A construction worker wearing a tan shirt, camouflage pants, a hard hat, and sunglasses carries a large sheet of plywood at a work site. The worker has a yellow tool belt and is walking across a sandy area with a net and fencing in the background.

Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety

Our vision: A safe, healthy, and thriving Northwest region workforce, supported by evidence-based programs, policies, and professionals that respond to the challenges of new technologies, changing workforce dynamics, and employment conditions of an evolving economy.

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Academic Training programs
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Continuing Education

Our Impact

Cannabis Worker in the Field

Navigating Cannabis Worker Health: Behind the Development of Washington's Cannabis Training

Industrial Hygiene student tackles health and safety hazards in Washington’s growing cannabis industry

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Graduate Nurse Internship Program

Call for Applicants!

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Commercial Fishing Nets

Increasing awareness and education of substance use among commercial fishermen

Work and Health Graduate Certificate student's capstone project focuses on commercial fisherman

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Hummingbrid background © Nlakapamux artist Andrew Dexel (Enpaauk). In Coast Salish cultures, the hummingbird symbolizes both a messenger and a healer to those who suffer injury or loss.