Construction Industry Safety Conference Coming to Bend

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Workshops approved for continuing education credits. Members of Oregon’s construction industry are invited to attend a specialized conference January 27-28 designed to highlight safe work practices and code-related updates. 

 
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, is one of several partners presenting the Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit at the Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center. 

 
On Tuesday, January 28, keynote speaker Eric Giguere will share “The buried truth uncovered,”his story of a near-death accident of being buried alive while on the job. Through his life-changing experience, Giguere offers a personal safety message.  

 
The conference, themed “Safety: Get plugged in,” features topics specifically designed for the residential and commercial construction workforce.

Continuing education credits are pre-approved for the Construction Contractors Board, Building Codes Division (plumbers and electricians), Landscape Contractors Board, water services,and solar PV installers. Conference attendees can choose from the following topicsand more:

 
• Electrical safety/NFPA 70E

• Confined space 

• Rigging and crane awareness

• Work zone safety/flagging

• Fall protection


The registration fee is $75 per person for the Tuesday conference and $40 for the pre-conference workshop on Monday, January 27. For more information or to register, go to www.orosha.org/conferences.

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