Hello New England States and Beyond,                                  

Please join us this Wednesday at 9:00 am for another virtual roundtable event. 

February 8, 2023 - New England OSHA Consultation Program for Small Businesses

Presented by: Consultation Program Managers

Using a free consultation service funded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), employ­ers can find out about potential hazards at their worksites, improve their occupational safety and health manage­ment systems, and even qualify for a one-year exemption from routine OSHA inspection. Primarily targeted for smaller, high-hazard businesses, OSHA’s safety and health consultation program is completely separate from the OSHA inspection effort. In addition, no citations are issued or penalties proposed. Confidentiality will be strictly maintained during the consultation process. This session will give small business in New England the op­portunity to learn more about the services the regions’ consultation programs provide.

Please note that the online platform only allows 300 attendees at this time.  If you are not added to the distribution list or would like to be removed from it, please email me direction at;  Palhof.andrew@dol.gov

ONLINE Zoom Link-   https://keene.zoom.us/j/402526797

For copies of past presentations, we have added an online sharing link.       https://oshaedne.com/ne-roundtable-presentations/

Also if you are launching zoom through your browser alone, you will need to use google chrome.  Cell phones also work if you are having issues with logging on so use that as a backup if you can’t get on through your computer.

Andrew Palhof

AFGE-NCFLL-Local 948 Steward

U. S. Dept. of Labor - OSHA

 

https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/landscape-message-december-2-2022

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is hosting a webinar that will cover spotted lanternfly biology, egg mass scraping, and an update for Massachusetts and Connecticut. The webinar is free and part of our quarterly update series.  

This session is eligible for the following education credits: 1 Mass. pesticide license credit (ALL categories and license types!), 1 MA Forestry License credit, and the following association credits: 1 MCA credit, 1 MCH credit, 1 MCLP credit, ¾ ISA credit, or ½ MQTW credit 

Attendance for the full live session and response to all poll questions is required to receive these credits. 

 What will you learn?

• Life Cycle of the Spotted Lanternfly
• Impacts on Maple and Other Tree Species
• Potential Impacts on the Maple Industry

 Extension Educator, Brian Walsh, will discuss what is known about the spotted lanternfly (SLF) and observations about maple trees that provide insight as to the impact the insect could have on the industry.

Date and time: 11/16/22 10:00-11:10AM ET

Registration: bit.ly/MDARSLFWebNov22 

https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/landscape-message-november-11-2022

Click here to read the UMass Landscape Message

MASSACHUSETTS | Revised Pesticide Bill Introduced, Expands Pesticide Restrictions on School Property, Allows for Electronic Records.  On Tuesday, a new draft of House Bill 4600 was introduced on Beacon Hill that would make changes to the Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act, Chapter 132b, including the expansion of restrictions on pesticide use on school grounds to include public institutions of higher education. Massachusetts has long had restrictions on pesticide use in and around public K-12 schools and day care facilities requiring IPM planning, public notification and application restrictions. The bill now requires schools to adopt and implement IPM plans by November 1, 2022. The bill will also make changes to the reporting requirements of pesticide use to the state, first allowing the state’s Department of Agricultural Resources to collect the information electronically via the already established ePlace Portal system and will require the state to make that data available to the public on an annual basis.   The state’s formal, two-year session will end on July 31st with much negotiation going on until the final hour.  The new bill, House 4931, is expected to be voted on in the House shortly.

https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/newsletters/hort-notes/hort-notes-2022-vol-335

https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/landscape-message-july-8-2022

The July 19^th, 2022, CONN-OSHA Breakfast Roundtable topic is “Lyme Connection - BLAST Tickborne Disease Prevention Education”

This will be a Zoom virtual event.

You must register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.Register Here!

UMass Extension’s Green School (UMass Extension)

October 25, 2022 – December 15, 2022 | 3 hours (plus break) on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons | $900 early bird, $1,025 regular, scholarships available

A comprehensive 60-plus-hour-certificate short course that offers fundamental horticultural training in a compact time frame. The program is designed for professional practitioners such as landscapers, lawn care providers, nursery operators, sports field managers, public and private grounds managers, arborists, professional gardeners, landscape and garden designers, and others in the green industries. Both experienced professionals and those aspiring to be will benefit from this course.

Registration deadline October 18.

For early-bird tuition rate, register by September 15.