The Chapter and its membership are committed to improving the safety and health of all employees in the industry. The Safety Committee works to provide members with the latest information on emerging technologies; changing specifications, both state and federal; and preventative measures they can implement to protect their workforce. Each bimonthly Safety Committee meeting provides member firms with a forum to address NYSDOT, FHWA, NYSTA, and OSHA personnel about issues. Additionally, the committee often has guest speakers present on such topics as: setting up a drug and alcohol testing program; the dangers of trench rescues; increasing police presence in work zones, and fleet management. The committee has been at the forefront of the Chapter’s very successful efforts to improve the design and enforcement of construction work zones as well as initiatives to educate workers and the traveling public to the dangers of work zones.