AGC Houston’s April Safety Meeting is offsite! Join us at the Fall Protection Alliance event on 4/28

We’re NOT going to have the April safety meeting here at AGC Houston. Instead, we encourage you to attend the Fall Protection Alliance event on 4/28 at the Houston Area Safety Council in Deer Park to kick off our (AGC’s) fall prevention stand down campaign. For more information on how to get involved with our Safety Committee, please contact Kim Mason at kim.m@agchouston.org.

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Are You Committed To Preventing Falls? Our Fall Protection Safety Stand-Down Begins May 1st!

May 1-12, 2023 - Focus Stand-Down Demonstrations on Fall Protection

AGC Houston urges all general contractors and specialty contractors to pause and dedicate time to promote worker safety and fall prevention during the Safety Stand-Down May 1-12, 2023.

This two-week period allows companies the flexibility to schedule safety demonstrations and toolbox talks on multiple jobsites.

How to Participate

Send Kim Mason your completed Safety Stand-Down forms. Visit our website to download the English and Spanish Safety Stand-Down forms.

Safety Demonstrations

Safety consultants and vendors are offering AGC Houston members free safety demonstrations. They will bring everything from fall protection trailers with drop demonstrations to rigging, scaffolds and proper work-wear.

Share Your Presentations
Send your photos, videos and participation documents to Kim Mason!

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Upcoming Safety Classes

AGC Houston is proud to partner with the The Region VI OSHA Education Center at The University of Texas at Arlington. The OSHA Education Center at The University of Texas at Arlington is the top-ranked OSHA Training Institute Education Center in the country. AGC Houston is not an OSHA Training Institute Education Center, but serves as a Host-Training Organization for The University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Training Institute Education Center.

AGC OF AMERICA-OSHA SUSAN HARWOOD GRANT TRAINING: FALL PREVENTION IN CONSTRUCTION-3 CLASS OPTIONS AVAILABLE

NO-COST one-day fall prevention training program based on OSHA standards and best practices. Course is offered in both English and Spanish. Topics will cover fall protection statistics, OSHA standards for fall protection, how to identify fall hazards, selection and criteria of fall protection systems and equipment, and fall protection training requirements. Students will be provided training materials and digital certificate of attendance.

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View the full list of OSHA UT-A courses here.

MAY

1: HM HAZWOPER ANNUAL REFRESHER

1 - 4: OSHA #2045 MACHINERY AND MACHINE GUARDING STANDARDS

1 - 4: OSHA #500 TRAINER COURSE IN OSHA STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION

1 - 5: HM #242 HAZWOPER GENERAL SITE WORKER 40-HOUR

2 - 3: OSHA 10-HOUR

5: HM #241H ONSITE HAZWOPER GENERAL SITE WORKER (PART II)

8 - 11: OSHA #511 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY

9 - 12: OSHA #5810 HAZARD RECOGNITION AND STANDARDS FOR ON-SHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION

9 - 30: OSHA 30-HOUR