ROSE Awards Are On Their Way
The chapter’s annual ROSE (Recognition of Safety Excellence) Awards and the AGC of America’s Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) are coming soon. It’s not too early to start planning your
Category: Safety
Finalists Named in Student Safety Video Contest
Safety is brought to life through song, humor, and creative storytelling (and close calls on the job) in the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) video contest. The top eight
OR OSHA Adopted Changes – Cranes and Derricks
Oregon OSHA – Adopted Changes With Federal OSHA Amendments in Construction to Demolition and Underground Construction This rulemaking is to keep Oregon OSHA in harmony with recent changes to Federal
Spice Up Those Safety Meetings
Some toolbox talks, especially those from a boilerplate, irrelevant safety meeting script, can be a waste of time. To make them enjoyable, interesting and informative, and to motivate workers to
Time to Post Your OSHA 300
It’s that time of year again… Oregon OSHA requires that you post your company’s OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses from February 1 to April 30. It
Salem Academy Students Win Statewide Safety Video Contest
Two students from Salem Academy in Salem took home first-place honors and $500 for their video titled Safety: The Musical promoting young worker safety and health. Austin Coburn and Vinny
AGCA Releases New Study for National Work Zone Awareness Week
Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted
Join Safety Break for Oregon May 8
Businesses invited to participate in Safety Break for Oregon May 8 11th annual event focuses on employee involvement Employers across Oregon are encouraged to promote safety and health in their
New ODOT Safety Video Available
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Photo/Video Services Unit produced a new safety training video sponsored by the Employee Safety Unit about a near miss incident. “It Can Be a Dangerous
AGC Takes Part in “Safety Break for Oregon”
AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter and its employees recognized the importance of safety and health in the workplace during today’s statewide Safety Break for Oregon celebration. To celebrate the annual Safety Break,