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National Office
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Program and Ceremony
Description: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels will deliver opening remarks at the Workers' Memorial Day program at the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., honoring workers across the nation who have been killed or injured on the job. Dr. Michaels will be joined by acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph Main and family members who have lost loved ones. A panel discussion will follow on the importance of safety and health protections for temporary and contingent workers. At the conclusion of the program in the César E. Chávez Memorial Auditorium, participants will pay a visit to the memorial American Dogwood tree planted two years ago for a short ceremony and a moment of silence in memory of the workers who have lost their lives on the job.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
Location: U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building, César E. Chávez Memorial Auditorium
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
Region 1 - (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Event: Massachusetts Workers' Memorial Day
Description: OSHA Region I Administrator Marthe Kent will participate in this event that includes a reading of the names of those who died working this past year, as well as a reading of names of those who died while on active military duty. (Massachusetts residents)
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: Noon
Location: Massachusetts State House
Event: New Hampshire Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health Workers' Memorial Day Observance
Description: OSHA's Concord, NH, Area Director will participate in this event.
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Plumber and Steamfitters Union Hall in Hooksett, NH
Event: Worker Memorial
Description: OSHA's Springfield, Mass., Area Office officials will participate in this event that includes a small parade through the city and a ceremony at the city's Worker Memorial.
Date: April 25, 2013
Location: Northampton, MA
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony
Description: OSHA's Springfield, Mass., Area Office officials will participate in this event.
Date: April 26, 2013
Location: Teamster Union Hall, Springfield, MA
Region 2 - (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, VI)
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Observance
Description: OSHA and Lehigh Construction Group, Inc. have had an Alliance for the past 10 years. Lehigh plans to gather all their workers (~60 employees) at their quarterly all-employee meeting. At this meeting, they are putting the focus on local employees and also the families that are affected by the losses. Lehigh is planning a short presentation right at the beginning of the meeting where they will read the names and the accident details of the WNY fatalities. They will then discuss the effect these fatalities have on the families, and how many people are affected by the loss of a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a friend, etc., and connect it with Lehigh's safety program and its "Why We Work Safe" motto.
Date: April 18, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lehigh Construction Group, Inc.
4327 South Taylor Road
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Event: Workers' Memorial Day 2013
Description: The theme for this year is "What Keeps Us Alive." Your dedication to the occupational health and safety of all New Yorkers is certainly one of many factors that keep workers alive, healthy, and productive. Activities include panel and audience discussion on key issues for worker health and safety and the year ahead, and ceremony recognizing names of workers who died on the job and honoring of workplace health and safety champions in our community.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Pensabene's Casa Grande Restaurant
135 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, NY
Event: County of Middlesex, Board of Chosen Freeholders
Description: Workers' Memorial Day service to remember those who have been killed or injured in the workplace.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Construction site at the Intersection of Ernston Road and Johnson Lane in Sayreville, N.J.
Event: New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee
Description: Workers' Memorial Day program to honor those who have lost their lives during the course of employment.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: New Jersey Turnpike Authority's administrative offices at 581 Main Street, Woodbridge, New Jersey
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Commemoration
Description: Educational activity titled "Workplace Emergency Plans/Continuity of Operations Plan" (open to university population and community)
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus
Event: "Wear Your Hardhats"
Description: Memorial service for construction workers killed and those injured on worksites during 2012 and early 2013.
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Time: 3:00 p.m. - Memorial Service 2:45 p.m. - Hardhat Procession into the Cathedral
Location: St. Patrick's Cathedral
460 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022 (between 50th and 51st Streets)
For more information, contact: Father Brian Jordan (917) 566-5214 or Linda Camacho, BCTC (212) 647-0700 ext. 3
Region 3 - (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Event: 25th Annual Workers' Memorial Day Breakfast and Worker Memorial Service in Philadelphia, PA
Description: Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health (Philaposh), Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia/Communications Workers of America, Local 38010 are all sponsoring the25th annual Workers' Memorial Day service to honor those men and women who died from work-related traumatic injury or illness. The event is attended by various stakeholders such as, but not limited to, local union representatives; community leaders, workers and safety and health advocates; and family members and friends of deceased workers. During the processional, many attendees will carry placards with the names of victims, and red roses that will be cast into the Delaware River.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m. - noon
Location: Begins at Sheet Metal Workers Hall at 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19147, then the processional walk ends at the Great Plaza Penn's Landing
Event: Philaposh
Description: Workers' Memorial Day breakfast and procession to the Great Plaza Penn's Landing; reading of the names of those who died from work-related injuries and illnesses in the tri-state area in 2012. Casting of flowers into the Delaware River, reaffirming the commitment to prevent injury, illness and death on the job. Bagpipes will be playing "Amazing Grace."
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Sheet Metal Workers Hall, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
Event: Allegheny County Labor Council's Workers' Memorial Day Event
Description: Workers' Memorial Day Event with representatives from local unions, employers, family members of deceased workers, and politicians.
Date: Monday, April 29, 2013
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Market Square (Downtown Pittsburgh)
Event: Interfaith Worker Justice: Economic Justice Breakfast
Description: Juan Torres, OSHA’s assistant area director for Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will participate in this event to follow up on the recent National Council for Occupational Safety and Health report and discuss next steps for workplace safety in south Florida.
Date: May 2, 2013
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. EDT
Location: Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL
Region 5 - (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony
Description: The Cleveland Area Director will be speaking at a Workers' Memorial Day event to honor employees who lost their lives on the hosted by the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) in Akron, Ohio. Several different unions will be present, including the Steelworkers, Laborers and Ironworkers.
The Mayor of Akron is also signing a Proclamation recognizing Workers' Memorial Day and OSHA.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: 1655 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio
Event: Knox County Workers' Memorial Day Celebration
Description: Local members of organized labor in West Central Illinois will honor the fallen workers from West Central Illinois.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Train Depot Pavilion, Galesburg, Illinois
Event: Central Illinois Workers' Memorial Day March/Celebration
Description: Local members of organized labor will march from the Labor Temple to the Workers' Memorial where they will honor the fallen workers from Central Illinois.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony being held in the Memorial Area, East of City Hall
Event: IAM Local 1943
Description: Workers' Memorial Day observance.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Local 1943 Hall (on grounds of AK Steel), 1100 Crawford St., Middletown, Ohio 45044
Event: UAW Local 647 & Greater Cincinnati AFL-CIO
Description: Workers' Memorial Day Program 2013
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Local 647 Hall, 10020 Reading Rd., Evendale, Ohio 45241
Region 6 - (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Corpus Christi, TX
Event: Free OSHA 7300 Confined Space Standards class offered by University of Texas at Arlington
Description: In observance of Workers' Memorial Day, the University of Texas at Arlington is offering a free one-day seminar on OSHA's confined space standard. The class is designed for small employers or a designated representative with the responsibility to develop a permit space program.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Del Mar College Economic Development Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
El Paso, TX
Event: University of Texas at Arlington Free OSHA Training
Description: Managing Excavation Hazards Class
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Associated General Contractors, 1359 Lomaland, Suite 106, El Paso, TX 79935
Event: Workers' Memorial Observation at Mexican Consulate
Description: Introduction to OSHA, Heat Illness Prevention and Preventing Falls Campaign presentations
Date: April 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Consulado General de Mexico, 910 E. San Antonio, El Paso, TX 79901
Event: AGC El Paso Chapter Workers' Memorial Observation
Description: Construction Contractors' Safety Stand Down
Date: May 3, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Various construction sites
Fort Worth, Texas
Event: Workers' Memorial Day - Construction Safety Training
Description: In honor and remembrance of all construction workers who have lost their lives at construction jobsites, the Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas in conjunction with OSHA Region VI, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services, Compacion Foundation, and Tarrant County College Northwest Campus will be hosting a 1-day OSHA 10-hour Marathon - Construction Safety Training.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Time: 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location: TCC Northwest Campus, 4801 Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Houston North and South, TX
Event: Workers' Memorial Event
Description: On April 25th, OSHA area offices and ABC, AGC, Houston Area Safety Council, Houston Business Roundtable, and the United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities will participate in the Houston Area Workers' Memorial Day event and Safety Symposium on Recordkeeping. The event will include a ceremony, guest speaker, reading of the names of workers who lost their lives in 2012, moment of silence, and bilingual singer singing "One Day at a Time." Family members of the deceased are invited to the event, and will receive a ribbon and a purple rose in honor of their family member.
This event will be followed by the University of Texas at Arlington's free recordkeeping seminar.
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Workers' memorial/ 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. - Recordkeeping seminar
Location: Deer Park Texas
Event: Workers' Memorial Event
Description: OSHA area offices and USW International Union will sponsor a Worker Memorial and Training Day event. The guest speakers will include Congressman Gene Green, Al Green from the 29th Congressional District of Texas, and Katherine Rodriguez with United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities. The event will include PSM training, and an OSHA update presentation. Family members of deceased are invited to the event, and will receive a ribbon and a purple rose in honor of their family member.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: USW International Union Office Local 13-227, Pasadena, TX
Event: Workers' Memorial Event
Description: Workers' Memorial Day event at CWA Local 6222 Plaza Americas (mall) from 10 – 11: 30 a.m. – a representative from the Mexican Consulate will be the guest speaker. All family members who attend will receive a commemorative ribbon with a purple bow and a purple rose. After the guest speaker's remarks, there will be a moment of silence and reading of the names by OSHA. The clergy will close with group prayer.
Date: April 27, 2013
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: 1730 Jefferson, Houston, TX
Little Rock, AR
Event: Free Machine Guarding Course OSHA 7100
Description: The 4-hour Machine Guarding course will be provided by University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center in honor of Workers' Memorial Day. David Trigg and Mary Walter will be attending the class. A representative from the Little Rock Area Office will say a few brief remarks at the start of the class. The Little Rock Area Office will provide brochures and QuickCards.
Date: April 22, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. – noon
Location: Pulaski Technical College, Little Rock, AR
Lubbock, TX
Event: In Honor of Workers' Memorial Day
Description: Free "Introduction to OSHA for Small Business" OSHA 7510 course sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center and the Panhandle Chapter of AGC.
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Eagle Center, 112 SW 8th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101
Oklahoma City, OK
Event: Workers' Memorial Day
Description: University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center Free Seminar on Combustible Dust Hazards OSHA 7125. Jorge Delucca, compliance assistance specialist, will attend.
Date: April 22, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 1 session
Location: Public Safety Training Center, 3501 W. Reno Ave., Oklahoma City, OK
San Antonio, TX
Event: Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry OSHA 7405 course sponsored by OSHA, University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center, Alamo Community College and Hispanic Contractors of San Antonio, TX.
Description: OSHA fall protection standards, review falls in our area, fall prevention programs, JSA's in construction sites on falls. Compliance assistance specialist for San Antonio will open the class with a 15-minute presentation on OSHA, workers' rights, and fall protection analysis in the area. More than 70 individuals are expected to register for course.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: 203 Norton Street, San Antonio, TX 78211
Free Seminars!
UT Arlington is contributing to the safety training community by offering free OSHA seminars in various locations across Region VI.
| Code | Course Name | City | Dates |
| OSHA 7105 | Evacuation and Emergency Planning | Albuquerque | 22-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7405 | Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry | Arlington | 22-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7100 | Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding | Little Rock | 22-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7115 | Lockout/Tagout - Controlling Hazardous Energy | Lafayette | 22-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7125 | Seminar on Combustible Dust Hazards | Oklahoma City | 22-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7500 | Introduction to Safety and Health Management | Houston | 23-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7510 | Introduction to OSHA for Small Business | Amarillo | 25-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7410 | Managing Excavation Hazards | El Paso | 25-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7845 | Recordkeeping Rule Seminar | Deer Park | 25-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7405 | Fall Hazard Awareness for the Construction Industry | San Antonio | 26-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7100 | Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding | Austin | 29-Apr-13 |
| OSHA 7300 | OSHA'S Permit-Required Confined Space Standard | Corpus Christi | 29-Apr-13 |
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Event
Description: At 1:00 PM, the Marine Honor Guard will present the colors, pledge and then retire the colors. There will be an introduction by Dick Moger of SRC Holdings Corp., followed by remarks from OSHA Regional Administrator Chuck Adkins, and a reading of proclamations by Robert Stephens, the Mayor of Springfield. Ron Hays, director of FIGHT Project, will give a very moving presentation on "Families of Fatality Victims," followed by a moment of silence. Food and drinks will be served after the moment of silence.
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: SRC Holdings Corporation
531 S. Union Ave,
Springfield, MO 65802
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Event
Description: Wichita Area Office staff, including the area director, will participate in the Workers' Memorial Day event in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday, April 25, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, who will hold their annual dinner to "remember those Kansas workers who lost their lives on the job and renew our commitment to fight for good, SAFE jobs."
Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: IAM - Machinist Hall
3830 S. Meridian
Wichita, Kansas
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Event
Description: At 10:00 AM, the UCM ROTC will present the colors, pledge and then retire the colors. There will be an introduction by Don Greenwell, president of The Builders' Association, followed by remarks from OSHA Regional Administrator Chuck Adkins, and a reading of proclamations by Sly James, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Pat "Duke" Dujakovich, president of the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, will say a few words before Ron Hays, director of FIGHT Project, gives his very moving presentation on "Families of Fatality Victims." Food and drinks will be served after the program.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM – noon
Location: The Builders' Association Education and Training Center
105 West 12th Avenue
North Kansas City, MO 64116
Event: Workers' Memorial Day Event
Description: Iowa OSHA will participate in the Workers' Memorial Day event to be held at 11:00 AM on the lawn of the Iowa Workforce Development Building. The South Central Iowa Federation of Labor and the Iowa Division of Labor will honor 51 Iowans who have lost their lives. Their families will be invited to the ceremony, and lunch will be provided.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: On the Lawn of the
Iowa Workforce Development Building
1000 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA
Event: Workers' Memorial Day, Safety/Awareness Expo
Description: OSHA’s Omaha Area Office will participate in Workers’ Memorial Day events in Lincoln, NE. Events begin April 28 with a public candlelight vigil 7 p.m. CDT on the north side of the State Capitol Building being organized by the United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities. OSHA officials will participate in Nebraska’s Safety and Awareness Expo April 29 for employers, workers and the public. Topics include CPR and first aid, texting while driving, whistleblower information, the importance of safety at work, and presentations on OSHA injury and illness prevention programs.
Date: April 28 and April 29, 2013
Time: 7 p.m. April 28
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. April 29 (Expo)
Location:
Stairs of the State Capitol (North side)
1445 K Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 265 Union Hall
6200 S. 14th St.
Lincoln, NE
Region 8 - (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Event: Region VIII Workers' Memorial Day Ceremony
Description: Region VIII will participate in a Workers' Memorial Day ceremony Friday, April 26. The secretary's representative will speak along with a non-denominational reverend. The name of each of the deceased will be read, followed by the ringing of a bell. Approximately 60 names will be read. These workplace fatalities occurred in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah.
Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood Colorado
Region 9 - (AZ, CA, HI, NV, and American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands)
Event: Workers' Memorial Day
Description: Worksafe is hosting a Workers' Memorial Day reception.
Date: April 26, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Oakland Conference Center, Laurel Room (1111 Broadway, 7th Floor)
Region 10 - (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Event: Workers' Memorial Day
Description: The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries hosts a Workers' Memorial Day ceremony each spring to honor those who have died during the previous year from job-related injuries or illnesses. Families of fallen workers are invited to attend the service, which includes comments from speakers, a reading of the names of the workers who have died, and an outdoor portion where relatives are invited to ring a memorial bell in L&I's Worker Memorial Garden. Names of the workers are entered into a workers' memorial book displayed in the building lobby. Washington operates a state plan under an agreement with OSHA.
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Labor and Industries Campus, 7273 Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501-5414
Event: Workers' Memorial Day
Description: Governor will have a signed proclamation read by an elected official on the State Capitol steps. Union organizer invited OSHA to attend and read the names of those who have died on the job in Idaho in the past year. Idaho is under federal OSHA's jurisdiction.
Date: April 28, 2013
Time: 5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Location: Boise, ID
Event: Workers' Memorial Day
Description: A memorial service featuring the reading of names of Oregon workers who died on the job in 2012. Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood and Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain will be the guest speakers. Oregon operates a state plan under an agreement with OSHA.
Date: April 29, 2013
Time: Noon
Location: Labor and Industries Building, Salem, Oregon