The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) will host the Roadway Construction Safety Academy at ARTBA’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., December 2-6.
The program — designed for safety construction professionals, foremen, managers, HR personnel and others responsible for worker training — will feature instruction by leading experts and peer-to-peer interaction.
ARTBA also promoted industry safety during Work Zone Safety Awareness Week in April.
Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) Senior Safety and Health Specialist Travis Parson and ARTBA Safety Programs Lead Instructor Omar Lopez will lead the five-day workshop.
Key areas of the program include:
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Roadway construction-focused U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 500 Instructor Course (which qualifies participants to teach OSHA 10- and 30-Hour Courses)
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Flagger Instructor Certification
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Preventing Runovers and Backovers of Workers Training Course
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The Roadway Safety+ Interactive Training Program
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Aids for working with a Spanish-speaking workforce
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OSHA 1926 Standards
The cost of registration is $1,700 for ARTBA members and $2,000 for non-members.
Attendees have the opportunity to earn more than 30 Professional Development Hours (PDH).
For more details, visit transportationbuilderinstitute.org.
