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WVU Extension Safety and Health receives grant to provide free training to oil and gas workers

Tiffany Rice teaching a student the process of locking and tagging out hazardous energy sources

The West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health Extension has been awarded an Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Susan Harwood Training grant to provide free hazardous energy (lockout tagout) training to oil and gas workers in the Appalachian Basin region. These grants are an effective tool for connecting organizations with training resources and educate hard-to-reach workers in high-hazard industries.