2026 CSE A AWA RDS


Myers & Sons Superintendent Mike Stein Honored


Carancho Pump Station Expansion for Rancho California Water District, superintendent Mike Stein has long demonstrated that safety leadership starts with personal accountability. During the past year, he produced more documented safety inspections than any other person in the company, in any role – including people whose entire job title is safety. Although nobody assigned him that task, Stein has adopted a hands-on approach to safety that has produced an outstanding record for his jobsites, which finished the year with no recordable injuries. Stein was recognized with the 2026 AGC of California


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Construction Safety Excellence Award for Individual Safety Effort of a Project Superintendent. In recommending him for the award, Myers & Sons Pres-


ident Clinton W. Myers noted that the complex work he manages places crews in permit-required confined spaces and alongside energized plant systems that remain in service throughout construction. “Mike evaluates each of his projects for the hazards that exist, as well as those that could present themselves during the course of construction,” Myers said. “He is especially diligent in coordinating shutdowns, isola- tions, and lockout directly with the plant operators, so that no member of his crew is working from an assumption about the condition of a system.” “Mike has fully embraced our use of behavior-based safety


tools, recognizing crew members and project sites for safe prac- tices,” Myers added. “His enthusiasm and dedication toward safety have resulted in crews that report conditions openly, correct them early, and complete their work without injury.”


eading complex water and wastewater projects for Myers and Sons Construction in Southern California, including the San Bernardino Tertiary Treatment System and the


W.M. Lyles Foreman Honored


Award” by AGC of California this year. During 15 years with the company, Kenney has made


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safety a priority every day and exemplified what it means to lead by example. Each morning, he walks the jobsite with his crew, identifies potential hazards, and ensures everyone understands the risks associated with the day’s work. Through the first eight months of 2026, he led W.M.


Lyles’ Fresno foreman group in both safety inspections and hazard observations, and his crew worked the entire period without a single recordable injury. Beyond those numbers, Kenney’s quick thinking and hazard recognition skills have come into play to produce direct results on jobsites. In one notable example, he helped avert a potentially serious rig- ging incident on a jobsite in 2025 through detailed hazard recognition, earning a safety recognition award for his quick action and leadership. Whether mentoring apprentices on the jobsite, working alongside his crew, or collaborating with safety professionals, Kenney consistently demonstrates that safety and produc- tivity go hand in hand, and his leadership and commitment have earned him the respect of coworkers, management and clients.


TOP RIGHT: CSEA award winner Mike Stein (third from left) accepted the award for Individual Safety Effort of a Project Superintendent from AGC of California Safety & Health Council Chair Robert Rodriguez, AGC of California President-Elect Allison Otto, and AGC of California Senior Safety & Regulatory Manager Tresten Keys.


TOP LEFT: CSEA Frontline Foreman award winner John Kenney (second from right) accepted the award for Individual Safety Effort of a Frontline Foreman.


.M. Lyles foreman John Kenney was recognized for his exceptional work in jobsite safety with the “Individual Effort of a Frontline Foreman


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