 Are you part of a Michigan small business with 250 employees or less? If so, your company may be eligible to apply for a MIOSHA matching grant up to $5,000 to make improvements to your workplace's safety and health.
The grants are available through the Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) Grant Program and enable employers to purchase safety and health-related equipment and training that will provide a safer and healthier work environment and reduce the risk of injury and illness to workers in Michigan.
Preference will be given to employers in high hazard industries identified in MIOSHA’s 2019-2023 strategic plan. All projects will be evaluated based on the specific hazards addressed. The grant period began October 1, 2022, the start of MIOSHA’s 2023 fiscal year, and will continue until grant funding is expended.
MIOSHA encourages new grantees to take advantage of this program. Previous MIWISH grant recipients may apply for funds after January 1, 2023.
To qualify for the MIWISH grant program, eligible employers must have:
- A qualified safety professional or safety committee conduct a site-specific evaluation justifying the equipment purchase.
- Knowledge and experience to complete the project and commitment to implementation.
- Match dollars for the grant money awarded and cover all estimated project costs.
Recommended actions must be in the form of equipment or work area modifications to be used to reduce workplace hazards. Only items referenced in the application can be considered eligible, within the proposed project.
Some equipment examples include:
- Residential fall protection systems
- Lifting equipment or portable lifting equipment for in-home care or small nursing/residential care facilities
- Monitoring equipment for confined space entry
- Noise reduction engineering controls
- Lock out/tag out systems
- Cooling systems for agriculture-based worksites
- Eyewash stations
For more information about the MIWISH grant program and how to apply, visit michigan.gov/mioshagrants, or contact MIOSHA’s Consultation Education and Training grant administrator at 269-275-7155.
 MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training Division safety and health experts Jennifer Clark-Denson and Kristin Osterkamp joined Safety Spectrum podcast host Sheila Ide to do a deep dive on MIOSHA's free consultative services.
In this 30-minute episode, Jennifer and Kristin spell out how Michigan employers can invite MIOSHA into their workplace — without involving enforcement or receiving unwanted fines — to proactively review their safety and health programs, get onsite training, receive abatement assistance and much more.
▶️ Have a listen or watch on YouTube to learn all the ways your workplace can get free, confidential help from MIOSHA today to bolster worker protections.
About the Podcast
The Safety Spectrum podcast is produced by the Michigan Safety Conference. The project’s mission is to create podcasts that will touch on essential EHS safety topics across a wide range of interests and industries in order to honor and serve the diverse spectrum of its audience, speakers and stakeholders and to elevate its shared goal of improving universal workplace health and safety.
Halloween may be a spooky time, but do you know what's even scarier? Workplace accidents.
The costs of reacting to workplace injuries and illnesses far exceed the costs of preventing them from happening in the first place. Based on 2021 data, the estimated direct compensation cost due to U.S. workplace injuries was $58.6 million. Weekly, the financial impact of serious, nonfatal workplace injuries is estimated to be more than $1 billion.
These are just a handful of the top causes of workplace injuries that account for the highest total cost burdens:
- Overexertion involving outside sources
- Falls on same level or to a lower level
- Struck by object or equipment
At the end of the day, workplace safety just makes good business sense. So, let's work together to clean out those cobwebs and dust off your company's safeguards to keep your teams safe this spooky season and beyond.
3 Simple Ways to Boost Your Company's Workplace Safety and Health:
- Find the MIOSHA cooperative program that meets your workplace wherever it stands on worker safety.
- Request free MIOSHA consultative assistance with no citations and penalties.
- Attend a MIOSHA Training Institute course.
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 MFG Day is devoted to celebrating and promoting manufacturing to students, parents and educators. An initiative of The Manufacturing Institute, with the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association as a founding partner, this day is an opportunity for manufacturers across North America to showcase what modern manufacturing looks like and inspire the next generation of skilled workers.
Here at MIOSHA, we celebrate the hardworking innovators of Michigan's manufacturing industry by striving to keep them safe and sound in the workplace every day.
To learn how your workplace can participate in MFG Day and for more resources on manufacturing safety and health regulations, check out our general industry safety and health standards.
September 8, 2022 — Employers, Labor Leaders Join State Officials to Raise Awareness, Action Around Suicide Prevention in Construction Industry
September 9, 2022 — New Alliance Helps Protect and Educate Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC Service Techs from Workplace Hazards
To date, there have been 32 work-related fatalities reported to MIOSHA in 2022. The information below shares preliminary details about the most recent fatalities reported to MIOSHA, which are believed to be covered by the MIOSH Act. The descriptions reflect information provided to MIOSHA at the initial report of the incidents and are not the result of the official MIOSHA investigations.
Preliminary summaries of the most recent 2022 incidents:
A 29-year-old steel laborer was operating an extendable boom forklift to pick up pre-insulated metal panels when he leaned through the cab and was crushed by the lift boom.
A 61-year-old loader operator had a hydraulic line break. As he attempted to replace the hydraulic line, he loosened the wrong line and the load came down on him, crushing him against the axle.
A 35-year-old laborer was struck by a dozer that was backing up.
A 57-year-old truck driver was delivering trusses to a jobsite. While the employee was unloading the trusses, the trusses fell off the truck onto him, and he passed away on the scene.
A 51-year-old corrections officer felt ill and did not report to work. He tested positive for COVID-19 and later passed away.
A 61-year-old construction foreman was performing framing activities and fell from the third story of a residential construction project. He was not wearing fall protection.
A 61-year-old tree trimmer was aloft in a tree, using a chainsaw to trim branches, when he fell approximately 50 feet.
A 68-year-old electrician was performing electrical activities when he fell off a ladder.
A 45-year-old corrections officer fell ill and did not report to work. He tested positive for COVID-19 and later passed away.
A 24-year-old head milker was working in the yard when another employee operating a loader ran over him.
A 56-year-old supervisor tested positive for COVID-19 and did not return to work. She later went to the hospital, was released and passed away.
A 77-year-old direct service professional tested positive for COVID-19 and did not return to work. She was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, was put on a ventilator and later, passed away.
A 59-year-old owner and 68-year-old laborer were placing underground drainage tiles for a pole building project. The property owner discovered the excavation had collapsed and called 911. Authorities later recovered two bodies.
A 65-year-old flagman was standing adjacent to the racetrack at the pit entrance when a race car lost control and fatally struck him.
A 34-year-old roofer was using a ladder to install a metal roof when he fell approximately 10 feet and struck a metal trash bin.
A 48-year-old maintenance worker was taking down a section of air ducts and using a powered industrial truck to help support and lower the duct system when the weight of the ducts caused the truck to tip over, crushing him.
A 49-year-old laborer was removing trash through a second story window into a wood box on the forks of a rough terrain fork truck when they exited the window into the box. Both the employee and the box fell approximately 16 feet.
A 57-year-old maintenance technician was installing components for a new conveyor system with two other employees when the conveyor components toppled from a forklift and landed on the victim.
A 58-year-old mechanic was performing maintenance on a conveyor system when it began moving and the employee was struck by and became caught in the system.
A 44-year-old general laborer was attempting to repair a tire on a wood chipper when the jack shifted and the woodchipper fell, crushing him.
A 53-year-old truck driver walked behind a tandem dump truck to clear the bumper of concrete debris, when they were struck by a bulldozer backing up.
A 57-year-old lead worker was attempting to clear a tree that was blocking both lanes of a roadway, when he was struck by a vehicle.
A 30-year-old mental health technician was overseeing patients outside of the clinic when he had a confrontation with an individual near the facility. The individual fatally shot the employee.
An 18-year-old crewman was driving an off-road vehicle on a public road and was struck by a motor vehicle.
A 47-year-old painter was on a ladder painting the exterior of a residential house when he fell approximately 20 feet, head-first on to another painter below.
A 59-year-old custodian was struck by a cardboard bale that slipped off another bale, pinning him to the ground against a fork truck.
A 23-year-old field worker was struck in the head by a 40-foot dead tree while waiting for his tote of blueberries to be weighed.
A 31-year-old shipping/receiving handler was using a Hilo to move pallets containing nylon sacks of plastic pellets when he was struck by one of the nylon sacks.
A 46-year-old roofer and crew leader was climbing a secured ladder while carrying a 10-foot piece of metal trim when the metal contacted a live electrical line, causing him to fall approximately 18 feet to the ground.
A 30-year-old seasonal worker fell off the back of a trailer that was being towed by a tractor while traveling between farming fields.
A 39-year-old framer was working on fascia boards from a roof with others when a piece of wood being used for a slide guard broke, causing him to fall to his death.
Every life is precious. Our mutual goal must be that every employee goes home at the end of every shift unharmed.
If you need help or assistance in ensuring your workplace is safe, MIOSHA is here to assist you. The Consultation Education and Training (CET) Division provides workplace safety and health training and consultations to employers and employees throughout Michigan, free of charge. Contact CET today at 800-866-4674 or request CET services online.
September 13, 2022 — Lockout/Tagout, Minor Tool Changes and Adjustments, and Other Minor Servicing Activities
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