More than 150 industry professionals and other attendees will participate in the Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC’s) safety and health conference July 11-13 in Washington, D.C.
On the agenda are development of regulatory and legislative activity on national and local levels, development and creation of new safety training programs and products, and news on the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts.
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