If you're a small business professional, you know there just aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish everything - sales work, production work, accounting, and running your safety program. Oregon OSHA will offer a no-cost simple safety and health program in Eugene during two lunchtime workshops in January.

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) designed the 'Safety for Small Business' program to help small business owners start implementing safety and health management in their workplace. The program consists of two one-hour "brown bag" workshops. Participants bring their own lunches and Oregon OSHA provides workshop materials for participants. The workshop is free.

The Safety for Small Business workshop is presented in two phases. Attendance is required at the first meeting to participate in the Phase Two meeting two weeks later. Participants will learn how to integrate a safety and health program into their business plan, receive industry-specific resource materials, and be introduced to the program's ten short duration safety and health training modules.

Eugene: January 9, 2003 - Noon to 1:00pm at the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, 1401 Willamette Street - Phase Two class on January 23rd from Noon to 1:00pm

Oregon OSHA offers a variety of conferences, training, educational resources and consultation services to help Oregon employers create safer workplaces and reduce the number of injuries which occur at work. You can find more information and resources on Oregon OSHA's website, www.orosha.org

For more information about the training workshop or to register, call the Oregon OSHA Education Section, (503) 947-7443, or toll-free in Oregon, (888) 292-5247 Option 2.