Safety Resource Center
AGC provides a vast array of safety resources that provide members the competitive advantage. Whether you need basic safety advice, access to information, sample programs and policies, a sounding board for ideas, or connections to peers and professionals, look to AGC to get the job done.
Local safety and loss control services available
- Safety councils
- Best safety practices
- Jobsite Poster Packets – to order, contact Brenda Saterfiel at the AGC office, 503-682-3363 or 800-826-6610.
- AGC SafetyPLUS – online safety management system – free basic subscription
- Tool Box Talks (accessible via AGC SafetyPLUS)
- AGC of America Safety and Health Services
Hot Topics and Issues
- OR-OSHA adopts new PPE, Hole Openings & Skylight Rules – effective 4/1/13
- OR-OSHA adopts Crane & Derrick Rules – effective 2/14/13
- Spice Up Those Safety Meetings
- The latest edition of the Oregon OSHA Construction Depot is now available.
- OSHA 300A Log must be posted by February 1. Employers must keep a log for each establishment or site. If you have more than one establishment, you must keep a separate log and summary for each physical location that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer. Read more…
Member News
December 17, 2012. The Oregon-Columbia Chapter is pleased to introduce Kevin Wheatcroft as the newest member of the safety and loss control team. Kevin comes to us from Oregon Iron Works, where he worked for the past 11 years. He will be providing safety services and consultation along the I-5 corridor between Wilsonville and just north of Albany. Let’s give a hearty AGC welcome to Kevin!
External Links: Regulatory Agencies,Local Involvement, and Activities
Associations, Foundations, Trade Groups
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Willamette-Columbia Chapter
- Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) web
- National Safety Council (NSC)
Other Resources
- Construction Industry Crime Prevention Program
- Galson Labs – Laboratory Analytical Testing
- Generation X, Workforce of the Future
- National Resource Safety Center
- Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
- Pacific NW Section – American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- Safety Online
- SAIF Corporation
Regulatory
- OR-OSHA Program Directive A-264 (Focused Inspections in Construction)
Focused Inspections in Construction – Refers to Safety PRIDE Program - eLaws (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal OSHA
- Federal OSHA Noise and Hearing Conservation
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
- OR Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- OR Department of Consumer & Business Services (DCBS)
- OR Department of Transportation (ODOT)
- OR Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OR-OSHA)
- OR-OSHA’s Fall Protection Guide for the Construction Industry
- OR-OSHA’s PESO Publication (English/Spanish)
- OSHA Training Institute, Region X
- OR-OSHA’s What’s New
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) Ergonomic Standards
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) Services
- Washington Utility Safe Digging Guide
