SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025/PRNewswire/ — The Related Common Contractors of California (AGC of California) introduced the winners of the thirty eighth annual Building Protection Excellence Awards (CSEA), held in partnership with HammerTech on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, right through the CONSTRUCT 2025 Annual Convention on the Elegant Hyatt Indian Wells.
“The growth of this year’s program is a testament to the deep-rooted culture of safety that defines California’s construction industry,” stated Peter Tateishi, leading govt officer of AGC of California. “The companies honored through CSEA exemplify the highest standards of professionalism and care—showing that safety is a protocol and a shared value that drives innovation, strengthens our workforce, and ensures every worker goes home safely.”
This while, the CSEA program skilled a remarkable arise in each candidates and finalists, underscoring the heightened loyalty to protection and fitness inside of California’s development business. The development introduced in combination a number of hundred business pros—together with development executives, protection leaders, and scholar bankruptcy individuals—to acknowledge the corporations and people who exemplify the absolute best requirements of protection excellence.
“As an industry, our mission remains centered on ensuring every worker returns home safely to their families,” stated Ryan Aukerman, president-elect of AGC of California and president of Griffith Corporate. “Safety is at the heart of everything we do—not just on the job site, but in how we support the mental and physical well-being of every employee. We know that safety is more than just procedures and equipment; it’s also about promoting mental health and creating an environment where everyone feels supported. Together, we are elevating safety conversations, implementing new initiatives, and raising the bar for what it means to protect the whole worker.”
The CSEA luncheon featured opening remarks from 2025 AGC of California Protection & Condition Council Chair Devin Caringella, protection and fitness director at Clark Building, in addition to Doug Rubingh, leading gross sales officer with HammerTech, a key spouse and sponsor of the development. Keynote speaker Deborah Ostreicher, founding father of Prominent Communications, delivered an inspiring deal with on workforce construction and efficient communique—emphasizing their position in construction more secure, extra resilient jobsite cultures and boosting productiveness.
AGC of California will provide its prestigious Harry Eckstein Protection Skilled of the Past Award right through the Set up & Awards Gala on Jan. 30, 2026, on the Fairmont Resort in San Francisco. This prominent popularity highlights remarkable management and willpower to advancing protection around the development business, honoring people who exemplify excellence and an i’m sure loyalty to protective the personnel.
Congratulations to the 38th Annual CSEA Winners:
INDIVIDUAL SAFETY EFFORT OF A FRONTLINE FOREMAN
Richard Castro – Hensel Phelps
INDIVIDUAL SAFETY EFFORT OF A PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT
Armando Hernandez – ISEC, Inc.
SAFETY ON A HIGH HAZARD PROJECT
Granite Building’s LAX Runway 6L-24R North Airfield Move Taxiways and Runway Rehabilitation Mission
BUILDING DIVISION UNDER 500,000 WORKER HOURS
Blach Building Corporate
BUILDING DIVISION 500,000 – 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
Clark Building Staff
BUILDING DIVISION OVER 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
Hensel Phelps
HEAVY CIVIL/HIGHWAY UNDER 275,000 WORKER HOURS
Nova Staff, Inc.
HEAVY CIVIL/HIGHWAY 275,000 – 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
Skanska
HEAVY CIVIL/HIGHWAY OVER 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
Granite Building
SPECIALTY DIVISION UNDER 300,000 WORKER HOURS
Aldridge Electrical
SPECIALTY DIVISION 300,000 – 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
ISEC, Inc.
SPECIALTY DIVISION OVER 1 MILLION WORKER HOURS
Murray Corporate
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