New Grant Allows AGC to Continue Highway Work Zone Safety Training Program
The Associated General Contractors of America will continue to provide highway work zone safety training classes next year, thanks to a new federal safety grant presented to the association. AGC will use a $120,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Dept. of Labor to offer safety training classes designed to prevent injuries among highway, street and bridge construction workers, association officials said.
“No amount of safety gear will protect a worker if they get hit by a speeding vehicle,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association’s chief executive officer. “The best defense from crashes is teaching crews how to set up and operate safer work zones.”