The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, also known as Oregon OSHA, has four safety-training classes coming up on Wednesday and Thursday that will be held in Room 228 at the Newmark Center at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay. The training workshops are free.

On Wednesday, classes will include effective safety supervision, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon; and safety committee meeting management, scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m.

Thursday classes will include a hearing conservation program, from 8 a.m. to noon; and what to expect from an OR-OSHA inspection, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The safety committee meeting management workshop is geared for all safety committee members who want to turn that boring monthly safety meeting into an interesting and useful-problem solving forum.

The hearing conservation program introduces an effective approach to preserving the sense of hearing throughout a lifetime of work and play. Elements of an effective hearing conservation program, how sound damages hearing, and actions to take to prevent hearing loss will be discussed in this workshop.

"What to expect from an OR-OSHA inspection" helps clear up some misconceptions about Oregon OSHA, and how OR-OSHA compliance officers conduct inspections or investigations on a worksite, including the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees. Find out first-hand from an Oregon OSHA trainer what you can expect when Oregon OSHA conducts occupational safety and health inspections in your workplace. This workshop may be an eye-opener for supervisors, employees and small business owners.

To register for the training workshops, those interested can fax their request on company letterhead to (503) 947-7462 or register on the Oregon OSHA Web site, www.orosha.org under "Education." For questions about Oregon OSHA training, those interested can call (503) 947-7443 or call toll-free within Oregon, (888) 292-5247, Option 2.