The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (SFWTF) has issued guidance on new COVID-19 safety protocols that apply to all federal contractors and subcontractors.
On September 27, Governor Newsom signed AB 643 (Ramos), which provides the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, working with schools, and mandates trade programs get representation at career fairs. Requires a school district or school to notify each apprenticeship program in the same county as the school district or school of a career or college fair it is planning to hold.
After months of negotiations, yesterday, the Senate passed the massive, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which provides $550 billion in new spending over five years for U.S. infrastructure upgrades. Read more here.
Effective August 3rd, new Health Orders requiring face coverings to be worn indoors went into effect for seven Bay Area Counties and the City of Berkeley. The Orders require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions. Read more here...
No matter where you fall on the tech spectrum of love vs. hate, rookie vs. expert, or early adopter vs. dragged kicking and screaming, our industry and people are now facing a rapid technology evolution.
The US Weather Service has posted a high heat advisory for regions across California for the remainder of this week. Temperatures will be +/- 100F degrees. To protect yourself and your employees, make sure you have your Heat Illness Prevention Plan in place.
Santa Clara County has issued a new public health order that requires businesses to verify vaccination status of all "personnel" working at facilities or worksites in the county. This includes independent contractors as well as employees.
Contractors June 1 is the deadline to complete vaccination tracking order. Click here for more.
For the year ahead, “Back in the Black” for everyone’s bottom line is a very likely outcome. The road ahead looks like greater opportunities instead of the downturn that we had feared.
Industry Compliance – Safety and Regulatory Issues Facing Our Industry
Compliance is a significant and worthwhile task for contractors – especially when facing new safety threats related to COVID-19. The virus, pandemic and the resulting evolving safety requirements created a once-in-a-lifetime safety and compliance challenge for the industry.
Over the next 60 days, our industry will have an opportunity to put the pandemic behind us. This can be achieved by getting enough of our workforce and our country vaccinated to reach herd immunity.
United Contractors has launched “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” an informational campaign promoting vaccination across the construction industry. This is in response to surveys indicating that the industry has one of the lowest rates of workers willing to be vaccinated in the nation.
California announced plans to shift to an age-based system beginning in mid-February. UCON has the latest updates on the rollout of vaccines for our industry.
The last actions of the 2020 California legislative session took place on August 30th, which was the deadline for Governor Newsom to sign or veto legislation.
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (SFWTF) has issued guidance on new COVID-19 safety protocols that apply to all federal contractors and subcontractors.
On September 27, Governor Newsom signed AB 643 (Ramos), which provides the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, working with schools, and mandates trade programs get representation at career fairs. Requires a school district or school to notify each apprenticeship program in the same county as the school district or school of a career or college fair it is planning to hold.
After months of negotiations, yesterday, the Senate passed the massive, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which provides $550 billion in new spending over five years for U.S. infrastructure upgrades. Read more here.
Effective August 3rd, new Health Orders requiring face coverings to be worn indoors went into effect for seven Bay Area Counties and the City of Berkeley. The Orders require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions. Read more here...
No matter where you fall on the tech spectrum of love vs. hate, rookie vs. expert, or early adopter vs. dragged kicking and screaming, our industry and people are now facing a rapid technology evolution.
The US Weather Service has posted a high heat advisory for regions across California for the remainder of this week. Temperatures will be +/- 100F degrees. To protect yourself and your employees, make sure you have your Heat Illness Prevention Plan in place.
Santa Clara County has issued a new public health order that requires businesses to verify vaccination status of all "personnel" working at facilities or worksites in the county. This includes independent contractors as well as employees.
Contractors June 1 is the deadline to complete vaccination tracking order. Click here for more.
For the year ahead, “Back in the Black” for everyone’s bottom line is a very likely outcome. The road ahead looks like greater opportunities instead of the downturn that we had feared.
Industry Compliance – Safety and Regulatory Issues Facing Our Industry
Compliance is a significant and worthwhile task for contractors – especially when facing new safety threats related to COVID-19. The virus, pandemic and the resulting evolving safety requirements created a once-in-a-lifetime safety and compliance challenge for the industry.
Over the next 60 days, our industry will have an opportunity to put the pandemic behind us. This can be achieved by getting enough of our workforce and our country vaccinated to reach herd immunity.
United Contractors has launched “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” an informational campaign promoting vaccination across the construction industry. This is in response to surveys indicating that the industry has one of the lowest rates of workers willing to be vaccinated in the nation.
California announced plans to shift to an age-based system beginning in mid-February. UCON has the latest updates on the rollout of vaccines for our industry.
The last actions of the 2020 California legislative session took place on August 30th, which was the deadline for Governor Newsom to sign or veto legislation.
