Falls are the most fatal hazard in the construction industry, accounting for almost one in every three construction worker deaths in this country. In 2010, more than 10,000 construction workers were injured as a result of falling while working from heights, and another 255 workers were killed. Earlier this year AGC of America launched a new fall protection safety training program. The association is using a $130,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to address fall hazards in the construction industry. The safety program provides comprehensive information about fall protection for both commercial and residential construction. AGC is offering the safety training program in eight different sites during 2012 and expects to instruct more than 500 construction workers during the year.
The courses will be held:
- May 7 and 8 – Albuquerque, NM, New Mexico Building Branch
- May 9 and 10 – Denver, CO, AGC of Colorado – Building Chapter
- May 31 and June 1 – Atlanta, GA, Georgia Branch – AGC
- June 1 (Spanish) – Houston, TX, Houston Chapter – AGC
- July 10 – Washington, D.C., AGC of America
- August 3 (Spanish) – Houston, TX, Houston Chapter – AGC