Programs

Workplace safety programs, training, and advocacy in Massachusetts

We work with workers, unions, youth, families, and school communities across Massachusetts—through education, leadership development, and advocacy—so people can build safer workplaces and stronger organizing.

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What programs does MassCOSH offer?

MassCOSH offers workplace safety training, youth leadership programs, worker advocacy support, and community-based education initiatives. These programs help workers understand their rights, prevent injuries, and build safer workplaces across Massachusetts.

Overview

Programs rooted in education, advocacy, and worker leadership

Programs meet people where they are—training, support, involvement, and leadership.

Worker education

rights, risks, protections

Youth leadership

safety knowledge, advocacy skills

Community advocacy

partnerships, safer jobs, protections, healthier communities

Our programs

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Three flagship areas—immigrant workers, teens lead at work, and training/TA.

Immigrant Worker Center

For immigrant workers

Builds the power of immigrant and workers of color to mobilize and organize for safe and healthy work conditions.

For immigrant workers
MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work peer leaders converged on the State House to press for a temp worker rights bill

Teens Lead at Work

For youth workers

Teens Lead at Work, a youth-led program, involves teens in educating their peers about their rights and engaging young people in organizing for safe working conditions.

For youth workers

Training and Technical Assistance

For employers and worker groups

Keep workers healthy and safe by ensuring that each training is tailored to the hazards, conditions, and concerns of our participants and who can then develop strategies for addressing workplace hazards.

For employers and worker groups

Impact

How our programs create impact

Practical tools, trusted information, and opportunities to act in workplaces and communities.

Practical knowledge

Workers and community members get clear, actionable information on workplace safety, worker rights, and hazard prevention—so people can recognize risks and know what to do next.

Leadership growth

Training and organizing support help workers and young people build confidence to speak up at work, work with peers, and lead change in unions, schools, and neighborhoods across Massachusetts.

Community connection

MassCOSH connects people to advocacy networks, trusted resources, and collective action—so help isn’t a one-off fix but sustained community strength.

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Not sure where to start?

Whether you need support, training, or ways to get involved—here are clear next steps.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers about what we offer, who can join, cost, and how to start

What programs does MassCOSH offer?

Worker Center / Immigrant Worker Center

Support, organizing, rights education, and leadership development.

Teens Lead at Work

Preparing youth workers with safety knowledge and leadership skills.

Training & Technical Assistance

Professional and community workplace safety training.

Advocacy & Mobilization

Campaigns for stronger laws, Workers’ Memorial Day, May Day, and public action.

Who can participate in MassCOSH programs?

Our programs welcome:

  • Workers
  • Students
  • Youth
  • Immigrant communities
  • Families
  • Unions
  • Schools
  • Employers seeking safer workplaces
  • Community allies

Does MassCOSH offer programs for immigrant workers?

Yes.

Our Worker Center supports immigrant workers with:

  • Know-your-rights education
  • Wage theft guidance
  • Injury support
  • Organizing campaigns
  • Leadership development
  • Referrals and community support

We believe all workers deserve protection, regardless of status.

What types of workplace safety training does MassCOSH offer?

Examples include:

  • OSHA 10 Construction
  • OSHA 10 General Industry
  • Heat illness prevention
  • Hazard communication
  • ICE rapid response rights education
  • Community health worker safety
  • Young worker protections
  • Leadership training

Many trainings are available in multiple languages.

Are MassCOSH programs free?

Many are free, especially worker-facing programs.

Some specialized trainings or contracts for organizations may have affordable fees.

We work to make access possible.

What is the difference between programs and events?

Ongoing work led by staff and community leaders.

Examples:

  • Worker Center
    • Technical Assistance
    • Trainings
    • Organizing & Mobilizing
  • Teens Lead at Work
    • Trainings
    • Partnerships
    • Organizing and Mobilizing

Events

Special gatherings, celebrations, advocacy actions, or mobilizations.

Examples:

  • Workers’ Memorial Day
  • Celebrate the Movement
  • May Day
  • Advocacy Days- 
  • Community Forums

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Looking for a program, partnership, or next step?

Our team can help you find the right program, answer questions, and connect you with support.