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Nebraska Safety Center marks 40 years of serving state

July 9, 2018 by admin 2 Comments

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Mick Anderson calls the Nebraska Safety Center one of the state’s best-kept secrets. The center provides safety training and classes for 2,000-plus Nebraskans each year, yet it remains a bit of a mystery to people who haven’t stepped foot on the Kearney campus. That’s something he’s working to change. “We make such an impact that we really need to let people know what we’re about,” said Anderson, who’s been involved … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center marks 40 years of serving state

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: ATV Safety, CDL Training, driver education, Mick Anderson, Mine Safety, Ron and Carol Cope, Safety Center, Traffic Safety, Transportation, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Nebraska Safety Center $86K grant helps train Nebraska’s miners

October 2, 2017 by admin

Nebraska has more than 200 mines. The state’s mines are sand and gravel, uranium, surface and underground limestone, clay and cement.

By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center has received a ,168 grant to train new workers and contractors in Nebraska’s mining industry. The grant from the Mine Safety and Health Administration helps the Safety Center offer training that focuses on electrical safety, lockout/tagout, proper handling of machinery and materials, hazard communication chemical safety, and first aid. The Safety Center has administered statewide safety … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center $86K grant helps train Nebraska’s miners

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Grant, Mick Anderson, Mine Safety, Mining, MSHA, Safety Center, Training

Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers

January 10, 2017 by admin

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center received a $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers from transportation, bus and transit companies across Nebraska. The grant, from the Nebraska Department of Roads, follows a three-year collaboration between the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology and Center for Public Affairs Research at University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about Safety Center renews $5.8 million grant to train transit drivers

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Advance, Center for Public Affairs Research, Department of Roads, Grant, Mick Anderson, Mobility Management, Nebraska Safety Center, Transit, Transportation, UNO

Mick Anderson honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for safety

October 2, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Mick Anderson, director of the Nebraska Safety Center at UNK, was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in promoting health and safety in Nebraska. Anderson was recognized along with Governor’s Wellness Award winners Sept. 24 in Kearney, where employers and communities were honored for developing and implementing successful workplace wellness programs. Anderson said safety means doing "the right thing at the right time" and doing so "before … [Read more...] about Mick Anderson honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for safety

Filed Under: Faculty, News Tagged With: Governor's Wellness Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Mick Anderson, Nebraska Safety Center

Nebraska Safety Center receives $2,000 from Farm Credit Services of America

December 12, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – The Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney received a $2,000 grant to provide 4-H ATV Rider Safety Training. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s Working Here Fund for Agriculture Education. The Nebraska Safety Center will use the money to provide safety training for youth in agriculture and purchase age appropriate ATVs and safety helmets for training youth. Classes soon will be scheduled for groups at … [Read more...] about Nebraska Safety Center receives $2,000 from Farm Credit Services of America

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ATV Training, Farm Credit Services of America, Mick Anderson, Nebraska Safety Center

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