ABC Central Texas Chapter Offers Free Training Seminars

The ABC Central Texas Chapter got an OSHA grant to offer FREE training to equipment operators on ROPS and seat belts. Below is a list of the currently scheduled classes. If you don't see a class offered near you, contact ABC and see if they can bring the class to your area.

The focus of this training seminar will be on the prevention of injuries and fatalities to equipment operators through the use of Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) and seat belts. The training will cover basic equipment safety, ROPS, seat belts, working on slopes, use of vibratory compaction, and equipment loading/unloading. Accident case studies are interwoven into the presentation as a method of gaining interaction from the attendees. The target audiences for the training seminars are public sector companies with roller/compactor equipment operators as well as the supervisors and managers of those employees. Additionally, the training will cover the AEM (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) Roller/Compactor safety manual that is supplied by the different equipment manufacturers with each piece of equipment sold or rented. Each student will receive their own copy of the safety manual during the training seminar.

Training Seminar Schedule

Date Time Location Cost
Feb. 18, 2010 8:00am-5:00pm ABC Training Center - Austin, TX FREE
Feb. 25, 2010 8:00am-5:00pm TBA - Corpus Christi, TX FREE
Mar. 17, 2010 8:00am-5:00pm TBA - Longview, TX FREE
Mar. 18, 2010 8:00am-5:00pm TBA - Tyler, TX FREE

For more information, contact Janie Good, ABC Central Texas Chapter Education Director, at janie@abccentraltexas.org or call 512-719-5263.

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