37th MOST National Tripartite Alliance Conference

2024 MOST National Tripartite Alliance Conference

MOST programs shares training and testing updates

MOST programs shares training and testing updates

Mark Garrett, Administrator, MOST Programs

Mark Garrett, Administrator
MOST Programs

MOST Programs Administrator Mark Garrett shared training updates and changes to drug testing and OSHA 10. He said that he’s spoken with apprentice coordinators in different areas and is informed about those who are coming into the union who may already have an OSHA 10 certificate. If he can verify a member has passed OSHA 10, they don’t need to retake it.

“It streamlines the process and gets people to your jobsites,” he said.

Garrett also said that in July, the MOST Board of Trustees decided to remove testing for marijuana metabolites. He said if a contractor or owner requests this testing, it’s still available.

Garrett said the new mental health program introduced last year has received positive feedback. “I feel like we can’t talk enough about the mental health program.”

Training for 2023:
OSHA 10 online 1,141
OSHA 30 506
OSHA 30 online 182
MOST 5-hour refresher 386
Steel Erection 182
Scaffold Erection 225
Supplemental Rigging Modules 1-4 2,502
Field Leadership 174
CommonArc Certified 5,885
Drug Testing for 2023:
Annual tests 11,630
Positive tests 182
Positive rate 1.56%
Random tests 1,824
Random positive 48
Random positive rate 2.63%

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