Everybody knows safety is a big deal! RIAGC has an active safety committee of industry professionals who are full-time safety directors or are additionally responsible for their employer’s safety program. The outreach representative from the local OSHA office also is a member of the committee. This group of practitioners meets monthly – usually on the third Thursday of the month – for shoptalk and the latest from OSHA. In addition to providing informal networking support for the safety professionals of member companies, the RIAGC safety committee sponsors safety roundtables and other events. The safety committee’s OSHA 500 instructors annually present the OSHA 10-hour training course to students in the construction management program at Roger Williams University. The RIAGC safety committee also administers the Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) program. CHASE is a voluntary program for construction companies willing to raise their jobsite safety bar above current federal regulations. The RIAGC launched the first CHASE program in New England in September 2002. The chapter’s program is a three-way partnership among RIAGC, The Rhode Island Building Trades Council and the local OSHA office.
Safety Committee Members
Carl Angus
E.W. Burman, Inc.
(401) 738-5400 – Office
cangus@ewburman.com
Dennis Mullen
Gilbane Building Company
(401) 456-5800 – Office
dmullen@gilbaneco.com
Rick Devine
Stronghold Group
(401) 230-272
rick@strongholdgp.com
Bruce Iannuccillo
RP Iannuccillo & Sons
(401) 351-8877
bruce@rpiannuccilo.com
Kody Kienia
Century Drywall, Inc
(401) 333-2140 – Office
kkienia@centurydrywallinc.com
Ray Coia
New England Laborers Health & Safety
(401) 621-5355
coia@nelhsf.com
Shaun Carvalho
Shawmut Design & Construction
(617) 622-7422
scarvalho@shawmut.com
Scott Bulger
J.L. Marshall & Sons, Inc.
(508) 399-8910
sbulger@jlmarshallandsons.com
Cheri Walton
Risk & Safety Management
(401) 884-0430
riskandsafetymanagement@verizon.net
Barry Manfredi
Cardi Corporation
(401) 739-8300
bmanfredi@cardi.com
Peter Robbins
D’Ambra Construction
(401) 737-1300
probbins@d-ambra.com
Gary Garafano
New England Laborers Health & Safety
(401) 621-5355
garafano@nelhsf.com
John Caprio
New England Laborers Health & Safety
(401) 621-5355
swissjc@aol.com
Ron Parrillo
SITECON Corporation
(401) 944-2335
ron@siteconcorp.com