VACAVILLE, Calif., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to make California's workplaces safer, State Fund is partnering with Cal/OSHA Consultation Service to offer a series of more than 15 heat illness prevention seminars throughout the state. This is the seventh consecutive year State Fund is co-hosting these seminars to urge the importance of protecting workers from heat illness.
"Employers are recognizing the importance of heat illness prevention training and providing water and shade to their workers," said Len Welsh, State Fund Chief for Workplace Safety and former Cal/OSHA chief.
The events are happening throughout the state from now until late June. Attendees will be shown best-practice solutions for protecting their employees from heat-related illnesses. They will also learn how to update their safety programs to include a heat illness prevention plan and how to comply with heat illness standards.
As an added incentive, those who attend the events can receive two hours of continuing education credit from Cal/OSHA and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) toward their Farm Labor Contractor continuing education requirement.
The seminars are free and open to the public, and many of them will be presented in Spanish. To see when an event will be held in your area, visit the Safety & Seminars page at www.statefundca.com.
The seminars are part of State Fund's Employer Education Series offered throughout the state on a variety of workers' compensation topics.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Established in 1914 by the state legislature, State Fund is California's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance and a vital asset to California businesses. Completely self supporting, State Fund plays a stabilizing role in California's economy by maintaining an open door policy that ensures all employers have a strong and stable option for their workers' compensation needs.
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