AGC San Diego Chapter Annual Report 2015 | Page 26

SAFETY COMMITTEE The Safety Committee promotes and delivers services that maintain and improve safety in the construction industry, including monitoring, communicating, and understanding Federal OSHA and Cal OSHA policies and procedures. The committee also continually publishes updated safety information, provides safety consulting and educational opportunities, and continually searches for new ways to motivate the industry to upgrade safety consciousness. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Due to the number or members serving, on this committee, only the companies represented are named. VICE CHAIR: Brandy Fisher, Harper Construction 1st Aid Response, Inc.; A.O. Reed & Co.; A&D GC, Inc.; Acme Safety & Supply Corp.; Baker Electric; Balfour Beatty Construction; Bergelectric Corp.; Best Interiors Inc.; C.M.R. Risk & Insurance Services; Casper Company; CDM Smith; Cement Cutting, Inc.; Clark Construction Group; Countywide Mechanical Systems; Cox Construction; C.W. Driver; Dynalectric Co. - San Diego; EC Constructors; Erickson-Hall Construction Co.; Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP; Flatiron; Fuentes Oliva - A Partnership; General Coatings; Gerdau Reinforcing Steel West; Granite Construction Co.; Group Delta Consultants, Inc.; Hal Hays Construction; Harper Construction Co., Inc.; Hensel Phelps Construction; Hi-Way Safety Inc.; Hudson Safety-T-Lite Rentals; J.P. Jonas + Associates, Inc.; James W. Fowler Co.; Jobsite Supply Co.; Johnson, Finch & McClure Construction Inc.; Kirkpatrick & Associates; Kyne Construction Inc.; Liberty West Construction Services, LLC; Lusardi Construction Co.; Mahan Insurance Brokers, Inc.; Marathon Construction Corp.; Marina Landscape, Inc.; McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Morley Builders; Neal Electric; On-Site Health & Safety; Orion Construction; Pacific Coast Iron; Pacific Rim Mechanical; Pulice Construction, Inc.; R.A. Burch Construction Co., Inc.; R.J Safety & Supply; Reno Contracting, Inc.; RQ Construction, LLC; Rush Truck Center; Sherwood Mechanical; Sierra Pacific West, Inc.; SMART Safety Group; Soltek Pacific Construction; Statewide Traffic Safety & Signs, Inc.; Sundt Construction, Inc.; Swinerton Builders; T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc.; TC Construction; The Eastridge Group; University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors; Walton Business Solutions; West Coast Air Conditioning 100+ active committee members CHAIRPERSON DAVE ALOFAITULI McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. AGC CONSTRUCTION SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS (CSEA) AGC’s Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) program is the industry’s elite safety competition. CSEA is a rigorous competition that recognizes construction firms that have developed and implemented premier safety and loss prevention programs. AGC San Diego Chapter is known nationwide as the CSEA superstar, with multiple highranking finishes each year. Congratulations to the 2015 award winners. LOCAL MEMBERS PLACE IN NATIONAL COMPETITION Federal & Heavy Division: Cox Construction - 1st Place Building Division: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. - 2nd Place Construction Management Division: Harper Construction Company, Inc. - 2nd Place In addition, three AGC San Diego firms entered local competition through other chapters, also placing in the competition: Highway Division: Griffith Company - 1st Place Building Division: Swinerton Builders - 1st Place Federal & Heavy Division: Shimmick Construction Company - 1st Place LOCAL COMPETITION RESULTS Building Division: Erickson-Hall Construction Co.; Pacific Building Group; T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. Construction Management Division: Harper Construction Co., Inc.; Reno Contracting, Inc. Federal / Heavy Division: Cox Construction Co.; Marathon Construction Corp.; RQ Construction, LLC; Stronghold Engineering, Inc. Highway Division: Flatiron; L.B. Civil Construction, Inc.; Sundt Construction, Inc. Specialty Division: Baker Electric, Inc.; Bergelectric Corporation; Brewer Crane & Rigging, Inc.; Dynalectric Company - San Diego; General Coatings; Modern Masonry; Sherwood Mechanical; Southern Contracting Company, Inc.; University Mechanical & Engineering; Williams & Sons Masonry, Inc. Specialty / High Hazard Division: J.P. Witherow Roofing Company; Pacific Southwest Structures, Inc. Utility Division: J.R. Filanc Construction Company; Orion Construction Corp. #FallProtection “ 26 AGC leaned on the Safety Committee's knowledge to ensure AGC's new Fall Protection Campus and curriculum meet the needs of the industry. This campus is a game changer,” said Vince Hundley, AGC’s Director of Safety. “There is no margin for error in the application and use of fall protection equipment. A worker that trains in real life simulations is going to retain much more than those trained in a classroom setting only.