Great Lakes Safety Training Center (GLSTC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization located in Midland-Michigan. We provide Workplace and Occupational Safety Training for contractors and help promote and create safe communities though partnerships with businesses and local high schools.
Past To Future
The foundation for Great Lakes Safety Training Center of today was built in the mid 1950s. Known then as the Midland Area Safety Task Force, the name was later changed to the Midland Area Contractors’ Safety Council. The current name was establiSHEd in 1995. Then, as now, the major focus is developing and communicating worksite safety best practices for all members.
The diversity of over 400 member companies provides a deep opportunity to share safety concerns and ideas. Services, maintenance, construction, manufacturing and supplier companies; both union and merit shop, are included in our membership. A safe site benefits everyone on it.
Keeping work sites safe is this group’s major thrust and it was along these lines that GLSTC was created as a delivery vehicle for safety awareness training. We began by purchasing a contractor safety orientation program from the Greater Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Industrial Manufacturers’ Association. This 8-hour program, with a 40 hour annual refresher, was recognized and used nationwide.
Since this training began in February 1995, a multitude of other programs have been added to our catalog of training courses. We continue to enhance all of our programs with improvements to content based on recent legislative changes, presentation methodology and the knowledge, training and experience of our highly qualified instructors.
Our goal is to provide safety educational experiences to help ensure accidents are eliminated. Our motto is: “EDUCATION: The Key to Accident Prevention”. We encourage our members, customers and the community to challenge us by suggesting new and different ways we can assist them with meeting their safety training needs. With the help of our Board of Directors and our Community, we are reaching our mission: “Preparing People to Live Safely Every Day.”
We encourage our members, customers, and community to challenge us by suggesting new and different ways we can assist them with meeting their safety training needs.”
Training classes are offered primarily at our Midland location, but can also be held at our satellite locations or at your facility upon request. Please call for more details and pricing.
Current class offerings at GLSTC
- Aerial Lift/Elevated Work Platform
- American Red Cross Adult CPR/First Aid/AED
- Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS),
- Confined Space Entry
- Confined Space Rescue
- Construction Maintenance Initial
- Construction Maintenance Refresher
- Delivery Initial
- Delivery Refresher
- Fall Protection
- Fork Truck Operation
- Hazwoper Series – 40 Hour
- Lab Safety Initial
- Lab Safety Refresher
- Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair and Painting
- Office Safety Initial
- Office Safety Refresher
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction
- Scaffold User
- Service Initial
- Service Refresher
- Site Safety Rep
- Sologic Root Cause Analysis
- Site Specific courses for clients such as:
- Dow Chemical
- Dow Corning
- Dow Kokam
- Hemlock Semiconductor
- Nexteer
- SC Johnson
