SAFETY AWARDS


Oroville Dam Emergency Response Project Wins High Hazard Award


Syblon Reid completed an emergency response


project in early 2017 that demonstrated their ability to safely perform difficult and challenging projects under extreme conditions. The Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Response project received the “Safety on a High Hazard Project” award in AGC’s Construction Safety Excellence Awards competition for 2018. When the Department of Water Resources


The Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Response project


(DWR) discovered a break in the main concrete spillway chute at Oroville Dam on February 7, 2017, they called Syblon Reid to help. The contractor quickly mobilized on site to provide emergency heavy civil construction services as the prime contractor on a 24/7 basis. Working in partnership with DWR, Syblon Reid coordi- nated the efforts of numerous subcontractors, suppliers, engineers and stakeholders to provide critical services in a constantly changing environment, performing a project of historical scope and impact. With its emergency schedule and extraordinary workforce


and equipment needs, the project presented numerous safety challenges. Just a few of them included:


 24/7 operations with multiple crews and over 50 subcon- tractors and suppliers onsite.


 120 new craft employees hired by Syblon Reid. With subcontractors, there were up to 450 people onsite over two shifts.


 180 rock delivery trucks importing material.  60 concrete delivery trucks onsite at any one time.  Two Utility Hawks and two Skycranes were mobilized. Over 1,000 loads, or approximately 5 million pounds of material were delivered – with zero accidents or incidents – throughout the course of the project, averaging five minutes per load.


 Over 130 pieces of heavy equipment were onsite including dozers, excavators, road graders, cranes, draglines, and articulated rock trucks.


 In-water work included six large barge assemblies, with cranes and excavators for dredging of the river channel.


 10,000 sandbags were filled and placed at the Hyatt Powerhouse to prevent flooding.


 Miscellaneous equipment, including grinding tubs and chippers, were in constant operation.


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 1.8 million cubic yards of material were dredged from the Feather River below the dam.


Syblon Reid took multiple measures to meet the safety


challenges. To support operations and the large number of employees onsite, the company assigned 10 full-time safety professionals onsite over two shifts, providing 24-hour support. Every new employee received a comprehensive safety and site-specific orientation. The company completed a comprehensive Emergency


Response Plan for the entire emergency operation. EMT teams, trained in rope access rescue, were stationed on and above the main spillway to provide safety support for teams working directly above and in the spillway. To provide safe access for the large amount of material,


concrete trucks, suppliers, and site workers; Syblon Reid coordinated security, access, and traffic control protocols with California Highway Patrol and traffic control services. Engineered scaffolding was installed to provide safe access to work teams entering the spillway. Syblon Reid’s senior management team was onsite at


all times to fully support safety. Comprehensive pre-shift meetings were held with Syblon Reid employees, and the company put in place a host of other safety processes and standards. Syblon Reid continually communicated and demonstrated


its safety culture, instilling a personal value of safety and its impact on each individual and their families. All crews were conscious of their role in protecting each other and contributing to the project’s success. Ultimately, Syblon Reid employees worked over 50,000 hours during the two-month emergency response project, and subcontractors and suppliers under Syblon Reid’s direction worked over 100,000 hours, with one minor recordable injury and no lost-time injuries.


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