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The Associated General Contractors of America

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Construction Health and Safety Excellence

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MEDIA ADVISORY

   For Immediate Release

            Contacts:  Michelle Anaya DePotter, Executive Director, AGC FEC

               (561) 833-3609 or (561) 312-3991

                Darlene Fossum, OSHA Area Director (Ft. Lauderdale), (954) 424-0242

                Vergie Bain, OSHA Specialist (Ft. Lauderdale), (954) 424-0242

OSHA, Florida East Coast Chapter of the Associated General Contractors To Sign Renewal C.H.A.S.E. Partnership to Protect Construction Workers

Signing Ceremony Scheduled for Monday, June 22, in West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, FL --- Reducing construction worker injuries, illnesses and fatalities is the goal of a partnership between the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Florida East Coast Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).  The signing ceremony is scheduled for 8:00 a.m., June 22, at the Associated General Contractors of America’s Florida East Coast Chapter.

“This Construction Health And Safety Excellence (C.H.A.S.E.) partnership is being renewed and extends the voluntary cooperative relationship between OSHA and the AGC to eliminate serious hazards,” said Darlene Fossum, OSHA’s Ft. Lauderdale area director. “Working together strengthens the goal of industry and government to protect workers.”

Fossum will sign the agreement for OSHA and FEC AGC President Bob Schafer and Michelle Anaya DePotter, Executive Director will sign for the AGC.

EVENT:                      OSHA – Florida East Coast Chapter of AGC

Partnership Signing Ceremony          

DATE/TIME:             June 22, 2009, 8:00 a.m. 

LOCATION:              The Associated General Contractors of America’s 

                                    Florida East Coast Chapter

2617 N. Australian Ave.

                                    West Palm Beach, FL  33407

CONTACT:                Darlene Fossum         James Borders

PHONE:                     (954) 424-0242                       (813) 626-1177

For more information contact the OSHA Fort Lauderdale office at (954) 424-0242 or the AGC Florida East Coast chapter can be reached at (561) 833‑3609. 

Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships, and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States. AGC represents more than 33,000 firms, including 7,500 of America’s leading general contractors, and over 12,500 specialty-contracting firms. More than 13,000 service providers and suppliers are associated with AGC through a nationwide network of chapters.  Visit the AGC Web site at www.agc.org.  Locally, the Florida East Coast Chapter AGC has been serving members in Palm Beach, Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Highlands, Glades, Hendry and Martin Counties for 60 years.  Please visit our Web site at www.agcfla.com

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