Practical Construction Site Safety Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
Learn more about the on-demand format in our FAQ or contact us at (715) 835-5900 or customerservice@halfmoonseminars.org
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Overview of Construction Safety Hazards,
Statistics and OSHA Requirements
Primary construction-related hazards
Construction-related illnesses and injuries
Complying with OSHA administrative regulations
Fall Prevention/Restraint
Elevated platforms and work surfaces
Guardrail systems
Fall arrest systems
Ladders and Stairways
Types of ladders
Proper set-up and use of ladders
Complying with stairway regulations
Trenching and Excavation
Excavation professionals
Allowable slopes
Trench protection systems
Trench egress systems
Scaffolds and Elevated Surfaces
Types of scaffolds
Assembling, moving and using scaffolds
Protection on elevated surfaces
Use of Cranes
Types of cranes
Verifying load capacity
Moving loads
Hazard Communication Systems
Overview of chemical hazards
Obtaining and maintaining material safety data sheets (MSDS)
Employee training
Spill control and response
Electrical Safety
Electrical equipment and inspection
Lockout/tagout systems
Overhead power lines
Personal Protective Safety Equipment
Obtaining and promoting its use
Ethical Issues and Safety Culture
Worksite cultures that don’t promote safety
Empowering employees to promote safety
Safety ethics case study
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs, Including 1.0 Ethics Hour
Architects
7.0 HSW CEPHs/CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs, including 1.0 ethics hour, to professional engineers and 7.0 HSW CEPHs/continuing education hours to architects in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Texas.
The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700),North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for continuing education approval.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Von Griggs-Laws
Texas A&M/TEEX and OSHA Region VIVon M. Griggs-Laws is an inspirational certified safety & health professional and consultant who possesses over 30 years of occupational health, safety and environmental experience in various industries. She has received the coveted CSHO certificate and is an adjunct instructor at Texas A&M/TEEX and OSHA Region VI. She is a presenter for NST/Skillpath providing seminar training for compliance standards as well as coaching leadership & management skills for women.
Her safety and health career began while serving with the United States Air Force (USAF) as a safety craftsman, where she earned several awards and medals during her 20-year military career. She is a retired disabled veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Attendees and participants in her seminars and trainings benefit from her knowledge, compassion, enthusiasm and unique ability to immediately put her audience at ease through practical, personal life experiences.
Ms. Griggs-Laws has been published in USAF publications, industry magazines and is a contributor to the National Safety Council. She has a bachelor of applied science degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and an associate of applied science degree in Safety from the Community College of the Air Force. She holds numerous certifications: NCTRCA M/WBE and DBE; OSHA Instructor (General Industry and Construction Safety, Oil and Gas); PEC Safeland/Safegulf /SEMS Instructor; Certified Safety & Health Official/CSHO Texas A&M; Certified Government Environmental Specialist, WHO; Safety Trained Supervisor/SCHEST and National Safety Council Drug and Alcohol Defensive Driving Instructor.