April 03, 2007 11:24 AM CDT

Safety Talk Tuesdays Launch

By Tim O’Toole

Starting Tuesday, April 3rd, Safety Talk Tuesdays will launch on the Mason Contractors Association of America's website, www.masoncontractors.org.

Each Tuesday a new Safety Toolbox Talk will be posted in the Safety Library of our website. The first content to be published online consists of twelve safety videos from the MCAA's Masonry Safety Training Topics.

Topics include:

• Beyond Masonry
  
• Fall Protection
  
• Limited Access Zones
  
• Crane Safety
  
• Scaffold Access
  
• Scaffolds
  
• Scaffold Hazards
  
• Scaffold Inspections
  
• Scaffold Load Capacity and Material Handling
  
• Silicosis Hazard Controls
  
• Silicosis Hazard Recognition
  
• Silicosis Respiratory Protection

All content is available to members only. You will need the username and password provided on your membership card to login and access content. If you do not remember your login information, please call 800-536-2225 for assistance.

Windows Media Player is required to view video content. This software can be downloaded for free from the Downloads page of our website.

The MCAA would like to thank MCAA Safety Committee Chairman Zach Everett from Brazos Masonry, Inc. for providing the new content for our website.

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About the Author

Tim O’Toole is the Director of Marketing, Education, and Information Technology for the MCAA. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Webster University and has worked in the masonry industry since 2003.