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(The 4-H Shooting Sports team placed second in the nation in the muzzleloader event at the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championship in Nebraska. Jack Hutson, third from left, earned national champion status for his individual composite score in the event. L to R: Coach Scott Hutson, Zane Weaver, Jack Hutson, Ethan Fullen, Andrew Means and WVU Extension Agent and Coach Mike Shamblin.  Photo courtesy of WVU Extension)

Alyson Carozza is Pleasants County’s newest West Virginia University Extension family and community development agent-in-training—and while she’s new to the county, she’s definitely not new to WVU Extension nor the benefits of the organization’s youth, adult and community programming efforts.

West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health Extension has been recognized as a SafeLand Accrediting Organization, one of three organizations to obtain this designation nationally.

In various workplaces throughout the United States and even across the world, workers are required to wear respirators. Respirators protect individuals from hazardous environmental conditions that may harm their lungs and respiratory systems. To give workers with safety and health duties and responsibilities and safety professionals the knowledge to safely and effectively implement respiratory protection requirements, West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health Extension’s National Resource Center Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute Education Center  will offer OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection training June 21-24 in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Morgantown, W.Va. — Communities across West Virginia, as well as the nation, are facing a shortage of firefighters. With the number of firefighters decreasing, concerns for our communities’ safety are on the rise. That’s where the West Virginia University Extension Fire Service Extension’s Junior Firefighter Camp comes in.

Nearly all workplaces contain areas that are considered confined spaces. Entering these confined areas to perform duties puts workers at high risk, because these spaces are not necessarily designed for people. To educate workers about confined space limitations and dangers, West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health Extension’s National Resource Center Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute Education Center will offer OSHA 2264: Permit-required Confined Space Entry in-person training May 17-19 in Morgantown, West Virginia.