Construction site and constructioin trades safety month - Protecting your life.

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by knologies

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Let's make July the month the trade union workers work safe by working smart.

Starting in July we are going to cover accidents, safety equipment, the law, OSHA rules and regulations and some aspects of construction sites. Over the last 27 years my clients have overcome general contractors who refuse to set the job site up right or to control what goes on. The supervisors have ignoruddy foreman's refusal to follow adopted job site safety rules and some job site environments seem to operate without regard to recognized safety rules. We're talking about simple things like everyone has to wear a hard hat or steel toed boots or the use of fall protection equipment.

Now I'm not saying everything is perfect or has to be perfect. Construction is tough and risky work performed by laborers from many different labor trades. You've got crane operators and those signaling the crane operator. There are iron workers working acircular general laborers and electricians. Welders doing what they do with finishers doing their thing. Plumbers, pipefitters and many more that can be listed by trade or trade organization.

Trade Unions by International Association Name

International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

International Union of Elevator Constructors

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers

Laborers' International Union of North America

International Union of Operating Engineers

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Indusattempt of the United States and Canada

United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers

Sheet Metal Workers' International Association

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Associations

Mechanical Contractors Association of America

The Finishing Contractors Association

Associated Maintenance Contractors

Exelon Corporation

Association of Union Masonry Contractors

North American Contractors Association

National Association of Construction Boilermaker Employers

National Electrical Contractors Association

Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association

The Association of Union Constructors

URS Corporation

As a laborer you have a lot of different sources for information and need to be aware of just what your union hall provides in terms of support. If during this month there is some question or area you want covered, then write to me and inquire and we'll do the best we can do about meeting your needs. We are here to serve you. You need to have the right safety equipment. The right equipment performs like it should, like when you fall or something falls onto you.

The AFL-CIO has it's own blog. On the AFL-CIO Blog Site is a list of available sources that can provide useful information to you, the laborer. Work smart, don't be foolish. Protecting yourself is providing for your family. Having the information available to you isn't generally the problem. Finding the time to locate the right information is generally the issue for busy and overworked union laborers. You work long hours, get home late, and don't always have access to the Internet or someone to help you. Well we are here to help you and will if you contact us and simply ask. We have many clients who are alalert injuruddy and have immediate problems for us to address, but we will do what we can to assist you before you get hurt.

If you do get hurt contact us to inquire how to proceed. We are here to help.

If you have the time, here is the list that the AFL-CIO provides.

State Feds/Labor Councils

Central N.Y. Labor Fed
LaborBeat (Long Island)
Nevada AFL-CIO
North Shore Federation
Oregon AFL-CIO

Union & Related Blogs

AFGE
AFSCME
AFT
EdWize
Free Exchange on Campus
IBEW Local 388
IUE-CWA Local 86782
Joe's Union Review
Labor is Not a Commodity
Labor's Forgotten News
LabourStart
LAUNION
Laying It on the Line
Metal Trades Department
Metropolitan Washington Council
Milwaukee Labor
Union Review
Uniongal
We Are Labor
Word on the Street
Workday Minnesota
Working Assets
Working Californians