Austin-based
Texas Mutual Insurance has bestowed a $100,000 grant on Texarkana College to establish a safety-training institute, the community college announced earlier this week.
Texarkana will use the funds to help launch a training program to provide increased safety awareness and to reduce work-related accidents and injuries, the college said.
The program aims to provide a wide range of possible courses relative to the workforce in Texarkana.
“We are grateful to receive this partnership with Texas Mutual, which will help us establish a program of great benefit to local employers and employees,” said James Russel, Texarkana president.
“Safety training and education are important parts of the workplace, and we look forward to working with Texas Mutual, as we help create safer workplaces for area employees,” he added.
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Texarkana is one of 10 community colleges in Texas that provides safety classes via funding from Texas Mutual.
The insurance firm has awarded some $5.6 million in safety education grants since 1999, according to the college.
“Workplace safety education will always be a sound investment, and we are happy to partner with Texarkana College to make safety programs a priority,” said Jeremy Hansen, Texas Mutual’s manager of regional safety services.
“The courses available to area employees here in Texarkana, along with other safety institutes around the state, help workers be more prepared and successful on the job. These grants and other safety programs at Texas Mutual demonstrate our commitment to the prevention of workplace accidents and to overall workplace safety.”
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