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Introduction and Purpose
The purpose of the Susan Harwood OSHA Masonry Safety Grant was to reduce job-related injuries and fatalities in the masonry/concrete industry. The primary goal was to provide safety education to help prevent lost wages, lost benefits, and more importantly, injuries or deaths in the field. Tallahassee Community College (TCC) provided all grant training free to eligible employers and their employees with a focus on residential masons. Eligible employers were defined as any employers located in North Florida.
Training Goals
- Teach fall prevention and safe use of power tools, especially masonry saws, rigging, and scaffolding
- Provide 5 hours of safety and 3 hours of occupational Spanish training to 75 employers in a train-the-trainer program
- Provide 2 hours of intensive onsite safety training to 400 employees
- Use National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) industry-recognized safety curriculum.
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Final Report & Video:
View the video produced by Tallahassee Community College (must have RealPlayer):
http://realserver.tcc.fl.edu:8080/ramgen/media/cwd/osha.rm
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