Construction Job Site Safety - Rebecca Phillips, Safety Director

Posted: Tue, Nov 11, 2025

Rebecca Phillips, Safety Director at Merit Construction, will present this program at the CSI luncheon on Nov. 11. This course introduces participants to practical construction safety strategies that benefit workers, supervisors, design professionals, and anyone involved in active job site operations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Dress for Success: PPE isn’t just for workers: Learn why and how PPE plays an important role for everyone who works, supervises, manages and tours construction work sites.
2. Reviewing statistics on how teaching workers to see safety makes a difference: Learn effective strategies to minimize worker injury. Training, discussions and hands-on-site reviews.
3. Regulatory purpose: Gain understanding the purpose of regulatory requirements and why identifying hazards through JSA, JHA, and Safe Starts helps workers to understand why safety regulations exist. Learn how factoring in safety during design goes beyond the construction phase.
4. Implement Best Practices for Health and Safety: Learn how to apply best management practices that workers can and will adhere to.

Lunch served at 11:30, program starts at noon. AGC Training Center at 3306 Ragsdale Ave. Reservations Required.

CSI Christmas Party

Posted: Tue, Dec 16, 2025

Join us Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6:00 for our Annual Holiday Party! The party this year will be held at Quest Health & Performance's Office, 5401 Kingston Pike, Suite 350, Knoxville, TN.

Chapter Meeting- Dr. Roger Reiswig of Johnson Controls

Posted: Tue, Jan 13, 2026

Dr. Rodger Reiswig of Johnson Controls, will be speaking at the CSI monthly lunch meeting in January on Major topics that are affecting the life safety industry and what you need to know. The meeting will be held at the AGC office on Ragsdale Ave. Lunch is served at 11:30 AM. Program presented at noon. AIA/CES credit available. $25 per person. Reservations required.