Welcome to OSHCE Spotlight - December 2025
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Wishing You a Safe and Happy New Year!
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May this year bring you success, safety, and the satisfaction knowing your efforts make a difference. Thank you for striving for excellence, supporting one another, and leading the way in health and safety standards. Here’s to a year of resilience, collaboration, and learning.
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Stay safe, stay inspired, and thank you for all that you do!
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Student Highlights: Chloe Xiong & Muhammad H Zaidi
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Meet two student workers who play an important role on the OSHCE
team. Through their work they’re gaining hands-on experience contributing to creating and sustaining safe, healthy workplaces. Meet Chloe and Muhammad.
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Chloe is a graduate student at the UW, working on the marketing team to get the word out about health and safety in the workplace. Her interest in digital communication and public-facing education led her to OSHCE. She is committed to work that helps workers access important training and information. "I'm so happy to be part of this connected community and work with like-minded peers." she said.
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Muhammad is a UX and website design lead focused on improving the usability, clarity, and overall experience of the Occupational Health & Safety course website. His work centers on identifying user pain points, implementing high-impact, low-effort improvements, and designing clearer pathways. He contributes by making the site easier to navigate, more accessible, and more effective for professionals pursuing continuing education.
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Mining Opioid Prevention
Explore this workplace solutions guide to raise awareness, share strategies, and prevent opioid use disorder among mine workers.
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NEW! Foundations of Trust in the Workplace
Jun 09 - 10, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Virtual Instructor-led
Trust begins with an individual’s motivation to trust others and their ability to do so effectively. In health and safety environments, workers depend on each other and leaders to follow procedures, share information, and speak up about hazards. Take this course to explore the foundations of trust, how trust forms, and the behaviors that build it. Learn the four components that comprise trust and practical strategies to strengthen trust in the workplace. The course includes a self-assessment, engaging content, and interactive discussions designed to help you increase trust in your work environment. Work on real-life scenarios customized for your industry and occupation.
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Course 2 - Assessment Tools for Safer Chemical Decisions for Sustainable Chemistry
Jan 05 - Feb 20, 2026 |Online Virtual Classroom
Participants will learn to apply tools and methodologies used in comparative chemical assessments, including hazard evaluation and performance. Through practical exercises, they will explore how to make informed, science-based decisions that minimize risks to human health and the environment.
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OSHA #7505 Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation
Jan 13 or 14, 2026 | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |Portland, OR
This course covers an introduction to basic incident investigation procedures and describes analysis techniques. Course topics include reasons for conducting incident investigations, employer responsibilities related to workplace incident investigations, and a four-step incident investigation procedure. The target audience is the employer, manager, employee or employee representative who is involved in conducting incident and/or near-miss or close call investigations.
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Accelerating Leadership Development
Jan 13, 20, 27, 2026 | 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Virtual Instructor Led
Motivation plays an important part of someone’s willingness to adhere to safety protocols and guidelines, reducing risks and accidents in the workplace. Leadership effectiveness can be accelerated by understanding what theories, capabilities, and motivation foster leader and follower development at all levels of experience. This course will provide insight into unlocking the motivations and abilities related to increasing your leadership effectiveness.
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OEM Grand Rounds: The Future of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Jan 14, 2026 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Virtual Instructor-led
Speakers will address important topics including training and development of future OEM practitioners, current OEM workforce landscape, and federal and state policy changes such as recent NIOSH cuts. This session will explore the challenges and opportunities that will define the next generation of OEM and the influence of social and technological shifts on worker health and OEM practice.
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OSHA #2055 Cranes in Construction
Jan 20 - 22, 2026 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Seattle, WA
This course covers the requirements for operation of cranes in the construction industry using the OSHA construction Cranes and Derricks Standard as a guide. Course topics include hazards associated with crane assembly and disassembly, types of cranes, lifting concepts, rigging and wire rope, signaling, employee qualifications and training, and maintenance, repair, and inspection requirements. Students will participate in workshops to reinforce concepts of safe crane operation.
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Partnerships and Collaborations
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Boise Safety Fest
Jan 7-9, 2026 | Nampa, ID
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This an engaging and informative event hosted by CWI's Workforce Development and Safety Fest of the Great Northwest. Designed for everyone in the community, Safety Fest offers invaluable opportunities to enhance safety knowledge, obtain certifications, and connect with industry experts, all at no cost to participants!
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Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education
Phone: (800) 326-7568
E-mail: ce@uw.edu
Web: oshce.uw.edu
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