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.

Read the article here.

For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.

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.

Read the article here.

In September, AGC released the results of an analysis that showed the collaborative approach has reduced safety incidents 38 percent over the last ten years, since the federal government implemented a collaborative approach.

For more information, contact Monica Cardenas at (703) 837-5364 or cardenasm@agc.org.

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 30^th from 1-2pm ET

Developed 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.

Ray Crase, safety director for Wieland Daveco, a member of AGC's Shreveport Chapter, demonstrates fall protection gear for local media during Tuesday's event.

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."

During a news conference today co-hosted with the its Shreveport Chapter, AGC released the findings and called for continued use of the collaborative safety approach.  AGC also announced a new federally-supported safety program for Shreveport-area construction projects. The new collaborative safety program commits the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration and local contractors to provide additional training, data analysis and support needed to improve safety for the next three years.

Read the news release here.

The news was widely covered by the media, including the Shreveport Times, Phoenix Business Journal and Nashville Business Journal.

For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.

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.

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.

"There's no better measure of the strength of a company than its ability to keep its workers safe and healthy," said Doug Pruitt, incoming president of AGC. "These companies understand that safety is much more than a series of requirements, it is a way of operating that drives every decision on every project, every time."

The Construction Safety Excellence Award winners were announced during AGC's 90th Annual Convention this week in San Diego, Calif. Award winners were selected by a panel of distinguished construction safety professionals from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The awards were sponsored by WillisHRH, a construction insurance and surety broker.

The complete list of the award winners:

First place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:

Second place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:

Third place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:

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.