Madison, Wisconsin OSHA area director Kim Stille warned Daily Reporter that her agency is unprepared to enforce the Protecting Americas Workers Act, and that it would undermine productive relationships the agency has built with construction firms that have helped cut the construction fatality rate nearly in half over the past decade.
A new article in the September/October issue of Constructor magazine shows how collaborative safety partnerships between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and contractors are saving lives and reducing injuries.
On September 11, OSHA renewed its Alliance with the Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners, which includes AGC, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Laborers International Union of North America and the National Asphalt Pavement Association.OSHA and the Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners will work together to develop and disseminate case studies demonstrating how an effective safety and health program adds value to a business. They will also participate in forums, roundtable discussions and stakeholder meetings on work zone safety and health issues to forge innovative solutions to workplace hazards.For more information, contact Kevin Cannon at (703) 837-5410 or cannonk@agc.org.
Free Webinar - September 30th from 1-2pm ETDeveloped by AGC and Zurich Services Corp, the Highway Worker Safety Program focuses on the leading causes of fatality and injury for employees managing and performing work on highways in America. In this webinar, learn how to effectively navigate and use this program to train supervisors and empower company employees to work safely. Understand the key exposures that cause 90% of highway worker deaths and the best controls to eliminate and minimize these exposures.Learn more at www.agc.org/HWSP. For more information, contact Kevin Cannon at (703) 837-5410 or cannonk@agc.org.
AGC announced the results of a new analysis that found construction safety incidents dropped 38 percent over the last ten years and the construction fatality rate declined 47 percent since 1998, the year the federal government switched to a safety oversight approach known as "collaborative safety."
A new national worker safety training program developed by AGC and Zurich North America will help reduce the approximately 100 construction workers killed each year while performing highway maintenance or construction.Read the press release here.
Attend AGC's Safety & Health meeting July 22-24 in Washington, D.C., and get the latest updates on congressional activity that directly effects construction safety and health. Join more than 150 industry professionals to discuss the latest concerns facing the construction industry and network with seasoned safety experts. Participants will assist in the development of regulatory and legislative activity on a national and local level as well as new safety training programs and products. Attendees will hear the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts while also making visits to Capitol Hill.The hotel deadline is June 22. Register at www.agc.org/safetymeeting.For more information, contact Kevin Cannon at (703) 837-5410 or cannonk@agc.org.
Get the latest updates on congressional activity that directly effects construction safety and health at AGC's Safety and Health Conference in Washington, D.C. Join more than 150 industry professionals to discuss the latest safety and health concerns facing the construction industry and network with seasoned safety experts July 22-24, 2009.Participate in the development of regulatory and legislative activity on both a national and local level, assist in the development and creation of new safety training programs and products and hear the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts. Register at www.agc.org/safetymeeting.For more information, contact Kevin Cannon at (703) 837-5410 or cannonk@agc.org.
Today, Secretary Solis selected Jordan Barab to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA and Acting Assistant Secretary, effective Monday, April 13. Jordan comes to OSHA from the House Education and Labor Committee where he is the Senior Labor Policy Advisor for Health and Safety to Chairman George Miller. Prior to that, from 2002 through 2007, Jordan worked at the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.Many will remember Jordan from his first tour with OSHA, where he was Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary from 1998-2001.AGC has a long history and strong relationship with the Directorate of Construction and will continue to strengthen our relationship with OSHA and the Directorate.Please contact Kevin Cannon at (703) 837-5410 or email at cannonk@agc.org.
AGC named Oaks Corners, N.Y.-based Elderlee Inc., the safest construction company in America this year. Elderlee and 42 other construction companies were honored at AGC's 90th Convention for the strength of their safety programs and overall safety performance in 2008.