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The aim of the Occupational Safety and Health Division is to protect the health and safety of Laborers on the job while enhancing productivity and curtailing costs for LIUNA signatory employers.

The work is conducted through a variety of instructional, consultative, jobsite and regulatory endeavors.

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  • Conducts on-site safety audits and evaluations.

  • Develops project and company-specific safety programs.

  • Develops and promotes model safety programs for key issues of construction safety such as noise, silica, work zones, scaffolding and hazardous waste.

  • Investigates and promotes workers’ compensation insurance discount opportunities where applicable under state laws.

  • Advances new research and findings on key issues of worksite safety and health.

  • Upon request, develops and conducts training for signatory contractor associations, signatory safety officers, Laborers-AGC training center instructors, LIUNA regional organizers and attendees at the LIUNA Tri-Fund Conference.

  • Monitors and provides comments on regulatory matters before OSHA, FHWA, EPA, NIOSH and other agencies.

  • Catalyzes and develops partnerships with unions, trade associations and regulatory agencies to devise and promote programs to address concerns such as asphalt fume exposure, construction noise, silica dust control and work zone safety.

 

While taking initiative in all these areas, the Occupational Safety and Health Division staff welcomes questions and input from LIUNA members, signatory employers and safety personnel and LIUNA business managers and agents.