L.A. to Host Demolition Safety Summit

The National Demolition Association, Doylestown, Pa., will hold its 13th Annual Safety/Management Training Summit in Los Angeles Oct.17-19 at the Hilton LAX Airport Hotel.

This year’s Safety/Management Training Summit begins on Oct. 17 with a demolition-specific OSHA 10-Hour Training Certification program, offered in both English and Spanish.

During the following two days, safety and management topics to be covered include: insurance; the multi/bilingual workforce; man lift and forklift safety; the legal aspects of safety; and workers’ compensation. Other subjects to be addressed include generational issues when providing safety training, fall protection, project site management and OSHA regulations. Sessions on Oct. 18 and 19 will be in English only.

The demolition-specific OSHA 10-Hour Training Certification is taught by certified instructors and is required by many of the industry’s larger clients, according to Michael R. Taylor, executive director of the National Demolition Association. “It should be an important part of every company’s safety training program,” says Taylor. The course is also required as part of OSHA’s new Disaster Site Worker Training Certification.

Attendees can attend the Summit only on Oct. 18 and 19, or just the OSHA training session, or both events. The cost for the OSHA program is $150; the cost for the 1-½-day Safety/Management workshop is $275; and the cost for the entire program is $325. The deadline for registration for the OSHA program is Oct. 8.

A limited number of hotel rooms are available at a special rate that can be obtained through the National Demolition Association. The deadline for those reservations is Sept. 14.

Those wishing to register can call Laura Huestis or Pegi Boyne at (215) 348-4949 or (800) 541-2412; or send an e-mail to info@demolitionassociation.com. Registration forms are also posted on the association’s Web site at www.demolitionassociation.com.