Safety Fest set for Feb.19-21

Safety Fest of the Great Northwest is set to take place Feb. 19 to 21 at the NIC Workforce Training Center in Post Falls.

In its 17th year, this three-day event gives front-line workers, safety professionals and the public an opportunity to receive free training from the area’s best safety instructors.

Registration is now open, and the more than 80 scheduled classes are filling up fast, according to a press release from North Idaho College.

“The training is serious, but the atmosphere is fun. We have hundreds of people coming together for a very important, very positive, common purpose: to create safe work and living environments in our region,” said Colleen Hoffman, event organizer and NIC Workforce Training customized training manager.

The classes offered will cover a broad range of topics, including fall protection awareness, mine safety, hazardous waste operations, active shooter training, ladder and work platform safety, work zone flagging, air quality, boating safety, heat illness prevention, suicide prevention, cyber safety and more, the press release said.

The free classes teach the most up-to-date best practices for safety and are presented by expert instructors who volunteer their time, some of which teach at the Workforce Training Center. 

In 2024, Safety Fest attracted 535 students who completed a total of 1,308 classes over the three-day event.

“These classes are open to anyone interested in safety-related training, but they fill up fast,” Hoffman said.

For more information, visit nic.edu/safetyfest.