United Contractors invites all contractors to attend on March 30, 2023. Members will have the opportunity to hear from UCON’s full lobbying team and provide input on a wide variety of legislation relevant to our contractors and the union construction industry.
Hybrid Meeting
The CA Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the largest state DOT in the nation. The Caltrans-UCON Liaison Committee was established to provide a forum for contractors and Caltrans to improve business relations.
Topics include DBE challenges for all stakeholders, safety updates, materials testing, DRB processes, payment procedures, specification updates and more.
Join us for the 4th quarterly hybrid meeting and engage with Caltrans officials at the highest levels to provide key industry input. The in-person location is TBD.
The CA Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the largest state DOT in the nation. The Caltrans-UCON Liaison Committee was established to provide a forum for contractors and Caltrans to improve business relations.
Topics include DBE challenges for all stakeholders, safety updates, materials testing, DRB processes, payment procedures, specification updates and more.
Join us for the 2nd quarterly hybrid meeting and engage with Caltrans officials at the highest levels to provide key industry input.
The CA Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the largest state DOT in the nation. The Caltrans-UCON Liaison Committee was established to provide a forum for contractors and Caltrans to improve business relations.
Topics include DBE challenges for all stakeholders, safety updates, materials testing, DRB processes, payment procedures, specification updates and more.
Join us for the 2023 first quarter hybrid meeting and engage with Caltrans officials at the highest levels to provide key industry input.
Special Speaker Marc Krichman, CEO of 811spotter
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
Special Guest - Joel North, Transportation Engineer, P.E., PMP
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increasing preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
HYBRID Meeting in the UCON Boardroom
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership. Invited Guest - Gary McIver, Cal/OSHA Consultation Service who will review the basic elements of Title 8, Section 1509 - the IIPP for construction.
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
Topic: USA North 811 Update
Presented by: James Wingate, Executive Director
Join this forum for an open collaborative best practices discussion on Tailgate Topics. Gain insights from your peers on best practices, tools and resources.
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
Topic: Workplace Injury & Illness Loss Prevention – Safety and Workers’ Compensation Best Practices
Presented by: Michael Heffernan and Jamie Mantzouranis, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Topics:
Rick Pires, Northern Trust - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program.
Presentation by Concentra.
Topic: Safe Driving Presentation by CHP Officer Tyler Hahn.
Presentation by Dozer - Heavy Equipment Monitoring
Presentation by Veera Nanugonda, Office Chief with Division of Construction Safety
Topic: Caltrans Safety Summit held February 1 & 2, 2022
Presentation on Workers Compensation by Michael Heffernan, Alliant Insurance Services. Inc. and Dick Bass, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers of California, Inc./Gallagher Construction Services
The Safety & Insurance Committee provides the membership with information on safe operations in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership.
January topic/presentation: Driver Safety with Officer Tyler Hahn, California Highway Patrol.
Cal/OSHA Updates - Zohra Ali, MS, CIH, Senior Safety Engineer with the Cal/OSHA Consultation Service.
Ms. Ali has more than 20 years of experience with Cal/OSHA. She worked more than 14 years in Cal/OSHA Enforcement as an inspector in which she conducted numerous complaint and accident investigations and many programmed inspections. She also held the position of District Manager for two Cal/OSHA Enforcement offices, for more than three years.
Sam Hall, VP, Damage Prevention Institute. The program successor to the Gold Shovel Program.
Meet Clay O'Neal, UCON's Regional VP – Southern California.
Held via Zoom.
Update on Caltrans Task Force on work zone issues.
Held via Zoom.