More than 40 hazard workstation were setup Thursday in the Civic Arena to give participants in the Hazard Lab the ability to identify real work-site issues.

“They’ll see similar things back where they work. So if they see something here that is a hazard that is an OSHA violation not only will it keep the workers safe they’ll be able to avoid those costly fines associated with OSHA violations,” said Safety & Health Council Director Sheldon Lyon.

It’s the second years for the Midland Empire Safety Association to host the Hazard Lab created by OSHA On-Site Consultants. Lyon said around 50 safety professionals and employees from all over Northwest Missouri will attend one of the two sessions held Thursday.

“There’s workstations here for welding, there’s work stations here for fall protection, just a lot of different scenarios,” said Lyon. “The priority here is just to keep everybody safe while they are at work.”

Participants were able to learn from the mobile training through lectures and labs set up to illustrate different types of issues that could be found at a work site.

Admission to the event was free for MESA and Safety Council member companies. Lyon said training like this is important to prevent unnecessary accidents from taking place.