Resources for Construction
Construction Industry Assistance Center
This website contains information about handling hazardous waste, burning, wetlands, stormwater,
endangered species, safety and more. When you click on the link below, you can enter your state and the type of construction you are doing, and you will receive a summary of all the compliance issues, the regulations, and the contact agencies.
Click here to go to the Compliance Summary Tool.
Roadway Safety Plus video training
This Roadway Safety Awareness Program is a free labor-management safety reminder video series to improve safety when working on or near roads. There are interactive demos and quizzes. The series is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Click here to go to the Roadway Safety Plus training.
Vehicle safety program for the construction industry
This is a written safety program that you can modify for your business.
Sample vehicle safety program
Construction Job Safety evaluation for new employees
A checklist for new employee safety training on construction sites.
Construction Job Safety Checklist
Toolbox topics for the construction industry
Safety topics for the construction industry in English and Spanish.
Toolbox topics
Steel erection, fall protection, and the 4 hazards free training materials
There are three training programs in both English and Spanish on this website, all funded by Susan Harwood Grants. There is training for steel erection and training for fall protection. The third one is called 4 Hazards - and is about electrical hazards, the hazard of being struck by an object or vehicle, the hazard of being caught in between twoobjects, and the hazard of falling.
Click here to go to the 3 training programs
Online courses from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
AGC offers courses in safety, supervisor, project management, environmental training, and more.
Click here to seee the online courses from AGC
California Construction Contracting Program
CalTrans and the Small Business Development Centers have partnered to provide
free one-on-one counseling and training to win CalTrans contracts.
Click here for more information.
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