AGC of Washington’s Safety Department is the commercial construction industry’s recognized leader in jobsite safety. Services are designed to ensure that AGC member companies have all the resources they need to create and maintain safe working environments that exceed industry standards.

Programs and services include AGC Safety Team®, safety forums, safety audits, resource library, health and safety training, crisis management assistance and more. Click links on left for more info.

Washington Stay at Work Program

An incentive to help injured workers stay on the job: Stay at Work is a new financial incentive that encourages employers to bring their injured workers quickly and safely back to light-duty or transitional work by reimbursing them for a portion of their costs. Eligible employers can be reimbursed for 50% of the base wages the employer paid to the injured worker and for some of the cost of training, tools or clothing the worker will need to do the light-duty or transitional work.

Bringing down costs and speeding recovery: The purpose of the new incentive is to encourage more employers to return their injured workers to light-duty or transitional jobs with the doctor's approval. This medical best practice can help the worker recover, and it also can reduce costs for the employer.

For more information, please check out these two sites:

www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Insurance/Injury/StayAtWork/default.asp

www.lni.wa.gov/main/stayatwork/

Here are two Stay at Work Forms that you will need:

Wage Reimbursement Form

Expense Reimbursement Form

"It Happened By Choice" video now for sale

This is Russ Youngstrom’s moving and personal tale about how choices on the jobsite can change lives forever. His message is for all workers to make the right choices and be personally responsible for safety. Make this important video part of your company’s safety training; it could save a life. Proceeds from the sale of the video benefit AGC’s Safety Department to enhance safety services. Cost is $175. Contact Penny Schmitt to order. Watch the YouTube trailer.

Hearing conservation video is available

AGC’s hearing conservation video produced by Integrity Safety Services features presentations from AGC members on engineering techniques to reduce damaging noises on the jobsite. Contact Penny Schmitt for your complimentary copy.