Construction professionals will be able to take a wide range of mandatory and optional safety training programs online through a new collaboration between the Associated General Contractors of America and ClickSafety.
ClickSafety is authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide an online Outreach Training Program.
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