Health & Safety Watch: Pacific Coast Safety Fest Begins March 5

OSHA is offering health and safety training at the annual Pacific Coast Safety Fest, which runs from March 5 to 9 in select cities. The classes are available to workers, employers, safety professionals and anyone with a general interest in health and safety issues. The presentations cover a wide range of topics including the following:

  • The latest news from OSHA
  • Recordkeeping
  • Health and safety programs
  • Hazard recognition and analysis
  • Accident investigation
  • General industry

Cities participating in the event are as follows:

  • San Diego
  • Los Angeles
  • Phoenix
  • Las Vegas
  • Oahu, Hawaii
  • Dublin, California

Specific dates and courses vary in each city, but all are low cost at an average of $20 per person per course. Registration is required and can be completed on the Pacific Coast Safety Fest website. All attendees receive credit for sanctioned Education Center classes and a certificate of attendance.

About Pacific Coast Safety Fest

Pacific Coast Safety Fest is sponsored by OSHA and hosted by the Region IX OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. The event first started in 2005 in Denver, Colo., as a collaboration between the OSHA regional offices, several construction associations, an insurance company and the Colorado State University OSHA consultation project, and it focused on fall protection issues. This first event was called Safety Fest of the West, which continues to this day, but several other factions were created, including Safety Fest of the Great Northwest and Pacific Coast Safety Fest.