Two-day training conference in central Oregon will offer multiple training opportunities for workers in the residential, commercial, and industrial construction industries to increase their safety and health while on the job, officials say

Astoria, OR – According to the state officials, the Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit will be held Jan. 29-30, 2024.

It will reportedly address a variety of topics, including fall protection, excavation safety, silica exposure risks, electrical safety, and safety technologies.
Attendees will have access to a range of training sessions, including the OSHA 10-hour training for construction, work zone safety and flagging, rigging and signaling for cranes, and first aid.

Certifications and recertifications will be available. Also, the conference will offer opportunities to earn continuing education credits, including through Oregon’s Construction Contractors Board and Landscape Contractors Board.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, encourages employers and workers to attend the 21st annual Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend. Oregon OSHA is one of several partners presenting the summit.

The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit’s other sessions include:

• Preventing fall hazard exposures
• Serious injury fatality prevention
• Mental health awareness
• Employment law update
• Construction A to Z
• Underground line safety
• Safety committees and meetings