First place winners of AGC of California’s Construction Safety Excellence Awards are shown with presenters during the Awards luncheon in Rancho Mirage. They include, l-r: Chris Jones, 2022 AGC of California Safety & Health Council Chair; Brian Mello, AGC of California associate vice president, engagement & regulatory affairs; Brendan McFadden, Brightview Landscape; Rick Retiz, Clark Construction; Art Vasconcelos, Clark Construction (Superintendent award); Kenneth Arceneaux, L.K. Comstock; Cole Davis, Nova Group; Bob Mahan, A-C Electric; Ryan Castillo, Myers & Sons (High Hazard Award winner); Robert Montgomery, BNBuilders; and Dina Kimble, AGC of California President.


Honoring Safety Excellence


AGC of California Recognizes Winners of 2022 Construction Safety Excellence Awards Competition


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GC of California recently recognized the best in safety in the California construction industry with the 35th annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA).


Held in conjunction with CONSTRUCT


2022, AGC of California’s annual net- working and professional development conference, in Rancho Mirage, on Nov. 3, 2022, the CSEA awards drew a crowd of several hundred construction executives, safety professionals, and student chap- ter members to see leading California construction companies and individuals honored for safety excellence. “In construction, we know that a suc-


cessful project is a safe project. Safety is the cornerstone of everything we do, every


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step of the way. As an industry, our goal first and foremost is that every employee returns home safely to their family,” said Dina Kimble, 2022-23 President, AGC of California and President, Royal Electric Company. “Together, AGC of California and member companies can play a vital role in elevating the conversation about the importance of safety. We want every person on every job site to feel supported both physically and emotionally.” AGC of California Associate Vice Pres-


ident, Engagement & Regulatory Affairs Brian Mello helped moderate the awards luncheon along with Kimble, 2022 Safety & Health Council Chair Chris Jones, ACCO Engineered Systems, and AGC of California Safety & Regulatory Affairs


Manager Tresten Keys. Justin Ross, na- tional account manager for event sponsor Milwaukee Tool, and Adam Hobbs, vice president, global sales with sponsor HammerTech, also offered comments during the annual event. Mello pointed out that the awards


illustrate AGC of California’s commitment to strengthening the professional stan- dards of contractors’ safety and health efforts across the state. “Over the past two years, the Safety and


Health Council has aligned its goals to the mission of AGC of California to shape policy, improve industry relationships and develop our workforce,” Mello said. “I look forward to working alongside the Safety and Health Council as we work to lift up, support and buoy the industry for long term sustainable growth.”


Mindful Leadership and its Impact on Safety Attendees heard a dynamic keynote ad- dress from Shaun Carvalho, chief safety of- ficer, Shawmut Design and Construction. His presentation, “A Mindful Approach


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