Several Earn OSHA Certification Through County Program

Several employees of area companies, including from Newark, last week became officially certified Occupational Safety and Health Inspectors, the Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action announced  

“Offering free training programs is one of the ways our Office of Small Business Development is helping vendors gain a competitive edge and grow their businesses. The information and certification they receive help them demonstrate to their clients and employees that they are stable, knowledgeable and dependable,” said Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. “I applaud the Small Business Office for hosting workshops with timely topics that are beneficial for our small business community, and congratulate the first graduating class for working hard and having a 100 percent success rate,” he added.

The “Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Training Program” was a 30-hour class held in May for laborers, foremen, superintendents and project managers who work with construction companies.

 

Among those receiving certification May 23 were Dawud Adams, Benjamin Lewis and Juan Perez of Newark, who all took the course to become safety inspectors; as well as Gene Holden and Shakeem McClain of Expedited Cleaning and Tyron Bacon and Jerome Johnson, of Tyron Electric. Both firms are located in Newark.   

The OSHA training program will be offered again. For information or to find out about future programs, please call the Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action at 973-621-2011.