Public Works Grants

See the Grants, Scholarships and Sponsorship page for more information about how OMAG will help you pay for important services and equipment.

Onsite Training

OMAG offers DEQ-approved training several times per year to OMAG Plan participants at no cost (check the OMAG calendar for upcoming training). Many of our courses, both onsite and online have been approved by DEQ and CLEET for credits. This training is designed to assist in accomplishing one or more of the following:

• Satisfy training requirements mandated by regulations

• Train city employees to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards

• Assist in the reduction of tort liability claims

• Reduce accidents and injuries that occur on the job

• Reduce the costs associated with liability and workers’ compensation claims

   

Onsite Course:

Online Training

Online learning offers training that is convenient, meets regulatory compliance, provides foundational information, and generally increases awareness of exposures in operations. With its popularity increasing, OMAG has three tools to meet your on-demand training needs. While there is no cost to you to use these tools, we ask that you help us to be good stewards in your use and maintenance of each tool (for example, making sure the list of employees using each tool is a current employee). To access more information, go to > https://www.omag.org/train-online

Risk Management Department Audits and Inspections

OMAG’s Risk Management Specialists can perform audits and inspections to identify, evaluate, and assist in controlling recognized hazards that may lead to liability or workers’ compensation claims.

PEOSH Inspections

• OMAG’s Risk Management Specialists will conduct both Pre- & Post- PEOSH Inspections.

• Pre-inspections are conducted to identify safety and health hazards that are in violation of current safety regulations (29 CFR 1910 and 1926).  These inspections attempt to prepare the city or town for an actual PEOSH inspection.  Post inspections are aimed at providing recommendations to mitigate or eliminate violations cited in a PEOSH inspection.

  Email Kip Prichard or William Sheppard or call (405) 657-1400 to schedule an inspection.

Facility Inspections

• These inspections are focused on identifying hazards and safety regulation violations in areas such as fire prevention, equipment, machine guarding, chemical storage and general working conditions.

  Email Kip Prichard or William Sheppard or call (405) 657-1400 to schedule an inspection.

Playground Inspections and Audits

• Playground equipment can be a tremendous liability exposure if the equipment is not installed, maintained, and inspected in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions, and the nationally recognized standard on playground equipment (ASTM 1487).  The audits are completed to ensure that the playground is within the “Standard of Care” as specified in ASTM 1487. 

• Playground audits are performed by a trained Risk Management Specialist. The inspections document the identification and correction of potential hazards.  The inspections should be completed periodically, and the safety coordinator of the city can be trained to complete these. 

  Email Kip Prichard or call (405) 657-1410 to schedule an inspection.

Sewer Line Inspections and Audits

• Sewer backup claims are one of the most frequent liability claims.  In an effort to assist our municipalities and help them reduce the frequency of these claims, we offer a sewer line camera inspection. Visit the Sanitary Sewer CCTV Grant application, email Hunter Askew or call (405) 657-1457 to schedule an inspection.

SL-RAT (Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool)

SL-RAT stands for Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool. This tool is available to OMAG municipalities at no charge.

The SL-RAT is a highly portable onsite assessment tool that quickly detects blockage conditions in gravity-fed sewers. It can provide a blockage assessment in 3 minutes or less with no flow contact.

The SL-RAT is composed of two components – the Transmitter (TX) and the Receiver (RX). Each SL-RAT device is used as a pair with the TX providing active acoustic transmission through the pipe. Think of the TX as “yelling” down the pipe, and the RX as providing the microphone and signal processing capabilities to listen to and interpret the received acoustic signal. The RX is the brain that “listens” for the blockage and processes the blockage assessment result. 

Email Hunter Askew or call (405) 657-1457 to schedule an inspection. 

Caring For Cemeteries Training

This course was developed to assist Oklahoma municipalities to address various challenges and issues cemetery caretakers might face. Please check the OMAG Calendar for upcoming training dates/locations.

Topics include:   

•    Cemetery Purposes
•    Maintenance and Preservation
•    Lighting
•    Best Practices
•    Written Guidelines

Who should attend:

•    Groundskeepers
•    Clerks
•    Public Works Employees
•    Caretakers
•    Cemetery Volunteer
•    Administrators.

There is no cost to attend the course. Please contact Kip Prichard at 405-657-1410 for more information or to schedule a training.