Hello,

I hope all of you and your families had a wonderful and safe July 4th holiday weekend!

The Florida Chamber Safety Council continues to do some amazing things! We are growing our partnerships with leading manufactures and vendors on safety supplies to help provide the necessary equipment to keep workers safe on the job. We have just expanded our virtual safety trainings that are open to the public, view safety trainings here. These virtual trainings will make it more convenient for you and your employees to earn CEUs and stay up tp date on the latest safety procedures at the comfort of your office or home without the undue stress of travel. Our private safety trainings also continue to grow. If you need onsite safety training, please email me here to schedule.

Our Safety of the Month topic for July is Operator Safety Training for Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts), Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (Boom & Scissor Lifts) and Heavy Equipment. Unfortunately, the average annual fatality rate on Forklifts is over 100 a year, over 25 deaths related to Boom and Scissor Lifts, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor reports that the fatality rate on heavy equipment can be as high as 400 deaths a year. This can all be lowered by proper Operator Safety Training, period! Proper training consists of two required categories….1. Classroom Training, which involves lectures, class discussions, video segments and written examinations, and then 2. Practical Evaluations which is hands-on training on the equipment, inspections, and proper operating procedures. 

Let’s stop the upward trend of these fatalities in Florida and work together on providing the necessary trainings to your employees. We are offering discounts of up to 35% off our Operator Safety Training classes for the month of July. Email me at jmozo@flchamber.com to schedule a training class. Nothing is more important than doing our jobs safely, so we go home to our families and loved ones each and every day. And always remember, safety is no accident!