FREE Hispanic or Polish Construction Training Module Available to U.S.

PRESS RELEASE

FREE Hispanic or Polish Construction Training Module Available to U.S.
Construction Companies and Community Groups

HILLSIDE, Ill., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Construction Safety Council developed a new training tool for Hispanic and Polish construction companies for use in training their employees, especially those at most risk who do not possess a good understanding of the English language. Developed with federal funding, these training kits are available immediately free of charge and only until mid-September 2009. The only requirement for obtaining the kit is an agreement to provide the Construction Safety Council with sign in sheets to authenticate the training. Booklets are also available for each trainee upon
the request of the provider. The training must be provided free of charge to those persons in the target audience: Hispanic and Polish construction workers.

To provide safety training for these groups, the Construction Safety Council is appealing not only to the smaller Hispanic and Polish construction companies who employ these workers but also to the leaders of community groups and faith based organizations who are in contact with the groups.

The training module is FREE. It is designed as a large 11" x 17" flip chart that contains 16 short, separate construction safety topics with illustrations and training notes. The modules are available in either English/Spanish or English/Polish. Anyone who speaks Spanish or Polish may present the materials; instructor notes and a glossary are included for each topic. Total training time for all topics could be two hours, or more. It is not necessary to cover every topic, only what is needed. Topics include:
employee general safety, housekeeping, material handling safety, personal protective equipment, health hazards, ladder safety, fall protection, scaffolding, aerial lifts safety tips, overhead power lines, electrical safety GFCI, power tool hazards, machine guarding, trench & excavation safety, cranes and rigging, work zone traffic safety. The required sign-in sheets and program evaluation sheets must be faxed before September 30, 2009 to the Construction Safety Council after the training has taken place. Additional booklets, sign-in sheets and evaluations for additional training are available upon request.

To obtain a free training kit, a 30-second Public Service Announcement, or additional information please contact Beverlee Carrick 800-552-7744 extension 202. The Construction Safety Council is a 501 C (3) corporation.

SOURCE Construction Safety Council
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/CONTACT: Beverlee Carrick of the Construction Safety Council, +1-800-552-7744 ext. 202