Richard Velletri is currently in loss control at The Hartford’s Specialty Construction Department, having joined them in 2003 as a construction consultant. He’s been a certified safety professional since 1983 and an OSHA Construction Outreach trainer since 1999. Velletri has presented several safety programs and courses for the Associated General Contractors of Virginia in both Richmond and Lynchburg, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington (D.C.), and contractors in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. He holds a B.S. in construction management from Utica College and an M.A. in occupational safety and health from New York University.