Safety Is Our Priority
As a member of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters you will have access to exclusive information on what are today’s most current topics involving safety and health.
As a member/foreman there will be tool box talks for your use on the jobsite to assist in training the membership.
If you would like to receive e-mail alerts on hazards or our Safety Alert Newsletter, please visit the Safety Program website.
Contact Information by Region
John Horak, CHST, STSC
Safety Director
12 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
Office: (312) 787-3076
Cell: (847) 812-0121
Bob St. Clair
Assistant Safety Director
2707 62nd Street Ct, Bettendorf, IA 52722
Office: (312) 339-6832
Alberto Jotautas, STSC
Assistant Safety Director
4979 Indiana Ave., Lisle, IL 60532
Office: (312) 787-3076
Cell: (312) 257-0071
Our Safety Training program offers members a variety of hands-on classes and certifications. Classes are conducted at the Carpenter Training Center. Skill Enhancement and Safety and Health classes are updated every six months.
Some examples of class offerings include:
- Safety Trained Supervisor Construction – Certification
- Construction Best Practices in Occupied Facilities
- OSHA – 16-Hour/Disaster Sites
- OSHA – 30-Hour/Construction
- Scaffolding – Suspended / Erector / Refresher
- Ergonomics
- Power Actuated Tool Certification
- Hazardous Waste
- Confined Spaces
- First Aid/CPR/AED
- Rigging and Signaling
- Fall Protection
Three Short Construction Safety Videos from CPWR
This 2-minute video recreates the real-life series of events that led to the death of a 33-year-old construction worker from a ladder fall, and how it could have been prevented.
This 3-minute video recreates the real-life series of events that led to the electrocution death of a 23-year-old construction worker from an overhead power line, and how the death could have been prevented.
This 3-minute video recreates the real-life series of events that led to the death of a 32-year-old construction worker from a trench collapse and how it could have been prevented.
