When disaster strikes or hazardous materials are in the job description, workers need training they can count on ATLANTIC CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING
Hazardous Work Made Safer The Atlantic Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training (Atlantic COHST) is based at the Center and provides training to prevent work related injuries and disease due to the potential hazards and exposures that may occur during hazardous waste operations and emergency response activities, disaster response, and for those entering an environmental career. Continuous funding is provided by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences since 1987. The Atlantic COHST makes it possible for workers in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands to participate in high-quality training.
Training Partners Across Sectors The Atlantic COHST includes training partners from academia, labor, and the public sector including Make the Road New York, Migrant Clinicians Network, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Work Environment Council (NJ WEC), New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), New York District Council of Carpenters Training Center, New York University School of Global Public Health, Northeast New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NENYCOSH), Rutgers Global Health Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Universidad Ana G. Mendez, and World Cares Center.
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