On September 11, OSHA renewed its Alliance with the Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Partners, which includes ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, 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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'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.ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 90th Convention for the strength of their safety programs and overall safety performance in 2008.
On February 17, 2009, a change in personnel was made at OSHA. Mr. Noah Connell, Deputy Director, Directorate of Construction (DOC) within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been the Acting Director for the DOC since April 2008. This was the second time in three years that Mr. Connell has been Acting Director. However, the Administration has selected Mr. Richard Fairfax, Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs to act as the Acting Director for the DOC. Mr. Fairfax will manage both the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Construction until the new Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary of Labor, OSHA select a permanent Director for the DOC. The official announcement has been made within OSHA, but not for public. The official announcement has not been made public.Mr. Steven Witt was the most recent Director for the DOC until April 2008 when it was announced by former Assistant Secretary Foulke that Mr. Witt would serve as the Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs. Previous to Mr. Witt, Mr. R. Bruce Swanson was the Director for the DOC for many years.ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ 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 Michele Myers at (703) 837-5410 or cannonk@agc.org, if you have any questions.
The Focus Four Hazards in Construction training program is offered free at various locations nationwide due to the Susan Harwood Training Grant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Focus Four Hazards in Construction are falls, electrocutions, struck-by's and caught-in's. These hazards account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry, and this information was used to develop the training program. Over the last 11 years, on average, 640 workers were killed despite OSHA standards and special emphasis enforcement programs.Visit www.agc.org/focusfour for training dates near you.For more information, contact Michele Myers at (703) 837-5410 or myersm@agc.org.