Courses approved by OSHA will be available for the first time through EMUWorldWide.net, the new online initiative of Eastern Michigan University (www.emich.edu).

Its goals include extending its reach to the more than 25 million workers in the manufacturing and construction industries to improve their skills and make workplaces safer. Courses include: Ergonomics; Hazardous Materials; Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards; Permit-Required Confined Space Entry; Electrical Standards; General Industry Standards; Construction Industry Standards; Industrial Hygiene; and Collateral Duty.

EMU's OSHA Training Institute will begin offering the online courses in November.