MIOSHA Training for Michigan Workers and Employers
Grand Valley State University offers occupational safety and health training opportunities for Michigan workers, supervisors, safety professionals, and employers through its MIOSHA Training Institute programming. Courses address workplace safety, regulatory requirements, hazard recognition, and practical approaches to maintaining safer work environments. Depending on the offering, training may be delivered online or in person. Explore the schedule below for course details, registration information, and available training formats.
First Aid and Bloodborne Infectious Diseases in General Industry
November 4, 2026, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
Exposure to bloodborne infectious diseases is identified as a significant source of occupational illness. The lack of first aid and medical services can lead to serious physical harm or death. This full day course was developed to teach participants: the requirements of Part 472, Medical Services and First Aid, and Part 554, Bloodborne Infectious Diseases; to determine if facilities and employees are covered by the standards; to prepare a written exposure control plan; and, to ensure employees receive proper care following an occupational exposure or injury. This course is designed for general industry with emphasis for healthcare facilities.
Health Hazards in Construction
November 18, 2026, Virtual via Zoom, Half Day
This course will help educate and make the construction manager/worker aware of some typical occupational health hazards and potential health effects that are associated with the construction trade industry. This half-day course is designed to give the student an overview of the basics of industrial hygiene, as well as health issues that may be encountered in the construction industry. Topics covered include lead, silica, cadmium, isocyanates, hexavalent chromium, and asbestos. Students will be able to recognize potential problems with exposures and how to protect themselves with the use of engineering controls and personal protective equipment.
Asbestos and Lead Awareness
November 24, 2026, Virtual via Zoom, Half Day
Construction trades routinely renovate and demolish buildings that were built prior to 1981. These activities often pose a health risk by exposing employees to asbestos-containing materials (ACM) or presumed asbestos-containing materials (PACM). General industry employees are also subject to asbestos exposure, rules and regulations. Asbestos awareness training is for general industry and construction employees; whose work activities may contact but do not disturb ACM or PACM.
Lead is also found in both general industry and in construction. Many construction activities can disturb lead; such as building demolition, alteration, renovation, repair, and/or painting. This combined awareness training course consists of information regarding asbestos and lead in their various forms and uses. Training also includes information on the health effects associated with asbestos and/or lead exposure.
Behavior-Based Safety: Fundamentals and Implementation
December 10, 2026, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
Behavioral safety is the application of behavior analysis to work, specifically, safe and unsafe performance of a task. Using scientific principles of motivation, systems are analyzed to identify what is motivating safe or unsafe performance. For example, people take safety shortcuts because they are motivated by the certain and immediate consequence of saving a little time and they are not motivated by the fairly uncertain and unlikely consequence of getting hurt. Systems can then be modified or implemented to improve performance in a positive method. Implementation will be discussed with an emphasis on providing examples from companies who have used behavioral safety successfully.
Industrial Robotic Safety
December 16, 2026, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
Today’s work environment requires employers to utilize safe maintenance practices and effective operator protections to prevent harmful contact between robots and employees. This course is focused on the daily interaction of the worker and robot in the industrial setting. Attendees will review successful safety practices applicable to robotic operations in Michigan workplaces. Short group discussion of collaborative robots’ safety in the workplace. Historic and current employee injuries caused by robot contact will be reviewed. The course will cover risk assessment and evaluation of safeguards and an overview of hazard recognition.
Cranes in Construction
January 6, 2027, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
This course will review the MIOSHA regulations found in Part 10, Cranes and Derricks. Rules regarding crane assembly and disassembly, inspections, safe operation, power line safety, and required training, certifications and qualifications will be covered. The course will describe current best practices and regulatory changes with emphasis on recognizing hazards and complying with the 2016 revision to the Part 10 standard.
General Industry Safety Documentation: Are you in Compliance?
January 14, 2027, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
This course is designed to assist learners understand the basic requirements for their places of employment concerning documentation and retention under MIOSHA regulations.
As an introduction to MIOSHA’s written requirements, this course will provide learners with an opportunity to determine what safety programs apply to their places of employment and determine if they need to attend one or more of the Level II General Industry Compliance courses.
Programs that require written policies or documentation such as Reporting and Recording of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Emergency Exits, Personal Protective Equipment, Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (LOTO), Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) and Hazard Communications will be discussed. Required inspections and standards that require permits from the employer will also be reviewed. Most of the above listed programs have a full day MIOSHA Training Institute (MTI) Level II course that will cover each standard in-depth.
Hazard Communication and Right to Know
January 20, 2027, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
This course is designed to provide the learner with an understanding of the requirements of the 2012 MIOSHA Hazard Communication Standards for Construction Safety and Health, General Industry Safety, and Occupational Health, (Parts 42, 92, and 430) as well as Right-To-Know Requirements in Act 154. This includes the new requirements related to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to evaluate an existing hazard communication program and/or create and implement a hazard communication program that is compliant with the 2012 changes. The goal of the course will be to protect employees by increasing employer compliance with the requirements of this standard.
Personal Protective Equipment
February 04, 2027, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
This course will provide the participant an overview of MIOSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements contained in MIOSHA General Industry Parts 33 and 433, as well as MIOSHA Construction Part 6. Methods for conducting and documenting hazard surveys, PPE selection and maintenance criteria, and PPE training requirements are described. Sample PPE photos and scenarios will be included and discussed in the course. Tools for PPE hazard surveys will be provided to assist students in conducting and documenting hazard surveys in the workplace..
Conveyors Safety - Beyond the Belt
February 09, 2027, Virtual via Zoom, Full Day
This dynamic one-day course is intended for employers committed to ensuring their facility meets or exceeds the requirements for employee safety contained in MIOSHA General Industry Safety Standard, Part 14 Conveyors. Attendees will recognize, from multiple examples, the types of conveyors commonly found in the workplace. Detect the associated hazards that employees are potentially exposed to, identify the appropriate guarding and worker protection for those hazards. Review the safety related design, electrical, and specific provisions for the identified conveyors. During group activity, evaluate and analyze fatality case studies for contributing factors and rule violations.
Topics We Cover
Training topics may include the following, depending on the current schedule and program availability:
- Silica Awareness
- Asbestos and Lead Awareness
- Machine Guarding and Hazard Identification
- Incident Investigation
- Human Factors Engineering
- Health Hazards in Construction
- Confined Spaces in Construction and Permit-Required Confined Spaces in General Industry (Parts 35, 90, 490)
- Scaffolds and Scaffold Platforms (Part 12)
- Understanding Industrial Laser Safety
- Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
- Mobile Aerial Work Platforms
- OSHA Construction 10-Hour
- Industrial Robotic Safety
How Registration and Documentation Work
Choose a course from the schedule and follow the registration instructions provided on the course page.
Three days before your training session, you will receive relevant participation details, which may include course materials, virtual meeting instructions, or campus location and parking information.
Attend the required training activities and meet any participation or completion requirements established for the course.
Following successful completion and processing, eligible participants can access their course completion documentation through the designated registration system.
In-person courses are held on GVSU's downtown Grand Rapids campus. Parking is free with the pass we send you. Need a replacement certificate? It will always be available in your account at upskilling.gvsu.edu.
The State of Michigan's MIOSHA Training Institute offers scholarships that can cover up to 50% the cost of MTI coursework for eligible Michigan workers and employers. Apply through MIOSHA before you register, and contact our office if you need help coordinating your registration with a scholarship award.
Safety Training for Your Whole Team
GVSU Professional and Continuing Education works with employers and organizations to explore occupational safety and health training opportunities for their employees. Depending on training requirements, program availability, and applicable MIOSHA arrangements, options may include group enrollment or coordinated training sessions. Contact our team to discuss your organization's training needs and available options.
Cancellations, Weather, and Accommodations
For virtual programs, cancel at least 48 business hours before a live session to qualify. For In person programs, you must cancel by 8 am at least 5 business days prior to the start of the session. Requests inside that window aren't eligible, unless GVSU cancels the session. Then everyone gets a full refund.
If GVSU closes for weather, the course is cancelled, rescheduled, or moved online, and we'll email and call registrants. If GVSU is open but you don't feel safe traveling, contact us and we'll refund your registration.
Contact our office before your course if you need any accommodations. We'll work with you to make sure your needs are met.
Several hotels are within walking distance of the downtown campus, including the Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown, AC Hotel Grand Rapids, Residence Inn Downtown, the Amway Grand Plaza, and CityFlats Hotel. Free parking is provided for in-person courses.
Your MIOSHA Team
Nicole Pierson
Operations Manager. Course operations, registration, instructor and sponsor needs, learner services, accommodations, and certificate and transcript records.
Martha O'Brien
Administrative Assistant. Registration assistance, scholarship processing, invoicing, and payments.
Common Questions
Both. Each course lists its format. Virtual courses run live over Zoom on the scheduled date; they are not self-paced.
Prices are listed with each course.
Yes. With in three days, a certificate will be available in your account at upskilling.gvsu.edu.
Yes. Contact our office to register a group and arrange a single invoice, or ask about a private session for your team.
No, you must attend the whole program to receive credit.
Need assistance registering for a course?
Call us at (616) 331-7180 or email [email protected] and we would love to help you.