Safety in Highway Construction and Maintenance

When - Where

October 16, 2019

(8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Central Time)

PDHs AVAILABLE

3 Professional Development Hours can be granted for this course. No partial credit available. Attendees must attend at least 90% of each day of the workshop to get 3 PDHs.

Ellington Agricultural Center
UT Extension Office
5201 Marchant Dr.
Nashville, TN  37211-5112
Tel: 615-832-6550 for directions

Register ONLINE here.

OR:

Register by mail. Click here to download the brochure.

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

The workshop will discuss safety topics and potential dangers of highway construction and maintenance. It will teach the basics of OSHA standards for highway construction safety and the leading causes of fatal events. The class will “become OSHA inspectors” as real world fatal events will be analyzed for the cause, contributing factors, and potential corrections/recommendations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Local and state government employees, consulting engineers, and others with an interest or involved in the highway construction safety and maintenance.

INSTRUCTOR

John P. Wagner, M.S. (Industrial Engineering)
Mr. Wagner has nearly 20 years of progressive experience investigating construction safety topics and authoring reports for the national OSHA office. He has co-authored published studies involving crane fatalities, trenching accidents, and residential roofing. He is the author and editor of the quarterly CIRPC publication “Construction Fatality Digest,” which is widely circulated in the construction safety community.

AGENDA

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Welcome / Introductions
8:45 a.m.	The basics of OSHA guidelines (Fall prevention, Struck by/Caught in, Electrical, Heat awareness
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Becoming an OSHA Inspector (Case file reports)
11:45 a.m.	Review and Visual Test
12:00 p.m.	Where to go for additional help
12:30 p.m.	Adjourn

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $75 per person. A city or county employee is eligible for a TTAP scholarship registration fee of $45. TDOT employees must register through their local TDOT Training Office. The workshop fee includes ONLY materials and coffee breaks. A course may be canceled if there is low enrollment. Forty-eight hours notice will be given to registrants if a course is canceled. Register early! Limited enrollment.

Register ONLINE here.

OR:

Register by mail. Click here to download the brochure.