2010 Safety Expo Deemed an Unqualified Success!

2011 Safety Expo Success — Thanks to our community of employers, sponsors, exhibitors, instructors/trainers, equipment owners and the partnership by the Public Equipment Managers Association (PEMA) who support the event, the 2010 Safety Expo was a success.

Everyone in the industry is feeling the pains associated with what some are calling the ‘biggest recession’ since the Great Depression.  While there are indications that the economy is on the path to recovery, industry professionals suggest that construction will continue to struggle in the foreseeable future.  Despite these tough economic times, employers recognize the importance of education and training by sending more than 1,000 workers to the 2010 Safety Expo.

Expo Presenters/Trainers/Instructors — Due to the overwhelmingly positive numbers of attendees, we are extremely fortunate to have access to the industries best trainers and educators.  Each of the more than 60 trainers  volunteers their services for the three-day event – it is without a doubt that their continued commitment and support of this event is the cornerstone of our success.  Returning speakers are now invited to submit session topics for the 2011 Safety Expo starting in August and September for the 7th annual event program curriculum.  In the six-year history of the event, close to 6,000 attendees have registered in more than 14,000 sessions presented by 350 presenters and trainers.  If everyone who attends the Statewide Safety Training & Construction Management Expo is taken into account, volunteers, exhibitors, monitors, and speaker assistants, more than 9,000 individuals have participated in the past six years.  Plans are now currently underway to begin the presenter and session curriculum process in order to prepare for the registration marketing, promotion and printed materials available in late Fall.

The VIP Forum — presented by the Denver based firm of Rockford Gray informed an audience of attendees made up of safety professionals; including company owners, senior leaders and managers.  This forum included group sessions where the audience participated in a press capacity in mock media interviews and worse case scenarios.  The Forum topic session was extremely well-received, and we appreciate and thank Rockford Gray for their time and expertise which they provided to enthusiastic Forum attendees.

Safety Expo Trade Show — The 2010 Expo offered a complimentary trade show that exceeded expectations by filling each of the available booths.  The one-day trade show was held on Wednesday, March 31 inside the campus small gymnasium.  Exhibiting companies that participated in 2010:

3M Occupational Health & Safety – Contact: Chuck Perry, Account Manager

ACE Mentor Sacramento – Contact: Justine Aban, Program Coordinator

Airgas NCN – Contact: Don Duffy, Construction/Safety Sales Manager

American Technologies, Inc. - Contact: George Platt, Business Development

Bragg Crane & Rigging – Contact: Perry Churchill, Safety Manager

Cal/OSHA Consultation – Contact: Michael Alvarez

California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch – Contact: David Harrington

California Highway Patrol – Contact: Officer Kevin Gibbons or Gene McGranahan

California Service Tool – Contact: JT Turner, Account Manager

CH Bull Company – Contact: Andy Bull, President

Cintas First Aid & Safety – Contact: Mary McClendon

ClickSafety – Contact: David Parker, Channel Sales

Cummins West – Contact: Tripp Heller, Marketing Manager

Ergonomics Program UCSF – Contact: Maggie Robbins

Golden State Builders Exchanges – Contact: Aubyn Jo Dean, Administrator

Guardian Fall Protection – Contact: Sutton Ignash, Account Representative

Heat Relief Solutions – Contact: Garth Patterson, Owner

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation – Contact: John Dyer, Account Manager

HUB International Insurance Services, Inc. – Contact: Emily Oberg, Account Executive

IntelliTrak GPS Solutions – Contact: Carlos Aponte, Owner

OSHA Training Center – Contact John Messing, OSHA Training Center Manager

On-site Health and Safety – Contact: Virginia Segal

R&L and Associates – Contact: Richard Heberlein, Safety Consultant

Restoration Management – Contact: David Pierce, Account Manager

Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange – Contact: Elana James, Membership Coordinator

Skyline Scaffold Inc. – Contact: David Johnson

SMUD – Contact: Amy Young, Marketing Specialist

State Compensation Insurance Fund – Contact: Erle Hansen, Senior Group Insurance Consultant

Sunbelt Equipment Rentals - Contact: Brian Elia, Sales Representative

Sutter Occupational Health Services – Contact: Kim Allen-Mercurio, Marketing Associate

Tuff Built/GLP Consulting & Training, LLC - Contact: Ryan Laurance, MBR/VP of Sales & Marketing

United Market Solutions LLC – Contact: Michael Allen, CEO

Western Water Constructors – Mobile Safety Training Center – Contact: Jim Persons, Safety Manager

2010 experienced a noticeable increase in the number of equipment companies who delivered and exhibited cranes and other pieces of light and heavy static display, including the world’s largest concrete pump owned by Associated Concrete Pumping.  A special note of recognition and appreciation goes to Sunbelt Rentals, Maxim Crane Works, Bragg Crane and Rigging, Hertz Equipment Rentals and Skyline Scaffold.