NCOS 5400 Trainer Course in OSHA Standards in Maritime