Safety Expo 2006
2nd Annual Pacific Builders Safety Expo
“Where Safety Training Comes First”
February 6-7, 2006 – Cal Expo, Sacramento
“The Expo’s 2nd Year Grows Safety Training Program and Attendance”
What Attendees Want - One of the primary goals of The 2nd Annual Expo was to satisfy the educational needs of the contractor community, so planners incorporated recommended improvements based on feed-back from the 2005 event surveys in the staging of the 2006 Expo. The evaluation process proved to be crucial in the planning of the 2nd Expo. First, the timing of the event was ‘rescheduled’ from April to February – it was initially thought that a Spring conference would interfere with contractor’s work schedules. The high profile Cal Expo was retained, but in lieu of eight buildings, all the training sessions and workshops were kept in one building. Expo classes and training sessions were strategically located around the trade show which enabled attendees to pass by exhibitors to and from workshops. Valuable attendee feedback and positive comments also revealed the following:
- The variety of classes received very high marks.
- Attendees praised the trade show, enjoyed the introduction of new products, and the ability to spend quality time visiting with industry suppliers.
- Safety training offered at an extremely affordable rate.
- Great value.
- Sessions introduced new ideas and different points of view.
- Networking opportunities.
- Safety laws and in-depth information.
- Inexpensive compliance certification sessions.
Note: More than 85 percent of the registrations were comprised of superintendents, project engineers, supervisors, safety directors, foremen and owners.
Industry Stakeholders Are Cordially Invited - The addition of the VIP Forum was implemented to the Expo program as an enhancement, by-invitation-only program, and was developed to encourage participation by owners, CEOs, principals and industry 
stakeholders to engage in topics most relevant to the building and construction trades. The VIP Forum topic, Construction Crises: “Manpower & Materials” – The Forum featured an evening reception – in partnership with Dan Kennedy, Publisher of the Sacramento Business Journal, an industry roundtable discussion featuring Jerry Jackson, III, Chairman of FMI; Michael Bolen, Chairman & CEO, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; and Curt Gomes, President, Pacific Coast Supply LLC. The Forum provided a relaxed atmosphere where owners, upper management, CEOs and developers were treated to a timely keynote and high-energy panel discussion of construction-related issues. The occasion provided incentive to all exhibitors as well with an unparalleled opportunity to meet, network, and converse one-on-one with the construction company decision-makers. Suppliers saw this as a wonderful occasion to meet with the region’s building industry stakeholders plus the advantage of premium networking time to re-connect with peers and colleagues and to develop new business relationships in the midst of this highly-targeted building industry group. This opportunity was essential to Expo vendors, from a marketing perspective to reach prospects directly as well as establishing professional relationships with new clients not previously contacted, and just as important, having the client see the product and visualize the services in a relaxed and conducive environment.
The End Goal - The Safety Expo in only its second year of existence effectively brought affordable safety education to thousands throughout Northern California. Companies that participated in 2005 reported that many of their workers came back to the workplace to provide tailgate trainings and mini-safety sessions on what they had learned. Other companies duplicated safety handouts and training material which they were able to implement in their own safe practices.
Sponsoring Organizations that Contributed in 2006:
ABD Insurance Services Financial ¦ AGC of California ¦ Aon ¦ APMC ¦ Ascent Builders, Inc. ¦ Biondi Paving Brand Services, Inc. ¦ Builders Exchange of Alameda County ¦ Cal/OSHA Consultation Service ¦ California Department of Health Services ¦ Capitol Barricade Safety & Sign ¦ Cintas First Aid & Safety ¦ Construction Employers Association (CEA) ¦ Construction Industry Education Foundation (CIEF) ¦ ECR ¦ Excel Bonds Insurance ¦ Granite Construction Company ¦ Livingston’s Concrete Service ¦ Mark III ¦ McCarthy Building Companies ¦ National Commission of Certified Crane Operators ¦ Pacific Coast Building Products and its Family of Companies ¦ Protégé Builders, Inc. ¦ Quality Plastering Corp. ¦ Riverview International Trucks, Inc. ¦ Roebbelen ¦ Sacramento Business Journal ¦ Signature Reprographics ¦ State Compensation Insurance Fund ¦ Stockman Bank ¦ Sutter Printing ¦ Teichert ¦ Unger Construction Company ¦ United Rentals ¦ US Health Works
Exhibiting Organizations that Participated in 2006:
360 Training ¦ 3E Company ¦ 3M Occupational Health & Safety ¦ A&D Automatic Gate ¦ ACME Rigging & Supply Company, Inc. ¦ Airgas NCN ¦ Aloia’s Folsom Lake Nissan ¦ All Star Rents ¦ Allied Waste Services ¦ American Subcontractors Association – Capital City Chapter ¦ Anderson Marketing, Inc. ¦ ASSE/PASMA ¦ Basalite Concrete Products ¦ Bluewater ¦ Brand Scaffold Services, Inc. ¦ Builders Exchange of Alameda County ¦ Cal/OSHA Consultation Services ¦ California Highway Patrol ¦ California Service Tool ¦ Certex USA, Inc. ¦ CH Bull Co. ¦ Cintas First Aid & Safety ¦ Click Safety ¦ Coast Crane Company ¦ Contractors State License Board ¦ Contra Costa Builders Exchange ¦ Coordinated Wire Rope ¦ DBI Sala ¦ Doc Bailey Construction Equipment, Inc. ¦ Du-All Safety, LLC ¦ East West Bank ¦ Fleet Tek ¦ Folsom Lake Dodge ¦ Frame Pro ¦ H.C. Muddox ¦ Harrold Ford ¦ Hilti ¦ John L. Sullivan Chevrolet ¦ Labor Ready ¦ Louisville Ladder ¦ Maxim Crane Works ¦ Motion Media Communications ¦ Northern California Construction and Training, Inc. (NCCT) ¦ PABCO Roofing ¦ Quality Certifications, Inc. ¦ Riverview International Trucks and Idealease ¦ RL Enterprises ¦ Sacramento Builders’ Exchange ¦ Sacramento Business Journal ¦ Safetran, LLC Confined Space Rescue Services ¦ Safe-T-Systems, Inc. ¦ SideLifter ¦ Staff Resources, Inc. ¦ State Compensation Insurance Fund ¦ United Rentals ¦ US Health Works ¦ USA North
Presenters in 2006:
Andy Bull, CH Bull Company ¦ Barbara Materna, PhD, CIH, California Department Health Services ¦ Brad Tourlotte, MND, US Health Works ¦ Charles Perry, 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety ¦ Charlie Basham, SCE Public Utility Safety Alliance ¦ Dan Albright, Hilti ¦ Dan Mullan, Hilti ¦ Dave Powell, PG&E ¦ Dave Strickler, Cal/OSHA Consultation Service ¦ David Harrington, California Department Health Services ¦ Don Heyer, Underground Service Alert of Northern California and Nevada ¦ Don Lowery, California Highway Patrol & River View International Truck ¦ Ed Yarbrough, Cal/Trans ¦ Ellen Lersch, State Compensation Insurance Fund ¦ Jack Connors, Toll Brothers ¦ Jared Dorn, United Rentals ¦ Jerry Bach, Safety Center ¦ John Ford, Cal/OSHA Consultation ¦ John McCoy, Quality Plastering/Lakeview Professional Service ¦ Julian Rivera, Quality Plastering/Lakeview Professional Service ¦ Kelly Howard, Cal/OSHA Consultation ¦ Kent Freeman, California Health & Rescue Training ¦ Lee Braden, United Rentals ¦ Mark Aniello, ECR ¦ Michael Alvarez, Cal/OSHA Consultation ¦ Mike Donlon, Cal/OSHA Consultation ¦ Paul Hayes, Safety Academy ¦ Pius Ackerman, Hilti ¦ Randy Voss, Consultant ¦ Ron Kutzman, Coordinated Wire Rope of Northern California ¦ Sharon Ford, Cintas First Aid & Safety ¦ Thomas Burke, Petersen Dean Roofing ¦ Walter Davis, Brand Scaffold Services ¦ William Thomas, City of Sacramento
2006 Expo Facts and Findings:
- More than 1,400 people attended the Expo event.
- Increased the amount of training areas to 10 with six areas outside or covered.
- Expo offered more than 40 workshops and 30 speakers who volunteered their time and commitment to present 96 sessions, including the new Basics of Site Safety Program (BOSS)
- Complete and separate CCO Crane presentation classes, which included written test and preparatory study; examiner workshop and written exams.
- 11 workshops offered certifications in Excavation Competent Person, Forklift, Aerial Scissor and Boom, Cal/OSHA Residential & Commercial, DX, Firestop, Respirator.