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Associated General Contractors of Vermont details training, recruitment and on-site Narcan program
Summary
On Feb. 7, 2025, Sarah Mierhoff of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont briefed the state House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on the trade group's training programs, partnerships to build a trades pipeline and an on-site Narcan initiative.
Sarah Mierhoff, director of advocacy and communications for the Associated General Contractors of Vermont, told the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on Feb. 7, 2025, that the trade association runs an array of training programs, partners with state and industry groups to recruit new workers and has begun distributing Narcan to members to address overdose risks on worksites.
Mierhoff said AGC Vermont represents contractors, developers, timber framers and paving firms and reported membership at 224 at the end of 2024. “We have more than 200 members. At the end of 2024 that was 224,” she said. She described a Montpelier training facility with classrooms and large-scale hands-on space and a schedule of frequent courses covering safety and trade skills.
The training programs Mierhoff listed include OSHA compliance, VOSHA trainings, AMSHA (mining safety…
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