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The 2021 AGC Construction Safety & Health Conference is going virtual January 13-15. Join us, from wherever you are, for the same superior educational content and peer-to-peer engagement that you have come to expect from AGC. We have reduced the registration fees for this conference to reflect the virtual delivery format. And, if you are unable to join us on those dates or for a specific online session, your registration gives you access to recordings of the education sessions. As always, you will be able to earn continuing education credits for your participation.
The AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA), sponsored by Willis Towers Watson, is the industry’s elite safety excellence awards program. The CSEA recognizes companies that have developed and implemented premier safety and risk control programs and showcases companies that have achieved continuous improvement and maintenance of their safety and health management systems. Don’t miss this opportunity to be recognized for your best-in-class safety program! For more information on the CSEA program, please visit www.agc.org/csea. The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, December 15, 2020. In addition, join us on October 22, 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST for an overview of the 2021 CSEA. Click here to register now.
During the week of September 14, thousands of companies – large and small – participated across the US and internationally in Construction Safety Week and the OSHA National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. If your company participated in either, there is still time to share your experience and download certificates of participation.
• Claim your Construction Safety Week certificate here. If you have any questions, please contact Nazia Shah at nazia.shah@agc.org or (703) 837-5409.
• Claim your OSHA Fall Stand-Down certificate here. If you have any questions, please contact the Directorate of Construction at (202) 693-2020.
AGC is requesting presentation proposals covering construction safety and health issues as well as those cross-over topics that would appeal to a broader audience of Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) professionals; for example leadership, management, training, general technologies, or risk and crisis management that use a mix of safety and health and environmental examples. The conferences address the most critical safety and health issues impacting the business of construction, provides management guidance for professionals, and gives context for other construction professionals looking to understand the key concepts and round out their knowledge.
For more information on speaker expectations, important deadlines, and how to submit your proposal, click here.
Events
December 1 – 3, 2020 | Madison, WI
Early Bird Registration Rate: $895 before 10/07/2020
Standard Registration Rate: $995 after 10/07/2020
The AGC Safety Management Training Course (SMTC) provides attendees three days of training on the basic skills needed to manage a company safety program in the construction industry. Held just a few times per year at select locations around the country, the SMTC program builds on focus four training and prepares attendees to manage key safety issues on the job site and provides techniques for delivering basic safety training to field personnel. Participants will receive intensive instruction and training that will allow them to return to their firms with readily applicable new skills to positively impact their company’s safety and health program.
Oct. 13-15, 2020, wherever you are
This year’s CLC Leadership Development Conference is quick and impactful focused in areas that will make you more competitive than peers with tips and tricks on how to put your best foot forward in a virtual world. This year's event will feature two AGC favorites--Anthony Huey and Brent Darnell. Along with the flagship session - CLC Best Practices; connect with peers from across the country for roundtable discussions, virtually! Dip in and watch the specific talks you need to transform your business or catch them all. It’s all here and up to you!
Thursday, October 22, 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST | Register Now
The purpose of the CSEA is to recognize those construction companies who excel at safety performance. The CSEA closely examines each candidate's commitment to safety and occupational health management and risk control. Unlike other safety award programs that limit the criteria to frequency rates, the CSEA selection process is considerably more comprehensive. Join us for a review of the 2021 CSEA application and the overall CSEA process, from submitting an application to the awards ceremony. Starting October 1, the application will be available at www.agc.org/csea. We encourage you to log in and review the application before the session.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), from 2011 to 2015, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported 220 total crane-related deaths, an average of 44 per year over this 5-year period with 42% of the fatal work injuries taking place in the private construction industry. The data also shows that specialty contractors and heavy and civil engineering construction accounted for the most fatalities involving cranes in private construction. AGC of America is pleased to offer this one-day training program based on OSHA standards and best practices to answer the need for quality training within the industry. October dates October 14, 2020 | 8: 00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 15, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 29 & 30, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Safety Cabinet
This guide takes the guesswork out of finding the regulations that keep your workforce safe and compliant. Easily navigate the government’s complex standards and save yourself time while you solve issues before they become problems. The guide provides fall-protection OSHA regulations from:
• Part 1910: General Industry
• Part 1915: Shipyard Employment
• Part 1917: Marine Terminals
• Part 1918: Longshoring
• Part 1926: Construction
• OSHA Letters of Interpretation
Best Practices
With the coronavirus pandemic worsening drastically this summer, executives at Suffolk Construction, an AGC of New York State LLC and Rhode Island Chapter-AGC member, figure it’s only a matter of time before a worker shows up sick to one of its many jobsites across the country. But for COVID-19 to spread at one of those sites, it will have to jump through more hoops than a circus tiger.
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