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Membership CommitteeFrank Morones, CalWest Surety

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W e often complain about bureaucrats taking too long to

make decisions about important issues, but here's a case where they are rocketing along without regard to the impact their decisions will have on our industry.

On February 19, the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted 5 to 1 to revise it's already onerous heat illness prevention standard (General Industry Safety Orders §3395), with provisions that could cause problems for contractors, especially since the agency is hurry-ing the enforcement date to April 1.

The one “No” vote came from the only member representing management, Bill Jackson, director of safety for Granite Con-struction, who was quoted as saying: "My belief is that the Division made the decision that this is necessary, and by God, we're going to do this. There isn't an ounce of necessity.”

Normally this change in the rules would have had at least a 90-day notice period, in fact, the state Office of Administrative Law (OAL) which has oversight on new state rules generally requires a full quarter before a new rule goes into effect. In this case, the folks at Cal/OSHA are implementing changes within 41 DAYS.Big Changes

The changes lower the threshold for triggering heat illness requirements down to 80 degrees (Fahrenheit) which most us would consider ideal for a day at the beach or a picnic. These new, tougher regulations are no picnic, however.

This rush to regulation could be setting up a bear trap for contractors. The Cal/OSHA leadership says they are pushing for the early adoption and enforcement of the rules to help protect agricultural workers for the 2015 growing season, but they made no exceptions from these changes for the construc-tion industry. Forewarned is for armed…Cal/OSHA is coming with their little thermometers, looking for your updated heat illness prevention programs.Safety Forum Will Help

ECA's Safety Forum is, as we write this, scrambling to get information on the rule changes. As of the week after the rule changes were approved, Cal/OSHA had not updated their web site with new information on the rules or even training pro-grams…here's an exact quote from the site “No training classes are currently scheduled. For more information on training, send an email to [email protected]”

With the April 1 mandate, employers must revise their heat illness programs and train employees on an accelerated sched-ule, with barely five weeks before enactment makes the changes enforceable.

We are advising Cal/OSHA to slow down and do it right. D

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ApprenticeshipIssues Top2015 List

W e are starting 2015 with a bunch of issues, but near the

top of the list is finding ways for our contractors to meet apprentice hir-ing quotas for public works projects in general and specifically Project Labor Agreements (PLA).

The general requirement for public works construction from the state Department of Public Relations (DIR) is that 20 percent of the hours on a public works project must include apprentices. Apprenticeship standards vary by craft, city and agency. Further compounding the problem are requirements for various PLAs that are layered on top of the state rules, which affect union and non-union contractors alike.Current Rules by Craft:

Operating Engineers: Southern California - Applies to all contractors who are required to utilize a minimum ratio of not less than one apprentice for each five journeymen.

Southern California District Council Of Laborers: La-borers Southern California Apprenticeship Program 1777.5 (k) Apprentice Ratio Exemption MUST BE RE-QUESTED from the Southern District Council of Laborers. The Laborers Southern California Apprenticeship Program (Program) hereby may grant to its eligible participating con-tractors an exemption to the 5 jouneymen to 1 apprentice hourly ratio, pursuant to Labor Code Section 1777 .5(k)( 4). Eligible participating contractors are those bound to a Labor-ers Agreement or otherwise bound to the program's appren-ticeship standards on all public works projects and who have demonstrated to the program that its employees routinely perform tasks which are of a nature that journeypersons could not train apprentices in the use of equipment, material and work processes, or otherwise supervise apprentices in accordance with the program's apprenticeship standards. Eligible participating contractors are granted the use of the following minimum ratio: no apprentices required on any day where there are three or fewer laborer journey-persons on a public works project. The employer must have an apprentice on any day where there are more than three journey persons on the job. The minimum ratio under this exemption shall be enforced on a daily basis. The ex-emption will remain in effect for one year or until revoked by the program or the administrator of apprenticeship.

Carpenters: The 20 percent total hours by job require-ment must be met–three journeymen to one apprentice which is really 25 percent–we're working on the math.

Cement Masons: The 20 percent total hours by job re-quirement must be met. The contractor can go as low as one apprentice to one journeyman.

It's a tangled web; look for changes in our labor bulletins, website and magazine. D

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ECA Member NewsAssembly Leader’sHighway Funding Plan

he new leader of the California Assembly, Speaker

Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), released details of a plan

to provide up to $10 billion over the next five years to fill

the massive hole in funding for rebuilding the state's high-

ways and bridges.

Atkins announced her proposal last month and

received support from a variety of business, contractor

and labor organizations. The effort is the first serious

notion at bolstering Caltrans faltering budget and sub-

stantially stronger than Governor Jerry Brown's pro-

posed maintenance-only five year infrastructure

roadmap.

! $1 billion per year by returning truck Weight Fees to transportation

instead of using them to repay transportation bond (Prop. 1B) debt.

! $200 million per year for transportation funding by accelerating repay-

ment of transportation loans, money taken from Caltrans during the

recession to fund other state operations.

! $800 million per year in new net funds for transportation by establish-

ing a new Road User Charge—a new tax that will fall on all highway

users, including electric and hybrid cars which currently avoid paying

much in the way of gas taxes.

“This is the right proposal at the right time. California has overcome a dangerous

recession in our very recent past, the present is fiscally stable and looking stronger

every day, so now we need to look ahead and help fix the future,” said Speaker Atkins.

Atkins says the Road User Charge would amount to about a dollar a week for most

drivers. The Road User Charge would also backfill the Truck Weight fees, allowing the

$1 billion per year to be spent on transportation without meaning cuts to schools,

higher education or health care, according to an outline of the effort.

James Earp, executive consultant of the California Alliance for Jobs, and Mark

Watts, interim executive director of Transportation California, issued a joint statement:

“California has fallen off a transportation fiscal cliff that amounts to more than $59

billion in unmet needs to repair streets, roads and highways, improve unsafe roads

and intersections and fix our corroding bridges.”

“California is paying a heavy price for having underfunded highway and bridge

infrastructure for decades,” said Robbie Hunter, President of the State Building and

Construction Trades Council of California.

“Years of massive budget deficits resulted in billions of transportation dollars being

diverted elsewhere,” Hunter added. “Investment in repairing and re-building our

roads is critical to our economy and quality of life and also creates tens of thousands

of good new construction jobs.” D

The Speaker's plan:

Industry Support

California Assembly, Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego).

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ECA Celebrates 39thInstallation With Flair

At Our Last Meeting


elebrating 39 years of service to the heavy construction industry, ECA hosted its

annual Installation of Officers at the historic Langham Hotel in Pasadena on January 24. The ECA Executive Board, under the direction of President Dave Sorem of Mike Bubalo Construc-tion, was sworn in for their second term, before a full house marking occasion.

A special keynote address was also delivered by Cathleen Galgiani, State of California Senator, who provided critical insight into the current state of con-struction in California and future upcoming projects that will bolster the industry.

At the event, the board accepted their oath of office administered by Installing Officer, Peter Mitchell of the consultancy firm, the Southern California Group.

Bill Singleton of J.F. Shea Construction assumed the office of ECA Vice President, Scott Van Diest of Van Diest Bros. is ECA’s Executive Secretary and Alan Ludwig of Pascal & Ludwig Engineers is the ECA’s Treasurer.

Officer Mitchell, administered the oath to the 2015 ECA Directors: Guy Barker, Trench Plate Rental Co.; Anna Carno, Carno & Carlton, LLP; Ed Coccari, Kristar Enterprises, Inc.; Justin Duchaineau, South-west Pipeline & Trenchless Corp.; Aaron Dyer, Savala Equipment Co., Inc.; Gary Futral, Gladding, McBean; John Gavigan, Vasilj, Inc.; Barney Kamine, Kamine Law, P.C.; Mark Kruger, Scott Eqpt./Western Rentals; Kevin Malloy, Trench Shoring Company; Gerry McEwen, GMGS Insurance Services, Inc.; Anthony Niccoli, AALRR; Aly Proano, Citizens Business Bank; Brandon Pensick, Ferreira Const. Co.; Dan J. Peter-son, Dan J. Peterson Company; Michael Prlich, Mike

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Above: ECA President for 2015, Dave Sorem of Mike Bubalo Construction, addresses members and guests at ECA’s 39th Annual Installation of Officers.

Prlich & Sons, Inc.; Steve Radaich, Charles King Company; Lisa Ramey, RJ Lalonde Eqpt.; Garrett Richardson, Mission Clay Products; Tim Rivard, T.A. Rivard Inc.; Scott Salandi, Patriot Risk & Insurance Services; Jeremy Saum, J.F. Construction Inc.; Elizabeth Torrez, MNR Construction, Inc.; Nic Waldenmayer, Glenn M. Gelman & Assoc. CPA; Andrew Waterbury, Commercial Surety Bond Agency; John Williams, Jr., Williams Pipeline Con-tractor.

The evening began with a lavish hosted reception as well as entertain-ment featuring the 14th Annual ECA Silent Auction. Dinner and program followed in the grand ballroom where ECA members and guests toasted the new board.

The ECA Safety Forum also presented honors to contractors in the following categories: Under 50,000 man hours to MNR Construc-tion, Inc.; 50,000-150,000 man hours to Pascal & Ludwig Engineers;

Left, from left; Mike DiDonna, Scott Salandi, Ryan Surina and Les Davies during the ECA Silent Auction reception at the Langham, Pasadena.

150,000 man hours and over to Murray Company.Patriot Risk and Insurance Services was named ECA

Affiliate of the Year and John T. Malloy Inc. was named ECA Contractor of the Year.

Gerry McEwen of GMGS Insurance Services received honors for Best Presentation at the ECA Legal Seminar.

Thanks again to the Installation Committee for their work on this wonderful event under the direction of chair-person Garrett Richardson of Mission Clay Products, with John Gavigan, Vasilj, Inc., and Elizabeth Torrez, MNR Construction, Inc.

The PAC Silent Auction netted over $9,000 for the evening under the direction of committee chairperson Brian Tunnelle with Vicki Solan, Gerry McEwen, Lisa Ramey, Bill Singleton, and Nic Waldenmayer. D


At Our Last Meeting

ECA 2015 Directors from left: Andrew Waterbury, Garrett Richardson, Tim Rivard, Steve Radaich, Lou Rendon, John Gavigan, Kevin Malloy, Aly Proano, Elizabeth Torrez, Gerry McEwen, Michael Prlich, Jr., Dave Sorem, Bill Singleton, Scott Van Diest, Alan Ludwig, Guy Barker, Nic Waldenmayer, Anthony Niccoli, Aaron Dyer, Dan Peterson, Anna Carno, Scott Salandi, Ed Coccari

Above: ECA Contractor of the Year, John Malloy (center) with long-time colleagues Joan and Greg Antonovich of George Miller Construction.

Left: ECA Safety Forum members Gerry McEwen and Jeremy Saum present ECA Safety Award honors to Alan Ludwig of Pascal & Ludwig Constructors.

Below: ECA’s Wes May, presents Scott Salandi of Patriot Risk with Affiliate of the Year honors.

Thank You Sponsors!Platinum Sponsors – Adamson & McGoldrick Insurance Solutions, Mike Bubalo Construction Co, Inc., Trench Plate Rental Co.

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Silver Sponsors – Chief Transportation, Citizens Business Bank, LECET Southwest, MNR Construction, Inc.

Bronze Sponsors – Frazer, LLP, Joints, Ramona, Inc., Sullivan Curtis Monroe

Supporting Sponsors – Western Water Works Supply

2014 Housing Starts Topped 1 Million Units

Not so much in California

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ed by solid gains in single-family hous-ing production, nationwide housing

starts rose 4.4 percent to a seasonally ad-justed annual rate of 1.089 million units in December, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. For the year, overall housing starts topped 1 million units.

Single-family housing production rose 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 728,000 in December while multifamily starts edged 1 percent lower to 361,000 units.

Combined single-family and multifamily produc-tion was up in three out of four regions in December. The Northeast posted a 12.5 percent gain, the South was up 8.8 percent and the West registered a 5.8 percent increase. The Midwest posted a 13.3 percent decline.

Overall permit issuance was down 1.9 percent in December to a rate of 1.032 million. Single-family permits rose by 4.5 percent to 667,000 units while multifamily permits fell 12 percent to a rate of 365,000 units.

The West Is a Mess

Regionally, permits were mixed in December. The Midwest and South posted gains of 6.7 percent and 9.6 percent, respectively, while the Northeast and West dropped 16.8 percent and 20.5 percent.

California has a lot of room for growth…our hous-ing starts remain mired in the range of 75 percent below the 2006 highs.

National Numbers Optimistic

“Today's figures continue to be in line with our recent surveys, as builders have been becoming increasingly optimistic,” said Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del.

“With overall starts ending the year above 1 million units for the first time since 2007, we expect this momentum to carry forward in 2015,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “A growing labor market and strengthening economy will spur steady growth in single-family housing production in

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Will Wonders Ever Cease?



nder the heading of truth is stranger than fic-tion, the state of California is looking for a few

good licensed contractors to come to work as inspec-tors for the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Why? Because the state thinks licensed contractors may meet the minimum qualifica-tions for these jobs, and may want to consider the challenges and benefits these opportuni-ties offer.

HCD is recruiting for Housing Inspectors to work under the state job classification of Dis-trict Representative (DR) I or II in locations around California. The department is responsi-ble for the preservation and expansion of safe

and affordable housing, as well as ensuring an ade-quate supply of housing opportunities for Califor-nians.

Some duties of the DR I and DR II include:!Reviewing and approving plans for building

alterations and structures;!Conducting complaint investigations to ensure

compliance with state and federal health and safety code regulations;! Providing technical code interpretations and

other professional assistance; and

!Conducting field inspections within mobile home and RV parks

Benefits include working from home; use of a state vehicle, flexible schedule, as well as medical, dental, vision, retirement plans, sick leave and vaca-tion. The salary for the DR II ranges from $60,000 to $74,532/year. The DR I range is from $54,660 to $67,824/year.

Candidates will need to take an online examina-tion before applying for a position. More information is available on HCD's Housing Inspector Recruit-ment Flyer: www.staterecruiters.org/wp-content/ uploads/2015/01/DR-I-II-Recruitment-flyer.pdf

Retirement job, anyone? We hear those state

pensions are pretty good! D

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Treasurer’s Oversight Hearings into Bond FundsEver wonder where all the bond money in Cali-

fornia goes? Some of goes into the pockets of thieves. The ECA Government Affairs Committee applauds recent action by Treasurer John Chiang and State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León to conduct legislative oversight hearings to ensure that monies raised through the sale of gov-ernment bonds are safe from fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.

The Treasurer has also established a special task force charged with developing best practices guidelines on the fiduciary care of bond proceeds that will be issued to all state and local government issuers of debt.

Last month, close to $1.3 million was discovered missing during a routine audit of bond funds held by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), an issuer of bonds for local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private entities in the San Fran-cisco region. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the bond money, which was earmarked for pub-lic parks and street improvements in downtown San Francisco, was allegedly embezzled by ABAG's director of financial services.

With more than 4,000 local bond issuers in Cali-fornia including school districts, cities, counties, and special districts, it's about time someone is watch-ing where the money goes.

“Over the past decade alone, California and its local governments have issued more than $700 billion in public debt,” Chiang said. “We rely on these borrowed moneys to build and maintain the critical infrastructure upon which our communities and economy depend – from schools and roads to levees and libraries.”

The Treasurer will partner with the State Senate to conduct legislative oversight hearings to examine how state and local public agencies manage bond proceeds. The Senate leader has tapped Senator Bob Hertzberg, chairman of the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance to lead the hearings focused on identifying problems and finding solu-tions to avoid abuse and waste.

In addition, Treasurer Chiang has established the Task Force on Bond Accountability, another action we applaud. It will be chaired by former Santa Cruz County Treasurer and Assembly

Speaker Pro Tempore Fred Keeley. D

How to Spend a Half-TrillionDollars Without Improving Traffic

Public Funds


By Baruch Feigenbaum, Reason Foundation

T he Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) recently

approved minor changes to its long-range transportation plan but failed to

fix the plan's biggest problems questionable funding sources, vague goals unrelated to its mission of improving transportation, and unnecessary environ-mental standards that help worsen traffic congestion.

SCAG works on regional issues impacting the counties of Orange, Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura and is preparing an updated long-term transportation plan intended to handle the area's population growth and changes up to the year 2040. As a string attached to the federal funding it gives to cities and counties, Congress mandates these long-range transportation plans. Unfortunately, many of today's transportation plans, including Southern California's, include unclear, non-measurable goals that have nothing to do with transportation.

While past plans focused on quantitative goals like decreasing the travel time from Santa Ana to Los Angeles by five minutes or increasing transit service to at least 50 percent of the region, SCAG's 2012 plan focused on subjective feel-good goals like improving

residents' quality of life, allowing residents to lead more active lifestyles and improved environmen-tal and health outcomes. The plan de-emphasizes moving goods and people and reducing traffic conges-tion in favor of livability, prosperity and sustainability

Despite Southern California preparing to spend half a trillion dollars over the next 20 years on this infrastructure, shipping and truck delays on freeways and arterial roads are expected to worsen significantly. For commuters, freeways and major

roads are expected to remain at least as congested as today.

In 2035, there will be 30 freeway segments where average speeds are predicted to slow to less than 15 mph during afternoon rush hour. These gridlocked segments are not just a roadway problem but also a mass-transit problem because many of these freeways lack car pool lanes or express toll lanes, so

buses and van pools will be stuck in the same traffic.Many regions use California Senate Bill 375 the

Sustainable Communities Act to help justify long-range plans' focus on development patterns that don't do what they should: reduce traffic and speed-up travel times. SB375 sets regional targets for green-house gas emissions.

Yet, most scientists calculate that California has already met the 2025 standards set in the bill. Today's vehicle fleet generates 98 percent fewer hydrocar-bons, 96 percent less carbon monoxide and 90 percent fewer nitrous oxides than vehicles 30 years ago. The percentage of unhealthy-air days in Southern California has decreased 74 percent in 12 years.

But perhaps even more worrying than the vague sustainability and environmental goals, the long-range plan lacks a clear stream of funding. SCAG estimates that the region has $305 billion in current revenue for transportation. However, $119 billion of this total is projected local sales tax revenue that is subject to major swings based on the economy. If the U.S. or Southern California should enter another recession, the region may only collect a fraction of this total.

SCAG is also counting on $33 billion in federal funding, but with declining federal gas tax revenue and the politics in Congress, there is no guarantee federal funding will remain consistent in two years, let alone over two decades.

Finally, SCAG is counting on $220 million in new revenue from a combination of additional sales taxes along with new Internet taxes and mileage-based user fees. The assumption that any of these new revenue sources will be approved and actually fund these projects is questionable, at best.

So how do we reform the long-range transportation planning process?

First, the primary goal must be mobility moving people and goods quickly and efficiently. The plan should also include specific, measurable goals so taxpayers can clearly determine if the money has been spent effectively to make it faster and easier to get places across Southern California. Finally, funding sources should be clear and secured. The region's transportation system is far too vital to the economy to depend on a long-range plan with yet-to-be-determined sources of funding. It's crucial that SCAG

get this right. D

Editor's Note: one of the many tasks before ECA's Government Affairs Committee is dealing with SCAG's transportation planning effort for the future. This article outlines the scope of the problem and originally appeared in the Orange County Register.

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al/OSHA's Standards Board

voted February 19th, approv-

ing revisions to the heat illness pre-

vention standard, which will spell

trouble for the construction indus-

try starting April 1.

The more than two dozen changes

put the burden on employers to both

rewrite plans and train their field work

forces in the new rules in the next few

weeks. Particularly burdensome is the

requirement to "establish, implement,

and maintain, an effective procedures

for complying with each requirement of

this standard required by subsections

(f)(1)(B), (G), (H), and (I)heat illness

prevention plan. The plan shall be in

writing in both English and the lan-

guage understood by the majority of

the employees and shall be made

available at the worksite to employees

and to representatives of the Division

upon request."

A tricky part of the new rules is the

language that says the Heat Illness

Prevention Plan may be included as

part of the employer's Illness and In-

jury Prevention Program (IIPP). As

most people who have to deal with

Cal/OSHA inspectors know they go to

the IIPP as a first stop in checking a

contractor's compliance...if it's not in

the IIPP then they start looking harder.

The plan has very specific require-

ments: "...and shall, at a minimum, con-

tain: (1) Procedures for the provision of

water and access to shade. (2) The

high heat procedures referred to in sub-

section (e). (3) Emergency Response

Procedures in accordance with sub-

section (f). (4) Acclimatization methods

and procedures in accordance with

subsection (g).”

Call Your ConsultantThis is one of those moments when,

if you have a safety consultant that you

work with on Cal/OSHA compliance,

you put them on your speed dial. If you

are a "do-it-yourselfer" in terms of regu-

latory compliance you can see the lan-

guage changes referred to in the

above paragraph in the strike-through

document presented to the board at:

h t t p : / / w w w . d i r . c a . g o v /

oshsb/documents/Heat_illness_preve

ntion_txtbrdconsider.pdf .

The new rules add training require-

ments for both supervisors and field

workers, including "pre-shift meetings

before the commencement of work to

review the high heat procedures, en-

courage employees to drink plenty of

water and remind employees of their

right to take a cool-down rest when nec-

essary."

One of the biggest changes is the

lower the threshold for triggering heat

illness requirements, down to 80 de-

grees (Fahrenheit) instead of 85 de-

grees. This is southern California

where 80 degree days are the norm for

nine months out of the year...and with

the costs associated with heat illness

prevention (water, shade, mandatory

10-minute cool down periods every

two hours which means lost productiv-

ity) contractors will need to start includ-

ing this stuff into their bids. D

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T here's one thing you can count on

as we kick off a new year – changes

to the tax code. While there are few ma-

jor new laws affecting taxpayers in 2015,

it is important to understand how any

adjustments to tax rules or your income

might affect your tax liability. It is a criti-

cal aspect of your overall financial plan

and can help you avoid any surprises

when you file your 2015 tax return next

year.

Be aware that new laws can be im-

plemented during the year. Congress

has the ability to adjust tax laws and

even do so retroactively. The tax code in

place at the start of 2015 could be altered

before year's end, with those changes

being made effective for the whole year.

Get health insurance or pay

The individual mandate under the

Affordable Care Act that took effect Janu-

ary 1, 2014 requires most individuals to

obtain a qualifying level of health insur-

ance or be subject to a fee. In 2015, the

fee has increased to the higher of:

! 2% of your yearly household income

(capped at a certain level); or

! $325 per person ($162.50 for a child

under 18), with a family maximum of

$975.

If your employer provides health

coverage, you do not have to purchase

additional insurance on your own. Those

who don't have employer coverage can

review options available from the health

insurance exchanges. Visit www.health

care.gov for more information.

Take advantage of tax savings by

deferring income

If you typically “max out” your work-

place retirement plan contributions, you

are able to adjust those deferral amounts

to a higher level in 2015. The elective

deferral limit for employees has risen to

$18,000, $500 more than in 2014. Those

Here are some important tax consid-

erations for the New Year:

50 and older can make an additional

$6,000 in contributions ($500 more than

2014) to their 401(k), 403(b) or federal

government Thrift Savings Plan. Re-

member that for every dollar of income

you defer into your retirement plan on a

pre-tax basis, you reduce your current

tax liability.

Pay attention to a new limit on IRA

rollovers

IRA contribution limits remain the

same for 2015, but there is an important

rule change for IRAs. Now, tax laws

allow only one rollover from an IRA to a

different IRA in a 12-month period. The

“one rollover per year” limit applies in

circumstances where you withdraw

money from an IRA, but then roll it to

another IRA within 60 days to avoid any

current tax or penalty consequences.

Direct transfers from an IRA with one

trustee to an IRA with another can hap-

pen as often as you wish. Unless it is

absolutely necessary, you want to avoid

taking IRA distributions prior to age 59-

1/2 to eliminate the risk of incurring a

penalty. It's best to talk with a tax profes-

sional before doing an indirect rollover to

make sure you understand all the rules.

Account for inflation in tax rates and

your income

Tax brackets are adjusted yearly for

inflation. In 2015, the income thresholds

for each bracket were raised by about

1.5%. The standard deduction amount

(used if you don't itemize deductions)

and the personal exemption amount are

also adjusted for inflation. It is important

to be aware of how all of these factors

might affect your tax liability. On the other

side of the coin, if you receive a salary

increase and/or bonus in 2015, it could

impact your tax bill. Work with your tax

advisor to help determine if the amount

of tax withheld from each paycheck is

sufficient to avoid an under withholding

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Advertiser’s IndexAtkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo................4

Ayala Boring .........................................................26

The Blue Book ......................................................10

Carno & Carlton, LLP..............................................6

Catalina Pacific Concrete ......................................25

Coastline Equipment ...............................Back Cover

Coordinated Companies .......................................12

Garrett/Mosier/Griffith/Sistrunk Ins. Svcs., Inc. .......25

Glenn M. Gelman & Associates .............................17

Gill And Baldwin, P.C. ...........................................27

Golden State Boring & Pipe Jacking, Inc................25

Hi-Way Safety Inc. ..................................................7

Inland Surety ........................................................26

Kamine Law PC ....................................................22

Charles King Company..........................................27

Koppl Pipeline Service, Inc....................................26

Kristar ...................................................................26

MCC Pipeline Contractor Inc. ...............................26

Mocon Corp. ........................................................27

Monteleone & McCrory, LLP.................................27

National Ready Mixed Concrete Co. .....................17

NAWIC Orange County ........................................27

Northtown Company ............................................27

Pascal & Ludwig Constructors, Inc. ........................27

Patriot Risk & Insurance Services ...........................26

Penhall Company..................................................10

J.F. Shea Construction, Inc. ..............................12, 26

South Bay Foundry, Inc. ........................................26

Sullivan Curtis Monroe Insurance Services...............6

Superior Gunite Company ....................................25

TPR Traffic Solutions ...............................................9

Trench Plate Rental Co............................................2

Trench Shoring Company........................................5

United Water Works Inc........................................26

Van Diest Bros. .....................................................25

Video Fact ............................................................25

Volvo Construction Equipment & Services .............25

Wells Supply Co....................................................26

Williams Pipeline Contractors, Inc. ........................26

2015

To join Safety Week or to learn more:Communications Committee Chair:Angela Weiser, Limbach

[email protected](215.488.9614)


Safety Forum

Focusing on the Value of First AidIn recent months, there have been

numerous d iscussions in the

constituency of Safety with a strong

emphasis on first aid injuries. It has

become crucial for the workplace to pay

closer attention to first aid injuries

reported by employees. If conveyed

early by the employee, first aid injuries

can be treated at the workplace with a

success rate of 94% (1st Aid Response,

Inc., 2014 statistics) or higher when

managed properly.

Eye injuries are a primary example of a recordable claim that

can be easily prevented with the use of proper equipment and

with expedient first aid care. Proper Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) has drastically eliminated forced objects from

injuring the eye, while quick first aid treatment can eliminate any

unnecessary visits to a clinic.

Importance of CommunicationHowever, communication between employees and Safety

personnel continues to be the most effective form of preventive

care available. An open dialogue between employer and

employee is imperative in creating a comfortable work

environment for the employee to report injuries. In addition,

providing education on how and when to report an injury (big or

small), will make the difference between managing a first aid

injury or coping with a recordable claim.

In collaboration with the ECA Safety forum we are committed

to safety in the workplace. 1st Aid Response, Inc., is dedicated to

providing quality first aid care and is entrusted with the

management of first aid injuries.

For additional information on safety in the workplace you can

contact ECA at 714/937-5000, or attend an ECA Safety Forum

where you can experience monthly Round Table discussions

surrounding a variety of topics such as, first aid care. D

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PASCAL & LUDWIG CONSTRUCTORS2049 E. FRANCIS ST.ONTARIO, CA 91761Tel: 909-947-4631Fax: 909-947-4722

National Association of Women in Construction

To enhance the success of women in the construction

industry

Janeen Oliver, President-Elect – Orange County Chapter #91Email: [email protected] – Phone: (310) 995-3480

www.nawicoc.org

Engineering Contractors’ Assn.2190 S. Towne Ctr. Pl., #310Anaheim, CA 92806

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