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Hafa Adai GCA Members: The COVID-19 may have slowed things down a bit for Guam, but construction continues at a fast pace especially for the military construction sector. Our local contractors have faced many challenges in the past years, bit we are a resilient community and we have always somehow, overcome these adversities. One most recent challenge to Guam contactors was the president’s Proclamation 010014 of April 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak). On the surface, this proclamation is detrimental to our ability to bring in the much-needed skilled workers to Guam for our construction projects, but it also provides opportunities to hire and train a local workforce for these needed positions. I believe that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to lose their jobs or work reduced hours, especially those workers in the tourism industry. One may think that these people can be readily available to work in construction because of the severe shortage in our industry. However, as we have mentioned numerous times before, construction work requires skills and a willingness to work in some harsh conditions like heat and humidity. Not everyone starts to swing a hammer and call themselves a carpenter, it takes a few years of related classroom instruction and experience on the job. With these number of unemployed or underemployed workers in our community, the government can best serve this demographic by providing them the tools to get skilled or reskilled in order to work for an industry that is so desperately in need of these workers, but not without developing these skills and a willingness to do hot and hard work. I am sure there are federal grants available for this through the Guam Department of Labor. Contractors do not just hire anyone off the streets, we are looking for people with the right attitude and skill to participate as a construction craft professional. For those companies that are seeking to hire more local workers, this is the opportunity to do so. But do not hire for the sake of having a warm body on the jobsite, make it count. Hire and make a commitment to train these workers. I hear all kinds of excuses of why companies do not train their employees. One of the classic ones is “I don’t train my employees, because they might leave my company for another”, but you have to ask “what if you don’t train them and they stay?”, the inference being the company will end up with second rate employees which will be bad for the company in the long term. Training gives your employees value today and your company value tomorrow. British business magnate, investor, author and former philanthropist, Sir Richard Branson was quoted as saying “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to”. An investment in your workforce is an investment in your business. as Zig Ziglar also mentions, “You don’t build a business, you build people, and then people build the business”. While the challenges of hiring a local skilled workforce is real, let us look at the positive side of all the restrictive rules and regulations, and yes even the Presidential Proclamation that temporarily suspends the worker visas for H1B, H2B and others which is the opportunity to build a local workforce from those unfortunate to have lost their jobs or have had their hours reduced because of the CIVID-19 pandemic. Let us build Guam again and let us build it with a local workforce. Let’s get skilled Guam! Dångkulu na si Yu’us ma’åse’ James A. Martinez President Guam Contractors Association
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SAME Guam Post Centennial 2020 The UOG SAME Student Chapter participated in this event by volunteering at the registration table, displaying our poster board during the event, networking with engineering professionals, and participating in the receipt of the SAME Guam Post donation check of $20,200.00 to the UOG School of Engineering. Huge thank you to the Centennial planning committee who produced a memorable event! UOG Charter Day – Hut Competition The student chapter spent an entire month’s worth of labor towards building a Filipino inspired hut for the UOG Hut Competition during Charter Day. Several phases included material collection, construction, and decoration. Families, friends and mentors outside of the student chapter also helped us construct a beautiful hut.
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SMALL BIZ NOTES NAVFAC Marianas awarded about $237.4M in contracts from October 2019 through June 2020 on which Small Business (SB) concerns may participate as prime or subcontractors. Of that amount, about $201.5M was awarded to SB concerns to provide a variety of products and services on Guam. Socio-economic breakdown of the SB awards are: - $170.0M - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) - $163.2M - HUBZone Small Business (HZSB) - $15.1M - Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) - $12.1M - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) The sum of the figures above exceed the overall SB awards of $237.4M because some SB concerns qualify for multiple socio-economic categories. Significant SB awards in June: • Kwikspace Guam Inc. was awarded about $826K to provide to provide portable office space on Andersen Air Force Base. • Fargo Pacific Inc. was awarded about $2.1M to provide facility repairs on Andersen Air Force Base. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $2.9M to repair bilge & oily wastewater treatment systems on Naval Base Guam. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $2.3M to replace HVAC units at various facilities on Andersen Air Force Base. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $1.3M for electrical circuit repairs on Andersen Air Force Base. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $1.1M replace underground cable and pad-mounted switchgear on Andersen Air Force Base. Source: Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG)
• Landscape Management Systems, Inc. was awarded about $1.6M for the lease and maintenance of industrial heavy equipment on Naval Base Guam. • Fargo Pacific Inc. was awarded about $5.9M to re-design and replace a HVAC system on Naval Base Guam. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $1.9M to provide structural steel repairs on Naval Base Guam. • Pacific Rim Constructors Inc. was awarded about $1.3M to replace the existing generator data loggers and annunciator alarms on Naval Base Guam. • Serrano Construction And Development Corp. was awarded about $1.8M to repair/renovate various facilities on Andersen Air Force Base. • S. K. Construction Inc. was awarded about $836K for facility repairs on Naval Base Guam.
MANAGING WORK WITH A SKELETON CREW Covid-19 restrictions continue to impact the business environment and businesses may have no recourse but to close down or reduce staffing. As things start to open up, good employees may choose not to come back for various reasons and it may be difficult to find qualified replacements. No matter the reason, not having a full team can aggravate an already challenging situation. An incomplete team will need to pick up the slack and/or may work longer hours. However, overworking employees who shoulder the extra workload increases the risk of burnout and chances for mistakes. It could also decrease productivity and morale. Here are some tips if you are contending with an understaffed team: - Bring in extra help: Hire an intern or temporary help to take some of the more tedious tasks off your team’s plate; e.g. filing or data input. - Prioritize the big stuff: Line up the most urgent and important projects, and expect that others might be delayed. With the workload spread among fewer people, some tasks won’t be completed within the same timeframe as they normally would.
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- Take breaks to relieve stress: Though an understaffed team may feel like there’s no time, it is important that everyone takes regular breaks during the day to unwind from the added stress and prevent fatigue. - Communicate more often than usual: Increase project communication, including providing periodic updates and establishing timelines. This helps keep the team on track of deliverables due, but also indicate whether someone is overburdened. - Cross-train on everything: No task should collect dust because the only person who knows how to do it is out of the office. Make sure multiple employees have the skills and training to capably accomplish every task. - Prepare a coverage plan: Make it easier for your team to compensate for not having a full roster by developing a coverage plan, which will determine who picks up what tasks when short-staffed and more evenly distribute the additional workload. - Keep micromanaging to a minimum: Stress levels are high and the workload is piled on, so do not give your team unnecessary pressure. Trust that your team members are doing their best given the situation. But, continue to check in on their progress and how they are handling the added workload.
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Home. Where one resides. But, it’s so much more than a building where one sleeps and eats. It is the feeling of security and family. In Guam, the island culture is built on the foundation of familia. According to Guampedia, it expands beyond the idea of the immediate family and branches out to clans, which are supposed to exemplify the core CHamoru values - inafa’maolek, chenchule’, mannginge’, respetu, and mamahlåo. All members of the household and extended family are responsible for teaching these core values - essentially passing them down to the next generation. To this day, the strength of these values transcends generations in spite of life’s challenges. However, sometimes those most vulnerable in our community have a tougher time with those challenges. This can lead to many of the social woes we read about online or hear in the news. In the 2018 Point-In-Time Count, 265 households adults and children included, totaling 854 people were considered homeless. That is compared to 388 households, or 1280 people in 2015. According to the 2018 PIT report, 89 out of 221 (40-percent) people were living in housing considered ‘not adequate’, and 132 out of 221 were living in places considered ‘not meant to be inhabited’ - “street homeless”, like cars, tents, bus stops, beaches, etcetera. The PIT report also looked at self-reporting data pertaining to why these people are in their current situation. Participants were allowed to give several reasons, but the report points to unemployment and financial problems. Of 315 people, almost 29-percent
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of those surveyed stated their employment status, and 26-percent stated financial problems led to their homeless situation. Additionally, of 311 respondents, pointed to ‘barriers to employment’, which include transportation (≤32-percent) and lack of education or job skills (≤16-percent). According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, as of January 2019, there were 875 people who were “experiencing homelessness on any given day”; a slight increase from the PIT Count, a year prior. COMMUNITY EFFECTS Though the numbers in homelessness have changed over the last few years, it is important to recognize the different times in which we are living; COVID-19 and its effects throughout the globe. “It is heart breaking to see so many people affected who end up in that situation,” said Sinajana Mayor Robert Hofmann. He continued, saying, “The odds are against some because of the lack of opportunities or the circumstances that affect the household.” Hofmann cited several reasons why some of the island’s population have been left to fend for themselves, including family disputes, lack of care and available resources, and domestic violence. “The island has changed a lot - to see homeless families...These are situations that Guam didn’t see 30 years ago.” Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares added that sometimes the homeless are “not aware of services that are available for housing and employment”, which prompts
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community to help. She added community community outreachoutreach to help. She added community the public areas and neighborconcernsconcerns about theabout safety ofsafety publicof areas and neighborhoods. Shethat stated that homelessness hoods. She stated homelessness becomesbecomes a health a health hazard for the neighborhood, andare if there are homeless hazard for the neighborhood, and if there homeless in the parks,potentially it could potentially an people inpeople the parks, it could become become an unsafe environment. Mayor Hofmann stated, “Many unsafe environment. Mayor Hofmann stated, “Many homeless have up in abandoned structures, homeless have ended upended in abandoned structures, parks,lots, parking lots, beaches, etc. because they go where parks, parking beaches, etc. because they go where can feel safebeing despite beingsituation.” in that situation.” they canthey feel safe despite in that
expressed, “The homeless are just HofmannHofmann expressed, “The homeless are just trying to trying to get for by.”that, And both for that, bothpointed mayors to pointed to several get by.” And mayors several community resources and organizations who are assistcommunity resources and organizations who are assisting persistently, Social Services, ing persistently, includingincluding Catholic Catholic Social Services, West- Westthe Salvation the Guam Homeless Care, theCare, Salvation Army, theArmy, Guam Homeless Coalition,Coalition, mayorsand offices, and numerous mayors offices, numerous shelters.shelters. “I personally feelon wethe areright on the right HofmannHofmann stated, “Istated, personally feel we are track and we can make adjustments as a team to meet track and we can make adjustments as a team to meet The community can go forth about homelessThe community can go back andback forthand about homelessthe needs of this segment of our population.” He added, the needs of this segment of our population.” He added, nessisland. on ourBut, island. But, forward moving requires forward requires ness on our moving a plan a plan “It’s bringing all the agencies tasked together all the agencies tasked together and haveand have action, an augmented of support, of action,ofan augmented network network of support, and the and the “It’s bringing us all start communicating on what is available, what us all start communicating on what is available, what tools necessary to help of our community’s tools necessary to help some of some our community’s most most can be done and go after grants and funding.” More, can be done and go after grants and funding.” More, vulnerable, especially in this COVID. Hofmann vulnerable, especially in this world of world COVID.ofHofmann he credited affordable initiatives he credited affordable housing housing initiatives from thefrom the mentioned the important role the Mayors’ mentioned the important role the Mayors’ Council Council Calvo-Tenorio administration and coordination administration and coordination with the with the Guam have in providing access to services to Calvo-Tenorio of Guamof will havewill in providing access to services to Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, the Guam Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, the Guam help.teamed “We’ve up teamed up working and are working help. “We’ve and are with the with Leonthe Leon Homeless Coalition, and continuation of support from Homeless Coalition, and continuation of support from Guerrero-Tenorio Administration to address Guerrero-Tenorio Administration to address these these the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio administration. the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio administration. needs.” needs.”
With Governor Leon Guerrero’s signing With Governor Lourdes Lourdes Leon Guerrero’s signing of Ex- of Ex- HELPINGHELPING ecutive Order 20-23, she has reactivated the Governor’s ecutive Order 20-23, she has reactivated the Governor’s aren’tabout talking about the construction of However,However, we aren’twe talking the construction of Interagency Council on Homelessness, Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is which is homes per se. data that is there that supports se. Sure, theSure, data the is there supports to coordinate for homeless individuals homes per meant tomeant coordinate servicesservices for homeless individuals the need for more affordable housing and assistance the need for more affordable housing and assistance and propose and advocate policy pertaining to and propose and advocate for policyfor pertaining to with tackling barriers; but it’s also a matter of looking with tackling barriers; but it’s also a matter of looking the homeless population, among other objectives. the homeless population, among other objectives. at how to help people get a leg up. For Pacific Federal at how to help people get a leg up. For Pacific Federal Additionally, Leon Guerrero’s Executive Additionally, GovernorGovernor Leon Guerrero’s Executive Order Order Management, Inc.’s President Rob started with Inc.’s President Rob Salas, it Salas, starteditwith for the creation of the of Homelessness Management, calls for calls the creation of the Office ofOffice Homelessness an old adage he learned from his father “Give a man an old adage he learned from his father “Give a man Assistance and Prevention, Poverty Prevention, whichas serves as Assistance and Poverty which serves a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, “lead government Guam coordinating agency on the “leadthe government of Guamof coordinating agency on for a lifetime.” Salas feedyou himfeed for ahim lifetime.” Salas said, “Wesaid, saw“We saw homelessness assistance and prevention poverty prevention and and you and homelessness assistance and poverty and an opportunity to put these words intoand action to put these words into action felt and felt shall work coordination in close coordination the Interagency an opportunity shall work in close with the with Interagency that we might be able to make a difference in both the that we might be able to make a difference in both the Council.”Council.” community and people’s community and people’s lives.” lives.” Pacific Management, Federal Management, Inc. specializes Pacific Federal Inc. specializes in busi- in business solutions, landscape management, and general ness solutions, landscape management, and general contracting, according to their website. Salas stated contracting, according to their website. Salas stated that the six homeless who were hired, five showed that of the sixofhomeless who were hired, five showed up for their initial trainings to work up for their initial trainings to work for PFM,for Inc.PFM, Inc. The storyThe begins storywhile begins Salas while was Salas doing was renovations doing renovations for for residential residential property property and was and approached was approached by a homeless by a homeless person who person had who asked had about asked available about available work. Further, work. Further, Salas coordinated Salas coordinated with the human with theresources human resources department department looking at looking the benefits at the benefits across the across boardthe - the board individual, - the individual, 14 | JULY2020
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the company, the company, and the community. and the community. Salas stated Salas that stated afterthat after PFM scrutinized PFM scrutinized and considered and considered “overall safety, “overallsecurity, safety, security, and contractual and contractual requirements, requirements, [the company] [the company] was ablewas able to hire not to only hire hire not only this individual, hire this individual, but also several but alsomore several more homelesshomeless individuals.” individuals.” COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE SUCCESS SUCCESS
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stated. He stated. added Hehow added there how arethere a lot are of people a lot ofinpeople Guamin Guam who need who theneed workthe andwork wishand to contribute wish to contribute to the comto the community. “This munity. not“This only not benefits only benefits the individual, the individual, but the but the entire island entire asisland well.” as Hewell.” added HePFM added is researching PFM is researching ororganizations ganizations statesidestateside that implement that implement similar programs similar programs with more with formalities more formalities and structure. and structure.
Sometimes Sometimes we need we to look needattoan look issue at an as issue a community, as a community, and thenand lookthen at how lookwe at can howfix weit.can There fix it. areThere without are awithout a This is not This a formal is not aprogram, formal program, but something but something PFM is PFM is doubt ofplenty resources of resources out there,out butthere, providing but providing oppor- opporworking on working a case-by-case on a case-by-case basis. Salas basis. stated Salasthat stated em- that em- doubt plenty tunities careerfor and career personal and personal growth can growth seemingly can seemingly ploymentployment requires requires all the regular, all thestringent regular, stringent parts of the parts of the tunities for do wonders to help those to help who those are going who are through going life’s through life’s process, process, includingincluding health and health drugand testing drugand testing extensive and extensive do wonders challenges - that’s what - that’s makes whata makes community a community a family. a family. safety training. safety training. “Proper on “Proper the job ontraining the job is training paramount is paramount challenges and these and new these hiresnew were hires treated wereno treated differently, no differently, ” he ” he Sometimes it doesn’tit even doesn’t require evenarequire company a company to do to do added. Additionally, added. Additionally, Salas said Salas thatsaid those that with those littlewith to no little to no Sometimes or much more for or more their for potential their potential employees, employees, but but experience experience in the field in the work field under work theunder directthe supervision direct supervision as muchas sharing that isallavailable that is available and working and working collaboratively collaboratively of the most of the experienced most experienced training managers training managers on smaller on smaller sharing all for the possible best possible outcomes. outcomes. Sure, there Sure, may there be may be projects projects in the community. in the community. But, for the But,PFM for the family, PFMmany family, many for the best the road in the androad obstacles and obstacles to move to around, move but around, but of the supervisors, of the supervisors, managers, managers, and foremen and foremen have taken have taken bumps inbumps as an island as an rooted islandinrooted family,initfamily, is important it is important to take to take their knowledge their knowledge and experience and experience and are “going and areout “going of out of those steps. those Mayor steps.Hofmann Mayor Hofmann stated the stated OHAPP the “offers OHAPP “offers their waytheir to help waythese to help people thesewhenever people whenever possible.”possible.” a first step a first in the step long in the journey long to journey stabilize to stabilize and assist and assist the mostthe vulnerable most vulnerable and the most and the in need...It's most in need...It's about about Housing Housing is a formisofasecurity form of security - a sense- of a sense stability, of stability, if if places ofplaces transformation….How of transformation….How do we use dothis we use this you will. you Salas will. said Salas thatsaid in certain that incircumstances, certain circumstances, PFM PFM creating creating opportunity to investto ininvest people, inachieve people, results, achieveand results, do and do has provided has provided temporary temporary use of rental use of container rental container homes. homes. opportunity it in that's a way motivational that's motivational and effective.” and effective.” It comesIt comes “This simple “Thisact simple makes actitmakes easier it foreasier themfor to show them to upshow for up for it in a way researching, to researching, mirroring, mirroring, and implementing and implementing simisimiwork andwork be well-rested and be well-rested enough to enough perform to perform well on the well on the down to down lar programs effectively effectively that fit our that community fit our community with a with a job.” It can job.” beItviewed can beas viewed an investment as an investment in employees; in employees; lar programs clear mission. providingproviding them tools, them training, tools, training, and support and necessary support necessary clear mission. for the success for the success of a business of a business and its employees. and its employees. This This is definitely is definitely support that support can that boost can morale boostand morale driveand to drive to perform perform for a company, for a company, which supports which supports its employees. its employees. THE BENEFITS THE BENEFITS For any company, For any company, it can beitdaunting can be daunting to think of to the think posof the possible risks; sible Return risks;on Return investment, on investment, training costs, training health costs, health and drugand testing, drug safety testing, trainings, safety trainings, housing,housing, transportatransportation. Salas tion. also Salas cited also a potentially cited a potentially higher turnover higher turnover rate rate of homeless of homeless hires. However, hires. However, the success the success stories show stories show how mutually how mutually beneficial beneficial this has this been. has Salas been. cited Salas how cited how one individual one individual - who had - who applied hadelsewhere, applied elsewhere, but “wasbut “was never given never thegiven chance” the chance” - was able - was to rent ablean toapartment rent an apartment and buy and a car. buy Another a car. Another has received has received additional additional training, training, learned alearned different a different trade, and trade, is working and is working on advancing on advancing their career. theirSalas career. stated, Salas“Some stated,people “Somejust people needjust a need a chance,” chance, he started. ” he “If started. we can “Ifhelp we can them help getthem over get theirover their current situation, current situation, we can find we can some find really some talented really talented and and hardworking hardworking human beings.” human beings.” Given theGiven challenges the challenges and success and success they have they seen, have seen, moving forward moving with forward a more withformal a moreprogram formal program looks likelooks like it is in the it is cards in the forcards Salasfor and Salas his company. and his company. “We feel “We feel strongly strongly that we need that we to help needpeople to helphere people at home, here ”athe home,” he Like Us On Facebook
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SAN DIEGO, SANCA DIEGO, (JulyCA 6, 2020) (July 6, – 2020) – with a deep withdraft a deep of 38 draft feetofand 38 feet and is supported is supported by California by California Climate Climate Matson, Matson, Inc. (NYSE: Inc.MATX), (NYSE: aMATX), a weighingweighing in at overin50,000 at overmetric 50,000 metricInvestments, Investments, a statewide a statewide initiativeinitiative leading U.S. leading carrier U.S.incarrier the Pacific, in the Pacific, billions putsof billions Cap-and-Trade of Cap-and-Trade tons, Matsonia tons, Matsonia will join Lurline will joinas Lurline asthat putsthat and General and General Dynamics Dynamics NASSCONASSCO Matson’sMatson’s dollars todollars work reducing to work reducing greenhouse greenhouse largest ships largest and ships the largest and the largest shipyard,shipyard, christened christened the second the of secondcon-ro of gas gas emissions, strengthening strengthening the the vessels con-ro ever vessels constructed ever constructed in the in theemissions, two Kanaloa two Kanaloa Class vessels, Class vessels, the larg-the largeconomyeconomy and improving and improving public health public health U.S. TheyU.S. areThey also among are alsoMatson’s among Matson’s est combination est combination container/roll-on, container/roll-on, and the environment — particularly — particularly in in fastest vessels, fastest vessels, with a top with speed a top ofspeed and of the environment roll-off (“con-ro”) roll-off (“con-ro”) ships ever ships builtever in built23inknots,23 disadvantaged communities. communities. helping knots,ensure helpingon-time ensure on-time disadvantaged the United theStates, Unitedin States, a ceremony in a ceremony at at deliveries deliveries in Hawaiiinfrom Hawaii Matson’s from Matson’s the NASSCO the NASSCO shipyardshipyard in San Diego, in San Diego, “Matson“Matson is already isbenefitting already benefitting from from three West three Coast West terminals Coast terminals in Seattle, in Seattle, CA on Thursday, CA on Thursday, July 2, 2020. July 2, 2020. Oakland Oakland the speed, thecapacity speed, capacity and improved and improved and Longand Beach. Long Beach. environmental environmental profile ofprofile the three of the new three new The newThe vessel newwas vessel christened was christened ‘Mat- ‘MatBoth new Both Kanaloa new Kanaloa Class vessels Class will vesselsships will we’ve ships putwe’ve into service put intosince service since sonia,’ an sonia,’ iconicanname iconic in name Matson’s in Matson’s have an have enclosed an enclosed garage with garage room with room 2018,” said 2018,” Mattsaid Cox,Matt Matson’s Cox, Matson’s chair- chairlong history, long dating history,todating the constructo the construcfor approximately for approximately 500 vehicles, 500 vehicles, man andman chiefand executive chief executive officer, after officer, after tion of Matson’s tion of Matson’s first shipfirst of that ship of thatplus ample plusspace ample for space rolling forstock rolling stock the shipyard the shipyard ceremony. ceremony. “Matsonia “Matsonia will will name in name 1912. Three in 1912. more Three ships more were ships and werebreakbulk and breakbulk cargo. They cargo. willThey will be our fourth be our new fourth ship,new completing ship, completing a a given thegiven name the in name subsequent in subsequent years; years; also feature alsostate-of-the-art feature state-of-the-art green green three-year three-year fleet renewal fleet program renewal program that that this vessel thiswill vessel be the willfifth. be the fifth. technology, technology, includingincluding a fuel-efficient a fuel-efficient positionspositions us well tousserve well to theserve needs the needs hull design, hull environmentally design, environmentally safe safeof our communities of our communities in Hawaiiinfor Hawaii for The newThe Matsonia new Matsonia is the second is the second double hull double fuel hull tanks, fuelfresh tanks, water fresh water many years many to years come.”to come.” of two new of two ships new being ships built being for built for ballast systems, ballast systems, and the first and the Tierfirst Tier Honolulu-based Honolulu-based Matson by Matson NASSCO by NASSCO 3 dual fuel 3 dual engines fuel engines to be deployed to be deployed “As a proud “As U.S. a proud company U.S. company and and at a totalatcost a total of approximately cost of approximately $500 $500 in containerships in containerships regularlyregularly serving serving Jones Act Jones carrier, Actour carrier, investment our investment in in million for million the pair, for the andpair, the fourth and the offourthWest of Coast West ports. Coast ports. this newthis shipnew is about ship is much about more much more four newfour vessels new that vessels Matson that will Matson put will put than maintaining than maintaining a high level a high of level of into service intoduring service2018, during 2019 2018, and2019 andUnder the Under latestthe International latest International service to service Hawaii. to It Hawaii. also helps It also drive helps drive 2020. 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NEWSLINE Trump Administration Releases Spring 2020 Regulatory Agenda For information more information on upcoming on upcoming memorandum memorandum positionposition regarding regardingFor more On JuneOn 30,June the Trump 30, theadministration Trump administration DOL rulemakings, DOL rulemakings, see the see the post-incident drug testing drug and testing safety and safety releasedreleased its Spring its2020 Spring Unified 2020 Unified post-incident department’s Spring 2020 Spring agenda. 2020 agenda. incentive incentive programs. programs. In October In October department’s Agenda Agenda of Regulatory of Regulatory and and 2018,issued OSHAaissued memorandum a memorandum Deregulatory Deregulatory Actions.Actions. The agenda The agenda2018, OSHA clarifying clarifying its position its position on workplace on workplace lists upcoming lists upcoming rulemakings rulemakings and other and other National Labor Relations Labor Relations Board Board safety incentive safety incentive programs programs and and National regulatory regulatory actions from actions each from agency each agency post-incident drug testing drug included testing included that the that administration the administration expects expects to topost-incident The National The National Labor Relations Labor Relations Board Board in the Obama in the administration’s Obama administration’s 2016 2016 publish through publish through the end the of the end year of the year also plans also toplans revisetoitsrevise representation its representation TrackingTracking of Workplace of Workplace electionelection and intoand 2021. into ABC 2021. hasABC prepared has prepared a aImproveImprove regulations. regulations. The proposed The proposed Injuries Injuries and Illnesses and Illnesses Final Rule, Final Rule, rulemaking summary summary of the actions of the of actions interest of interest to to rulemaking is expected is expected to be split to be split also known alsoas known the Electronic as the Electronic Injury Injury ABC members ABC members by agency. by agency. into twointo phases, two phases, titled Revision titled Revision of of Reporting Reporting and Anti-retaliation and Anti-retaliation Final Final Representation Representation Case Rules Case (2)Rules and (2) and U.S. Department U.S. Department of Laborof Labor Rule. Rule. RevisionRevision of Representation of Representation Case Case
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ABC submitted ABC submitted Additionally, Additionally, the NLRB the planned NLRB planned to to any perceived any perceived ambiguity ambiguity about about comments comments on OSHA’s on request OSHA’s request for for issue a proposed issue a proposed rule that rule establishes that establishes the definition the definition of "confined of "confined space" space"information information on Tableon 1 of Table the 1 silica of the silica standards standards under the under National the National Labor Labor that applies that to applies welding to welding activities. activities. standardstandard as part of asthe part Construction of the Construction Relations Relations Act for access Act for to access an to an OSHA isOSHA also expected is also expected to issue to a issue a IndustryIndustry Safety Coalition. Safety Coalition. employer's employer's private property. private property. proposed proposed rule withrule corrections with corrections and and amendments amendments to the August to the 2010 August final 2010 Wage final and Wage Hour and Division Hour Division Both proposals Both proposals and the and proposed the proposed rule rule standardstandard for cranes forand cranes derricks, and derricks,The Wage The and Wage Hour and Division Hour Division is is were expected were expected to be issued to beinissued June in June which includes which includes a large number a large number of ofexpected expected to issueto a request issue a request for for 2020. 2020. provisions provisions designed designed to improve to improve crane crane information information on the Family on theand Family and safety and safety reduce andworker reduceinjury worker and injury and MedicalMedical Leave Act Leave of 1993 Act of to 1993 solicitto solicit U.S. Department U.S. Department of Transportation of Transportation fatality. fatality. Additionally, Additionally, OSHA plans OSHA plans comments comments on wayson to ways improve to improve its its December In December 2020, the 2020, Federal the Federal to issue to a final issuerule a final to revise rule tothe revise the regulations regulations to bettertoprotect better and protect suitandIn suit Aviation Aviation Administration Administration plans toplans issue to issue agency’sagency’s standards standards for occupational for occupational the needs theofneeds workers of workers and reduce and reduce a final rule a final on Operations rule on Operations of Small of Small exposure exposure to beryllium to beryllium and beryllium and beryllium administrative administrative and compliance and compliance Unmanned Unmanned Aircraft Aircraft Over People, Over People, compounds compounds in the construction in the construction and and burdensburdens on employers. on employers. The The which whichamend wouldthe amend FAA’s the 2016 FAA’s 2016 shipyards shipyards industries. industries. department department plans toplans issueto the issue RFI in the RFI in would final rule final and rule allow and the allow operation the operation of of July 2020. July 2020. In August In 2020, August OSHA 2020,isOSHA expected is expected to to small unmanned small unmanned aircraft systems, aircraft systems, release arelease proposed a proposed rule clarifying rule clarifying the the is also WHD WHDproposing is also proposing a regulation a regulation or drones, or at drones, night at and night overand people over people requirements requirements for the fit forofthe personal fit of personal for determining for determining independent independent under certain under conditions certain conditions without without protective protective equipment equipment in construction. in construction. contractor contractor status under statusthe under Fair the Fair obtaining obtaining a waiver.aOn waiver. AprilOn 15, April 2019,15, 2019, Labor Standards Labor Standards Act, which Act,was which was ABC submitted ABC submitted comments comments on the on the In November In November 2020, OSHA 2020,plans OSHA toplans to expected expected to be issued to bein issued June in 2020. June 2020. FAA’s notice FAA’sofnotice proposed of proposed rulemaking, rulemaking, issue a proposed issue a proposed rule to codify rule toits codify its 22 | JULY2020
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