Spring 2005 - California Framing Contractors Association

California Framing
Contractors
Association
2005 Board
Members
Bill Dickinson
President
County Line Framing
Craig Backstrom
Secretary
Surco Development
Joseph L. Bunker
Treasurer
B&B Framing, Inc.
Mark Benedetti
Board Member
Tandem West Group
Wayne Carey
Board Member
C.W. Construction
James Elliott
Board Member
Trico Framer, Inc.
Frank Mercier
Board Member
Lucas & Mercier Co.
Bill Montalvo
Board Member
Mon-May Enterprises, Inc.
Jim Post
Board Member
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Thomas Rhodes
Board Member
T.W.R. Framing
John Romero
Board Member
JR Framing, Inc.
Jeff Lehr/
John Volkman
Board Members
KBI
John Williams
Board Member
Rancho Framing, Inc.
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Inside this
issue:
President’s
Message
Pg.1
Associate
Pg.2
Spotlight –
Grove Lumber
Associate
Pg.4
Spotlight – Reliable
Wholesale Lumber
Associate
Spotlight –
USP
The Aas
Decision
Are You
Protected?
Pg.5
Pg.7
Pg.10
Root
Pg.15
“At Risk”
Trend Factors
Simpson
Strong-Tie
Pg.22
From The
Desk of
Jodi Blom
Pg.25
Board Meeting
The CFCA Board
meets on the
third Tuesday
of every month.
The articles in this newsletter are intended to
be used for informational purposes only and
not intended to be legal advice. CFCA recommends that the reader seek advice of individual legal counsel or expert consultation
regarding any newsletter article's applicability
to one's organization.
Volume 3, No. 1 - Spring 2005
President’s Message: 2005 Association Goals
Another year is upon us, and once
again, we have safety, quality, and
membership recruitment at the top
of our list of goals for 2005. Over
the past few months, we have
been working closely with Cal
OSHA, Cal-PASC, R.C.A., and
other trade contractors throughout
California in establishing safe
practice guidelines for the use of
pneumatic nailers and staplers. I
would like to thank Ken Munson
of Lucas & Mercier Construction
for serving as the Chairman for
that task force. Please visit our
website for copies of the guidelines in English and Spanish.
In addition to the guidelines on
safe use of nail guns, we will be
developing training materials and
safe practice guidelines on the use
of ladders, saw guards, fall protection, lift drivers, and personal protective equipment specifically for
our industry. If anyone would like
to assist the Association on developing these training guidelines,
please contact our office. We
would greatly welcome your
assistance and support.
In addition to safety, the CFCA
continues in its efforts to thwart
the effect of construction defect
lawsuits. To that end, the CFCA is
working closely with other associations in a grass roots effort to
educate homeowners of the pitfalls of filing frivolous construction defect lawsuits.
This year, I would like to encourage all of our members to bring in
one additional member to the
Association. Increasing our membership will not only help us meet
our budget, but more importantly,
create a united voice for safety,
legislation, and quality throughout
the State. We learned an important
lesson on collaboration when
working together on a Fall
Protection Standard. Through our
united effort, we were able to
arrive at safe and understandable
regulatory language that all of us
can follow.
I would also like to thank the following Associate Members for
sponsoring the January General
Membership Meeting: California
Truss,
Champion
Lumber
Company, Quality Structures,
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, and
Simpson Strong-Tie.
Thank you to our Members and
Associate Members for your continued support.
Bill D. Dickinson
C.F.C.A. President
Check out our website:
www.californiaframingcontractors.org
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Associate Member Spotlight – Grove Lumber
Tom Day and Ernie Castro, partners in Superior Construction,
decided to try their luck in the
lumber business. The two entrepreneurs purchased five acres on
Grove Avenue, and began a retail
operation during 1978 and early
1979. The next few years were
spent developing a business serving the local community. Their
customer base consisted largely of
small contractors and the local doit-yourself trade.
Ray spent his high school years
building lumber loads for Ward &
Harrington in Garden Grove, and
James Lumber in Huntington
Beach. His experience in dispatch
and sales quickly progressed to
managerial positions at James
Lumber and Reliable Lumber. His
work ethic and desire to give the
customer the best service possible
gained Grove a reputation for getting the job done efficiently.
Grove's customer base began to
specialize in large tract business.
Service, with respect to load
building, milling, and delivery,
now became Grove's commitment
to the lumber industry.
Tom and Ernie had higher expectations for their new business
though. In 1984, Roy Croll was
hired to manage the company.
To allow for expansion of the
business, an adjoining ten acres of
property with direct rail service
was purchased in 1989, with an
Named for the street in Ontario,
California it originated on, Grove
Lumber opened its doors in April
1979.
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additional five acres added in
1996. This extra space allowed
Grove to grow during the late
1980s, with continued growth
even during the industry slowdown in the early 1900s. Ray purchased the business from Tom and
Ernie in 1992.
Due to the increasing demand for
engineered floor systems and a
larger product mix came the
necessity once again for more
space. Eleven acres were purchased in 1999 directly across the
street from the existing business
on Campus Avenue. This new
property enabled the business to
receive, store, stage, and ship
engineered products from one
location.
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Associate Member Spotlight – Grove Lumber (continued)
With the development of the new
production yard on Campus, the
original yard on Grove Avenue
began to change its identity.
Under the leadership of Steve
Croll, Ray's son, it specializes in
the custom contractor, commercial
jobs, and the hardware business.
The hardware business is a unique
product line for the retail lumber
business since most businesses
typically purchase from firms specializing in hardware. This product line continues to be a great
success for Grove Lumber.
pletely renovated after purchasing
it and drastically expanded its
milling capabilities in the summer
of 2004. Ten acres across the
street were purchased (November
2002), with plans underway for
another store location for hardware and increased storage.
With an obvious need for housing
in the Inland Empire and San
Diego regions, Grove one again
looked to expand. The old James
Lumber facility of 12 acres off the
215 freeway was purchased in
2000. The property was com-
Of course, a brief history of Grove
Lumber would not be complete
without a word about our company's favorite pastime: Off-Road
Racing. The entire Croll family,
many employees and their families, customers, suppliers, and
We at Grove are proud of our
facilities and the growth we've
maintained, along with customer
support and satisfaction. We
extend an open invitation to those
interested in visiting our company.
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friends, on any given weekend can
be found driving or chasing fastmoving vehicles through the
desert. In seems at Grove, if
you're not breathing sawdust, it
might just be dust!
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Associate Member Spotlight - Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
HISTORY
In 1971, Reliable Wholesale
Lumber, Inc. was founded by Anna
Higman and her two sons, Jerome
and Daniel, in Temple City,
California to serve the mobile home
industry, as well as residential contractors. Prior to forming the wholesale company the Higmans were
operating their retail lumberyard in
Rosemead, California. Known as
Reliable Lumber Inc., this company
was founded by Anna's husband in
1928 and incorporated in 1932.
In 1974, the Higmans acquired ten
acres in Huntington Beach in order
to serve their Orange County customers and to increase sales.
In 1980, the growing corporation
opened its doors for business on a
thirteen-acre site in Fontana. This
yard was established to serve the
San Bernardino and Riverside markets; at this time the company diversified their product line and entered
the truss business.
In 1985 and 1999, Reliable
Wholesale Lumber opened distribution yards in Santa Ana and
Riverside respectively to keep up
with the growing demand in the two
areas. Additional distribution yards
were added in Anaheim in 2001 and
in San Diego and Stockton in 2003.
At the end of 2004, the San Diego
location moved to National City.
western United States.
From its distribution yards located in
Huntington Beach, Temple City,
Fontana, Santa Ana, Riverside,
Anaheim, National City and
Stockton, the company has the ability to ship 400 million board feet of
lumber, panels and engineered wood
products annually.
FUTURE
PRESENT
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc. is
still family owned and operated.
After over seventy years of service,
the Higman family is committed to
maintaining the company's substantial presence within the marketplace.
Reliable Wholesale Lumber is a
major distributor of forest products
serving both contractors specializing
in residential tract work and wholesale lumber sales throughout the
Our goal has always been to provide
the customer with high quality products at competitive prices with service continuing to be our highest priority.
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Associate Member Spotlight - USP
USP Structural Connectors, a
Gibraltar Company (Nasdaq:
ROCK), announced on February 16,
2004, that it has acquired the assets
of Covert Operations, Inc., a manufacturer of epoxies and crack injection systems for concrete and
masonry and the DUC Ductile
Undercut anchors. The Covert product line has been used on projects
ranging from small residential applications to billion-dollar public transportation projects since the company
was formed 1989 by Vicki Covert.
“This acquisition will enhance USP
Structural Connectos’ presence in
the commercial industry, and will
also serve to round out our product
offering in the residential market,
especially of highly specified products such as engineered holdown
systems for framing attachment to
footings and foundations,” said
Robert Brunson, President of USP
Structural Connectors.
“The fact that Covert Operations is
an engineer-driven company that
provides full support for the
installer,
complements
USP
Structural Connectors’ strategy, so
this is a very good fit for our longterm objectives,” said Mr. Brunson.
“The management team, led by
founder, Vickie Covert, has steadily
grown the business over the last 15
years, and we are please she has
agreed to stay with the company and
work with us to accelerate its
growth,” said Mr. Brunson.
More information is available by visiting www.USPconnectors.com or contacting Barry Ashwell, Vice President,
Sales and Marketing at (507) 364-7333.
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About Gibraltar
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other metal, and plastic products,
and North America’s second-largest
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all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. It
has approximately 3,900 employees
and operates 68 facilities in 26
states, Canada, and Mexico.
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What Really Happened to the Aas Decision?
Remember the Aas case, which
essentially stated that until actual
damages occurred, a plaintiff could
not recover money in a lawsuit on
the non-damage issues?
Unfortunately, for all the subcontractors who reasonably and happily relied upon that much needed
relief, it was primarily abrogated
by Civil Code Section 896. The
section codified the vast number of
alleged defects taken from a multitude of lawsuits, in an effort to
cover all possible allegations.
To summarize (in part), the code
section specifically states that a
“general contractor, subcontractor,
material supplier, individual product manufacturer ... shall ... be liable
for ... the following standards ...”
“(a)With respect to water issues:
(1) A door shall not allow
unintended water to pass
beyond, around or through
the door or its designed or
actual moisture barriers, if
any.
(2) Windows, patio doors ...
shall not allow water to
pass beyond ... its designed
or actual moisture barriers,
including, without limitation, internal barriers within the systems themselves.
For purposes of this paragraph, “systems” include,
without limitation, windows, window assemblies,
framing, substrate, flashings and trim, if any.
(3) Windows.....and their systems shall not allow excessive condensation to enter
the structure and cause
damage to another component. For purposes of this
paragraph,
“systems”
include, without limitation, windows, window
assemblies, framing, substrate, flashings and trim,
if any.”
...
“(b) With respect to structural
issues:
(1) Foundations, load bearing
components, and slabs
shall not contain signifiContinued on Page 9
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What Really Happened to the Aas Decision? (continued)
cant cracks or significant
vertical displacement.”
...
Civil Code Section 896 continues
with a list of requirements for the
following construction items, such
as decks, foundation, hardscape,
stucco, retaining walls, plumbing
systems, sewer systems, shower
and bath enclosures, soils, fire protection issues, electrical/mechanical systems, irrigation systems,
fences, landscaping, ceramic tile,
and roofing material. It provides
an outline for plaintiffs to use as a
sword in litigation regarding what
is unacceptable in construction.
Absent is the language that the
construction MUST CAUSE damage ... Civil Code Section 896 pri-
marily states that if you, as the subcontractor, have not fulfilled the
requirements which have been codified, then you are in fact negligent.
Many in the industry were unaware
of this profound change and I have
often been asked, “What happened to
Aas? How can we be responsible for
structural issues when no damage
has actually occurred? The short
answer is Civil Code Section 896.
It is interesting that Civil Code
Section 896 is titled “Actionable
Defects.” Folks, I think that says it
all. It is part and parcel of the massive effort to make the laws of the
land in California even more favorable to plaintiffs.
Solution: Continue with the efforts
to combat these problems and
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issues in a multitude of ways;
introduction of new legislation,
joint defense of nonconflicting
subcontractors to have a strong
voice in the face of the mostly
ridiculous claims and finally
through homeowner education programs (among other things). The
problems that subcontractors currently face in construction defect
cases did not occur overnight, nor
will they be resolved overnight, but
the battles must be fought on all the
various levels!
- Sandra L. Bauer,
Bauer & Associates
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Are You Protected?
Under AB1127, you could be
criminally charged for serious
injuries or fatalities sustained by
your employees on the job site.
Did you know that you could be
guilty of a felony or misdemeanor
for an accidental death or serious
injury to an employee on your
jobsite? Yes, those are both
crimes and you could serve up to
three years in prison and your corporation could be fined up to $1.5
million!
This warning is not to scare you,
but to inform you of what is currently happening. OSHA is now
increasingly turning their cases
over to the County District
Attorney's Offices for possible
criminal prosecution. When there
is a death or serious injury on
your jobsite and OSHA investigators respond, make no mistake
about it, they are there to take
statements and collect evidence
for criminal prosecution. It is bad
enough that the law has evolved
to the point that contractors are
held civilly liable for any violations that occur. As you all probably know, and have experienced
if there is a violation, OSHA will
fine you whether or not you took
all precautions to avoid the violation. Under the Labor Code, your
intent just does not matter
because the legislature has decided that you are strictly liable.
Therefore, over the past few
years, you have most likely by
now, accepted the fact that you
will be paying fines to OSHA as a
cost of “doing business.”
However, what you don't realize
is that these same OSHA investigators, who you believe are there
to assess a fine, are collecting evidence that will be turned over to
their criminal bureau. If there is a
death or serious injury, the law
mandates them to turn their investigation over to their bureau, who
in turn is walking your case into
the District Attorney's Office for
possible criminal and/or civil
prosecution. The Deputy District
Attorney will evaluate your case
and make a judgment call on
whether to file a felony, misdemeanor, or civilly prosecute you
and your company. You can bet
that the Deputy District Attorney
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Are You Protected? (continued)
who is sitting behind his/her desk
knows nothing about construction
work sites and has probably never
been to a jobsite. Nevertheless,
your freedom and company's
future is in that person's hands.
Let me give you two examples. A
truss company delivered a load of
trusses to a jobsite. After they
arrived, one of the employees
unstrapped the load while waiting
for the forklift to unload them. A
few minutes later, another subcontractor's employee came into
the area to do some work when
the load shifted and fell on him,
ultimately killing him. This was
clearly an unfortunate accident.
OSHA investigators came unto
the jobsite and performed their
investigation. The owner was
heavily fined by OSHA. OSHA
also turned their investigation
over to their bureau, which in turn
requested that the District
Attorney's Office file criminal
charges pursuant to Labor Code
Sections 6423(a) and 6425(a).
These sections are both misdemeanor and/or felony crimes.
The basis for OSHA's request was
Section 3704 of the General
Industry Safety Orders. This section reads, “All loads shall be
secured against dangerous displacement either by proper piling
or other securing means.” OSHA
encouraged the District Attorney's
Office to file charges since at the
time the load fell, it was not
secured. The District Attorney's
Office decided not to file criminal
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charges, but elected to fine the
owner $250,000 under Business
and Professions Code Section
172000.
This Code Section
allows the District Attorney's
Office or other public entities to
charge you civilly with unlawful
business practices. Your company's ability to pay is a factor in
arriving at the fine, so you will be
required to turn over your tax
returns, and books, and records.
Sound unjust? You bet it is. And
as if this is not enough, this member's insurance skyrocketed and
the victim's family has filed a
multi-million dollar personal lawsuit.
The other example that I want to
tell you about involves a framing
Continued on Page 12
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Are You Protected? (continued)
contractor. One of his employees
decided to not wear his lanyard
that was provided to him.
Unfortunately, this employee lost
his balance and fell from the roof
and was killed. Another terrible
and emotionally upsetting accident. Well, for this accident, not
only did OSHA investigators
arrive at the scene, but a District
Attorney's Investigator and a
Sheriff's Deputy were there also.
You can see the trend. The owner
was already upset at the loss of
his long-time employee, but then
to add to it the threat of being
branded a criminal and going to
jail was just too much. The owner
closed down his framing company.
What can you do to protect your-
self and your company?
1. You must be proactive. You cannot sit back and just hand it over
to your workers' compensation
carrier and think that you are
covered. You cannot afford to
do this anymore since you are
exposed to criminal charges and
fines that are not covered by
your workers' compensation or
liability insurance carriers. You
must make sure that you are represented and that you have conducted your own investigation
regarding a serious injury or
death so as not to put your freedom and your company's financial future in the hands of one of
your hourly employees. If you
continue to react and not protect
yourself, then you will be essen-
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tially placing your life's work in
the hands of an employee who
does not understand that what
he/she tells OSHA could result
in your incarceration and heavy
fines.
2. Before an accident occurs, you
and your supervising employees
need to be informed and prepared for the OSHA and police
interviews that will take place
following the accident. It is crucial that you have a knowledgeable attorney on the accident
scene to converse with OSHA
and the police, and to direct the
investigation.
3. You must have a professional
investigation done before any
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Are You Protected? (continued)
evidence is disturbed or witnesses disappear. This investigation
is crucial for the personal injury
lawsuit, workers' compensation
attorney, Labor Board, and
District Attorney investigation.
You will be able to have all of
the witness statements locked
down so you can go on with
business. Frequently, litigation
stemming from the injury/death
ensues a year later, and you
might have needed to let go of
an employee/witness in the
meantime. The witness will not
be able to change his/her statement/testimony since he will be
on tape and have signed his written questionnaire. The OSHA
investigations are typically not
complete or professional whereas your investigation will be.
You will be able to contradict or
augment if necessary the OSHA
investigation in order to avoid or
deflect any criminal and or civil
charges.
4. You need an advocate talking to
the OSHA investigators and
their criminal bureau.
5. You must have an attorney who
knows the District Attorney's
Offices' procedures/policies and
can talk their language. Your
attorney must be on the phone or
sitting in the assigned Deputy's
office when OSHA requests a
filing. Your position must be
advocated before the Deputy
even reads the case.
Please contact the author to
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find out how Contractors
Defense, Inc. can help your company at (951) 734-2430, or her
cell phone at (714) 876-8029,
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Contractors Defense, Inc.
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Root “At Risk” Trend Factors of Excavation and Trenching Injury
Accidents within the
Home Building Process
Severe injuries (i.e. disfigurement,
temporary and permanent body
impairment) and occupational fatalities continue to be a main focus of
concern in the construction industry
as a whole. While there is actual
empirical data that suggest that the
number of fatalities that involve
trench wall failure may have actually
decreased within commercial/utility
and heavy construction since the
1980's; there is also data that suggest
that more attention be addressed to
perceived increase of severe worker
incidents and fatalities that are beleaguering single family and multi-family dwelling projects in both “offsites”
land development and even during the
community construction site development phases.
74% of the annual incident average
regarding excavation and trenching
accidents are caused by trench wall
failure. While 11% of the total averaged incidents involve excavating
equipment where workers in trenches
were struck by backhoe buckets or
crushed and asphyxiated between
trench walls and excavation equipment. Other medical traumas involve
electrocution (contact with overhead
power lines and buried underground
power lines), being struck by falling
debris that fell from the trench leading
edge, spoils pile or excavation wall,
drowning due to spontaneous trench
flooding, exposures to adverse and
toxic atmospheric conditions accumulating in the excavation or just workforce members falling into the excavation.
Recent data suggest the following
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trends specific to occupational fatalities in trenching operations during the
home building process.
• Most trenching failure accidents
occur during the hours of 8:00 in
the morning through 12:00 noon.
• June, July and August tend to be
the months of the year with the
highest frequency of severe incidents leading to loss of life during
excavation operations; with a
repeat frequency spike phenomena
in October.
• Younger workers between the
mean age group of 26 and 30 years
are more likely to be involved in
accidents caused by the collapse of
a trench.
• Accidents that involve the collapse
of a trench have an average number
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Root “At Risk” Trend Factors (continued)
of serious violations per inspection
at 3.74 in contrast to 2.61 serious
violations per a general construction site OSHA inspection.
• The average citation penalty fine
per inspection violation, specific to
trenching infractions, is $31,205,
which is nearly four times the average penalty for overall accidents
($7,757).
Due to statistics that show incident
and fatality increase in these types of
operations, as validated by reviewed
workers compensation claims and
death certificates; many states are
holding executive management principals, company owners and even
field frontline supervisors and foreman liable for loss of life resulting
from failed trench activities; let alone
companies being scrutinized, indicted
and severely fined for their failed
efforts to protect their workforce
It is essential that contractors and
laborers understand the mandated
safety practices and regulations applicable to trenching and excavations
operations in the home building
process.
OSHA notes the top five trends
regarding trenching and excavation
serious citations in residential construction are:
Citation #1: Lack of proper protective systems used in the excavation
There were inadequate or no existing
protective systems within the trench
or excavation specific to trench sloping, benching, shoring types or trench
shield application.
Citation #2: Lack of site excavation
inspections
No company representative/compe-
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tent person initiated either a “visual”
(site hazard assessment) or “qualitative” (classifying the soils) assessment of the excavation when there
was clear evidence of distress or
warning signs of excavation failure.
Common evidences of distresses are:
• Cracks in the soil parallel to or in
the face of an excavation.
• Subsidence of the edge or bulging
of the side of the excavation.
• Heaving or boiling of the bottom of
the excavation, which is an indication of imminent failure.
• Spalling or raveling of the face of
the excavation.
• Water running into the excavation
from the surface, face or from the
bottom of the excavation. Workers
cannot be permitted to work in
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Root “At Risk” Trend Factors (continued)
excavations with standing or running water.
• Bending, buckling or groaning of
any support members. If any
movement or a support member
can be seen or heard, an extremely
dangerous situation exists.
Citation #3: Lack of field practices
to control the existence of loose rock
and soil
There was no protection that consisted of the placement of a spoils pile at
a minimum of two feet from the leading edge of the excavation, scaling to
remove loose soil material, or the
existence of interval installation of
protective barricades to stop falling
soil material.
Citation #4: Lack of a means of
access or egress within the trench
There was no evidence of an existing
ladder, ramp or stairway placement
within a trench or excavation with a
depth equal to or greater than five feet.
Citation #5: Worker exposure to
vehicular traffic
Workers alongside public vehicular
traffic and entering an excavation or
trench, were not provided with high
visibility or reflectorized warning vest
Recommendations:
1. Affirm or initiate company or contractor safety programs that establishes classroom and field performance based training and education
for both workforce members and
construction managers in procedures, policies and practices that
apply to excavation work and how
to properly document them.
2. Enhance worksite safety supervision by the identification, selection
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and utilization of a “competent person” who can provide field “reasonable diligence” practices (i.e.
evaluation of the trench configuration to determine existence of safety provisions) in the recognition
and control of trench existing and
predictable hazards.
3. Place emphasis on strict enforcement and mandate loss control
field practices specific to trench
proper design, construction and
placement of support structures.
This will allow for workers to work
in a safe environment.
References:
Center to Protect Workers' Rights,
September 2002, The Construction
Chart Book, Third Edition, 37.
Hinze, Jimmie, Professor, 2001,
Analysis of Trench Shield Injury
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Root “At Risk” Trend Factors (continued)
Accidents, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of
Building Construction, University of
Florida.
Huang, Xinyu, Hinze, Jimmie, 2002,
Analysis of Construction Caught -inor-between Accidents, M.E. Rinker
Sr. School of Building Construction,
College of Architecture, University of
Florida.
U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, 2001, 29 CFR 1926
Construction Industry - OSHA
Saafety and Health Standards,
Revised July 1, 2001 (Washington.
D.C.: OSHA).
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Simpson Strong-Tie®
First Manufacturer to be
Certified for the NAHB
Research Center’s National
Housing Quality Program
Dublin, California – Continuing to
improve the structural integrity of
buildings and the efficiency of the
construction process, Simpson
Strong-Tie developed training materials for builders and trade contractors
to improve product installation in the
field. Simpson’s training materials
on fasteners have now been certified
by the NAHB Research Center’s
National Housing Quality (NHQ)
Program. Simpson is the first building products manufacturer to sponsor
the NHQ program and earn NHQ
certification for its training materials.
The NAHB Research Center’s NHQ
program is the leading advocate and
resource for quality in the residential
construction industry. To qualify for
certification, building material manufacturers must prepare training materials dedicated to the correct installation
of their particular product lines. The
materials are then submitted for an indepth examination to ensure the program’s effectiveness. At a ceremony in
Washington, DC, Simpson Strong-Tie
was officially recognized by the NAHB
Research Center as its first building
products sponsor and provider of NHQ
Certified Training Materials.
Simpson Strong-Tie was asked to
pilot the NAHB Research Center’s
NHQ Certified Training Materials
Program due to its continuous commitment to training and education.
Simpson is currently developing a
series of training modules to help contractors and framers improve the quality of home construction and building
safety. The training materials are
designed to improve product installation as well as reduce callbacks and
red tags. The full-service training program includes jobsite assessment, onsite training, and program evaluation.
“Simpson’s training program is helping
to improve the quality and efficiency of
the construction process,” says Mike
Moran, national manager, builder programs for Simpson Strong-Tie.
“Builders and trade contractors are
better prepared on the jobsite,
which minimizes delays and callbacks. Our training efforts are creating opportunities to partner in the
construction process and deliver a
better product to our customers.
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2005 CFCA Members
Scott Anderson
Surco Development
Craig Backstrom
Surco Development
Mark Benedetti
Tandem West Group
Tim Boggess
MBC Construction, Inc.
Tom Brooks
BCI Framing & Drywall
Joe Bunker
B&B Framing, Inc.
Ronald Buroker
Madera Contractors
Dennis Cardwell
Coast Framing, Inc.
Wayne Carey
C.W. Construction, Inc.
Brian Christianson
Cal Coast Construction
Glen Davies
GDT Framing, Inc.
Dennis DeLucio
RND Construction, Inc.
Bill Dickinson
County Line Framing
James Elliott
Rick Mercier
Trico Framer, Inc.
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Matthew M. Ellison
Greg Minor
Ellison Framing, Inc.
Greg Minor Construction
John Ford
Bill Montalvo
Ford Framing Co. Inc.
Mon-May Enterprises, Inc.
Howard Haig
Ken Munson
Hondo Construction & Dev.
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Dave Hale
Donna Porter
Rancho Framing, Inc.
Coast Framing, Inc.
Ryan Holmes
Jim Post
HNR Framing Systems, Inc.
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Robert Keele
Paul Rakowski
WestCor Construction
Cal Coast Construction
Richard Kimball
Thomas W. Rhodes
Quality Structures, Inc.
T.W.R. Framing
Rocky King
John Romero
Rockwell D. King Construction, Inc.
JR Framing, Inc.
Jeff Lehr
Loren Sextro
KBI SoCal
Serfin Construction, Inc.
John Lewis
Doug Smith
Tandem West Group
EBI Framing
Patrick McCarthy
Steve Smith
McCarthy Framing Construction, Inc.
Stevco Framers, Inc.
Frank Mercier
Valerie Smith
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Stevco Framers, Inc.
Ron Stettler
Surco Development
Dave Van Wicklin
KBI NorCal
Ben Viloria
Viloria Construction
John Volkman
KBI NorCal
Ray Wakeham
RND Construction, Inc.
John Williams
Rancho Framing, Inc.
Steve Wilson
S.W. Construction, Inc.
Dick Harris
RCA
Framing Associate
Fred Hovenier
Lawrence-Hovenier, Inc.
Framing Associate
Ron Lawrence
Lawrence-Hovenier, Inc.
Framing Associate
2005 CFCA Associate Members
Dennis Ascencio
HCS Cutler
Ken Baker
California Truss Company, Inc.
Bud Barr
White Cap Construction Supply
Randy Beck
White Cap Construction Supply
Ken Bell
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
Mark Boone
Champion Lumber Co.
Dan Burkhart
Quik Drive USA, Inc.
Bill Dage
Orco
Mark Davis
Trus Joist
Kathy Ellis
Hardy Frames, Inc.
Ron English
James Truss Co.
Steve Foster
MFM Building Products Corp.
Bill Gates
GatesCo Enterprises, Inc.
Rusty Goger
Schnee-Morehead
Eric Golden
California Forklift Co.
Paul Haacke
Grove Lumber
Rob Hager
Orco
Jerry Hargus
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Steve Hawkins
California Truss Company, Inc.
Will Higman
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
Brian Hurdle
The Collins Companies
Richard Jacobs
United Steel Products
Jim Julian
Champion Lumber Co.
Jim Lawrence
Lockton Insurance
Rock Lee
Dixieline Lumber Co.
Tom Lopez
Weyerhaeuser
Jim McElreath
Schnee-Morehead
Bill McLaughlin
United Steel Products
Gary Messenger
No Leaks, Inc.
Joe Michael
Universal Truss, Inc.
Mitch Mitchell
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
Wayne Nailon
Home Lumber Co.
Richard Nuttall
White Cap Construction Supply
Travis Post
Comet Engineering, Inc.
Bill Reavely
Boise Building Solutions
Randall C. Richards
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
John Schuster
California Forklift Co.
John Seely
Hardy Frames, Inc.
Bob Seiple
Schnee-Morehead, Inc.
Tammy Simonds
Trus Joist
Ted Smith
Champion Lumber Co.
Frank Snoddy
Quik Drive USA, Inc.
Patrick Stewart
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Chris Sullivan
FramePro Products, LLC
Chris Thoman
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
Michael Wootten
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Tom Herold
Safety Compliance Company
Consultant
Charles W. Hippenstiel
Safety Compliance Company
Consultant
CFCA Newsletter
From the Desk of Jodi Blom
➯ Nail Gun Survey: The deadline
to return the nail gun surveys
has been extended to April 4,
2005, to insure that we receive
an adequate sample size for our
study. The nail gun survey has
been sent to members of Cal
PASC, RCA, AGC, and other
trade contractors throughout the
State in order to obtain data
from other trades who also use
pneumatic nailers and staplers.
Changes to Section 1704 of the
Cal OSHA Standard will impact
the other trades as well; therefore, please encourage your fellow subcontractors to complete
the survey. The Cal OSHA
Advisory Committee is planning to convene this October in
order to arrive at a consensus to
the changes to Section 1704.
➯ Recruitment of New Members:
Our goal this year is to double
in number of general members.
We ask that each General and
Associate Member help in this
recruitment effort, by further
expanding our membership in
Los Angeles, the Central Valley,
and Northern California. If each
member can bring in one additional member, we will have
more resources and expertise to
tap into to support our safety
training goals, legislative
efforts,
and
educational
resources for our members.
➯ Cal OSHA Standards Board:
Kevin Bland (CFCA General
Counsel) and I continue to represent the CFCA at the Cal
OSHA Standards Board meetings held once a month at vari-
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ous
locations
throughout
California. We encourage members to also attend these meetings. Please contact me for
dates, times, and location.
➯ Safety Training: We will be
developing training materials
for our members, specifically
for our industry on fall protection, safe use of ladders, saw
guards, nail guns, and other topics. If you are interested in participating on the development of
these materials, please contact
me. Your involvement is greatly
appreciated.
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General Member Benefits
Fall Protection Standard - Over the past two years, we worked closely with Cal-OSHA to adopt a fall protection
standard for residential framing contractors. The standard was passed the beginning of 2004 and was adopted on
August 6, 2004. You can purchase copies of the Fall Protection Guidebook, produced by our association that
includes over 80 full-color pictures depicting proper compliance.
Safety Training Materials - Our association, in collaboration with other trade associations and Cal-OSHA develop comprehensive tailgate safety material in both English and Spanish. Our most recent publications include the
Nail Gun Safety Training Handout, containing color pictures for ease of understanding. Call AlphaGraphics for
copies at (909) 989-8550.
Cal PASC Membership- As members of the CFCA you will also be apart of the association for all specialty contractors in residential construction. Cal-PASC is made up of over 400 subcontractor companies throughout
California. Legislative efforts, PAC support, and contract language assistance, is just a few of the benefits you will
derive from Cal PASC. Call Beth Curran, Executive Directors of OCIE Chapter, for more information at
(949) 644-8555.
Reduced Legal Costs - As a CFCA member, you receive review of contracts at a reduced rate with Kevin Bland,
Esq. You can reach Kevin Bland at (949) 861-4100.
Safety - Safety Compliance Company will provide our members with a comprehensive Injury Illness Prevention
Plan (IIPP) at a reduced rate of $700, and a site inspection for $225 per site. Please contact Tom Herold at
(800) 901-7926.
Workers' Compensation Insurance - Artisans has an established workers' compensation captive that members of
PASC can access. For more information, please contact Beth Curran at (866) 320-7272.
Training and Education - We have established a committee to develop training for our members on safety, carpentry, and new products for our industry. Currently, we provide education through our general membership meetings
on contract language, wrap insurance, and other related topics. PASC also provides training on an ongoing basis
for members. We also provide members with working documents for their company's use, such as sample IIPP,
Code of Safe Practices, and contract language guidelines and addendums.
Logo Use - The CFCA logo may be used by CFCA members in good standing. Please contact our office for the
agreement if you would like to use our logo on your promotional material.Associate Member Benefits
Associate Member Benefits
Advertising - Associate members, suppliers, and manufacturers who support our industry receive advertising in our
quarterly newsletter and on our web site. They also are encouraged to provide newsletter articles that would be
informative to our members and participation in our general membership meetings. The CFCA logo may be used
by CFCA members in good standing. Please contact our office for the agreement if you would like to use our logo
on your promotional material.
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The OCIE PASC Board of Directors
Dave Keefe
Trilogy Plumbing
President
Thomas Steele
Hardwood Creations
Vice President
Mike Mahony
Dynamic Plumbing
Treasurer
Tim Davey
DRI Services
Carl Fernald
Precision Plastering
Robert Shultz
Merli Concrete Plumbing
Dennis Buccola
Oakleaf Landscape
Gary Cannon
John L. Ginger Masonry
John Dewey
Urban Concrete
Jack Saldate
Peterson Brothers Construction
Jeff Loftus
Aliso Heating and Air
Frank Mercier
Lucas & Mercier Construction
Tom Price
CDR Concrete
Jim Yates
Golden West Plumbing
Kary Yergler
Bayside Concrete
Tom Rhodes
TWR Framing
Dave Martinez
Martinez Construction
Concrete Contractors
Chad Richardson
Valente Concrete
Sam La Fata
Standard Concrete Products
Beth Curran
CalPASC OCIE Chapter,
Executive Director
CalPASC Board of Directors
Tom Lewis
Mueller Lewis Concrete, Inc.
President
Jeff Wilson
A-1 Door and Building Solutions
CalPASC VP/Secretary
Tim Davey
DRI Residential Corporation
CalPASC VP/Treasurer
Ray Bjerrum
Merzon Industries
CalPASC Director
Greg Colgate
California Tile Company
CalPASC Director
Rob Cravy
Terry Tuell Concrete, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Dave Keefe
Trilogy Plumbing, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Bob Lindsey
Signature Drywall
CalPASC Director
Jeff Starsky
Beutler Corporation
CalPASC Director
Thomas Steele
Hardwood Creations
CalPASC Director
Tim Taylor
Taylor Trim & Supply, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Brad Diede
CalPASC Northern California
Executive Vice President
Bruce Wick
Wick Risk Management
Executive Vice President
Beth Curran
CalPASC OCIE
Executive Director
Cynthia Downing
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
Adrienne Whitehurst
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
Northern California PASC Board of Directors
Jeff Wilson
A-1 Door and Building Solutions
Barry Silberman
Conco Companies
Elden Lewis
Sierra Stair Co.
Mark Nicodemus
B.Z. Plumbing
Delane Rhodes
Erickson Carpentry
Bryan Stillwell
Sierra Wes Drywall, Inc.
Jeff Starsky
Beutler Corporation
Mark Cooper
H&D Electric
John Daly
South Placer Roofing
Brian Peters
Bianchi Plumbing Co., Inc.
Gene Kindy
KRC Builders, Inc.
Ric Kirkish
Stairbuilders, Inc.
Paul Esch
Cedar Valley Concrete
Steve Benjamin
Production Framing
Michael Fischer
Western Wood Fabricators
Cynthia Mitchell
Citadel Tile & Marble
Ray Alvarado
Rayco Electric
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San Joaquin Valley PASC Board of Directors
Robert Elia, Jr.
Elia Painting Contractors
President
Ray Bjerrum
Merzon Industries
Government Relations Committee Chair
Deanna E. Slater
Johnsey Insurance
Advisory Board
Heather Acree
Terry Tuell Concrete, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Randy Smith
Richard's Plumbing, Inc.
Plumbing & Carpentry
Committee Chair
Terry Tuell
Terry Tuell Concrete, Inc.
Advisory Board
Robin Carter
State Center Roofing
Secretary
Debbie Kumpe
Fresno Plumbing & Heating
First Vice President
Eddie Arakelian
Builder's Flooring
Finish Trades Committee Chair
Gary Graham
Graham Concrete Construction
Concrete & Landscape
Committee Chair
Rob Cravy
Terry Tuell Concrete, Inc.
Political Action Committee Chair
Cynthia Downing
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
Keith Strong
Pinnacle Plumbing, Inc.
Public Relations Committee Chair
Steve Groth
State Center Roofing
Roofing, Lath, Plaster
& Windows Committee Chair
Lori Mayfield
Myers & Mayfield
Advisory Board
San Diego PASC Board of Directors
Greg Colgate
California Tile Company
President
Dukie Valderrama
A-D&D Drywall, Inc.
Vice President
Howard Shahan
American Design Coatings, Inc.
Secretary
Scott Layton
Walker Wood Products
Treasurer
Tom Lewis
Mueller Lewis Concrete, Inc.
Past-President
Tobin Whitt
Pacific Production Plumbing
Debbie Honeycutt
Helix Construction Co., Inc.
Dennis DeLucio
RND Construction, Inc.
David Brooks
Concrete Concepts, Inc.
Dick Smerud
Surecraft Supply, Inc.
Adrienne Whitehurst
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
Greg Minor
Greg Minor Construction, Inc.
John Mohns
Benchmark Landscape, Inc.
Mary Kathawa
Pro Wall Lath & Plaster
Tim Taylor
Taylor Trim & Supply, Inc.
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California Framing Contractors Association
Headquarters
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Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 485-3367
CFCA Contact Information
Jodi Blom
Executive Director
(916) 485-3367
jblom@iwins.com
Kevin Bland, Esq.
CFCA General Counsel
(949) 861-4100
kevin.bland@theblg.com
Melanie Thomson
Membership Coordinator
(916) 783-5363
melaniethomson@surewest.net