Safety & Insurance Committee

The Safety & Insurance Committee Provides the membership with information on safe operation in the industry, increases preventative safety programs, and reduction of liability expenses. The committee monitors and advocates on OSHA issues and develops new safety products for the membership. 

“The UCON Safety and Insurance committee is always at the forefront of safety. The committee achieves this by sharing best practices, building relationships, and advancing our industry through safety.”

- Robert Sabin, McGuire and Hester

Committee Members

Johnie Antis, Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc.
Rickey Arslanian, Mountain Cascade, Inc.
Dick Bass, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers of California, Inc./Gallagher Construction Services
Kevin Blaz, Marina Landscape, Inc.
Brandon Borger, McGuire and Hester
Jared A. Bradt, Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc.
William Buckman, Chrisp Company
Casey Burkhart, Sanco Pipelines, Inc. 
Tony Burnham, Anvil Builders
Michael Casas, D.P. Nicoli, Inc.
John Coffey, Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
Cari Elofson-Callahan, OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas CCD
George Elsmore, A & B Construction
Alyce Engle, California Engineering Contractors, Inc.
Mike Fust, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Jennifer Garcia, Royal Electric Company
John Harrah, Trench & Traffic Supply, Inc.
Anthony Headley, West Valley Construction Co., Inc.
Mike Heffernan, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
Loren Johnson, St. Francis Electric LLC
Eric Kechejian, DeSilva Gates Construction
Lisa Larratt, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.
Fernando Lopez, Joseph J. Albanese, Inc.
Robert Luchessi, Teichert Inc.
Gade Mobley, Sukut Construction LLC
Kevin Moore, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Craig Nielsen, Chrisp Company
Alex Olivera, Columbia Electric, Inc.
Larry Olvera, DMZ Builders
Keith Oxford, Monterey Mechanical Co.
Jim Padelt, Sanco Pipelines, Inc.
Garrett Peck, Hoseley Corporation
Greg Rainey, O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.
Ike Riser, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Michael Riter, Bay Area Concretes, Inc.
Jason Rivera, Preston Pipelines, Inc.
Bernie Rivers, Infrastripe LLC
Kurt Roessler, Duran & Venables, Inc.
Robert Sabin, McGuire and Hester
Ted Saito, Sanco Pipelines, Inc.
Roberto Sanchez, Bay Area Traffic Solutions
Barry Sandkuhle, JMB Construction, Inc.
Joe Santos, Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Chirs Sicker, Infrastripe LLC
Matt Smylie, Ford Construction Company, Inc.
David Vail, Ghilotti Construction Co.
Drew Walker, Hoseley Corporation
Colin White, JMB Construction, Inc.
Aaron Zvanut, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers of California, Inc./Gallagher Construction Services