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September 2023 – Fall Prevention
Fall Protection & Fall Prevention involves training in many areas and many topics, some of those include: working around floor holes, skylights and wall openings, floor perimeters, ladder openings, roofs; Fall Protection Systems: fall restraint, fall positioning devices, fall arrest; Alternate Systems: self-retracting lifelines, vertical lifelines, horizontal lifelines; Misc: fall protection plans, falling objects, impalement…
September 27, 2023
Foundation pour nears for new 2-story CTE Ripon High classrooms
RIPON – Work is currently taking place at Ripon High on the new Career Technical Education Center. Andy Strickland, who is the Director of Facilities, Operations & Safety Services, said at the Sept. 11 Ripon Unified school board meeting that most of work up to now is “pre-underground.” He added: “We’ve been waiting on clarification…
September 23, 2023
August 2023 – Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
Scissor lifts and boom lifts are a common tool we use to reach elevated work areas, training, and evaluations for these need to be completed every three years. Training includes safe operating procedures, operating instructions, hazards, inspections, limitations, and fall protection among other areas.
August 27, 2023
July 2023 – Fire Prevention
Hot work is common on all of our projects, from welding and cutting metal, to soldering and utility work. Not only is it important for our team to be able to rapidly deploy a fire extinguisher, but the real focus is on how to prevent fires from happening all together. This can be done by…
July 27, 2023
SGMF Briggsmore Radiology Conversion
SGMF Briggsmore Radiology Conversion A 7,500 square foot Tenant Improvement to include an MRI room, X Ray Room, and associated support spaces, as well as new procedure rooms. CLIENT: ARCHITECT: LOCATION: YEAR: Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Pratt Architecture Modesto, CA 2023 Related Projects
June 28, 2023
June 2023 – First Aid/AED/CPR Training
This month we did refresher training for First-Aid and CPR. Being able to provide quick medical care in an emergency is vital to managing the health of an injured worker on a job site. All of our supervisors and managers complete this training to ensure each site is equipped with a rapid response team.
June 27, 2023
Board’s OK on contract will start demolition for two-story classroom building at EU High
MANTECA – Work will start in the coming weeks on Manteca’s first two-story classroom building since the old Manteca High structure that included the mission-style tower was torn down in October of 1969. The Manteca Unified board when they meet today at 1 p.m. at the district office, 2271 West Louise Ave., is expected to…
June 21, 2023
May 2023 – Heat Illness Prevention
This month we conducted our annual heat illness prevention training. Temperatures are quickly reaching 90+ degrees in the central valley. With construction, most of our work takes place outdoors, to keep our crews safe we need to plan, train, and provide water, rest, and shade.
May 1, 2023
Engel Field Renovations Now Underway At EHS
ESCALON – Long-awaited renovation and improvement work at Engel Field on the Escalon High School campus has started … and it will definitely mean some short-term pain for long-term gain. Usually the site for both El Portal and Escalon High graduation ceremonies, those events have been moved to Modesto Junior College for this year. El…
April 19, 2023
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