The Boldt Company Wins Top Safety Awards in California

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The Boldt Company has received the California Construction Employer’s Association highest safety awards for 2020. The firm’s Sacramento office was recognized with an Excellence in Safety Award and the President’s Safety Award from the association, marking the fifth time the company has earned safety awards from CEA. The Boldt Company has also achieved a safety accomplishment of logging seven consecutive years without a lost-time injury and nearly 300,000 hours worked without a recordable injury. Boldt safety leaders credit the achievement to initiatives developed over recent years including: Expanding safety personnel on jobsites in San Francisco and Sacramento Incorporating Lean philosophies […]

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U.S. Department of Labor Seeks Members to Serve on Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The 15-member group advises the Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on developing standards and policies affecting the construction industry. OSHA is seeking nominations for 14 members with experience and expertise in construction-related safety and health issues to fill five employee, five employer, two state safety and health agency and two public representative vacancies. The members generally serve two-year staggered terms, except the representative designated by the […]

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ASCE Structural Engineering Institute Announces Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program 

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The American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute has announced the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050). The SEI Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program provides structural engineers with the necessary tools and resources to contribute and track projects toward the vision of net-zero embodied carbon structures by 2050. The SE2050 Commitment Program was developed in response to the SE 2050 Challenge put forth by the Carbon Leadership Forum that states that “All structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.” In response to the CLF challenge, the SEI Sustainability Committee has been developing […]

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Stevens Construction Honored by Lee Building Industry Association with 4 Awards

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Stevens Construction Inc. earned four awards at the Lee Building Industry Association Industry Awards including the highest honor, Contractor of the Year. The Summit Awards program recognizes BIA members who have obtained an outstanding level of success and demonstrated superior professionalism in the commercial construction industry throughout the year. The projects were judged for quality of construction, challenges, timeliness of completion, client satisfaction and safety. A panel of nationwide judges named Steven Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and community responsibilities. This is the ninth year the […]

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ASCE Seeks Comments on New Professional Standard: Requirements for Sustainable Infrastructure

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The American Society of Civil Engineers will conduct a public comment period on the new standard activity ASCE/COS 73-XX Standard Requirements for Sustainable Infrastructure. The public comment period will run until Jan. 25, 2021. The components and outcomes described in the chapters of this standard are intended to guide sustainable infrastructure development through the entire lifecycle process. Leadership shall encourage transformative development of the infrastructure solution at the earliest stages; consider and analyze all reasonable alternatives and consider natural, no-construction and constructed project solutions. For constructed project solutions, the entire lifecycle of the project shall be considered within the context […]

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