The Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) wants to assist businesses reduce the risk of injury and illness to workers and promote safe and healthy conditions in the workplace through training, education, and other preventative measures.

  • Businesses will find that implementing safety and health programs will:
  • Prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
  • Improve compliance with laws and regulations
  • Reduce costs, including significant reductions in workers’ compensation premiums
  • Engage workers
  • Enhance social responsibility goals

Did you know that businesses in the US reported 2.6 million injury and illness cases in 2021? To help Massachusetts-based and operating employers’ workplaces be free of known health and safety hazards they offer a Workplace Safety Grant every year. The grant provides eligible employers in good standing with funding for employee training to prevent or redress a history of workplace injuries. The maximum grant request is up to $25,000.

This is a reimbursement program. All training(s) must be pre-approved and only conducted after the execution of a standard contract form signed by the applicant and countersigned by the Commonwealth. Approved funds will not be distributed until all contractual documents are signed by all parties. Training(s) or other costs incurred conducted prior to a signed contract shall not be eligible for reimbursement; invoices dated prior to contract execution will not be considered for payment by the DIA, Office of Safety. The training period is tied to the Commonwealth’s fiscal year (FY), which runs July 1-June 30 (aka the “grant year”); all grant-funded training must be completed by June 30 of the applicable fiscal year. All invoices seeking reimbursement for approved training must be received by July 15 of the FY grant year.

The following are examples of popular trainings (not an all-inclusive list): Accident Avoidance, Active Shooter/Workplace Violence De-Escalation, Aerial Lift, Arc Flash Electrical Safety, Basic Electrical Safety for Non-Electrical Skilled Workers, Bloodborne Pathogens, Boom/Truck/Scissor Lift, Bucket Truck, Calm, Chain Saw Safety, Chemical/Biological Toxins, Cold Weather Safety, Competent Person, Confined Space Entry, Confined Space Rescue, CPR, First Aid, Crane Rigger Training, Crane Mobile Elevated Work, Defensive Driving, Disaster Response, DOT Hazmat Training, Electrical Hazards and Injury Prevention, Electrical Lock Out Tag Out, Ergonomics, Excavation Safety, Fall Protection, Fire Safety, Forklift, Hand and Power Tools, Hazard Communication/Identification/Materials/ Waste, Health Hazards, Hoisting, Job Hazard Analysis, Laboratory Safety, Ladder Use, Lead Hazards/Safe Renovator, Lifeguard, Machine Guarding/Operation, Manual Lifting, Marina Safety, Material Handling, Mobile Elevated Work Platform, Mobile Lift, Office Safety, Personal Protective Equipment Training, Pesticide Applicator, Prevent Repetitive Stress Injuries, Safe Patient Lifting, Scaffolding Safety, Slips, Trips and Falls, Stress Management, Traffic Control, Water Safety, Winter Driving, Workplace De-Escalation.

To apply, you must first sign in to the Workplace Safety Grant Portal at: https://workplacesafetygrant.mass.gov/.

For details about the Workplace Safely Grant Program visit: https://www.mass.gov/workplace-safety-grant-program.