Teamsters Newsletter

Inside Our Current Newsletter

• Ken Coleman writes "Why Join a Union?"
• Heros in Kodiak 
• 2010 North Slope Construction
• Wayne Craft, From Trainee to Trainer 
• Yukon Disaster Relief
• About Our Shop Stewards
• Members Celebrate 35+ years
• Local Welcomes Jerry South, Business Representative
• and more!

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Safety and Health

SAFETY

If you are planning to bid work on the North Slope, the Pipeline, or the Valdez Marine Terminal area, you must complete the NSTC Safety Orientation before you can be dispatched. Scroll down for the NSTC class schedule.

We encourage all members to take personal responsibility for their safety on the job. Report safety problems to your Union and/or company safety representative. If you are unable to resolve a safety problem or if you are instructed to work in an unsafe environment, contact your shop steward or business representative. Whenever possible, you should always try to resolve safety problems at the job site with your supervisor or company safety officer, but you should never allow a condition that puts you or other workers at risk to go unresolved.

SAFETY LINKS

• www.osha.gov - This link will take you to the home page for Federal OSHA.
• www.labor.state.ak.us - This link will take you to the Alaska Department of Labors site. Click on Divisons and Sections and open Labor Standards and Safety.
• www.nsc.org/mem/labor.htm - This is the National Safety Council's Labor Division page. At the top of the page is a link to the Labor Division Home Page. This Division's home page is maintained by Union members interested in occupational safety. The site includes good information and a lot of links to other safety sites.

Following is the NSTC class schedule for Anchorage and Fairbanks. Contact your Business Representative for class schedules in other areas. All classes are offered to Union members without charge. Contact your Local Union for more information or to register for a class.

8 Hour Classes - (8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.)