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Mining Safety Honors

The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association has honored five individuals and organizations for safety excellence. It is the 15th year for the CalCIMA Excellence in Safety Awards, presented at the association’s annual conference. The awards recognize “exceptional demonstration of safety leadership, innovation, commitment, as well as influence beyond the mine or plant.” CalCIMA has … Read More »

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Four Bridges and a Single Safety Focus

Myers & Sons Construction has a long track record of taking on challenging projects and completing them in record time – with an enviable safety record. The latest project includes four bridges at three separate sites to address seismic safety on the aging structures along the Mokulumne and Sacramento rivers. They include side-by-side bridges crossing … Read More »

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A Bit of Boring Safety

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has approved a Title 8 variance for a construction joint venture which eases regulatory requirements for gas testing inside tunnel boring operations. The move allows Frontier Kemper-Tutor Perini JV to use the latest boring technology without having to constantly test with horizontal holes. The joint venture is constructing the latest extension … Read More »

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San Diego Seeks to Tackle Safety Problems

The City of San Diego incurred more than $40 million in direct costs from injuries and illnesses in 2021. Coupled with indirect costs, the total – some $224 million – exceeds the budgets of two city departments, the city’s independent auditor says in a recent report. San Diego is permissively self-insured, and all occupational injury … Read More »

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Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-Bys

Struck-bys are a persistent safety problem throughout the country. Approximately 200 employees are killed each year nationwide, struck either by objects or equipment, or by vehicles. Road construction is particularly vulnerable. That’s why a coalition of groups, including the Center for Construction Research and Training, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and Fed-OSHA … Read More »

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High-Hazard Projects Bring Out the Best in Safety

Construction, as we know, is one of the most hazardous industries in the state and nation. Some contractors, however, specialize in taking on the most hazardous projects and doing them safely, and taking on these extreme challenges increases their performance in both safety and productivity. Two projects recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of … Read More »

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Movie Incident Spurs a Safety Bill

SB 831, inspired by a shooting incident at a New Mexico film location, would codify existing movie industry guidelines and make them enforceable in California by Cal/OSHA. If approved in its present form by the California Legislature, it would require the agency to adopt appropriate regulations by the beginning of 2024. But as is so … Read More »

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