AGC Bay Region to Hold Safety Seminars

The Associated General Contractors of California's Bay Region plans to hold several safety-related seminars in the coming weeks, including an OSHA 10-hour class for construction on Feb. 15, an excavating, trenching and shoring seminar on Feb. 24, and a fall protection seminar on March 1.

The OSHA 10-hour course comprises 10 one-hour sessions designed to inform students on the hazards associated with construction work and to help them develop or improve their hazard recognition skills. Topics include: introduction to OSHA; electrical hazards; materials handling; hazard communication; scaffolding; excavations; stairways and ladders; fall protection; fire protection and prevention; and hand and power tools.

Taught by Mark Aniello of Environmental Compliance & Remediation Inc., the course will be held Feb. 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m at the Hilton Hotel. The cost is $275 for AGC members and $325 for nonmembers.

AGC's excavating, trenching and shoring seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m at the offices of Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis in San Jose. Cal/OSHA standards for trenching and excavating require that every jobsite have a "competent person" present at all times who has undergone safety training. This seminar includes such training and certification, as well as instruction on soils classification, shoring and sloping standards, hazard recognition and important components of the standards. The class will also be led by instructor Mark Aniello. The cost is $125 for AGC members and $175 for non-members.

The fall protection seminar will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the offices of Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis in San Jose. Aniello is the instructor and cost is $125 for AGC members and $175 for non-members. The seminar is designed for general contractors, engineering contractors, specialty contractors, superintendent, project managers and a other construction industry workers. The course is designed to provide a working knowledge of the fall protection standard to allow companies to make informed, safe and cost-effective decisions for the protection of their workers based on the options permitted under the new standards. Topics to be covered include protective systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, warning line systems, controlled access zones and safety monitoring zones.

To register for the seminars call AGC's Concord regional office at (925) 827-2422 or visit AGC online at www.agc-ca.org.

AGC Districts Elect Chairs, Vice Chairs

The boards of directors for the AGC of California's 13 districts have elected their chairs and vice chairs for their respective districts for 2006.

In Northern California, Mike McKernan of Teichert Construction in Sacramento was elected Chair of the Delta Sierra District and John Nunan of Unger Construction Co. in Sacramento was elected vice chair.

Other Northern California AGC district chairs and vice chairs include:

Eureka - David Hockman of C & K Johnson Industries Inc. in Arcata was elected chair.

Shasta - Keith Stewart of Stewart Engineering Inc. in Redding was elected chair and Chris Handley of Tullis Inc. in Redding was elected vice chair.

North Bay - Chris Larsen of CV Larsen Co. Engineering Contractors in Santa Rosa was elected chair.

East Bay - Brian Stopper of R & L Brosamer Inc. in Alamo was elected chair and Jeff Lessman of Shimmick Construction Co. Inc. in Hayward was elected vice chair.

San Francisco - Michael Silva of Mitchell Engineering in San Francisco was elected chair.

Santa Clara - Phil Varni of Shotcrete Structures Inc. (dba Concrete Structures) in San Jose was elected chair.

Monterey Bay - John Bosio of Salinas Steel Builders in Salinas was elected chair.

San Joaquin - Gary Rohman of ECCO Equipment Corp. in Visalia was elected chair.

In Southern California, Jaimie Angus of Griffith Co. in Santa Fe Springs was elected chair of the Los Angeles District and Vince Gutierrez of Penhall Co. in Anaheim was elected vice chair.

Other Southern California district chairs and vice chairs for 2005 include:

Tri-Counties - Rob Burke of R. Burke Corp. in San Luis Obispo was elected chair and Brian Larinan of Granite Construction Co. in Santa Barbara was elected vice chair.

Orange County - John Kliese of Marina Landscape Inc. in Anaheim was elected chair and Don Bradley of Crowell & Moring LLP Irvine was elected vice chair.

Riverside/San Bernardino - Mike Cherry of Washington Group International Inc. in Highland was elected chair, and Tom Brickley of Brickley Environmental Inc. in San Bernardino was elected vice chair.

AGC Names Standing State Committee, Council Chairs

AGC of California's president for 2006, Mark Lindquist of M.A. Lindquist Co., Inc. in Oakland has announced the names of the persons who will lead AGC's standing statewide committees/councils during the year. Chairs named include:

• Awards Committee: Bill Wallace (Daily Construction Service / Reed Construction Data, Oakland)
• Advisory Committee, Legal: Aaron Silberman (Rogers, Joseph, O'Donnell & Phillips, San Francisco)
• Legislative Committee and National Affairs Committee: Chuck Fletcher (MCE Corporation, Dublin)
  
• Membership Development Committee: Wayne Lindholm (Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Irvine)
  
• Open Shop Council: Allen Bogh (Bogh Construction Inc., Beaumont)
• Safety & Health Council: Don Bradway (C.C. Myers Inc., Rancho Cordova)
• Service Providers/Suppliers Council: Ken Coate (Inland Surety, Riverside)
• Union Contractors Council (North Gil Crosthwaite, Teichert Construction, Sacramento)
• Union Contractors Council: South Mike Roddy (Washington Group, Upton)

The following special committees/council appointments were made:

• Specialty Contractors Council: Robert Cowan (Marina Landscape Inc., Anaheim)
• Fall Conference Committee: Teri Jackson (Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs, Long Beach) and Stephen Matich, Matich Corp., San Bernardino) co-chairs
• Spring Conference Committee: Gary Rohman, (ECCO Equipment, Visalia) chair andChuck Door (Teichert Aggregates, Sacramento) co-chair

Twenty-One New Directors to Serve on 2006 AGC State Board

Fourteen contractors and seven specialty contractor and associate members have been elected to serve on AGC of California's 2006 state board of directors. The general contractors will serve three-year terms while the associates and specialty contractor members will serve one-year terms.

New contractor directors include:

• Allen Bogh (Bogh Construction Inc., Beaumont)
• Mike Burson (W.M. Lyles Co., Fresno)
  
• Jim Campbell (Ausonio Inc. Castroville)
  
• John Cosgrove (Turner Construction Co.) Irvine
  
• Kurt Cutler (Southern California Grading Inc. Irvine)
  
• Bruno Dietl (Valley Engineers Inc., Fresno)
• Randy Douglas (Tierra Contracting Inc., Goleta)
  
• Catherine Escobar (Escobar & Escobar Concrete Construction, Salinas)
  
• Phil George (Stimpel-Wiebelhaus Associates, Redding)
  
• Vince Gutierrez (Penhall Co.) Anaheim
  
• John Nunan (Unger Construction Co., Sacramento)
  
• Rich Piombo (Ford Construction Co., Lodi)
  
• Mike Roddy (Washington Group International Inc., Highland)
  
• Mike Silva (Mitchell Engineering, San Francisco)
  

New specialty contractor and associate directors include:

• James Baldwin (Argus Contracting Inc., Benicia)
  
• Gary Castro (KRC Safety Co. Inc., Clovis)
  
• Ken Coate (Inland Surety, Riverside)
  
• Eileen Diepenbrock (Diepenbrock Harrison, Sacramento)
  
• Kate Gustavson (McSherry and Hudson, Watsonville)
  
• Wyatt Jones (Airco Mechanical, Sacramento)
  
• Andre Sims (Hanson Aggregate, Pleasanton)
  

The remaining incumbent state directors are:

• Jaimie Angus (Griffith Co., Santa Fe Springs)
  
• Jon Ball (Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Santa Clara)
  
• David Colon (NK David Constructors), Mission Hills
  
• Gerry DiIoli (Herzog Contracting Corp, Oceanside)
  
• John Douglas (Granite Construction Co., Indio)
  
• Bob Frank (Robert J. Frank Construction, Inc., Redding)
• Bob Hall (J.R. Roberts Corp., Citrus Heights)
  
• Loren Hudson, (Underground Construction Co. Inc., Benicia)
  
• Carl Johnson (Near-Cal Corp., Lake Elsinore)
  
• Walt Johnson (KG Walters Construction Co., Santa Rosa)
  
• Claire Koenig (McNely Construction Co., San Leandro)
  
• Wayne Lindholm (Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Irvine)
  
• Mark Lindquist (M.A. Lindquist Co. Inc.)
  
• Stephen Matich (Matich Corp., San Bernardino)
• John Meek (John S. Meek Co. Inc. San Pedro)
  
• Lisa Miller (Shellmaker, Inc., Costa Mesa)
  
• David Morris (Beacom Construction Co., Fortuna)
  
• Greg Reed (Western States Surfacing, Modesto)
  
• Vern Thomas (Vance Corp., Rialto)
  
• Jim Troup (Monterey Mechanical, Oakland)
  
• Phillip Varni (Shotcrete Structures Inc., dba Concrete Structures, San Jose)
  
• Michael Viola (Viola Inc., Oxnard)
  
• Curt Weltz (FCI Constructors/Cleveland Bridge, Joint Venture, Benicia)
  

2006 AGC of California Executive Committee Appointed

AGC of California President Mark Lindquist, M.A. Lindquist Company, Inc., Oakland, has announced the AGC's Executive Committee for 2006. The 14-person Committee is comprised of the five officers, occupational division chairs, representatives of the National Affairs Committee, Union Contractors Council, Open Shop Council and the chair of the Services Suppliers Providers Council, a President's appointee and CEO Tom Holsman.

The 2006 officers include: President Mark Lindquist, M.A. Lindquist Company, Inc.; Sr. Vice President Steve Blois, Blois Construction, Inc., Oxnard; Vice President Wayne Lindholm, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Irvine; Treasurer Bob Hall, J.R. Roberts Corp, Citrus Heights; and John Franich, Granite Construction Company, Watsonville, Immediate Past President.

The occupational division leadership includes Building Division Chair Mike Viola, Viola Incorporated, Oxnard, and Vice Chair Claire Koenig, McNely Construction Co., San Leandro; Jt. Engineering Division Chair Greg Reed, Western States Surfacing, Inc., Modesto, and Vice Chair Gerry DiIoli, Herzog Contracting Corp., Oceanside.

Allen Bogh, Bogh Construction Inc., Beaumont, serves as the Open Shop Council representative; Ken Coate, Inland Surety, Riverside, serves as the Services Suppliers Providers Council representative; Gil Crosthwaite, Teichert Construction, Sacramento, serves as the Union Contractors Council representative; Chuck Fletcher, MCE

Corporation, Dublin, serves as the Legislative and National Affairs representative; and Aaron Silberman, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell & Phillips, San Francisco, serves as the Legal Advisory Committee representative.