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Expanded Safety Fest set for September

Posted at 9:11 am August 25, 2014
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Safety Fest TN

Making Tennesseans safer at work

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Virtually any company will tell you that worker safety is job one.

In Oak Ridge, there’s an event every year to help make sure the words get turned into action. For the third consecutive year, the Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, partnering with a number of organizations, will host Safety Fest TN, a week of safety classes, safety seminars, a Safety Expo, and a community Safety Forum—all free of charge to anyone who registers. The event is scheduled for September 8-12 and is based at the New Hope Center at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

“We appreciate Consolidated Nuclear Security working with us to accommodate Safety Fest TN and for sponsoring the community brunch on September 8,” said Jenny Freeman, chair of the ORBSP planning committee, which is responsible for organizing the event.

Classes will also be held at five other locations, including Centro Hispano in Knoxville, where courses will be offered in Spanish. The addition of Spanish language classes is a new and important outreach. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Bruce Wilkinson, Centro Hispano, community brunch, Hannah Short, J.J. Rochelle, Jenny Freeman, New Hope Center, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, ORBSP, OSHA, safety, safety classes, Safety Expo, Safety Fest TN, safety forum, safety seminars, seminars, worker safety, World Class Safety, Y-12 National Security Complex

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