Unless you lived under a rock for the last 10 months, you are probably experiencing pandemic fatigue. By now you understand the serious dangers of the novel coronavirus SARS- CoV-2, also known as COVID-19. However, everyone is growing tired of…
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Bad Habits Hurt
Do any of your co-workers have bad habits when it comes to safety? If you’ve worked with others for any length of time, you’ve likely observed some risky behaviors. Maybe you’ve seen the same person taking risks more than once…
Become an OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer
What is an Outreach Trainer? An OSHA-authorized outreach trainer is a person who already has some experience in safety roles, then volunteers to take a series of safety and health courses to increase their knowledge and learn how to teach…
Northern Illinois University Wins $116,644 U.S. Department of Labor Grant to Deliver Worker Safety and Health Training
DeKalb, IL, September 21, 2020 –Northern Illinois University received $116,644 in U.S. Department Labor funding for Machine Guarding and Amputation Protection training. Because of this grant, employers and employees working in new small businesses and employees with limited access to…
What PPE Should I Provide?
As an employer, HR manager, or safety professional you may wonder, “What PPE should I provide for my employees?” From the first day on the job until the last, PPE protects you and your employees. The layer of protection between…
Hazard Communication
Why does hazard communication matter? We don’t know, what we don’t know…and we can’t communicate, what we don’t know. To safely use hazardous chemicals in the workplace, take the time to learn about them. Then, communicate the information to your…
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Allencia Ballard, MPM
OSHA-Authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer
Allencia Ballard has been designing and delivering curriculum and learning materials to teach adults in the business and education sectors for over 10 years. She is an OSHA-authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer with 6 years of manufacturing safety and environmental health experience, specializing in hazard recognition and machine guarding safety. She also holds a master's degree in Project Management.
Brent Bryden
OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer
Brent Bryden has 35 years of manufacturing safety and environmental health experience. Brent specializes in facilitating training for small, medium and large employers with a wide range of needs. He is passionate about using basic safety education and training to form strong safety foundations within an organization. Continuous improvement in safety training is his vision and providing results-oriented, quality products and services is his goal. Services: Training, Inspection Audits, Abatement Assistance, Safety Program Development, Implementation & Management.
Don Bartalone
OSHA-Authorized General Industry and Construction Outreach Trainer
Don Bartalone is the lead instructor at the National Safety Education Center. He has 35 years of transportation and warehouse industry experience, serving on the safety team and committee for 20 of those years. Don also spent five years as a facility manager/safety coordinator for an oil refinery and has recently traveled to Saudi Arabia to assist in safety program development for the world’s largest oil company. He holds National Safety Council certificates in Fork Lift Truck Operator Training, Incident Investigation, Safety Inspections and Advanced Safety. Services: 10- and 30-hour General Industry OSHA training, OSHA 511, 501 and 503 instruction.