AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Labor will offer five free workplace safety classes in Augusta in November for employers, managers, supervisors and others, the department said Thursday.

The classes are run through the department's SafetyWorks! program and its Bureau of Labor Standards. All will be held at the SafetyWorks! Training Institute at the department in Augusta. Registration is required, space may be limited and the schedule could change, the department said.

The schedule opens with a 10-hour construction safety course on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13. The department described it as an entry-level class on spotting and controlling hazards in construction work. Those who complete it will receive an OSHA 10-hour course completion certificate.

A daylong class on Nov. 16, "Safety and the Supervisor," will cover the interpersonal skills and daily tasks the department said frontline supervisors need to find hazards and keep workers safe. A half-day course on Nov. 17 will cover federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration lead standards for construction and general industry.

On Nov. 19, an impairment detection class will teach owners, managers and supervisors how to recognize and respond to impaired employees, whatever the substance or cause. The department said the course meets federal Department of Transportation requirements for reasonable-suspicion training of supervisors and also covers writing workplace impairment policies that follow Maine's substance use testing law.

The month ends Nov. 30 with a course on scaffolding and fall protection. The department noted that falls are among the leading causes of workplace death and injury.

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