Membership Meetings

Safety First: Field & Lab Injury Prevention, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Maggiano’s Tysons Corner, 11am-1pm

Join WACEL Wednesday, November 20 (Maggiano’s Tysons II, 11am-1pm) for a program featuring two leading experts in occupational safety and OSHA compliance. This timely discussion will equip you with practical strategies to protect your team and help to ensure regulatory compliance.

The meeting’s co-presenters are Jeff Castonguay - OSHA Compliance Specialist, ECS Mid-Atlantic and Matthew Koss, CSP, CHST - Safety Compliance Director, ECS Mid-Atlantic.

The key learning objectives that they will presents include:

• Critical analysis of common field and laboratory accidents - and how to prevent them
• Excavation safety protocols and compliance requirements
• Recent OSHA violations and lessons learned
• Essential competent person requirements for contractors and geotechnical professionals
• Best practices for safety training and oversight across experience levels

Learn proven strategies to protect your team, maintain compliance, and create a stronger safety culture. Our expert presenters bring decades of hands-on experience in construction safety and OSHA regulations.

Jeff Castonguay brings over 32 years of construction industry expertise, including specialized focus on occupational safety and OSHA compliance. His credentials include:

• Associate degree in Civil Engineering Technology
• OSHA 500 and 510 certifications
• Incident Command System IS:100-800 certifications
• 6 years dedicated to safety compliance and education

Matthew Koss, CSP, CHST offers comprehensive safety management expertise through:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Management (Slippery Rock University)
• Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
• 14+ years of direct safety compliance experience

One CEU will be provided for attending this session.

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