AGC Central District Report: District golf tourney a big success | L&I issues heat-stress rules

Big thanks!
Thanks to you all of you who participated in this year’s Central District Golf Tournament last Friday. We accomplished our first in-person event of the year!

It was great to see all of you on the course interacting with each other and having a good time, and I look forward to continuing to meet you all. Stay tuned for information regarding more upcoming District social events coming up in Wenatchee and Yakima.
As always, I am here if you have any feedback or suggestions!
- Celina
Celina Venegas-Sanchez

Central District Manager/Safety Specialist

Free trenching & excavation safety training
AGC of America, supported by a Susan Harwood federal grant, is pleased to offer this one-day course on August 24 and August 25, either in person (Spokane) or virtually.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), from 2015 to 2018, the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported 103 total trenching and excavation-related deaths, an average of 25 per year over this four-year period. Also, the OSHA Information System (OIS) Accident Investigation Report shows that between FY 2013 – FY 2017, there were a total of 156 incidents reported in the construction industry. Moreover, between October 2018 and September 2019, there were 1,499 citations and more than $7,000,000 in penalties issued to construction employers for failing to meet their compliance obligations under Subpart P.
To register for the training in Spokane, click here -- August 24th session or August 25th session. Click here to see other training locations and dates.

L&I's emergency heat-stress rules
now in effect
AGCW's Safety Services Department released a chapter-wide Safety Bulletin on Tuesday, outlining the Department of Labor & Industries' new emergency rules for employers on heat-stress. The new regulations, which took effect July 13th, are in addition to existing rules that are in place annually from May through the end of September.
When the temperature is at or above 100 degrees, employers must respond to the extreme heat by providing shade or another sufficient means for employees to cool down; and ensuring workers have a paid cool-down rest period of at least ten minutes every two hours. Other rules also apply when temperatures exceed 89 degrees. Click here to see the entire Safety Bulletin.

WSDOT I-405 partnering event, July 29
There will be another virtual quarterly networking event for WSDOT's I-405 Renton to Bellevue Design-Build Project on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 3:30 PM.
This is a $705-million project with inclusion goals of 10% for minority-owned firms, 6% for women-owned firms; 5% for veteran-owned firms; and 5% for small businesses in general.
In addition to talking about upcoming and ongoing subcontracting opportunities, there will be a presentation and discussion about new insurance requirements. Click here for registration and more information...