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Wed December 20, 2000 - Northeast Edition
Throughout the month of January, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) will present seminars on various safety topics to help companies conform to new OSHA and New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) regulations and practices.
As companies prepare for the 2001 construction season, CIC will present two programs that have been repeatedly requested throughout the year. The first is the competent person training offered by the U.S. Department of labor to earn OSHA certification. The 10-hour course will be staged over a period of two days, on Jan. 10 and on Jan. 31.
Another program presented on Jan. 23 will cover new DOT regulations and safe-work practices. The day-long session will be held in Fishkill, NY, and is designed for prime and subcontractors, material suppliers and consultants.
A third program on Jan. 17 is earmarked for a National Safety Council Defensive driving course, which upon completion reduces the points on a driver’s license and can lower insurance premiums.
“Government agencies and private owners are increasingly requiring current evidence of OSHA training for the work force as well as additional evidence supporting a company’s competent person program,” said Ed Langstaff, vice president and manager for the Northeast Region for Allied Safety Management and Safe Work Environment. Allied is the group manager of the CIC Safety Group.
“Workers and owners often ask how often the OSHA 10-hour course must be renewed. Under federal law, there is no specific schedule for renewal of the 10-hour course. However, good judgement and current trends in the industry give reason for retraining when the last course taken was more than two years ago,” he said.
The OSHA 10-hour will be held in two parts: the first on Jan. 10, and again on Jan. 31, 2001. Topics for this course include: Introduction to OSHA; fall protection; hand power tools; fire protection; excavation; hazard communication; cranes; PPE; welding; and scaffolds and ladders. This course can be slightly modified depending on the particular needs of the attendees and their operations, however the core topics will be fall protection, scaffolding and excavations.
The annual January seminar held for companies working in the seven-county jurisdiction of Region 8 will be presented on Jan. 23 at the Holiday Inn of Route 9 in Fishkill, NY.
On Jan. 17, CIC also will sponsor a defensive driver course at the trade association’s headquarters, located at 629 Old White Plains Rd. in Tarrytown, NY. The curse makes drivers eligible for the following motor vehicle insurance discounts each year for three years; a 10-percent discount on collision premiums; 10-percent discount on liability premiums, including property damage, bodily injury and personal injury protection. A three-year discount will apply to premiums for all vehicles for which a driver is listed as the principal operator, including automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles and motorcycles.
All CIC safety seminars are open to personnel of companies associated with the construction and building trades.
For more information, call 914/631-6070.