California Builder and Engineer articles from July 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from July 2006

Hauling Off Stanford Stadium.(Stanford University selects Ferma Corporation )(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Staff Stanford, Calif.- Over the decades, Stanford Stadium hosted a steady stream of Stanford football games, track meets and graduation ceremonies in addition to national and international events like Super Bowl XIX and soccer events for...

California Construction Statistics.
July 3, 2006... Staff Public Buildings and Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2005-2006 Public works construction in April 2006 totaled $3.3 billion, up 65.6% from March and 139.3% over April 2005. Public building in April was up 6.7% from...

Keeping Safety and Health Records.
July 3, 2006... By Stuart Nakutin Records of incidents, work-related injuries, illnesses, and property losses serve a valuable purpose. No operation can be successful without adequate record keeping, which can enable contractors to learn from past...

Most Dangerous Construction Jobs.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Staff Based upon the latest national census of fatal occupational injuries from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers who are required to climb cell towers and other communications structures throughout the country...

Faking Safety.
July 3, 2006... By Tara Hart Editor's Note: The names are not real but the following incident did happen, and because it can happen anywhere, the place is intentionally left out. Today, Jack Rodgersis going to die. Jack kissed his wife goodbye...

Historic Bridge Re-opens.(Victoria avenue bridge)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... Staff The historic Victoria Avenue Bridge in Riverside, California, has been re-opened after a year of closure to traffic. Built in 1928, the 525-foot, 70-foot-high concrete structure was being seismically retrofitted by the Griffith...

$3-Million Filanc Donation.
July 3, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif. - The Jack R. and Jane E. Filanc Endowment, established by Jack Filanc, founder of Escondido-based J.R. Filanc Construction, and his wife, Jane, recently donated $3 million to the Construction Engineering and...

AGC of California 19th Annual Safety Awards.
July 3, 2006... Staff Contractors Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Nova Group, Inc., Unger Construction Company, and specialty contractor Rosendin Electric, Inc. are the top company winners in AGC of California's Nineteenth Annual Safety Awards of...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
July 3, 2006... Staff We are all human we all make mistakes and later regret them. However, like an elephant and peanuts, the bureaucracy is big and slow, but it never forgets. One contractor will be disappointed to learn you can't deny history. Another...

Aggregates In California 2006.
July 17, 2006... By P.T. Hill In November, Californians will go to the polls to decide the fate of several infrastructure bonds on the ballot - affecting aggregate use. If approved, this package of bonds could generate $37.3 billion for highways,...

Editor's Report.
July 17, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Here we go again. Like the proverbial "bad penny" that keeps showing up, those who would tinker with the voter-approved, common sense Prop 42 are at it yet again. As reported briefly by Transportation California recently:...

Road Machinery Opens Perris Branch.(Brief article)
July 17, 2006... Staff Perris, Calif.- Road Machinery LLC, the Komatsu distributor, held an Open House at its new Perris facility at 475 West Rider Street on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 12, 13 and 14. The site is directly next to the Ritchie Bros....

OSHA To Host Roadway Construction Safety Seminar.
July 17, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.- On Sept. 25-26, OSHA will hold an important safety seminar. This revolutionary program for owners, safety managers, supervisors, and workers is focused directly on the hazards and situations that roadway...

Concrete Champions Float Away With Fourth Straight Victory.
July 17, 2006... Staff Stillwater, Okla.- This was no ordinary boat race. The competitors weren't sleek sailboats riding the winds or high-powered yachts muscling their way across the finish line. These were canoes. Made of concrete. Hundreds of pounds of...

Keep Cool, Keep Safe.
July 17, 2006... Staff (Editor's Note): Last year in California, an unusually high number of outdoor workers died due to Heat Illness-more than one dozen. Cal/OSHA took action to revamp its regulations on this issue. According to investigations, most...

Retracing Ike's Route.
July 17, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Interstate Highway System 50th Anniversary Convoy Route starts its trip from San Francisco to Washington D.C. "The 1919 Convoy shaped the economic stance of this country; without the engineering marvel of the [future...

Safety Counts!(Column)
July 17, 2006... By Greg Cole Buckling-up will probably save your life... (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of monthly safety columns by Greg Cole, seasoned construction safety expert and owner of Integrity Safety Services, out of Diamond...