ARTBA Awards Safety Certification Credentials to 48 Industry Professionals

Over the past few months, some 48 individuals have become credentialed through the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s safety certification designed for transportation project professionals.

According to an ARTBA press release issued July 12, these credentialed professionals represent 19 companies and 14 states. The safety certification program is geared toward people who work on transportation projects, such as supervisors, foremen, inspectors, managers, manufacturers and materials suppliers, designers, equipment operators and owners.

The certification, established in September 2016, is valid for three years. These 48 new certified professionals join 41 others who earned their credentials between the months of January and March.

The press release states that these people “could make a huge, industrywide safety impact by learning core competencies necessary to identify and mitigate potentially life-threatening on-site risks.”

To receive the certification, participants take a 2½-hour exam that contains 120 multiple choice questions on assessing project risks, creating project safety plans, implementing and conducting on-going evaluation of a site-specific operational safety plan and conducting incident investigations.

The newest recipients of ARTBA’s safety certification are:

• Tim Beguin, corporate safety director, Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc., Decatur, Ala.

• Jamie Bertoch, safety director, Acme Barricades, Jacksonville, Fla.

• Adam Bisher, project manager, Allan Myers, Yardley, Pa.

• Christopher Desirey, superintendent, Allan Myers, Fairfax, Va.

• Jeffrey Dremel, senior project engineer, Allan Myers, Worcester, Pa.

• Augustus Everhardt, field manager, Allan Myers, Fallston, Md.

• Nicholas Fenstermaker, project manager, Allan Myers, Emmaus, Pa.

• Brian Flynn, project manager, Allan Myers, Mertztown, Pa.

• Nicholas Giorgio, superintendent, Allan Myers, Surry, Va.

• Dawnica Hall, safety director, Siboney Contracting, Floresville, Texas

• Marshall Hartless, inspector II, MBP, Abingdon, Va.

• Danny Hrapmann, estimator/project manager, Barriere Construction Co., Violet, La.

• Christopher Hunara, field manager, Allan Myers, Lancaster, Pa.

• Anthony Johnson, senior project manager, Ranger Construction Industries Inc., Orlando, Fla.

• Zac Jourdan, estimator/project manager, Barriere Construction Co., Franklinton, La.

• Justin Keller, project engineer, Allan Myers, Quakertown, Pa.

• Joseph Kennedy, estimator/project manager, Barriere Construction Co., Franklinton, La.

• Travis Kirchner, project manager, Allan Myers, Pottstown, Pa.

• Zachary Kollmann, project engineer, Allan Myers, Worcester, Pa.

• James Kuhland, superintendent, Allan Myers, Henrico, Va.

• Jason Kushner, senior project engineer, Allan Myers, Douglassville, Pa.

• Joseph Landino, safety director, Ajax Paving Industries, Inc., Troy, Mich.

• Jason Latiolais, division manager, Barriere Construction Co., Metairie, La.

• Gregory Lobko, superintendent, Allan Myers, Lansdale, Pa.

• Matt Lunzman, superintendent, Hawkins Construction, Lincoln, Neb.

• David Malkowski Sr., corporate safety coordinator, JMT, Hunt Valley, Md.

• Jose Manzano, safety inspector, CW Roberts Contracting, Tallahassee, Fla.

• Edward Mays, field safety coordinator, Barriere Construction Co., Metairie, La.

• Tim McDermott, HSE manager, Allan Myers, Oreland, Pa.

• Russell McElroy, senior safety supervisor, The Lane Construction Corp., Charlotte, N.C.

• Richard Mills, president, Austin Bridge & Road, L.P., Irving, Texas

• Gawngmai Myitung, senior project engineer, Allan Myers, Charlottesville, Va.

• Sze Wun Ingrid Ngai, project engineer, Allan Myers, Worcester, Pa.

• Jacob Norris, shift safety representative, J.F. Shea Construction Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.

• Ramon Perez, area safety manager, The Lane Construction Corporation, Chantilly, Va.

• William Phillips, field engineer, Barriere Construction Co., Boutte, La.

• Kyle Poss, project manager, Austin Bridge & Road, L.P., Frisco, Texas

• Eric Samples, estimator, Wright Brothers Construction Co, Inc., Charleston, Tenn.

• John Savage Sr., safety supervisor, The Lane Construction Corp., Norfolk, Va.

• Doug Schultz, president, Herlihy Mid-Continent Co., Romeoville, Ill.

• Sean Seelbach, safety director, Webber, Montgomery, Texas

• Jeff Stephens, safety director, Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., Columbia, Mo.

• Bryan Stone, safety director, Superior Construction Co., Jacksonville, Fla.

• Justin Taylor Sr., Field Engineer, Barriere Construction Co., Franklinton, La.

• Justin Templet, safety and claims coordinator, Barriere Construction Co., Metairie, La.

• Jon Thomas, safety manager, Webber, Conroe, Texas

• Andrew Wilson, project manager, Barriere Construction Co., Metairie, La.

• Christopher Woll, construction manager, Allan Myers, Perkasie, Pa.