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The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) has been awarded a federal grant through OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to provide up to 12 free Electrical Hazards Awareness Program (EHAP) “open enrollment” workshops in 2008.
During the grant period, the Association anticipates training 2000 or more individuals in safe, accident-free electrical hazard work practices. The cost of the workshop and all enrollment materials will be free to all participants, with the exception of a small fee to cover the cost of food and beverage.
EHAP is one step toward helping tree care professionals become qualified as line clearance arborists and provides a means of verifying that they have been trained according to OSHA and ANSI safety requirements. It is also an invaluable hazard awareness program for non-line clearance arborists. If you would like to host a free EHAP workshop, the Susan Harwood Training Grant provides an opportunity to get yourself and your group trained cost-effectively in electrical hazards awareness.
The association hopes to finalize the EHAP workshop locations by mid-December. Groups interested in potentially hosting a workshop should immediately request an EHAP Workshop Hosting Request Form by e-mailing peter@tcia.org, after reviewing the following requirements for hosting.
The facility must be FREE OF CHARGE or low cost to TCIA. Strong preference will be given to free/donated facilities.
Proposed location must accommodate a minimum of 100 students with classroom-style seating (rows of long tables with chairs all facing in the same direction).
Workshops are 8 hours long and include two 15-minute breaks and 1 hour for lunch. It is suggested they be scheduled Monday through Friday. All workshops must be held between January 1 and August 31, 2008.
Ample parking must be available.
A/V must be available, either provided by the location or rented. A/V to include a laptop (only if the instructor will not be bringing one), a DVD player and VCR, with a large screen monitor (TV) or a projector and screen.
The host partner must provide the name and contact information for a local caterer.
The host partner must be willing to provide on-site personnel (one individual per every 50 students) to check people in, distribute badges and materials, confirm food delivery and make sure the workshop runs on time. The on-site personnel will also be responsible for returning all workshop related materials (unused EHAP kits, training rosters, etc.) to TCIA within 48 hours of workshop’s conclusion.
The host partner should provide TCIA with marketing assistance - preferably e-mail lists - 10 to 12 weeks prior to the scheduled workshop.
TCIA will finalize workshop locations by December 31. Once finalized, workshops will be promoted and registration will be available exclusively through the TCIA web site, www.tcia.org.
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