Outside Resources
Find safety organizations, professional networks, training programs, and official guidance serving Oklahoma. Visit each organization for current meetings, eligibility, and course details.
External organizations manage their own programs and websites. Listing a resource does not imply MCEPS membership, sponsorship, or endorsement.
Professional associations and safety networks
AIHA Oklahoma Local Section
Connect with Oklahoma industrial hygiene and occupational health professionals through AIHA’s local section, technical education, and joint professional-development activities with the safety community.
American Society of Safety Professionals — Oklahoma City Chapter
A local community for occupational safety and health professionals, offering chapter meetings, professional development, mentoring, and opportunities to exchange practical workplace-safety knowledge.
American Society of Safety Professionals — Tulsa Chapter
Tulsa’s ASSP chapter connects safety professionals through technical meetings, peer learning, professional-development resources, and student-section connections at Northeastern State University.
Oklahoma Emergency Management Association
A statewide professional association connecting Oklahoma emergency managers through education, regional collaboration, certification resources, and an annual conference focused on preparedness, response, and recovery.
Oklahoma Safety Council
Oklahoma’s National Safety Council chapter provides workplace-safety education, OSHA courses, first aid and driver training, plus professional-development events and connections across the state’s safety community.
Region VI Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association
A regional network supporting stronger workplace safety and health programs through peer mentoring, education, conferences, and practical assistance for organizations pursuing or maintaining OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs recognition.
Oilfield and industry networks
IADC Oklahoma–Texas Panhandle Chapter
A regional drilling-industry network connecting contractors, service companies, suppliers, and training professionals. Its parent association provides drilling-safety alerts, HSE guidance, and workforce-training resources.
National STEPS Network
Explore oil-and-gas safety alerts, hazard-awareness materials, and regional peer networks covering service, transmission, exploration, and production. The national chapter directory includes MCEPS for Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Safety & Security Council — Oklahoma Trucking Association
OTA’s safety council brings trucking professionals together around commercial-vehicle safety, security, compliance, and driver education through meetings, educational programs, and statewide industry events.
Training and prevention resources
Canadian Valley Technology Center — Safety Training
Canadian Valley Technology Center provides industry safety training, including OSHA, SafeLand and H2S, along with training tailored to employer needs. Contact its Business and Industry team for current course options and requirements.
OKIE811 — Excavation Safety and Damage Prevention
Oklahoma’s underground-utility notification organization offers excavation-safety education, safe-digging guides, webinars, and an Oklahoma-specific online certification course for excavators, contractors, utilities, and safety supervisors.
Oklahoma Energy Resources Board — Safety Programs
Oklahoma energy-industry safety resources include well-site awareness, road-safety education, and a free emergency-response program for paid and volunteer firefighters responding to oil and natural gas incidents.
Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training
OSU’s statewide training program supports emergency responders and industrial response teams with instruction in firefighting, hazardous materials, rescue, emergency medical services, and site-specific emergency-response skills.
Government and regulatory resources
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality — Emergency Planning
Oklahoma DEQ connects facilities and responders with local emergency-planning resources, chemical emergency-preparedness information, Tier II reporting coordination, and the state’s hazardous-materials emergency-response commission.
Oklahoma Department of Labor — OSHA Consultation Services
Free, confidential workplace-safety assistance for Oklahoma employers, including hazard identification, industrial hygiene monitoring, safety-program development, and informal employee training through the Oklahoma Department of Labor.
OSHA — Oklahoma City Area Office
Federal OSHA’s Oklahoma City office serves private-sector employers and workers throughout Oklahoma. Its official directory provides office contact information and a link to Oklahoma’s consultation program.
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