Heavy and General Laborers' Local Unions 472 and 172 Safety Education and Training Fund Set Fund

The Fund provides journeyman training and apprentice training classes for the purpose of vocational and advancement training, general and specific education, and improving safety habits and conditions on behalf of the 7,170 participants as of march 31,2023 and also to participants of another training Fund. The plan is reimbursed by the other training Fund for the costs of the classes provided. The program provides classroom instruction in all aspects of heavy and highway construction. Training courses are offered on a wide range of topics and include safety, environmental, hazardous waste worker, and construction skills training and provides training to prepare workers for prevention and response to future terrorist incidents and response to natural disasters.

The plan maintains a scholarship program, awarding four scholarships per year to children of participants for utilization towards tuition fees and other related course expenses. The program provides $5,000 annually for four years to those selected by the scholarship selection committee.the board of trustees agreed on october 26,2015 to increase the yearly scholarship award to $5,000 annually with a 4 year maximum of $20,000.